Madison attorney Cheryl Daniels wins top slot in State Bar elections, makes history

Contact: Mike Wiltse State Bar of Wisconsin (608) 354-6385 mwiltse@wisbar.org    Madison, WI – With the election of Cheryl Daniels as it’s president-elect, the State Bar of Wisconsin of is making its own history – with three women serving as the organization’s top leaders. Daniels, a government lawyer with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection in Madison, will serve a one-year term as president-elect starting July 1, 2020, before succeeding Kathy Brost of Neenah as State Bar president on July 1, 2021. As of July 1, 2020, with Brost as president, Milwaukee lawyer Jill Kastner as past president, and

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U.S. Rep. Gallagher: Gallagher to Governor Evers: “Provide a Light at the End of the Tunnel”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 4/24/20 Contact: Jordan Dunn GREEN BAY, WI — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today called on Governor Tony Evers to create a bipartisan, bottom-up plan to reopen Wisconsin’s economy. In a letter to the Governor, Gallagher urged him establish a task force comprised of state legislators to empower ideas from localities and members of civil society about how to get Wisconsin back to work. Gallagher wrote, “Across our state, different villages and counties, businesses and non-profits, and chambers of commerce and school boards are coming up with creative ways to protect their people while getting back to work and back to school. We

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Protesters rally at state Capitol against Evers’ stay-at-home order

Hundreds gathered around the Capitol square Friday to protest Gov. Tony Evers’ stay-at-home order, arguing it was their God-given right to move about freely and run their businesses as they wish. Protesters filled the Capitol steps leading to State Street, carrying signs calling for the state to reopen and knocking Evers as “Tony the tyrant” and demanding his recall. Evers’ initial stay-at-home order had been set to end Friday before it was extended to May 26. Elected officials largely stayed away from the protest, but Sen. Kathy Bernier, R-Chippewa Falls, touted a lawsuit Republican lawmakers filed with the state Supreme

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FRI PM Update: Protesters rally at state Capitol against Evers’ stay-at-home order

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Hundreds gathered around the Capitol square today to protest Gov. Tony Evers’ stay-at-home order, arguing it was their God-given right to move about freely and run their businesses as they wish. Protesters filled the Capitol steps leading to State Street, carrying signs calling for the state to reopen and knocking Evers as “Ton… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me     Forgot Password

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Protect Our Care, partners: Host digital event in support of Safer at Home Order

WISCONSIN — As protestors converged on the State Capitol in violation of Safer at Home orders Wisconsin Organizing Together hosted an online, virtual event to allow Wisconsinites to show their support for essential frontline workers like nurses and law enforcement while following social distancing guidelines. The virtual event featured Allison Sorg, a Madison area nurse, State Senator LaTonya Johnson; Charles Manning, a Milwaukee nurse; and Lynn Carey, a retired nurse and nurse educator who is immunocompromised. The event can be viewed HERE. Today’s event comes on the heels of new polling showing widespread support for common sense social distancing measures

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Wisconsin Paper Council: Congratulates Senator Janet Bewley on being elected Senate Minority Leader

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Sen. Marklein: Legislators support ag request for discretionary funds

MADISON— State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) and 39 other legislators sent a letter today to support agricultural industry requests for $50 million in direct cash relief from the $1.9 billion in discretionary funding provided to Governor Tony Evers in the Federal CARES Act. A PDF with updated signatures is attached. ###

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Vukovic campaign: Alderwoman and school board member to run for state Assembly

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WisDems: Blast Trump, Vos, Fitzgerald, state GOP for inciting and encouraging today’s protest at the capitol

(MADISON, WI) — Today, on a video press call prior to the protest at the state capital that was incited and encouraged by Donald Trump, Robin Vos, Scott Fitzgerald, and the State Republican party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler blasted them for throwing aside public safety for what they perceive as a political opportunity. Chairman Wikler said, in part: “Gathering for large in-person protests may not be as dangerous as drinking bleach but it can spread infections, cost lives, and delay the point for which it’s safe to re-open the economy. Trump, Robin Vos, and Wisconsin Republicans bare

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U.S. Rep. Kind: Successfully secures temporary trade war relief during COVID-19

La Crosse, WI—After Rep. Ron Kind led four of his colleagues in a letter to Director of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow calling for the deferment of import duty payments over the weekend, the Administration deferred the collection of payments for 90 days. The tariffs on imported goods are paid for in the form of periodic duty payments, which were set to be collected on Tuesday, April 21st. If the Administration had done nothing, it would have been extremely harmful to businesses. “Tariffs on goods that companies need to import are harmful during a normal economic time. With COVID-19 stagnating the world economy, these same

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Wisconsin Conservative Digest: Supports “Back to Business Plan”

Wauwatosa, WI- The Wisconsin Conservative Digest released the following statement in support of the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce “Back to Business Plan”. Gov. Evers shelter at home order takes an arbitrary, one size fits all approach across all regions of our state. His Badger Bounce Back plan would even further decimate our small businesses and would turn a temporary unemployment issue to a permeant one. The protest across our state is a directed result of Gov. Evers’s failure to communicate a realistic plan. Choosing between a complete shutdown and lifting all restrictions are false choices. We support and applaud the Back to Business

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Sen. Marklein: Legislators support ag request for discretionary funds

MADISON— State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) and 39 other legislators sent a letter today to support agricultural industry requests for $50 million in direct cash relief from the $1.9 billion in discretionary funding provided to Governor Tony Evers in the Federal CARES Act. A PDF with updated signatures is attached.

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Wisconsin Conservative Digest: Supports “Back to Business Plan”

Wauwatosa, WI- The Wisconsin Conservative Digest released the following statement in support of the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce “Back to Business Plan”. Gov. Evers shelter at home order takes an arbitrary, one size fits all approach across all regions of our state. His Badger Bounce Back plan would even further decimate our small

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