Fighting for Wisconsin SuperPAC: Republican Primary for governor campaign tightens, new poll shows

(Menomonee Falls, WI) – Today, Fight for Wisconsin, a SuperPac supporting Kevin Nicholson’s candidacy for Governor, released a new poll conducted by Remington Research Group (RRG) showing the Republican primary for Governor has significantly tightened just within the last two months.  The poll was conducted at the conclusion of a nearly $1 million ad buy by Fighting for Wisconsin.  The ad can be seen here. RRG’s polling memo is attached below The results of the survey of Wisconsin Republican primary voters is clear: in stark contrast to establishment politicians who only offer cheap talk, Kevin Nicholson’s record of results-driven action is resonating

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Sen. Dale Kooyenga: A licensure crisis

Last month, an informational hearing in the Assembly Regulatory Licensing Reform Committee shed light on a reality that many people who have tried obtaining or renewing a professional license are already familiar with: Wisconsin is in a licensure crisis…. 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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Alderman Michael J. Murphy: Congratulations, Mayor Johnson!

I want to extend my sincere congratulations and well wishes to Mayor Cavalier Johnson. Yesterday was historic. Not only did the people of Milwaukee elect a new mayor for the first time in 18 years, but Johnson becomes the first African American elected as Milwaukee’s mayor, and the first millennial as well. I’m confident that Mayor Johnson is the right person for the job. During his tenure as Common Council President, and in his months serving as acting mayor, he has shown a willingness to collaborate, listen to the people, and has already taken steps to address important issues facing

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Menominee Indian School District: School referendum passes, superintendent thanks community for support

(Keshena, Wis.)  Voters overwhelmingly approved a $35 million Menominee Indian School District Referendum on Tuesday, April 5, 2002.  (769 yes votes / 284 no votes); which means the district will move ahead with plans to build a new high school in Keshena. This will pave the way for eventually moving the Middle School to the current high school and expanding and improving Keshena Primary School. “First and foremost, I want to thank the community for turning out to vote and supporting this referendum,” stated MISD Superintendent Wendell Waukau. “This was really a referendum about the future of our Menominee children.

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American Majority: 124 American Majority trained new leaders win

Oshkosh, WI – Following Wisconsin’s Spring Election, 124 American Majority Trained New Leaders were elected. Congratulations to all of the winners on well run campaigns. American Majority Trained New Leaders had an excellent win ratio this year as 195 ran for office and 124 of them won their spring elections – 63.6% win rate.  Back in August, we made a promise to train 100 New Conservative Leaders who would run for office across the state of Wisconsin in 2022. We’ve already smashed that goal by April, and plan to have more candidates ready for Fall of 2022. Conservatives stepped up to take back local

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Rep. VanderMeer Fundraiser

A fundraiser in honor of Representative Nancy VanderMeer With Special Guest Representative Amy Loudenbeck Monday, May 9th 5:00-7:00PM Generously Hosted by TapHouse Twenty 201 Helen Walton Street Tomah, WI 54660 Food & Drinks Provided – light dinner served at 5:30pm Host Levels: Gold: $1000 Silver: $500 Bronze: $250 Suggested Contribution: $50 Checks can be made out to: Nancy 4 Wisconsin 18940 Eden Ave Tomah, WI 54660 To RSVP, please call or text Nancy at 608-315-0285

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Rep. Sortwell Taco Night Fundraiser

Thursday, April 21st 5:30-7:00PM Margarita’s 1241 Lombardi Access Rd Ashwaubenon, WI 54304 Host Levels: Gold: $1000 Silver: $500 Bronze: $250 Suggested Contribution: $100 Checks can be made payable to: Taxpayer for Shae Sortwell 13219 County Road Q Two Rivers, WI 54241 Please RSVP to Shae at 920-366-4398 or votesortwell@gmail.com

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Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce: Eugenia Podestá of Synergy Coworking to receive Chamber’s 2022 Ground Floor Award for Small Business Leadership

MADISON – The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce announced today that Eugenia Podestá, co-founder of Synergy Coworking, will receive the Chamber’s 2022 Ground Floor Award for Small Business Leadership.  The award, which recognizes true champions for small business both within their business and in the community, will be presented during the Chamber’s sold-out IceBreaker event April 13 at the Kohl Center. Previous recipients include Jim Garner of Sergenian’s Floor Coverings, Susan Bulgrin of Culver’s on Todd Drive and Echo Tap & Grill, Jeff “JP” Patterson of JP Hair Design and Mark Schmitz of ZEBRADOG. “Eugenia is an innovator and collaborator

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Wisconsin Working Families Party: Statement on progressive electoral victories

“The Wisconsin Working Families Party is excited and proud to add these electeds to the progressive power we’re building across the state. Wisconsin’s working families deserve grassroots political power for the underrepresented, the multi-racial working class and working poor. Every Working Families Party candidate who ran this cycle helped build that political power, and helped bring us closer to a Wisconsin that works for the many, not the few.” WI WFP congratulates the following endorsed candidates on their victories: Juan Miguel Martinez for Milwaukee County Supervisor, District 12; Pheng Thao for Appleton Area School District; Supervisor Anthony J. Gray, April

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UW-Eau Claire: To host ‘Tunnel of Awareness’ event April 13

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will host an interactive event for students that takes a deep dive into implicit bias and the ways it can impact life for students on campus. Expanding on the learning opportunities highlighted recently through the Smithsonian Institute’s “The Bias Inside Us” exhibit at Pablo Center at the Confluence, UW-Eau Claire’s division of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Student Affairs will present the “Tunnel of Awareness” from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, in the Dakota Ballroom of Davies Center. Joshua Gonzalez, a graduate assistant for UW-Eau Claire’s Center for EDI Training, Development and Education, has been a

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City of Madison Clerk’s Office: Provisional voters: Make sure your ballot gets counted

Provisional voters have until 4:00 pm Friday to provide the City of Madison Clerk’s Office with their photo identification. The Board of Canvassers will meet at 4:00 pm Friday to count provisional ballots for voters who met this deadline. Ten provisional ballots were issued at City of Madison polling places on Tuesday. Based on data from previous elections, the Clerk’s Office anticipates that at least 30 percent of provisional ballots will be counted. Provisional voters may provide their missing documentation to the Clerk’s Office in person, or via e-mail or fax. Wisconsin law is very specific about what forms of

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UW Health: Full Circle: Former pediatric eye patient now works for UW Health ophthalmology department

MADISON, Wis. – 22-year-old Monticello native Veronica Blumer grew up at UW Health, so it seems fitting that the once patient now works for the health system that saved her life. Born two months early weighing just two pounds 11 ounces, Blumer had a brain bleed, causing Hydrocephalus (fluid on the brain causing extra pressure), and needed multiple surgeries at UW Health to correct the problem. The excess pressure caused problems in multiple body systems, including her eyes, which led to double vision when she was still a kid. With countless office visits, follow up appointments and surgeries to correct

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Godlewski Campaign: Unveils “Cut Costs Plan”

MADISON – As Wisconsinites face the highest inflation rate in 40 years, ongoing supply chain issues, and corporate price gouging, State Treasurer and candidate for U.S. Senate Sarah Godlewski today released her “Cut Costs Plan” to lower costs for working families. Built on Godlewski’s past calls for Congress to temporarily suspend the gas tax and pass commonsense solutions to lower the price tag on everyday needs, this plan puts Wisconsin families first by cutting costs now and proposing commonsense solutions for how Wisconsinites can have a little breathing room in the future. “Prices are soaring, Wisconsinites are stretching their pocketbooks to make ends meet, and Ron Johnson and

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Sen. Dale Kooyenga: A licensure crisis

Last month, an informational hearing in the Assembly Regulatory Licensing Reform Committee shed light on a reality that many people who have tried obtaining or renewing a professional license are already familiar with: Wisconsin is in a licensure crisis…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription,

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Alderman Michael J. Murphy: Congratulations, Mayor Johnson!

I want to extend my sincere congratulations and well wishes to Mayor Cavalier Johnson. Yesterday was historic. Not only did the people of Milwaukee elect a new mayor for the first time in 18 years, but Johnson becomes the first African American elected as Milwaukee’s mayor, and the first millennial

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American Majority: 124 American Majority trained new leaders win

Oshkosh, WI – Following Wisconsin’s Spring Election, 124 American Majority Trained New Leaders were elected. Congratulations to all of the winners on well run campaigns. American Majority Trained New Leaders had an excellent win ratio this year as 195 ran for office and 124 of them won their spring elections –

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Rep. VanderMeer Fundraiser

A fundraiser in honor of Representative Nancy VanderMeer With Special Guest Representative Amy Loudenbeck Monday, May 9th 5:00-7:00PM Generously Hosted by TapHouse Twenty 201 Helen Walton Street Tomah, WI 54660 Food & Drinks Provided – light dinner served at 5:30pm Host Levels: Gold: $1000 Silver: $500 Bronze: $250 Suggested Contribution:

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Rep. Sortwell Taco Night Fundraiser

Thursday, April 21st 5:30-7:00PM Margarita’s 1241 Lombardi Access Rd Ashwaubenon, WI 54304 Host Levels: Gold: $1000 Silver: $500 Bronze: $250 Suggested Contribution: $100 Checks can be made payable to: Taxpayer for Shae Sortwell 13219 County Road Q Two Rivers, WI 54241 Please RSVP to Shae at 920-366-4398 or votesortwell@gmail.com

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Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce: Eugenia Podestá of Synergy Coworking to receive Chamber’s 2022 Ground Floor Award for Small Business Leadership

MADISON – The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce announced today that Eugenia Podestá, co-founder of Synergy Coworking, will receive the Chamber’s 2022 Ground Floor Award for Small Business Leadership.  The award, which recognizes true champions for small business both within their business and in the community, will be presented during

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Wisconsin Working Families Party: Statement on progressive electoral victories

“The Wisconsin Working Families Party is excited and proud to add these electeds to the progressive power we’re building across the state. Wisconsin’s working families deserve grassroots political power for the underrepresented, the multi-racial working class and working poor. Every Working Families Party candidate who ran this cycle helped build

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UW-Eau Claire: To host ‘Tunnel of Awareness’ event April 13

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will host an interactive event for students that takes a deep dive into implicit bias and the ways it can impact life for students on campus. Expanding on the learning opportunities highlighted recently through the Smithsonian Institute’s “The Bias Inside Us” exhibit at Pablo Center

Read More »

Godlewski Campaign: Unveils “Cut Costs Plan”

MADISON – As Wisconsinites face the highest inflation rate in 40 years, ongoing supply chain issues, and corporate price gouging, State Treasurer and candidate for U.S. Senate Sarah Godlewski today released her “Cut Costs Plan” to lower costs for working families. Built on Godlewski’s past calls for Congress to temporarily suspend the gas tax and pass commonsense

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