State tourism seeing rebound, industry leaders tell ‘UpFront’

The J-1 visa program is rebounding after essentially shutting down because of the pandemic, boosting a major employment lifeline for summer tourism hot spots like Wisconsin Dells and Door County. “We’re going to be better than 100 percent of where we were in 2019,” Tom Diehl, president and co-owner of Tommy Bartlett Inc., said on WISN’s “UpFront.” “So we shouldn’t have the problem that we’ve had as a community.” The latest data from the U.S. State Department shows the Wisconsin Dells area is expecting 2,972 international students for summer work, while Door County expects 421. Diehl said without the J-1

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Farrow: State GOP working to remind newly engaged activists of key policy wins

State party Chair Paul Farrow says the engagement he’s seeing from the grassroots is unlike anything he’s seen before. It’s just some of them have forgotten all the conservative priorities GOP lawmakers delivered on pre-2016. There’s been noticeable grumbling among some GOP activists over the last couple of years about the “establishment” and “Madison Republicans” over things that range from election integrity to the party’s endorsement process in statewide races. Farrow told WisPolitics.com in a new interview previewing this weekend’s state convention that many of those frustrated with the party didn’t get active until 2016, when Donald Trump was on

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MyPillow CEO to be guest in Ramthun’s GOP state convention hospitality suite

Guv candidate Tim Ramthun will have Mike Lindell in his hospitality suite on Friday at the GOP state convention, the Republican lawmaker’s campaign says. Lindell, the MyPillow CEO who has raised conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, has previously endorsed Ramthun, who tried unsuccessfully to push the Assembly to approve a resolution decertifying Wisconsin’s results. Lindell spoke at Ramthun’s campaign kickoff in February. Ramthun’s campaign told WisPolitics.com the Campbellsport Republican’s hospitality suite will open from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday. Lindell is expected to arrive about 30 minutes after it opens.

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MON AM Update: MyPillow CEO to be guest in Ramthun’s GOP state convention hospitality suite

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Guv candidate Tim Ramthun will have Mike Lindell in his hospitality suite on Friday at the GOP state convention, the Republican lawmaker’s campaign says. Lindell, the MyPillow CEO who has raised conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, has previously endorsed Ramthun, who t… 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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State tourism seeing rebound, industry leaders tell ‘UpFront’

The J-1 visa program is rebounding after essentially shutting down because of the pandemic, boosting a major employment lifeline for summer tourism hot spots like Wisconsin Dells and Door County. “We’re going to be better than 100 percent of where we were in 2019,” Tom Diehl, president and co-owner of

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