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Contact: Myranda Tanck mt@platform-communications.com Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin partners with the Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association for Winter Training Conference & Technology Show MADISON – This week, Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin partnered with the Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association for
As I sat through Governor Walker’s State of the State Address on Jan. 24, I found myself reflecting back on the stark, obvious contrast of where our state stands today compared to 2010 when I first ran for the State Assembly seat I am honored to hold.
An Assembly panel Tuesday signed off on a slate of legislation that would overhaul the state’s welfare system over objections from Dems, who voted against each of the 10 bills. Meanwhile, the Senate Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations Committee
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WisOpinion.com will be sharing posts this week from John Imes, executive director for Wisconsin Environmental Initiative, as he attends the GreenBiz18 conference in Phoenix.
State Sen. Roger Roth said Kimberly-Clark would get “Foxconn terms” to keep 600 jobs that paper manufacturer now plans to eliminate in Neenah under legislation he’s working on that could send up to $10 million in state assistance to the
The conservative Concerned Veterans for America today announced a $1.5 million statewide TV and digital ad campaign targeting U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, on the Tomah VA scandal. The narrator opens the spot saying the Tomah VA “over prescribed opiates
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2018 Contact: Iris Riis 608-256-7549 x2132 iris.riis@ppwi.org Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin Supports Protections for Working Families MADISON – Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin (PPAWI) opposes SB 490, a bill that would eliminate protections that
One-Day Training Required for Fresh Produce Growers Contact: Donna Gilson, 608-224-5130, donna.gilson@wi.gov Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, William2.Cosh@wi.gov MADISON – Mandatory food safety training for fresh produce growers will be available at three Wisconsin locations in
Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke said the GOP package proposing changes to the state’s welfare programs is designed to move people into work and help fill thousands of available jobs. But Rep. Lisa Subeck, D-Madison, said the measures are punitive
Rep. John Macco, chairman of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, suggests a comprehensive tax overhaul could include cutting $2.5 billion worth of state exemptions. “I think there’s several anomalies,” he said at panel discussion yesterday at the Metropolitan Milwaukee
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss possible changes to Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed $100-per-child tax credit, developments with the 10 welfare bills and the renewed debate over a gas tax hike.
Contact: Timothy Schabo Office of Rep. Crowley (920) 915-0479 MILWAUKEE, WI –Rep. David Crowley (D-Milwaukee) issued the following statement in response to the recently released memo on the lead crisis in the City of Milwaukee: “It breaks my heart to
Dem state Rep. Terese Berceau won’t seek re-election this fall, telling WisPolitics.com today working outside the Republican-dominated Capitol might be more enjoyable than toiling in the minority. Berceau, 67, has been in the minority for all but two years of
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Gov. Scott Walker Thursday opened the door to a gas tax hike to grab a piece of a proposed federal infrastructure plan months after ruling out that option for the 2017-19 state budget. Critics immediately seized on the comments to
Contact: Myranda Tanck mt@platform-communications.com Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin partners with the Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association for Winter Training Conference & Technology Show MADISON – This week, Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin partnered with the Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association for the organization’s Winter Conference, a four-day event providing infor… Please
As I sat through Governor Walker’s State of the State Address on Jan. 24, I found myself reflecting back on the stark, obvious contrast of where our state stands today compared to 2010 when I first ran for the State Assembly seat I am honored to hold.
An Assembly panel Tuesday signed off on a slate of legislation that would overhaul the state’s welfare system over objections from Dems, who voted against each of the 10 bills. Meanwhile, the Senate Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations Committee approved two of the bills via paper ballot, also along
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WisOpinion.com will be sharing posts this week from John Imes, executive director for Wisconsin Environmental Initiative, as he attends the GreenBiz18 conference in Phoenix.
State Sen. Roger Roth said Kimberly-Clark would get “Foxconn terms” to keep 600 jobs that paper manufacturer now plans to eliminate in Neenah under legislation he’s working on that could send up to $10 million in state assistance to the company. Roth, R-Appleton, laid out parameters of the bill he’s
The conservative Concerned Veterans for America today announced a $1.5 million statewide TV and digital ad campaign targeting U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, on the Tomah VA scandal. The narrator opens the spot saying the Tomah VA “over prescribed opiates to America’s heroes, leading to the overdose death of a
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2018 Contact: Iris Riis 608-256-7549 x2132 iris.riis@ppwi.org Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin Supports Protections for Working Families MADISON – Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin (PPAWI) opposes SB 490, a bill that would eliminate protections that the Wisconsin Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides to workers.
One-Day Training Required for Fresh Produce Growers Contact: Donna Gilson, 608-224-5130, donna.gilson@wi.gov Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, William2.Cosh@wi.gov MADISON – Mandatory food safety training for fresh produce growers will be available at three Wisconsin locations in February and March, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and
Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke said the GOP package proposing changes to the state’s welfare programs is designed to move people into work and help fill thousands of available jobs. But Rep. Lisa Subeck, D-Madison, said the measures are punitive and aren’t the help people need to find family-supporting jobs.
Rep. John Macco, chairman of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, suggests a comprehensive tax overhaul could include cutting $2.5 billion worth of state exemptions. “I think there’s several anomalies,” he said at panel discussion yesterday at the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce. “So if you take a look at
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss possible changes to Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed $100-per-child tax credit, developments with the 10 welfare bills and the renewed debate over a gas tax hike.
Contact: Timothy Schabo Office of Rep. Crowley (920) 915-0479 MILWAUKEE, WI –Rep. David Crowley (D-Milwaukee) issued the following statement in response to the recently released memo on the lead crisis in the City of Milwaukee: “It breaks my heart to see this magnitude of mismanagement inside the Milwaukee Health Department.
Dem state Rep. Terese Berceau won’t seek re-election this fall, telling WisPolitics.com today working outside the Republican-dominated Capitol might be more enjoyable than toiling in the minority. Berceau, 67, has been in the minority for all but two years of her 17 years in the Assembly, and she said colleagues
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Gov. Scott Walker Thursday opened the door to a gas tax hike to grab a piece of a proposed federal infrastructure plan months after ruling out that option for the 2017-19 state budget. Critics immediately seized on the comments to accuse Walker of flip flopping. But Walker insisted to reporters