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Contact: (608) 267-2369 Madison, WI— State Representative Rob Brooks (R-Saukville) issued the following statement following Governor Walker’s announcement to include $7.6 million to assist school districts connect disabled students with jobs in his 2017-19 budget: “I applaud Governor Walker’s commitment
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The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. Trump called the Affordable Care Act (ACA) “a complete and total disaster”, issuing a decree to begin unraveling the ACA. Then
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Lawmakers in both parties have different expectations for the two-year budget Gov. Scott Walker will roll out Wednesday. “We know that there’s going to be more money for K-12, there will be more money for transportation, there will also be
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Rolling out a key plank of his budget, Gov. Scott Walker called for a $649 million boost to K-12 education as part of a plan that would increase per-pupil funding statewide while also targeting more money to Milwaukee Public Schools
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The National Republican Senatorial Committee today announced a new TV ad knocking U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin over her opposition to the nomination of Neil Gorsuch. Shortly after the president announced his pick, Baldwin said she would meet with Gorsuch, but
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“Republican leaders can’t agree on how to fix our roads, find a way to keep and attract good teachers or make good on the Governor’s promise to create 250,000 jobs, but they can agree to give a blank check to
Democratic lawmakers are slamming a move by GOP leadership to hire outside lawyers to represent them in an ongoing redistricting lawsuit, warning Republicans are setting up taxpayers to be fleeced.
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Media Contacts: Heather DuBois Bourenane, (608) 572-1696 or hdb@WisconsinNetwork.org Jim Bowman, Fox Cities Advocates for Public Education, 920-731-3754 Twenty public education advocacy teams from around the state have united through the Wisconsin Public Education Network to issue the following statement:
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Contact: State Representative Jesse Kremer (R-Kewaskum), (608) 266-9175 Madison, WI – Today Rep. Jesse Kremer (Kewaskum) and Sen. Dan Feyen (Fond du Lac) have circulated a bill for co-sponsorship that will addresses a two-fold problem in Wisconsin: attracting and retaining
Contact: Tony Palese, tony.palese@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 Democrats propose plan to ease costs, expand economic opportunity MADISON – Ensuring parents have access to affordable and quality childcare remains a top priority for Democrats as the 2017-18 legislative session gets underway. To help
Attorney General Brad Schimel Wisconsin Department of Justice 17 West Main Street P.O. Box 7857 Madison, WI 53703 Dear Attorney General Schimel: We were deeply concerned to learn that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has tested only nine of Wisconsin’s
CONTACT: Taylor Finger, DNR assistant migratory game bird ecologist, 608-261-6458 MADISON – Data from a three-year experimental early teal season from 2014-16 in Wisconsin, Iowa and Michigan show exemplary compliance, duck identification and harvest focus among hunters. After working closely
CONTACT: AshLee Strong, Doug Andres, 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s announcement of new sanctions on Iran: “Iran’s latest ballistic missile test was a flagrant violation of UN Security Council resolutions. This
Contact: (608) 267-2369 Madison, WI— State Representative Rob Brooks (R-Saukville) issued the following statement following Governor Walker’s announcement to include $7.6 million to assist school districts connect disabled students with jobs in his 2017-19 budget: “I applaud Governor Walker’s commitment to ensuring that Wisconsin’s students with disabilities are workforce and
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The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. Trump called the Affordable Care Act (ACA) “a complete and total disaster”, issuing a decree to begin unraveling the ACA. Then Trump’s henchmen reduced enrollment advertising and publicity. All the while
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Lawmakers in both parties have different expectations for the two-year budget Gov. Scott Walker will roll out Wednesday. “We know that there’s going to be more money for K-12, there will be more money for transportation, there will also be — in pure Gov. Walker fashion — more money for
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Rolling out a key plank of his budget, Gov. Scott Walker called for a $649 million boost to K-12 education as part of a plan that would increase per-pupil funding statewide while also targeting more money to Milwaukee Public Schools and rural districts. The guv said the proposal, which will
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The National Republican Senatorial Committee today announced a new TV ad knocking U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin over her opposition to the nomination of Neil Gorsuch. Shortly after the president announced his pick, Baldwin said she would meet with Gorsuch, but had deep concerns about his record. She later announced she
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“Republican leaders can’t agree on how to fix our roads, find a way to keep and attract good teachers or make good on the Governor’s promise to create 250,000 jobs, but they can agree to give a blank check to high-priced corporate lawyers to defend their rigging of our elections.
Democratic lawmakers are slamming a move by GOP leadership to hire outside lawyers to represent them in an ongoing redistricting lawsuit, warning Republicans are setting up taxpayers to be fleeced.
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Media Contacts: Heather DuBois Bourenane, (608) 572-1696 or hdb@WisconsinNetwork.org Jim Bowman, Fox Cities Advocates for Public Education, 920-731-3754 Twenty public education advocacy teams from around the state have united through the Wisconsin Public Education Network to issue the following statement: We represent parents and communities from around Wisconsin who believe
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Contact: State Representative Jesse Kremer (R-Kewaskum), (608) 266-9175 Madison, WI – Today Rep. Jesse Kremer (Kewaskum) and Sen. Dan Feyen (Fond du Lac) have circulated a bill for co-sponsorship that will addresses a two-fold problem in Wisconsin: attracting and retaining employees and college affordability. The “Employee College Affordability Act” builds
Contact: Tony Palese, tony.palese@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 Democrats propose plan to ease costs, expand economic opportunity MADISON – Ensuring parents have access to affordable and quality childcare remains a top priority for Democrats as the 2017-18 legislative session gets underway. To help make child care more affordable for families, Sen. LaTonya Johnson
Attorney General Brad Schimel Wisconsin Department of Justice 17 West Main Street P.O. Box 7857 Madison, WI 53703 Dear Attorney General Schimel: We were deeply concerned to learn that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has tested only nine of Wisconsin’s estimated backlog of 6,000 rape kits after receiving federal grant
CONTACT: Taylor Finger, DNR assistant migratory game bird ecologist, 608-261-6458 MADISON – Data from a three-year experimental early teal season from 2014-16 in Wisconsin, Iowa and Michigan show exemplary compliance, duck identification and harvest focus among hunters. After working closely with state agencies to evaluate harvest potential, the United States
CONTACT: AshLee Strong, Doug Andres, 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s announcement of new sanctions on Iran: “Iran’s latest ballistic missile test was a flagrant violation of UN Security Council resolutions. This swift and decisive response proves that our new administration is