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MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Brad Schimel today announced he has renewed the State’s agreement with Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, which established a rebate program for the heroin and prescription painkiller antidote naloxone. Naloxone, often branded as Narcan, can be administered as
Congress has a constitutional responsibility to hold the executive accountable for rushed regulations and a bloated bureaucracy. We take that responsibility seriously. Earlier this month, the House passed the REINS Act, which gives Congress—the representatives of people affected by these
Madison – Governor Scott Walker today announced he will provide greater state support for Wisconsin’s rural schools through sparsity and transportation aids in his state budget proposal. Under Governor Walker’s plan, the funding for sparsity and transportation aids will reach an
State political reaction to President Trump’s new immigration restrictions is generally falling along party lines. Republicans generally supported Trump’s executive order…
Kevin Dwyer, CEO of HealthConnect.Link, has made it his mission to connect low-income and uninsured people to affordable health and social services.
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Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]—Senator Tammy Baldwin spent President Trump’s first week in office rejecting reform and defending the Washington status quo. By deciding to play political games with President Trump’s cabinet nominees instead of focusing on real
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner reintroduced the Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act, which would help ensure patients with disabilities or severe medical conditions have access to highly-specialized, custom medical equipment. The Ensuring Access to Quality
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Mayor John Dickert wants to make it as clear as possible: The City of Racine will not actively pursue undocumented immigrants. The focus of the Racine Police Department will be to find and arrest those who break the law. It
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Madison – Governor Scott Walker announced nominations are being accepted for the 34th annual Virginia Hart Special Recognition Award. The award, administered by the Department of Administration (DOA) Division of Personnel Management, honors women who are making a difference in
Milwaukee deserves engaged judicial leaders who respect marginalized communities MILWAUKEE – Brian Michel, candidate for Branch 1 of the Milwaukee Municipal Court, today issued the following statement regarding the stay issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District
MADISON, Wis. – Today, the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault (WCASA), in conjunction with the Attorney General’s Statewide Sexual Assault Response Team, announced the By Your Side campaign to support survivors of sexual
Senate Assistant Majority Leader Leah Vukmir, R-Brookfield, said she would be seeking an audit of the Department of Corrections as part of a package of crime “victim-prevention” bills she is co-authoring with Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-New Berlin, and Sen. Van
Union membership in Wisconsin last year dropped by 4,000 from 2015, according to a report released today by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2016, 8.1 percent of public and private workers were members of unions, down slightly from
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Contact: Heather DuBois Bourenane (608) 572-1696, hdb@WisconsinNetwork.org Wisconsin Public Education Network Questionnaire will help voters make informed decisions Feb. 21 and April 4 SUN PRAIRIE — Supporters of strong public schools around the state worked together to create a list
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Brad Schimel today announced he has renewed the State’s agreement with Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, which established a rebate program for the heroin and prescription painkiller antidote naloxone. Naloxone, often branded as Narcan, can be administered as a nasal spray or injection and works within minutes to
Congress has a constitutional responsibility to hold the executive accountable for rushed regulations and a bloated bureaucracy. We take that responsibility seriously. Earlier this month, the House passed the REINS Act, which gives Congress—the representatives of people affected by these regulations—an up-or-down vote on major (read: costly) regulations. Now we
Madison – Governor Scott Walker today announced he will provide greater state support for Wisconsin’s rural schools through sparsity and transportation aids in his state budget proposal. Under Governor Walker’s plan, the funding for sparsity and transportation aids will reach an all-time high. Governor Walker also plans to increase investments in
State political reaction to President Trump’s new immigration restrictions is generally falling along party lines. Republicans generally supported Trump’s executive order…
Kevin Dwyer, CEO of HealthConnect.Link, has made it his mission to connect low-income and uninsured people to affordable health and social services.
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Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]—Senator Tammy Baldwin spent President Trump’s first week in office rejecting reform and defending the Washington status quo. By deciding to play political games with President Trump’s cabinet nominees instead of focusing on real changes, she showed how out of touch she is with
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner reintroduced the Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act, which would help ensure patients with disabilities or severe medical conditions have access to highly-specialized, custom medical equipment. The Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act establishes a distinct Medicare benefit category
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Mayor John Dickert wants to make it as clear as possible: The City of Racine will not actively pursue undocumented immigrants. The focus of the Racine Police Department will be to find and arrest those who break the law. It is not against state or city law to be undocumented.
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Madison – Governor Scott Walker announced nominations are being accepted for the 34th annual Virginia Hart Special Recognition Award. The award, administered by the Department of Administration (DOA) Division of Personnel Management, honors women who are making a difference in Wisconsin state government. “The Virginia Hart Award is a tradition
Milwaukee deserves engaged judicial leaders who respect marginalized communities MILWAUKEE – Brian Michel, candidate for Branch 1 of the Milwaukee Municipal Court, today issued the following statement regarding the stay issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York regarding President Trump’s executive order: “As a
MADISON, Wis. – Today, the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault (WCASA), in conjunction with the Attorney General’s Statewide Sexual Assault Response Team, announced the By Your Side campaign to support survivors of sexual assault. The By Your Side campaign is designed to reach
Senate Assistant Majority Leader Leah Vukmir, R-Brookfield, said she would be seeking an audit of the Department of Corrections as part of a package of crime “victim-prevention” bills she is co-authoring with Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-New Berlin, and Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine. Vukmir appeared Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,”
Union membership in Wisconsin last year dropped by 4,000 from 2015, according to a report released today by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2016, 8.1 percent of public and private workers were members of unions, down slightly from 8.3 percent in 2015. That figure remains below the national
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Contact: Heather DuBois Bourenane (608) 572-1696, hdb@WisconsinNetwork.org Wisconsin Public Education Network Questionnaire will help voters make informed decisions Feb. 21 and April 4 SUN PRAIRIE — Supporters of strong public schools around the state worked together to create a list of questions they wanted to ask the candidates for Superintendent