Profile: DATCP Secretary Brad Pfaff

WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. Our latest installment features Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Secretary Brad Pfaff. Pfaff previously held several roles within U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency, including serving as

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Profile: Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable

WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. The latest installment features Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable. The former chief legal officer at American Family Insurance is a Wisconsin transplant who was born in New York and raised

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Profile: Department of Tourism Secretary Sara Meaney 

WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. The latest installment features Department of Tourism Secretary Sara Meaney. Meaney was most recently chief marketing and development officer for Milwaukee Film and was involved with the firms BVK,

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Profile: Department of Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr

WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. Our fourth installment features Department of Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr. Carr is a career law enforcement officer, most recently holding the position of U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District

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92nd AD Dem hopefuls highlight rural roots

The three Dems looking to unseat Rep. Treig Pronschinske in western Wisconsin’s 92nd AD are highlighting their rural roots ahead of tomorrow’s primary. The winner will go on to face the freshman Republican from Mondovi in the November general election.

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Profile: Department of Children and Families Secretary Emilie Amundson

WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. The latest installment features Department of Children and Families Secretary Emilie Amundson. Amundson previously worked at the Department of Public Instruction under then-state Superintendent Tony Evers, most recently serving as his chief of staff. Birthplace, age? 39 years old,

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Foxconn diversion proposal the latest Great Lakes water controversy

A decade has passed since the Great Lakes Compact was adopted, and its effectiveness has gone under the microscope more recently as Foxconn’s controversial diversion request remains under review. The topic of out-of-basin diversions — Foxconn and otherwise — was discussed in-depth April 4th at a panel discussion at the

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Profile: DATCP Secretary Brad Pfaff

WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. Our latest installment features Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Secretary Brad Pfaff. Pfaff previously held several roles within U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency, including serving as Wisconsin state executive director and the National Deputy Administrator for

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Medicaid Director Jones, Reps. Sanfelippo, Riemer discuss Medicaid expansion

Wisconsin’s work requirements for some Medicaid recipients are still in force despite a federal judge blocking Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky and Arkansas, according to state Medicaid Director Jim Jones. Jones, speaking yesterday at a WisPolitics.com forum on Medicaid expansion at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa Thursday, said

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Profile: Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable

WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. The latest installment features Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable. The former chief legal officer at American Family Insurance is a Wisconsin transplant who was born in New York and raised in Illinois. He came to Wisconsin for college, attending Milwaukee’s

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Profile: Department of Tourism Secretary Sara Meaney 

WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. The latest installment features Department of Tourism Secretary Sara Meaney. Meaney was most recently chief marketing and development officer for Milwaukee Film and was involved with the firms BVK, Comet Branding and Hanson Dodge Creative. Birthplace, age? 44 years

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Profile: Department of Transportation Secretary Craig Thompson

WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. Our latest installment features Department of Transportation Secretary Craig Thompson. Before being tapped to join Gov. Tony Evers’ administration, Thompson spent more than 10 years working at the Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin. He wasn’t available for an in-person,

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Profile: Department of Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr

WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. Our fourth installment features Department of Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr. Carr is a career law enforcement officer, most recently holding the position of U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Before that, he served in the Milwaukee County

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Profile: Department of Veteran Affairs Secretary Mary Kolar

Department of Veteran Affairs Secretary Mary Kolar is a former Dane County Board of Supervisors member and retired U.S. Navy Captain. She replaces former Gov. Scott Walker appointee Dan Zimmerman. Birthplace, age? 60 years old, born in Wilton, Wis. Job history? Served on active duty in the U.S. Navy for

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Barnes says Foxconn needs to prove it will keep its promises

Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes says several reports of Foxconn changing plans are “frustrating,” but that with investments already made he hopes the Taiwanese tech company creates the jobs it promised. “Foxconn needs to prove, not just to us, they need to prove to everybody in the state of Wisconsin …

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Vos, Hintz debate impact of Kavanaugh controversy on midterms

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says Democrats have “overplayed their hand” with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and predicts their actions will translate to higher Republican turnout — and a closer election — come November. But Minority Leader Gordon Hintz countered with the midterms happening among a broader discussion of the

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92nd AD Dem hopefuls highlight rural roots

The three Dems looking to unseat Rep. Treig Pronschinske in western Wisconsin’s 92nd AD are highlighting their rural roots ahead of tomorrow’s primary. The winner will go on to face the freshman Republican from Mondovi in the November general election. In separate interviews with WisPolitics.com over the last few weeks,

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