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Contact Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, 608-208-1129 (office), 608-213-6972 (mobile/text), or ryan@conservationvoters.org GREEN BAY – Wisconsin Conservation Voters applauds Brown County for their continued commitment to passing the Clean Energy Resolution and ensuring the language supports renewable energy.
Contact: DOJCommunications@doj.state.wi.us MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul, with a coalition of 17 attorneys general, urged Congress to pass the Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA), which makes it illegal for any school receiving federal funds to place children in
Media contact: Luke Rudolph, 715-212-0537, lrudolph@uwsa.edu The Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service is excited to announce that Doris Kearns Goodwin, renowned historian and author, will present the Public Issues Series lecture “Leadership in Turbulent Times” April 12 at
Media contact: Tod Pritchard, tod.pritchard@supportuw.org, 608-609-5217 MADISON — Losing the ability to walk, use our minds, even effectively function in the world is a devastating thought. Yet more than 30,000 people afflicted by Huntington’s disease, and nearly one million Americans living with
Contact: Sarah Abel, Phone: 202-225-5506, Sarah.Abel@mail.house.gov Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Randy Feenstra (R-IA) introduced the bipartisan Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America (ECORA) Act, which would remove taxation on income from farm real estate loans made by community banks. The ECORA Act will
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released a statement after Republicans on the State Building Commission (SBC) deadlocked on the commission on a 4-4 vote on every motion that included each project in the governor’s capital budget recommendations, rejecting the
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined a bipartisan group of Senators to reintroduce legislation that would provide certainty to Wisconsin hospitals participating in the 340B drug discount program during the COVID-19 public health emergency. “Our hospitals, health
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 GREEN BAY — Gov. Tony Evers will tour the new COVID-19 community vaccination site at Lambeau Field on Weds., March 17, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. The governor will be joined by Packers Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel
Contact: Shelia Stubbs, 608-266-3784 Rep.Stubbs@legis.wisconisn.gov Madison, WI – Today, Assembly Bill 121, relating to the deregulation of natural hair braiding, passed through the Wisconsin State Assembly, and now heads to the Wisconsin State Senate. This bill specifies that a person does
Contact: Sally Fox, Sally.Fox@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) introduced H.R. 1953, the No Taxpayer-Funded Checks for Prisoners Act, preventing federal prisoners currently incarcerated from receiving taxpayer money through the Pelosi Payoff, a $1.9 trillion liberal spending wish list that
Contact: Landis Holdorf, Phone: (920) 249-4787 APPLETON – Court of Appeals District Three candidate Judge Greg Gill has received the endorsement of Pro-Life Wisconsin. Pro-Life Wisconsin now joins Wisconsin Right to Life in supporting Judge Gill in his candidacy for the Third
Contact: Chet.Agni@wisconsin.gov or 608-843-4970 MADISON — Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes issued the following statement today on the shootings in Georgia and the anti-Asian racism, violence, and discrimination in our communities. “I am saddened and outraged by the shootings in Georgia that left eight
Contact Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, 608-208-1129 (office), 608-213-6972 (mobile/text), or ryan@conservationvoters.org GREEN BAY – Wisconsin Conservation Voters applauds Brown County for their continued commitment to passing the Clean Energy Resolution and ensuring the language supports renewable energy. In April 2020, Wisconsin Conservation Voters began a campaign to
Contact: DOJCommunications@doj.state.wi.us MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul, with a coalition of 17 attorneys general, urged Congress to pass the Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA), which makes it illegal for any school receiving federal funds to place children in seclusion or use dangerous restraint practices. “Every student should be
Media contact: Luke Rudolph, 715-212-0537, lrudolph@uwsa.edu The Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service is excited to announce that Doris Kearns Goodwin, renowned historian and author, will present the Public Issues Series lecture “Leadership in Turbulent Times” April 12 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Goodwin’s 2018 book,” Leadership in Turbulent Times,”
Media contact: Tod Pritchard, tod.pritchard@supportuw.org, 608-609-5217 MADISON — Losing the ability to walk, use our minds, even effectively function in the world is a devastating thought. Yet more than 30,000 people afflicted by Huntington’s disease, and nearly one million Americans living with Parkinson’s disease, along with their families and friends, are facing
Contact: Sarah Abel, Phone: 202-225-5506, Sarah.Abel@mail.house.gov Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Randy Feenstra (R-IA) introduced the bipartisan Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America (ECORA) Act, which would remove taxation on income from farm real estate loans made by community banks. The ECORA Act will benefit farmers, families, and rural communities across Wisconsin by allowing
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released a statement after Republicans on the State Building Commission (SBC) deadlocked on the commission on a 4-4 vote on every motion that included each project in the governor’s capital budget recommendations, rejecting the governor’s proposed $2.38 billion in investments in state infrastructure. Gov.
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined a bipartisan group of Senators to reintroduce legislation that would provide certainty to Wisconsin hospitals participating in the 340B drug discount program during the COVID-19 public health emergency. “Our hospitals, health care workers, and the patients they serve need certainty during
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 GREEN BAY — Gov. Tony Evers will tour the new COVID-19 community vaccination site at Lambeau Field on Weds., March 17, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. The governor will be joined by Packers Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel Ed Policy, Bellin Health President and CEO Chris Woleske, Brown
Contact: Shelia Stubbs, 608-266-3784 Rep.Stubbs@legis.wisconisn.gov Madison, WI – Today, Assembly Bill 121, relating to the deregulation of natural hair braiding, passed through the Wisconsin State Assembly, and now heads to the Wisconsin State Senate. This bill specifies that a person does not need to obtain a barbering or cosmetology license in
Contact: Sally Fox, Sally.Fox@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) introduced H.R. 1953, the No Taxpayer-Funded Checks for Prisoners Act, preventing federal prisoners currently incarcerated from receiving taxpayer money through the Pelosi Payoff, a $1.9 trillion liberal spending wish list that passed both chambers by party line votes and was signed
Contact: Landis Holdorf, Phone: (920) 249-4787 APPLETON – Court of Appeals District Three candidate Judge Greg Gill has received the endorsement of Pro-Life Wisconsin. Pro-Life Wisconsin now joins Wisconsin Right to Life in supporting Judge Gill in his candidacy for the Third District Court of Appeals. Judge Gill is the only candidate
Contact: Chet.Agni@wisconsin.gov or 608-843-4970 MADISON — Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes issued the following statement today on the shootings in Georgia and the anti-Asian racism, violence, and discrimination in our communities. “I am saddened and outraged by the shootings in Georgia that left eight people dead, including six Asian women. Targeted acts of hatred and violence against