WisDems: Los Angeles television covers local bank owner Eric Hovde’s run for Senate
MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, Elex Michaelson from Fox Los Angeles ran a segment covering local California bank owner Eric Hovde’s run for Senate. Hovde has admitted that his “main business” is the $2.8 billion California bank that he owns, which is conveniently
Rep. Hurd: Highlights session successes
Madison – State Representative Karen Hurd (R-Fall Creek) highlights the Assembly’s accomplishments that focused on creating a better future for Wisconsin. Under the leadership of Speaker Vos, the Assembly Republicans have passed about 450 bills during the session with over
Opportunity Wisconsin: Republican proposals shortchange food assistance programs, threatening partial government shutdown
MADISON, Wis. – With just days left to pass federal government funding packages without harmful cuts, proposals from Republicans in Congress are targeting food assistance programs that millions of Americans depend on. “Republicans in Congress should be finding ways to
Sen. Jacque: Human trafficking victim support legislation clears Senate committee
MADISON, WI… Legislation to help victims of human trafficking get their lives and dignity back cleared a Senate committee today. The measure passed the State Assembly unanimously earlier this month. Sen. Jacque (R-De Pere), Senate co-author of the bill, said
Gov. Evers: Announces Wisconsin has been selected by U.S. Department of Energy for rural clean energy demonstrations
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced that the Evers Administration’s Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy (OSCE) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to move onto the award negotiation stage for the federal department’s Energy Improvement in Rural or Remote Areas program.
WisDems: MAGA Wisconsin GOP pushed to restrict IVF access, reproductive freedom
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin families have been bracing themselves after IVF was paused in Alabama—all because Donald Trump intentionally appointed three Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. What’s happening in Alabama is a direct result of Trump and MAGA
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Calls on Senate to safeguard IVF access nationwide after Alabama Supreme Court ruling
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her Senate colleagues announced they are bringing legislation to the Senate floor that would protect every American’s right to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology. Senator Baldwin discussed
JFC Dems: Demand JFC Republicans release PFAS funds
MADISON — Today, the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) received a revised 13.10 request from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) with a plan to address the deadly PFAS contamination across our state. This new request allocates $100 million for the
Feyen campaign: Announces reelection campaign in new 20th Senate district
Fond du Lac- Now that the dust has settled and 2023 ACT 94 was signed into law creating new Senate districts, State Senator Dan Feyen has officially kicked off his 2024 election campaign for the new 20th State Senate district.
Dept. of Natural Resources: Seeking public comment on updated Peninsula State Park Eagle Tower parking variance
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on a revised variance to the Northern Lake Michigan Coastal Regional Master Plan. The updated variance provides additional detail about the changes proposed in the Peninsula State Park Eagle
Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest: From 30 communities statewide, 52 entries advance in 2024
MADISON, Wis. – Fifty-two entries from 30 distinct communities have advanced to the semi-final round of the annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, contest producers announced. Contestants emerged in first-round competition involving an independent panel of about 70 judges organized through the Wisconsin
UW-Eau Claire: Wyatt Tinnen joins Sonnentag Center as general manager
CENTERS LLC announces the appointment of Wyatt Tinnen as general manager of the Sonnentag Center, the highly anticipated addition to the landscape of the Chippewa Valley scheduled to open in summer 2024. The Sonnentag Center, which includes the Sonnentag Events Center and
Institute for Reforming Government: New hire: Jake Curtis as general counsel and director of CIO
IRG is thrilled to announce that Attorney Jake Curtis has been named General Counsel and Director of the award-winning Center for Investigative Oversight (CIO). Jake is a highly accomplished lawyer with a deep private and public sector background interacting with
UW-Madison: Testing senses and motor skills in midlife may help predict later cognitive impairment
MADISON, Wis. – When researchers test motor skills, hearing, vision and smell in people in their midlife, they are better able to identify those who may develop cognitive decline or impairment 10 years later, according to a new study by
Gov. Evers: Urges lawmakers to support compromise to release $125 million to fight PFAS contaminants statewide
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today urged Republican lawmakers to support a compromise proposal aimed at expeditiously releasing $125 million to fight PFAS contaminants statewide, asking the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee to release funds to combat PFAS without controversial provisions
Baldwin campaign: Tammy Tuesdays February 27, 2024
Hi folks! Welcome back to Tammy Tuesdays, our weekly update email on Tammy’s work and the big fights she’s taking on for Wisconsin families. Tammy knows that there’s more that unites us than divides. She understands that Wisconsin’s middle-class families
S.O.H2O: Urges a veto of Senate Bill 312
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DNC: Billboards in Wisconsin slam Trump for his role ripping away IVF access, reproductive rights
Following the cruel Alabama Supreme Court decision that is ripping away access to IVF from Americans trying to start a family, the DNC is launching a bilingual billboard campaign in battleground states across the country including in Wisconsin holding Donald
WCC: Opposes Planned Parenthood petition to find a right to abortion in Wisconsin Constitution
The Wisconsin Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of Wisconsin’s bishops, unequivocally opposes Planned Parenthood’s petition to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to find a right to abortion in the Wisconsin Constitution, thereby enshrining into law state-sanctioned violence against the most
USDA NASS: Wisconsin chickens and eggs and trout production
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