Howard Marklein: A matter of fairness

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections, under the direction of Governor Tony Evers’ Secretary-Designee, Kevin Carr, recently decided to give a $5 per hour increase to Correctional Officers and other staff in every maximum security prison in Wisconsin – except the Boscobel Prison.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for May 10

On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the Joint Finance Committee’s first actions, the GOP abortion-related bills making their way through the Legislature and the Department of Corrections’ new program to provide raises for some correctional staff.

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Gov. Evers: Appoints Joaquin Altoro to serve as WHEDA executive director

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443     MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced his appointment of Joaquin Altoro to serve as executive director of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. Mr. Altoro, a Milwaukee native, currently serves as vice president of commercial banking for Town Bank. In addition to his experience

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Gov. Evers and Secretary-designee Kolar: Break ground on new, state-of-the-art skilled nursing facility at King

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443     KING — Gov. Tony Evers joined Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary-designee Mary Kolar today to break ground on a new, state-of-the-art 192-bed skilled nursing facility at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. The construction of the $80 million facility represents a historic investment in the campus

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Howard Marklein: A matter of fairness

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections, under the direction of Governor Tony Evers’ Secretary-Designee, Kevin Carr, recently decided to give a $5 per hour increase to Correctional Officers and other staff in every maximum security prison in Wisconsin – except the Boscobel Prison.

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Gov. Evers: Secures advantage for Wisconsin citizens applying for USDA’s ReConnect program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 13, 2019 Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443     MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today sent a letter to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Sec. Sonny Perdue in support of Gov. Evers’ administration’s goal of providing reliable and affordable broadband service to all Wisconsin citizens. Gov. Evers’ budget proposes an

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Gov. Evers: Appoints Israel Ramón as Milwaukee County register of deeds

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443   Gov. Evers: Appoints Israel Ramón as Milwaukee County register of deeds   MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced the appointment of Israel Ramón as the new Milwaukee County Register of Deeds, replacing John La Fave who resigned effective April 12th. “Israel Ramón is the kind of principled, organized, and

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for May 10

On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the Joint Finance Committee’s first actions, the GOP abortion-related bills making their way through the Legislature and the Department of Corrections’ new program to provide raises for some correctional staff.

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One Wisconsin Now: No gifts for mothers as Republican legislature undermines women’s health in Wisconsin

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 ‘These Guys Need to Show Women the Respect We Deserve’ MADISON, Wis. — Mere days before commemorating Mother’s Day committees in the Republican controlled state legislature acted to gut the funding source for the “Healthy Women, Healthy Babies” budget initiative and

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Sen. Darling, Rep. Nygren: Statement on eliminating Tony Evers’ tax hikes

Contact: Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) 1-608-266-2343 Sen. Darling, Rep. Nygren: Statement on eliminating Tony Evers’ tax hikes Madison–State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) and Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills), Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Finance, released the following statement regarding Thursday’s vote to remove

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