THU PM Update: Top GOP leaders skeptical of Walker transpo proposal; new Dem guv candidates emerge

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A key piece of Gov. Scott Walker’s outline to break the budget impasse could include the state getting 10 times what it typically receives when the federal government redistributes unused federal transportation aid. In a letter to the Legislature’s top GOP leaders, the guv outlined a possible deal that would include cutting tran… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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Sen. Darling and Rep. Nygren: JFC chairs hail Medicaid savings

Contact: Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 or Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) 1-608-266-2343 Madison, Wisconsin – On Thursday, State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), the Co-Chairs of the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee, released the following statement regarding savings in the Medicaid budget projected by the Department of Health Services: “We are pleased with the efforts by the Department of Health Services to save $325 million.   This is the third straight year we won’t have to pass a budget repair bill to cover a deficit in the Medicaid budget. While having a surplus this large in

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Wisconsin Working Families: Wisconsin Working Families Party Director Dimitrijevic issues statement after Speaker Ryan’s private event

Contact: Marina Dimitrijevic 414-255-4009 Wisconsin Working Families Party Director Marina Dimitrijevic made the following statement today following Paul Ryan’s closed to the public event in Racine: “Paul Ryan has been avoiding his own constituents like the plague and still refuses to hold a public town hall. His political stunt today only underscores how scared he must be of real interaction with his own constituents — and for good reason. Ryan is the author of the toxic health care bill that would give a huge tax cut to millionaires and pay for it by taking health care away from 22 million Americans, including

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Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty: Speaker Ryan creates federalism task force

Contact: Cameron Sholty, WILL Communications Director 414-727-7416 | 262-409-9816 [email protected] Milwaukee, WI – Recently Speaker Paul Ryan’s Task Force on Intergovernmental Affairs met for its inaugural hearing.  The bipartisan task force is chaired by Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and has a stated aim of examining “ways to restore the balance of power between the federal government and states, tribes, and local governments. Speaker Ryan personally appeared to introduce the task force, noting “federalism does not belong to one party or the other – it is a founding principle that we all cherish.”  He added, “it embodies the genius of genuine self-government,

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Independent Business Association of Wisconsin’s “High Powered B2B Digital Marketing” presentation

Contact: Judi Murphy, Murphy Associates 262-786-7424 [email protected] Brookfield, Wisconsin – The Independent Business Association of Wisconsin (IBAW) hosts a breakfast meeting on Friday, July 21st, 7 – 9:00 am, at the Wisconsin Club, 900 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wis. Presentation is “High Powered B2B Digital Marketing” featuring  Lori Highby, president of Keystone Click. A plated breakfast is served. National speaker, Lori Highby, is president of Keystone Click, a Milwaukee digital marketing firm. She’ll share ideas and secrets of using social media to build your brand and generate leads. How business, and particularly manufacturing, can use social media and digital marketing to

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Sen. Darling and Rep. Nygren: JFC chairs hail Medicaid savings

Contact: Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 or Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) 1-608-266-2343 Madison, Wisconsin – On Thursday, State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), the Co-Chairs of the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee, released the following statement regarding savings in the Medicaid budget projected by the

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Wisconsin Working Families: Wisconsin Working Families Party Director Dimitrijevic issues statement after Speaker Ryan’s private event

Contact: Marina Dimitrijevic 414-255-4009 Wisconsin Working Families Party Director Marina Dimitrijevic made the following statement today following Paul Ryan’s closed to the public event in Racine: “Paul Ryan has been avoiding his own constituents like the plague and still refuses to hold a public town hall. His political stunt today only underscores

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Independent Business Association of Wisconsin’s “High Powered B2B Digital Marketing” presentation

Contact: Judi Murphy, Murphy Associates 262-786-7424 [email protected] Brookfield, Wisconsin – The Independent Business Association of Wisconsin (IBAW) hosts a breakfast meeting on Friday, July 21st, 7 – 9:00 am, at the Wisconsin Club, 900 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wis. Presentation is “High Powered B2B Digital Marketing” featuring  Lori Highby, president of

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