Wednesday, Jan 3, 2018

WED PM Update: Nicholson, Vukmir agree to sign state GOP’s unity pledge

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate candidates Kevin Nicholson and Leah Vukmir today agreed to sign a unity pledge from the Wisconsin GOP so they’ll be eligible to win the party’s endorsement at the state convention in May. Meanwhile, former UN Ambassador John Bolton’s super PAC is planning a $1 million buy to back Nicholson, who is bringing on Ted Cruz’s f… 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. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me

Bolton super PAC launching $1 million buy to back Nicholson

Wednesday, Jan 3, 2018

Former UN Ambassador John Bolton’s super PAC is launching a $1 million ad buy that praises Nicholson and says, “It’s time to send a Marine to the U.S. Senate.” The John Bolton SuperPAC is focusing on Green Bay as a test market for the initial phase of the buy, which starts tomorrow and runs through Jan. 19. It includes a TV, online and radio component, and there are four ads that run from 6 seconds to 90 seconds. The PAC said it plans to study the response before tweaking the spots and going statewide. In the 30-second version of the

UW-System: President Cross statement on passage of Assembly Bill AB 675

Wednesday, Jan 3, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 3, 2018 CONTACT: Stephanie Marquis, Director of Communications [email protected] or 608-263-1700 President Cross Statement on Passage of Assembly Bill AB 675 Today, the Assembly Committee on State Affairs passed the provisions included in AB 675, legislation that will streamline the building project approval process at the Wisconsin Department of Administration. The legislation reflects language supported by the UW System Board of Regents that was originally included in Governor Walker’s proposed 2017-19 biennial budget. The bill was drafted in consultation with the UW System and Wisconsin Department of Administration. Below is a statement from UW System President Ray Cross: “College

Dept. of Health Services: Announces new grants to support graduate medical education

Wednesday, Jan 3, 2018

Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce: Nearly 400 Wisconsin Employers Urge Legislators to Reform Worker’s Compensation System

Wednesday, Jan 3, 2018

Milwaukee Ald. Witkowski: Proposed hotel would diminish quality of life

Wednesday, Jan 3, 2018

Contact: Ald. Terry Witkowski (414) 731-0472 Today Alderman Terry L. Witkowski offered some plain advice for a hotel operator looking to build a low cost weekly stay facility at S. 20th St. and W. Layton Ave. “The WoodSpring Hotel would be wise to apply for a hotel license before spending any money on construction of a low cost weekly stay hotel at 20th and Layton,” Alderman Witkowski said in response to a news story indicating that the WoodSpring Hotel had bought the property. ‘There is strong neighborhood opposition to this project and even if they build a hotel there, they cannot open

Board of Commissioners of Public Lands: Nearly $2 million for community projects

Wednesday, Jan 3, 2018

CONTACT: Jonathan Barry, Executive Secretary (608) 266-8369 MADISON – The Board of Commissioners of Public Lands (BCPL) today approved nearly $2 million in State Trust Fund Loans to support seven community projects in Wisconsin. Board Chair Brad Schimel and Commissioner Doug La Follette voted in favor of the loans with Commissioner Matt Adamczyk voting against them. The BCPL approved the following loans: Town of Center, Rock County / Refinance BCPL loan #2017075 / $108,929.81 Village of Elmwood, Pierce County / Remodel village-owned nursing home / $450,000 City of Gillett, Oconto County / Purchase capital equipment / $167,750 Village of Hawkins, Rusk County /

DATCP: Sign Up Open for 2018 Landscape Pesticide Registry

Wednesday, Jan 3, 2018

Contact: Donna Gilson 608-224-5130 [email protected] Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 [email protected] MADISON – The Landscape Pesticide Registry is now available to sign up for the 2018 growing season, and participants will find a new, easier online registration this year. You can request that commercial lawn care companies notify you before they apply pesticides to lawns, trees and shrubs on the block where you live, or on blocks immediately adjacent to yours. Participation in the registry is free. You can register online until Feb. 1 at https://mydatcp.wi.gov/. Search for “landscape registry” and click on the link that says there is a

U.S. Rep. Sensenbrenner golf fundraiser

Wednesday, Jan 3, 2018

What: Golf fundraiser and lunch Location: Erin Hills Date: June 1 More information TBA

Kurt Bauer, Jim Holte & Tim Sheehy: It’s time to move forward with NAFTA, not backward without it

Wednesday, Jan 3, 2018

Day in and day out, the industries, businesses, farmers, and workers that make Wisconsin what it is — including “America’s Dairyland” — rely on NAFTA to get the job done. It would be a profound mistake to abandon it.

Dave Zweifel: Republican schoolyard bullies big on faux outrage

Wednesday, Jan 3, 2018

All the faux outrage on the part of Wisconsin GOP kingpins these past several years has been a clever way to mask the obvious: Their operatives, especially Scott Walker during the 2012 recall election, brazenly skirted the state’s campaign finance laws and had the John Doe been allowed to dig deeper several may have wound up being indicted.

Matthew Rothschild: Scott Walker, Hypocrite extraordinaire!

Wednesday, Jan 3, 2018

Gov. Scott Walker spent part of New Year’s Eve whining again about the remote possibility that he might be outspent in his re-election campaign. At 11:03 a.m., rather than having a mimosa or pickled herring, he tweeted: “In 2017, the Democrat candidate for governor in VA and his allies outspent the Republican candidate and his allies by about $30 million. We cannot let that happen in Wisconsin.” Of course, Walker is used to having a $30 million advantage himself.