THU PM Update: Evers to call in budget for illegal immigrants to have access to driver’s licenses

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers will propose in his budget allowing those who are undocumented residents to be eligible for driver’s licenses and ID cards. According to excerpts of his planned remarks for tonight’s address, Evers will say the proposal “makes our roads and our communities safer, and helps strengthen our economy and Wisconsin fa… 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     Forgot Password

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U.S. Rep. Kind: Introduces bipartisan bill to establish a Section 301 exclusion process for tariffs

Contact: Aaron White 202-225-5506 [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would require the Administration to create an exclusion process for current and future imports subject to Section 301 tariff impositions. Consistent with precedent and requirements placed on the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in the recent government funding bill, United States companies would also be able to apply for a refund for duties paid on imported goods subject to tariffs that are granted an exclusion. Rep. Kind joined with Jackie Walorski(R-IN) in introducing the bill. Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced companion legislation in the Senate. “Wisconsin companies

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Wisconsin Historical Society: Placed the Sun Prairie Downtown Historic District on the State Register of Historic Places

Contact: Kara O’Keeffe [email protected] 608-261-9596 Sun Prairie, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Sun Prairie Downtown Historic District in Sun Prairie, Dane County on the State Register of Historic Places on February 15, 2019. The district is significant for its exceptional collection of commercial buildings representing the historic commercial core of the community for over 90 years. The district has a charming collection of Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, Neo-Classical Revival, Twentieth Century Commercial styles, and Commercial Vernacular design.  These buildings help tell the story of commercial development as well as the development of popular architectural styles as they

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Wisconsin Historical Society: Placed the St. Matthew Christian Methodist Episcopal Church on the State Register of Historic Places

Contact: Kara O’Keeffe [email protected] 608-261-9596 Milwaukee, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the St. Matthew Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County on the State Register of Historic Places on February 15, 2019. The St. Matthew Christian Methodist Episcopal (C.M.E.) Church is significant at the state level for its associations with the Civil Rights Movement in Milwaukee and Wisconsin. From 1964 to 1967, the church served as headquarters of the Milwaukee United School Integration Committee (MUSIC). MUSIC conducted a direct-action campaign against, and legal challenge to, de facto segregation in Milwaukee’s public schools. MUSIC held numerous meetings and

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UW-Milwaukee: Summit on black male youth set for March 18 and 19

Contact:  Gary Williams, [email protected] James Hill, [email protected], 414-229-2261 MILWAUKEE — The sixth annual Summit on Black Male Youth is set for Monday, March 18, and Tuesday, March 19, at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year’s theme, “Black Boys Thriving: Reimagining the Narrative,” is designed to expose young men to options and opportunities in their futures, according to Gary Williams, one of the organizers. He is associate professor of educational policy and community studies and director of the Institute for Intercultural Research. The UWM African American Male Initiative, which organizes the summit, brings in presenters from

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WisPolitics Midday: Feb. 28, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Gov Evers has plans for the $320mil that he says he will save by expanding Medicaid. Wisconsin one of four “toss-up states” heading into the 2020 presidential election.

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Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin: Celebrates 40 years of consumer advocacy in Wisconsin

Contact: Tom Content, 608-251-3322 ext. 12 414-550-4712 (cell) The Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin will celebrate four decades of standing up to power on behalf of homeowners, renters and small businesses on April 7 in Milwaukee. Lakefront Brewery, a CUB small business member, will host the event starting at 6:30 p.m. CUB, the state’s independent consumer voice, was created in 1979 to advocate for the interests of residential and small business customers in utility cases decided by the state Public Service Commission. Wisconsin was the first state in the country to create a Citizens Utility Board to advocate for fairness

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Wisconsin Dental Association: Medicaid dental pilot demonstrates initial success

Contact: Matt Rossetto, Director of Government Services 414-755-4130 (direct) [email protected] MADISON, WIS. – Dr. Patrick Tepe, a general dentist practicing in Verona and president of the Wisconsin Dental Association, today issued the following statement after release Wednesday of the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute’s evaluation of the first year of the state’s four-county Medicaid dental pilot program: “After just one year of implementation, there are clear signs that this program is having a positive, measurable effect on increasing access to care for Wisconsin children on Medicaid. There are several key takeaways from the report, including: A 4 percent increase

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U.S. Rep. Kind: Introduces bipartisan bill to establish a Section 301 exclusion process for tariffs

Contact: Aaron White 202-225-5506 [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would require the Administration to create an exclusion process for current and future imports subject to Section 301 tariff impositions. Consistent with precedent and requirements placed on the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in

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Wisconsin Historical Society: Placed the Sun Prairie Downtown Historic District on the State Register of Historic Places

Contact: Kara O’Keeffe [email protected] 608-261-9596 Sun Prairie, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Sun Prairie Downtown Historic District in Sun Prairie, Dane County on the State Register of Historic Places on February 15, 2019. The district is significant for its exceptional collection of commercial buildings representing the historic

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Wisconsin Historical Society: Placed the St. Matthew Christian Methodist Episcopal Church on the State Register of Historic Places

Contact: Kara O’Keeffe [email protected] 608-261-9596 Milwaukee, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the St. Matthew Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County on the State Register of Historic Places on February 15, 2019. The St. Matthew Christian Methodist Episcopal (C.M.E.) Church is significant at the state level for

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WisPolitics Midday: Feb. 28, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Gov Evers has plans for the $320mil that he says he will save by expanding Medicaid. Wisconsin one of four “toss-up states” heading into the 2020 presidential election.

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