MON PM Update: More details on Evers budget emerge; guv reverses course, releases Walker note

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers’ administration is projecting the state would collect nearly $2.3 million in increased revenue over the coming biennium if medical marijuana is legalized and taxed under the guv’s budget. The plan would legalize medical marijuana and impose an excise tax amounting to a 10 percent surcharge on the dispensary lis… 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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One Wisconsin Institute: Statements on Guv. Tony Evers’ executive order increasing access to State ID

Mike Browne, Deputy Director [email protected] (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers announced an executive order directing the state Department of Transportation to make it easier for legal voters to obtain a state ID required to vote, including expanding hours and locations of Department of Motor Vehicle offices. One Wisconsin Institute first raised the issue of inadequate access to DMV facilities in 2011, when Scott Walker and legislative Republicans sought to impose a voter ID requirement. An amicus brief filed by the Institute with the U.S. Supreme Court highlighted the severe lack of access to Wisconsin Department of Motor

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WisPolitics Midday: Mar. 4, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Gov Evers estimates how much money the state will bring in with medical marijuana. Another TV commercial launched in the WI Supreme Court race.

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Madison Water Utility: Madison looks to state for guidance on PFAS

Contact: Amy Barrilleaux (608) 266-9129 – office, (608) 219-9666 – cell March 4, 2019 – Madison Water Utility will temporarily rely on other well facilities to serve the Well 15 area on the city’s east side as it waits for a recommended PFAS standard from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS). The DHS is expected to recommend a PFAS groundwater standard to the Department of Natural Resources sometime this spring. The utility does expect Well 15 to meet the DHS’ recommended standard and plans to bring the well back online this summer. According to Public Health Madison Dane County,

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Dept. of Workforce Development: Secretary-designee Frostman visits Milwaukee’s Gen. Mitchell Airport to highlight project SEARCH program, discuss budget

CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WIWorkforce On Twitter: @WIWorkforce   Gov. Evers’ budget fully funds Project SEARCH program MILWAUKEE – Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary-designee Caleb Frostman today visited Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport to highlight Wisconsin’s commitment to Project SEARCH while also touting Governor Evers’ 2019-2021 Wisconsin State Budget which fully funds the Project SEARCH program. Secretary-designee Frostman toured the airport, met with Project SEARCH interns and sat-down with officials from General Mitchell, Milwaukee Public Schools and Goodwill to discuss the program.   “Preparing our future workforce through innovative programs like Project SEARCH is vital

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Gov. Tony Evers: Signs Executive Order #14 related to accessibility of DMV facilities and DOT-issued voter identification

Contact: [email protected] or 608-219-7443 GREEN BAY — During a visit to the Green Bay Transit Center to discuss budget investments in transportation, Governor Tony Evers today signed an executive order relating to the accessibility of Department of Motor Vehicles facilities and Department of Transportation-issued voter identification. Wisconsin drivers licenses and other identification documents provided by the DMV are one of the few qualifying forms of voter identification authorized by Wisconsin law and are by far the most common. Wisconsin drivers licenses and other forms of original DOT-issued voter identification are in most cases only available in-person from DMV service centers;

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Brown County Treasurer’s office: County Treasurer highlights lottery credit month

FROM: Paul Zeller – Brown County Treasurer CONTACT: (920) 448-4074 (Brown County, Wis.) — The Brown County Treasurer’s office is recognizing March as Lottery Credit Awareness Month. “We’re asking all eligible property owners to review their 2018 real estate tax bill to ensure they received this important credit,” says Paul Zeller, Brown County Treasurer. “Last year, the average lottery credit in Brown County was about $150. If you got the credit properly on your 2018 tax bill, you don’t need to do anything to earn the credit on your 2019 tax bill.” If you are an eligible property owner who

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Marquette University: To host multiple events in honor of Women’s History Month

Contact: Anne Broeker Communication Specialist (414) 288-7536 – office (414) 217-2172 – mobile [email protected] Marquette was first Catholic university to admit women alongside men MILWAUKEE – Marquette University’s Center for Intercultural Engagement and Marquette’s Women’s Innovation Network are sponsoring a number of events to celebrate Women’s History Month this March. Most events are free and open to the public. In 1909, Marquette University became the first Catholic university in the world to admit both women and men, continuing the university’s founding commitment to educational access. Friday, March 8, all day The Women’s Innovation Network will sponsor an International Women’s Display

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Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest: From Rhinelander to River Falls, 50 entries advance

MADISON – Fifty entries from 24 communities have advanced to the semi-final round of the 16th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, contest producers announced. The contestants were selected from a field of about 200 qualified first-round entries by an independent panel of 95 judges organized through the Wisconsin Technology Council and its programs, the Tech Council Innovation Network and the Tech Council Investor Networks. The semi-finalists reflect the diversity of Wisconsin’s economy and are spread among four broad categories: advanced manufacturing (15), business services (10), information technology (13) and life sciences (12). Those 50 plans also represent the geographic diversity of Wisconsin, with 32 of

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Rep. Vruwink: Want an income tax cut? So do we all

Contact: Rep. Don Vruwink, 608-266-3790  In 1911, Wisconsin became the first state to adopt and retain an individual income tax. The federal government followed suit in 1913. The individual income tax has been Wisconsin’s largest source of tax revenue, comprising about 43 percent of total state tax collections. In his State of the State Address in February, Gov. Evers announced his plan to follow through on his campaign pledge to cut income taxes. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos was quick to rise to his feet in applause, and every other legislator followed suit. A few days later, Speaker Vos introduced his

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NDRC: Affiliates Invest in state activity

Contact: Patrick Rodenbush [email protected] Washington, D.C. – The National Democratic Redistricting Committee and its affiliated entities are announcing investments to support candidates running in spring elections in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania and fight a potential change to the judicial selection process in Iowa. In addition, NDRC Chairman Eric H. Holder, Jr., the 82nd Attorney General of the United States, will be traveling to Wisconsin on March 14 and 15 ahead of the upcoming state Supreme Court race and Texas on March 20. Holder will meet with local activists, young people, and people of color to discuss the importance of engaging in state

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NDRC: Affiliates invest in state activity, Holder to travel to Wisconsin, Texas

Contact: Patrick Rodenbush [email protected]   Washington, D.C. – The National Democratic Redistricting Committee and its affiliated entities are announcing investments to support candidates running in spring elections in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania and fight a potential change to the judicial selection process in Iowa. In addition, NDRC Chairman Eric H. Holder, Jr., the 82nd Attorney General of the United States, will be traveling to Wisconsin on March 14 and 15 ahead of the upcoming state Supreme Court race and Texas on March 20. Holder will meet with local activists, young people, and people of color to discuss the importance of engaging in

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WisPolitics Midday: Mar. 4, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Gov Evers estimates how much money the state will bring in with medical marijuana. Another TV commercial launched in the WI Supreme Court race.

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Dept. of Workforce Development: Secretary-designee Frostman visits Milwaukee’s Gen. Mitchell Airport to highlight project SEARCH program, discuss budget

CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WIWorkforce On Twitter: @WIWorkforce   Gov. Evers’ budget fully funds Project SEARCH program MILWAUKEE – Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary-designee Caleb Frostman today visited Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport to highlight Wisconsin’s commitment to Project SEARCH while also touting Governor Evers’

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Gov. Tony Evers: Signs Executive Order #14 related to accessibility of DMV facilities and DOT-issued voter identification

Contact: [email protected] or 608-219-7443 GREEN BAY — During a visit to the Green Bay Transit Center to discuss budget investments in transportation, Governor Tony Evers today signed an executive order relating to the accessibility of Department of Motor Vehicles facilities and Department of Transportation-issued voter identification. Wisconsin drivers licenses and

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Marquette University: To host multiple events in honor of Women’s History Month

Contact: Anne Broeker Communication Specialist (414) 288-7536 – office (414) 217-2172 – mobile [email protected] Marquette was first Catholic university to admit women alongside men MILWAUKEE – Marquette University’s Center for Intercultural Engagement and Marquette’s Women’s Innovation Network are sponsoring a number of events to celebrate Women’s History Month this March.

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Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest: From Rhinelander to River Falls, 50 entries advance

MADISON – Fifty entries from 24 communities have advanced to the semi-final round of the 16th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, contest producers announced. The contestants were selected from a field of about 200 qualified first-round entries by an independent panel of 95 judges organized through the Wisconsin Technology Council and its programs, the Tech

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Rep. Vruwink: Want an income tax cut? So do we all

Contact: Rep. Don Vruwink, 608-266-3790  In 1911, Wisconsin became the first state to adopt and retain an individual income tax. The federal government followed suit in 1913. The individual income tax has been Wisconsin’s largest source of tax revenue, comprising about 43 percent of total state tax collections. In his

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NDRC: Affiliates Invest in state activity

Contact: Patrick Rodenbush [email protected] Washington, D.C. – The National Democratic Redistricting Committee and its affiliated entities are announcing investments to support candidates running in spring elections in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania and fight a potential change to the judicial selection process in Iowa. In addition, NDRC Chairman Eric H. Holder, Jr.,

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