Profile: Department of Tourism Secretary Sara Meaney 

WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. The latest installment features Department of Tourism Secretary Sara Meaney. Meaney was most recently chief marketing and development officer for Milwaukee Film and was involved with the firms BVK, Comet Branding and Hanson Dodge Creative. Birthplace, age? 44 years old, born in Milwaukee. Job history? Held executive leadership and management roles at several advertising and marketing agencies. Owned her own marketing agency, Comet Branding + PR, before leading a successful merger with Hanson Dodge Creative. Most recently worked as chief marketing and development officer for Milwaukee Film. Education? Earned

Read More »

FRI REPORT: Despite shared goals, gulf remains between Evers, GOP leaders over key policy areas

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Despite shared goals, gulf remains between Evers, GOP leaders over key policy areas Evers’ unemployment plan reverses some GOP changes, sidesteps advisory council Assembly would see first female-majority caucus if Walkington wins 64th AD race Brennan says uncertainty over Foxconn poses challenges … 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

Read More »

WisPolitics Midday: Mar. 8, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Gov Evers touts a $15 million capital budget investment in Milwaukee. Evers urges dismissal of “Wedding Barn” lawsuits The Wisconsin congressional delegation unanimously supported an anti-hate measure. … 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.

Read More »

Wisconsin AFL-CIO: Proud to support Stone Creek Coffee Worker’s Union

Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, [email protected] Workers at Stone Creek Coffee File for Union Rights Recognition with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 344 “We wholeheartedly send our solidarity to the Stone Creek Coffee Worker’s Union as they join together as a team for better pay and a voice at work,” said Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO. “Working families across the state are proudly supporting the baristas, bakers, kitchen staff, roasters, delivery drivers, and production workers at Stone Creek Coffee who are organizing for union rights with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 344. Every worker should be able

Read More »

UW-Green Bay: Political Strategists, Former Presidential Advisors Axelrod and Rove Holding point/counterpoint conversation at UW-Green Bay

Contact: Sue Bodilly 920-465-5502 [email protected] http://news.uwgb.edu Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership sponsors free event Green Bay, Wis.—National political strategists and former senior advisors to Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, David Axelrod and Karl Rove, will be on the UW-Green Bay campus for a Point/Counterpoint Conversation on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 6 p.m. at the Weidner Center. The event, sponsored by the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership, is free and open to the public and designed to provide and promote civil, non-partisan and thought-provoking conversation about election polling and strategy, politicians and presidents, red

Read More »

PSC chairwoman says Evers’ clean energy plan ‘achievable and reasonable’

Rebecca Valcq, the new chairwoman of the state Public Service Commission, says Gov. Tony Evers’ goal of carbon-free electricity by 2050 is “achievable and reasonable.”   “In order to get to zero carbon by 2050, it’s going to require retirement of some facilities that use traditional forms of generation — like coal,” Valcq told WisBusiness.com.   In many cases, she says these plants have valuable assets that could be used for other purposes. Still, she said “we’re looking at some stranded costs.”   “Recovery is something the commission is going to have to take a really hard look at,” she

Read More »

Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection:  Reminds farmers to report storm losses, offers resources

Media Contact: Grace Colás, Communications Director 608-224-5020, [email protected] MADISON – With more snow in the forecast this weekend, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds farmers to report winter storm losses to their county Farm Service Agency (FSA) office as soon as possible. These reports are essential to making the determination whether to seek a disaster designation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary. “This week, I had the opportunity to talk directly with farmers and tour their farms that have suffered extensive barn and shed damage due to the ice, snow, and wind,” said DATCP

Read More »

Dept. of Revenue: Notices sent to owners of $4.6 million in unclaimed property

CONTACT: Patty Mayers, Communications Director 608.266.2300 or [email protected] Earlier this week, the Department of Revenue (DOR) sent 20,312 unclaimed property checks worth $2.2 million to people matched with unclaimed property. Additionally, the department sent 301 letters to potential claimants for properties worth more than $2,000 each. If all they all respond, the payout will be worth a total of $2.4 million. “We want people to know about this,” says Department of Revenue Secretary Peter Barca. “More importantly, we want people to respond for their own benefit – to claim what’s rightfully theirs. If you receive one of these letters, be

Read More »

Evers asks court to dismiss wedding barn suit; spokeswoman says administration won’t require liquor licenses

Gov. Tony Evers is urging a court to dismiss a suit filed by two wedding barns, signaling for the first time that his administration won’t require such operations to have a liquor license for private parties. The wedding barns, with the help of the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, filed the suit in January, urging a Dunn County judge to declare they don’t need a liquor license for private parties that rent their facilities. In the alternative, they want a judge to invalidate a state law requiring those in charge of a “public place” obtain an appropriate liquor

Read More »

Rewind: Your Week in Review for March 8

On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ budget request; Department of Safety and Professional Services Secretary Dawn Crim’s 2005 child abuse charge that was later dismissed; and cabinet secretaries’ salaries under Evers compared to former Gov. Scott Walker.

Read More »

U.S. Rep. Kind: Works with La Crosse-Area man to introduce bill to unite family bill will help veterans bring adult children born overseas to United States

Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 [email protected] La Crosse – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind reintroduced the Uniting Families Act, a bipartisan bill that will give veteran parents of adult children, who are foreign citizens, a pathway to bring those children to the United States. This legislation puts in place common sense measures that are not currently in place for children over the age of 21. “I am proud to support the Uniting Families Act, a bipartisan bill that got its start by working together with a Wisconsinite on an issue that impacted him and his family. I thank John for

Read More »

Dept. of Health Services: Relaunches tobacco prevention campaign to address youth e-cigarette epidemic

Contact: Jennifer Miller/Elizabeth Goodsitt 608-266-1683 In early 2019, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) issued a rare health advisory on youth e-cigarette use in response to new data showing skyrocketing vape use among Wisconsin teens (from 8% of high school students in 2014 to 20% in 2018). DHS is continuing to build on the awareness created by the advisory with the relaunch of their Tobacco is Changing media campaign across the state. Tobacco is Changing, which originally debuted in November 2017, focuses on providing education to Wisconsin parents on the candy and fruit-flavored tobacco products enticing today’s kids. “We’re

Read More »

Profile: Department of Tourism Secretary Sara Meaney 

WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. The latest installment features Department of Tourism Secretary Sara Meaney. Meaney was most recently chief marketing and development officer for Milwaukee Film and was involved with the firms BVK, Comet Branding and Hanson Dodge Creative. Birthplace, age? 44 years

Read More »

WisPolitics Midday: Mar. 8, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Gov Evers touts a $15 million capital budget investment in Milwaukee. Evers urges dismissal of “Wedding Barn” lawsuits The Wisconsin congressional delegation unanimously supported an anti-hate measure. … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a

Read More »

UW-Green Bay: Political Strategists, Former Presidential Advisors Axelrod and Rove Holding point/counterpoint conversation at UW-Green Bay

Contact: Sue Bodilly 920-465-5502 [email protected] http://news.uwgb.edu Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership sponsors free event Green Bay, Wis.—National political strategists and former senior advisors to Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, David Axelrod and Karl Rove, will be on the UW-Green Bay campus for a Point/Counterpoint Conversation on

Read More »

Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection:  Reminds farmers to report storm losses, offers resources

Media Contact: Grace Colás, Communications Director 608-224-5020, [email protected] MADISON – With more snow in the forecast this weekend, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds farmers to report winter storm losses to their county Farm Service Agency (FSA) office as soon as possible. These reports are

Read More »

Rewind: Your Week in Review for March 8

On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ budget request; Department of Safety and Professional Services Secretary Dawn Crim’s 2005 child abuse charge that was later dismissed; and cabinet secretaries’ salaries under Evers compared to former Gov. Scott Walker.

Read More »

U.S. Rep. Kind: Works with La Crosse-Area man to introduce bill to unite family bill will help veterans bring adult children born overseas to United States

Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 [email protected] La Crosse – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind reintroduced the Uniting Families Act, a bipartisan bill that will give veteran parents of adult children, who are foreign citizens, a pathway to bring those children to the United States. This legislation puts in place common

Read More »