THU PM Update: In Eau Claire, Pence praises pre-COVID economy, promises conservative Supreme Court pick

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Vice President Mike Pence in his ninth Wisconsin visit this year touted the strength of the U.S. economy during Donald Trump’s first three years as president and pledged a “principled, conservative woman” will be picked for a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy. The Indiana Republican praised the administration’s first-term efforts such… 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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Biden ad knocks Trump over reported comments disparaging servicemembers

Joe Biden’s campaign is out with a new TV ad in Wisconsin again knocking President Trump’s reported comments that soldiers who die in combat are “suckers” and “losers.” The new spot features a soldier who lost both legs in combat saying Biden “understands the sacrifices the troops make.” The campaign said the ad will run on TV and digital platforms targeting areas with a high number of military ho… 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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People’s Maps Commission: Seeking public comment on redistricting maps

MADISON – The People’s Maps Commission is holding an online public hearing 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, to seek public input on the upcoming redrawing of legislative redistricting maps. The hearing is the first in a series of at least eight meetings the Commission will host. The focus of the hearing will be Wisconsin’s Eighth Congressional District and highlight redistricting basics including why redistricting matters and how it works. The online public hearing will include testimony from experts and also provide Wisconsinites the opportunity to express how they have been impacted by legislative redistricting and share their ideas for how

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Sen. Smith: State Republicans show up to work for Washington but not Wisconsin

MADISON – Five weeks before the U.S. presidential election, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo traveled to the closed Wisconsin State Capitol to deliver a speech on China’s pursuit to influence U.S. policy. This was the first visit paid by a U.S. Secretary of State to Wisconsin’s Capitol in state history. In response to yesterday’s event, Senator Jeff Smith (D – Brunswick) released the following statement: “I was beginning to ask myself, if a global pandemic, which has cost the lives of 1,265 Wisconsinites, cannot convince Republicans to do their jobs, what can? Yesterday I got my answer. “On state time

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Marquette University: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston president to deliver virtual Marburg Lecture, Oct. 8

MILWAUKEE — Eric Rosengren, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, will virtually deliver Marquette University’s annual Marburg Memorial Lecture at 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 8. The lecture is hosted by the Department of Economics in the College of Business Administration and open to the public. Registration with further event information is available online. Rosengren has served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston — one of 12 regional Federal Reserve banks — since 2007. As CEO, he leads the Boston branch’s work, which includes economic research and analysis, banking supervision and financial stability efforts, community

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UW-Madison: Coldest northern hemisphere temperature, first recorded by UW-Madison, officially confirmed

MADISON – Nearly 30 years after recording a temperature of minus 93.2 degrees Fahrenheit  (minus 69.6 Celsius) in Greenland, the measurement has been verified by the World Meteorological Organization as the coldest recorded temperature in the Northern Hemisphere. The measurement was first recorded by a University of Wisconsin-Madison Antarctic Meteorological Research Center Automatic Weather Station in December 1991. An AWS is a standalone instrument suite developed by UW-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center and AMRC scientists and engineers to collect numerous environmental parameters such as air temperature, pressure, humidity, wind direction and speed. The information is then relayed via satellite

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Trump campaign: Vice President Mike Pence hosts Made in America event in Wisconsin as President Trump revitalizes American manufacturing

Joe Biden spent forty-seven years shipping American jobs to China and devastating manufacturers with high taxes and harsh regulations, undermining the blue-collar workers that he claims to represent. In contrast, President Trump built the greatest economy in the world and continues to lead the Great American Comeback through his pro-growth agenda. As Vice President Pence discussed during a ‘Made… 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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Supporting Families Together Association: National report highlights financial burden of Wisconsin child care

[MADISON, Wis., Sept. 24, 2020] A new report and supplementary interactive data website released today by the nonprofit organization Child Care Aware of America (CCAoA) paint the picture of a child care system which places an impossible financial burden on Wisconsin’s parents and child care providers. The report addresses the fragile child care system that existed before COVID-19 as well as new pressures that have arisen due to the virus.    While the cost and affordability of child care vary throughout the state by location, race, ethnicity, nativity, child age, and type of care, the average cost of care was $9,072 per child in Wisconsin in 2019. This is roughly equivalent to the average cost of University of Wisconsin tuition and fees ($9,104). The cost of infant care is greater than annual average Wisconsin rent (infant care $10,332; rent $10,044), and having two children

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WisDems: Ahead of Pence visit, U.S. Sen. Baldwin, ER doctor, Wisconsinite with pre-existing conditions blast administration for failed response to COVID-19

(WISCONSIN) — In response to Mike Pence’s visit to the state, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ER Doctor and candidate for Wisconsin’s 67th State Assembly District Chris Kapsner, and Bob Andruszkiewicz, who has pre-existing conditions, called out the Donald Trump and Mike Pence for their failed response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has led to countless Wisconsin jobs lost and small businesses shuddered. They also discussed the Trump administration’s continued attacks on protections for pre-existing conditions, while still having no real plan to confront the pandemic. For the over 100,000 Wisconsinites who have tested positive for COVID-19, and the economic fallout that it

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Office of the Commissioner of Insurance: Gov. Evers, Insurance Commissioner urge Wisconsinites to plan for the future during Life Insurance Awareness Month

Madison, Wis. – Governor Tony Evers and Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable today encouraged Wisconsinites to think about and plan for the financial future of their loved ones as part of Life Insurance Awareness Month. The Wisconsin Office of Commissioner of Insurance (OCI), along with regulators and insurers from across the United States, annually recognizes September as Life Insurance Awareness Month as a way to highlight the importance of life insurance and to urge consumers to evaluate their coverage needs. “While it may seem unpleasant to think about, life insurance should be an essential part of your financial plan,” Gov. Evers said. “Because

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UW-Stout: Student studies effects of COVID-19 on retail merchandising during summer cooperative

Menomonie, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Stout’s Cooperative Education and Internship Program provides students with career development opportunities through professional positions related to their degree. Supported by Career Services, the program partners with employers to develop ways students can positively impact companies and fill necessary roles. This past summer, 442 UW-Stout students completed co-ops and internships with 300 employers in 20 states and five countries. Some students worked remotely while others were on job sites that followed COVID-19 precautions. Part of the solution to COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic slowed some companies down but accelerated others into overdrive. Employers responding to

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ADC: Bring back whole milk in schools or children’s health will suffer

September 24nd, 2020: According to a study published this month in “The Journal of Dairy Science,” researchers have found that children’s repetitive exposure to foods early is a key driver of preference later in life.  The study recognized that a “primary indicator of lifetime milk consumption is a habit developed during childhood.” Since 2008, regulations have restricted higher fat content milk varieties from school lunch programs.  School lunch programs also saw fewer student participants. This culminated in a 14.2% decrease in all milk sold in U.S. schools from 1.835 million kilograms in 2008 to 1.573 million kilograms in 2017. This same study also states that “adequate consumption

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Sen. Marklein: CARES Act funds for broadband expansion grants

Madison, WI – Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) released the following statement regarding Governor Tony Evers’ decision to dedicate $5 million of Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to the Wisconsin Broadband Expansion Grant program: “I am grateful that Governor Tony Evers heard my call to dedicate a portion of the CARES Act funding Wisconsin received from the Federal government to broadband expansion. The $5 million infusion into the Rural Broadband Expansion Grant program for projects that will connect people before the end of 2020 is a very good use of these funds. When I reached out to

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State Senate Democratic Committee: Does Sen. Testin care more about China than his own Constituents?

Yesterday, for the first time in 164 days, Senator Patrick Testin (R – Stevens Point) returned to the floor of the State Senate. No, it wasn’t to help any of his constituents face the challenges posed by COVID-19, but it was to listen to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talk about China. During the remarks, Senator Testin asked the Secretary regarding the Trump Administration’s stance on the persecution of Uyghurs in Western China by the PRC.   “Standing up for any oppressed group caught in merciless, state-sanctioned violence is a noble sentiment,” said Eric LaGesse, Executive Director of the State

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Office of the Commissioner of Insurance: Insurance Commissioner Afable and Health Services Secretary-Designee Palm lead effort to extend 2021 open enrollment period

Madison, Wis. – Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable and Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm today joined with multiple stakeholders in calling for an extension to the upcoming 2021 HealthCare.gov open enrollment period. Open enrollment – the annual period in which people can enroll in a health insurance plan from HealthCare.gov – is currently scheduled to begin November 1 and continue through December 15, 2020. In a letter to Alex Azar, Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Commissioner Afable and Secretary-designee Palm,

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UW-Madison: Coldest northern hemisphere temperature, first recorded by UW-Madison, officially confirmed

MADISON – Nearly 30 years after recording a temperature of minus 93.2 degrees Fahrenheit  (minus 69.6 Celsius) in Greenland, the measurement has been verified by the World Meteorological Organization as the coldest recorded temperature in the Northern Hemisphere. The measurement was first recorded by a University of Wisconsin-Madison Antarctic Meteorological

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Trump campaign: Vice President Mike Pence hosts Made in America event in Wisconsin as President Trump revitalizes American manufacturing

Joe Biden spent forty-seven years shipping American jobs to China and devastating manufacturers with high taxes and harsh regulations, undermining the blue-collar workers that he claims to represent. In contrast, President Trump built the greatest economy in the world and continues to lead the Great American Comeback through his pro-growth

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Supporting Families Together Association: National report highlights financial burden of Wisconsin child care

[MADISON, Wis., Sept. 24, 2020] A new report and supplementary interactive data website released today by the nonprofit organization Child Care Aware of America (CCAoA) paint the picture of a child care system which places an impossible financial burden on Wisconsin’s parents and child care providers. The report addresses the fragile child care system that existed before COVID-19 as well as new pressures that have arisen due to the virus.    While the cost and

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WisDems: Ahead of Pence visit, U.S. Sen. Baldwin, ER doctor, Wisconsinite with pre-existing conditions blast administration for failed response to COVID-19

(WISCONSIN) — In response to Mike Pence’s visit to the state, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ER Doctor and candidate for Wisconsin’s 67th State Assembly District Chris Kapsner, and Bob Andruszkiewicz, who has pre-existing conditions, called out the Donald Trump and Mike Pence for their failed response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has

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Office of the Commissioner of Insurance: Gov. Evers, Insurance Commissioner urge Wisconsinites to plan for the future during Life Insurance Awareness Month

Madison, Wis. – Governor Tony Evers and Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable today encouraged Wisconsinites to think about and plan for the financial future of their loved ones as part of Life Insurance Awareness Month. The Wisconsin Office of Commissioner of Insurance (OCI), along with regulators and insurers from across the United

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UW-Stout: Student studies effects of COVID-19 on retail merchandising during summer cooperative

Menomonie, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Stout’s Cooperative Education and Internship Program provides students with career development opportunities through professional positions related to their degree. Supported by Career Services, the program partners with employers to develop ways students can positively impact companies and fill necessary roles. This past summer, 442

Read More »

ADC: Bring back whole milk in schools or children’s health will suffer

September 24nd, 2020: According to a study published this month in “The Journal of Dairy Science,” researchers have found that children’s repetitive exposure to foods early is a key driver of preference later in life.  The study recognized that a “primary indicator of lifetime milk consumption is a habit developed during childhood.” Since

Read More »

Sen. Marklein: CARES Act funds for broadband expansion grants

Madison, WI – Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) released the following statement regarding Governor Tony Evers’ decision to dedicate $5 million of Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to the Wisconsin Broadband Expansion Grant program: “I am grateful that Governor Tony Evers heard my call to dedicate a

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Office of the Commissioner of Insurance: Insurance Commissioner Afable and Health Services Secretary-Designee Palm lead effort to extend 2021 open enrollment period

Madison, Wis. – Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable and Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm today joined with multiple stakeholders in calling for an extension to the upcoming 2021 HealthCare.gov open enrollment period. Open enrollment – the annual period in which people can enroll in a health insurance

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