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Contact: Rep. Barbara Dittrich608-237-9138 Assembly GOP Plan Saves Wisconsinites Money Madison - State Representative Barbara Dittrich (R-Oconomowoc) enthusiastically cast her vote to provide substantial funding to key priorities while providing the largest tax cut in state history. The biennial budget bill (SB 70) advanced out of the Assembly in a 63...

Contact: Rep. Spiros(608) 237-9186 Madison – Representative John Spiros (R-Marshfield) released the following statement after the Assembly passed the 2024-25 Biennial State Budget: “What we voted on today is a budget that ensures Wisconsin continues progressing in the right direction,” Rep. Spiros said. “After hearing from constituents over the last six months...

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Legislature has completed its work on the 2023-2025 state budget.  The Senate passed Senate Bill 70 on June 28, and the Assembly concurred on June 29.  “I was proud to support a budget that cuts taxes by $4.4 billion,” State Rep. Dave Armstrong said.  “This includes a $3.5 billion cut...

Contact:  Rep. Calvin Callahan (608) 237-9135  – Representative Calvin Callahan (R-Tomahawk) was proud to support Senate Bill (SB) 70, the 2023-2025 State Budget. After a months-long process of hearing from constituents, holding in-district listening sessions, advocating for the 35th Assembly District, and ultimately working towards a fiscally responsible budget that ALL Wisconsinites can benefit from, the final budget...

Contact: Rori PaloskiDNR Conservation BiologistRori.Paloski@wisconsin.gov  608-516-3742 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare fish, which may result from the Cruson Slough Drawdown project in Richland County. “Incidental take” refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened...

Contact:Raquel LamalRed Shoes Inc.920-574-3253raquel@redshoesinc.com New clinic to open July 11 at Howard Young Medical Center WOODRUFF, Wis. (June 30, 2023) – GI Associates, the largest independent practice in Northern and Central Wisconsin dedicated exclusively to gastroenterology care, announced today that it is moving from its current Woodruff, Wisconsin location at Aspirus Northwoods...

Contact: Rep. Bob Donovan(608) 237-9184    Madison – Representative Bob Donovan (R-Greenfield) gave a statement following the Assembly floor session. The Assembly passed Assembly Bill 43 or the Wisconsin 2023-2024 biennial budget. This historic budget was headlined by unprecedented tax cuts and education funding. “For my first state budget in the...

Wisconsin is seeing more rural population growth than most other Midwest states, particularly in areas where tourism plays a big role in the local economy.  That’s according to the latest Wisconsin Policy Forum report, which shows the state’s rural population grew 5.1 percent between 2000 and 2022. That’s the second-highest growth in the Midwest...

Subscriber note: There will be no WisBusiness.com products July 3-7 because of July 4th holiday. The News Summary will return July 10. Check out https://www.wisbusiness.com/ for updates next week. Thanks for subscribing!  -- Wisconsin is seeing more rural population growth than most other Midwest states, particularly in areas where tourism plays a big role...

Contact:Robert Miranda 414-469-4182 r.miranda414@att.net MILWAUKEE - Mayor Johnson announced that his administration is going to remove 3,300 lead-service lines (LSLs) this year, instead of the 1,500 his Milwaukee Water Works department declared just a few months ago. The groups say the plan falls short of expectations. Frontline Community Group, Get The...

Contact: Elizabeth Goodsitt/Jennifer Miller 608-266-1683 New funding for public health vending machines aimed at preventing or reversing overdose Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Kirsten Johnson joined attendees at the state’s inaugural Harm Reduction Conference in Green Bay today to announce expanded efforts to address the overdose epidemic and...

Contact: Professional Dimensions Lauren Feaster414.581.9230lauren@professionaldimensions.org Annual Event also featured remarks by PD member andWisconsin Supreme Court Justice-elect Janet Protasiewicz Professional Dimensions, one of Milwaukee’s premier professional associations for women, elected its new board directors at its annual meeting on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.  Shanee Jenkins, local non-profit executive and...

Contact:Kelly Helein 920-243-4272 ext 4272 khelein@pro-con.net Helein joins a growing team focused on sustainable coatings, including Jeff Carew, who assumes the role of President, Vireo Coatings Business Unit. Additional leadership changes include the promotion of Martin Rothe to President, Converting Business Unit, and Brian Boulter to Corporate Administrative Manager, Converting Business Unit. APPLETON,...

Contact: Representative Supreme Moore Omokunde (608-237-9117) MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly convened to vote on Senate Bill 70, the executive budget act of the 2023 state legislature. The budget was amended countless times by Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee so that it is a shell of what the Governor originally proposed...