It's back-scratching time at the Wisconsin Hospital Association

Nygren Receives WHA 2015 Health Care Advocate Award.  (Wisconsin Hospital Association news release, 4/29/2015)

State Rep. John Nygren (R-Marinette) received the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) Health Care Advocate of the Year Award April 28 at WHA’s Advocacy Day event in Madison. WHA Immediate Past Board Chair Ed Harding, President/CEO of Bay Area Medical Center in Marinette, presented this year’s award to Nygren in recognition of his collaborative efforts with hospitals and health care systems on several key issues.

More importantly, Nygren  is co-chair of the 'powerful' Joint Committee on Finance.

And as for Ed Harding......

Well, at a time like this, it's always useful to check the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign's Follow the Money database.