MADISON—In response to the state’s filing of a US Supreme Court appeal in Whitford v. Gill today, the Fair Elections Project issued the following statements: “The people of Wisconsin want a fair map, drawn in an open and transparent process, not more shenanigans,” said Sachin Chheda, Director of the Fair Elections Project, which organized and launched Whitford v. Gill. “The AG and the Legislature should be focused on the next steps and complying with the district court’s order, rather than wasting more taxpayer dollars defending an unfair, unconstitutional map drawn in a secret process.” “As a longtime Senator, I know

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinInstitute.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — A three judge panel on the Seventh Circuit Federal Court of Appeals today heard oral arguments in appeals of the federal voting rights case One Wisconsin Institute, et. al. v. Thomsen, et. al. A lower court decision in July 2016 struck down numerous anti-voter laws adopted by Gov. Walker and the Republican controlled legislature including restrictions on hours of early voting, finding that one of the limitations was enacted to discriminate against legal voters. In addition, the judge found the state’s administration of its strict voter ID law was unconstitutional.

MADISON – State Representative Jonathan Brostoff issued a statement on the deployed of 17 Wisconsin State Troopers and inspectors to North Dakota to help with the removal of protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). Under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), a national disaster-relief compact that offers assistance during governor-declared states of emergency, states may request assistance from some or all states. “While this pact has a noble purpose, I believe it is being used in a way that does not truly fit its original intended purpose, not only practically but morally. Under Wisconsin Statute 323.80, Article 2, Section

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, (202) 224 – 6225   Thirteen Senators to President Trump: “It is a small price to pay for the unparalleled honor and gravity of your post that you not attempt to capitalize financially on the presidency” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following news that the Chinese government awarded the Trump Organization a trademark that may be worth billions of dollars – one of many foreign favors President Trump may have accepted since taking office – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined a group of senators, led by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), in calling on President Trump to take immediate action to resolve conflicts

For more information contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Madison…Assembly Republicans are calling on the Wisconsin delegation in the U.S. Senate to support Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. A group of 52 members of the Assembly Republican caucus sent a letter to Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin asking them to vote in favor of the qualified nominee. The letter also calls out Senate Democrats for impeding the process. “With individual Senate Democrats now going on record saying that Judge Gorsuch will be confirmed, any interference in the confirmation would be a disservice to our country. We

CONTACT: ROBERT ANDERSON, (608) 264-5158 MADISON, WIS. — John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Cornelius Stewart, 22, Madison, Wis., was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William Conley to two years in federal prison for passing counterfeit U.S. currency at numerous merchants in southern Wisconsin.   Stewart pleaded guilty to this charge on November 21, 2016. During January and February 2016, Stewart, along with four other co-defendants, traveled in groups to various cities from Baraboo to Janesville, passing counterfeit $100 bills at restaurants and merchants. The group would make small-dollar purchases for which they

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Contact: Baldwin (202) 224–6225, Tester (202) 228–0374 U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Jon Tester Urge VA to Support Student Veterans  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jon Tester (D-MT) are urging the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to more strongly support our student veterans. In a letter, the Senators call on the VA to allow university services staff to streamline student veteran data by submitting the data through the National Student Clearinghouse. This will help university staff to devote more time to assisting our veterans in adapting to life as students. “These university staff, many of whom are veterans

Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman | sfreeman@vdlf.org | 414.469.9206 MILWAUKEE, WI – This morning the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned rulings by a Circuit Court judge and a unanimous Appeals Court and held that Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke does not have to provide any information about who his office is turning over to Immigration for deportation to the public. Voces de la Frontera issued the following statement: “This decision represents the worst kind of judicial activism – an activism that responds to the plight of Wisconsin’s immigrant community with an ice-cold heart while empowering a renegade sheriff bent on mass deportations with

Contact: Robert Hansen, Chair 414-939-3367 media@milwaukeedems.org The Democratic Party of Milwaukee County strongly condemns the most recent bomb threat on Milwaukee’s Jewish Community Center. This was the second such threat received in just three weeks, just one part of a huge surge in threats to Jewish community centers, synagogues and other places of worship and community.Though primarily geared toward Jewish families, nearly every location targeted also serves as a gathering place or recreation space for non-Jewish community members.The Democratic Party of Milwaukee County calls on local, state and national leaders to condemn and thoroughly investigate each of these threats and