Contact: Cameron Sholty THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE IS FAILING TO FOLLOW STATE LAW, STATE MUST INTERVENE (AGAIN) March 10, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – A new WILL report explains how the City of Milwaukee is failing to follow state law, preserving the never-ending vacant school building crisis.  In total, Milwaukee has at least 15 empty school buildings and taxpayers have spent over $10.2 million on maintenance for empty buildings in the last decade. This problem was supposed to be solved.  In 2015, the state legislature, led by State Sen. Alberta Darling and Rep. Dale Kooyenga, passed a law to force the

Contact: Anthony Alvarado (920) 277-0328 anthonya@weallrisetogether.com National – RISE TOGETHER, a leading grassroots advocacy organization in the recovery movement that aims to eliminate the social stigma around mental health and addiction through education and awareness, has announced its Advisory Board. The Board is comprised of both statewide and national members from community advocacy organizations, prevention and education networks, public health agencies, corporations and non-profit’s, and faith based organizations. The Board’s members include: ● Anthony Alvarado, President and co-founder of Rise Together ● Douglas Darby, Community Outreach Director and co-founder of Rise Together ● Nadine Machkovech, Program Manager of Rise Together

Contact:  Rep. James Edming (608) 266-7506 Rusk County legislator supports resolution to eliminate the office of the State Treasurer MADISON – Today, Representative James Edming (R-Glen Flora) voted in favor of Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 3 which would amend the state constitution to eliminate the office of the State Treasurer. “The State Treasurer has very few duties and the position just is not needed any more,” said Rep. Edming.  “Eliminating this unnecessary position would save valuable taxpayer money and make our government more efficient.” The State Treasurer’s only constitutionally required duty is to serve on the Board of Commissioners of

CONTACT: SENATOR MARKLEIN (608) 266-0703 MADISON – Late today, Governor Scott Walker signed Senate Bill (SB) 2 which changes a tax filing due date in state law before March 15, 2017, a Federal tax filing deadline. “I appreciate Governor Walker’s attention to the time constraints of this legislation,” Marklein said. “We needed to get this done before the March 15, 2017 deadline to have an impact.” In 2015, the Federal Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act was passed. This act changed the federal tax return due dates for certain entities that file state income and franchise tax

Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker signed Senate Bill 2 into law today at the Executive Residence. Senate Bill 2 aligns state tax law to new federal tax law to promote efficiency and prevent taxpayer confusion. “We are constantly looking for new ways to make Wisconsin state government more effective, efficient, and accountable,” Governor Walker said. “The bill we’re signing into law today brings Wisconsin tax law in line with the federal standard, thus making it easier for our taxpayers to navigate tax law.” Senate Bill 2 – updates certain due dates regarding filing returns, estimated

Contact: Bernadette Green, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today introduced legislation suspending U.S. Foreign Aid to countries that deny or delay accepting their criminal aliens that have been ordered removed from the United States. The bill also requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit a report to Congress once a year that lists the countries refusing to allow their criminal citizens to return. In some cases, these criminal aliens have gone on to commit other crimes after their release. For instance, China refused to accept a criminal Chinese citizen after he was arrested for