Contact: Maureen Ryan- moryan@charter.net; (608) 444-3842; Beth Swedeen- beth.swedeen@wisconsin.gov; (608) 266-1166; Kristin M. Kerschensteiner- kitk@drwi.org; (608) 267-0214 (MADISON) – The Survival Coalition of more than 30 disability organizations is strongly encouraged by the unanimous decision yesterday by the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of the Colorado parents whose son has

Contact: Stephanie Wilson Miller 608.267.8823 Dane County residents would see immediate and severe impacts under the President’s budget proposal, County Executive Joe Parisi announced today. Parisi was joined by a number of local advocates for a news conference at Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, a local agency that provides help to

Last summer and fall I had the privilege to serve as Vice Chair of the Legislative Council Study Committee on Rural Broadband, a bi-partisan committee made up of four legislators and nine members of the public. Representing our 93rd Assembly District, I have been diligently working toward the goal of

Contact: Jerry Poling (715) 232-2384 polingj@uwstout.edu University of Wisconsin-Stout and Chippewa Valley Technical College have reached an agreement in which CVTC liberal arts students seeking to transfer to the university will be guaranteed admission. “CVTC’s guaranteed admission agreement with UW-Stout ensures a seamless transition for our liberal arts students to

Contact: Eric Harris eric.harris@mail.house.gov Yesterday, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) executive committee met with President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss issues impacting African-American communities. In response to the meeting, Congresswoman Moore released the following statement: “In his efforts to court

Contact: Rep. Riemer- (608) 266-1733 Sen. Erpenbach- (608) 266-6670 Madison – Members of Congress are currently debating a bill put forward by Speaker Paul Ryan that would repeal the Affordable Care Act. The Congressional Budget Office found that this bill would drastically raise premiums on senior citizens, cause 24 million

Contact: Iris Riis (608) 256-7549 x2132 iris.riis@ppwi.org MADISON – Ahead of the anticipated U.S. House of Representatives vote on the American Health Care Act today, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin (PPWI) is sharing an open letter to Speaker Paul Ryan inviting him to tour a Planned Parenthood health center in his

Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker today announced that HARIBO, the German-based confectionary company and maker of the popular “GoldBear” gummi candies, has selected Kenosha County as the site of its first manufacturing facility in North America. “On behalf of the state, I want to thank

Contact: Mike Browne mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — The day after a new statewide poll showed his approval ratings remain negative, Gov. Scott Walker convened a press conference to make what he touted was an important economic announcement. The following are the statements of One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot

Contact: (608) 266-2722 MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revisions for January and preliminary estimates for February covering employment and job statistics for the state of Wisconsin. In brief, the seasonally adjusted estimates show: Place of residence data: A preliminary

Contact: Kari Knutson (608) 265-9870 kknutson4@wisc.edu MADISON – Anne P. Massey, an experienced and highly regarded professor and administrator at Indiana University Bloomington, has been selected as the next dean of the Wisconsin School of Business. Massey holds the title of Dean’s Research Professor of information systems at the Kelley