Contact: (703) 267-3820 media@nrahq.org Fairfax, Va.— The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) today applauds Rep. Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma) and Sen. Dave Craig (R-Big Bend) for introducing Wisconsin’s Right to Carry legislation that will simplify Wisconsin law and allow law-abiding gun owners to carry their firearm in the manner that best suits their needs. “This important piece of legislation means law-abiding gun owners will no longer have to jump through government hoops and pay fees to exercise a basic constitutional right in the way that works best for them,” said Scott Rausch, NRA-ILA Wisconsin state liaison. “Right to Carry is commonsense legislation

Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker released the following column today calling on citizens who support Wisconsin’s schools to contact their legislators and urge them to back his plan for record K-12 education funding. This column is for your consideration to publish. Invest in Student Success and a Strong Workforce By Scott Walker Our state budget invests more into K-12 education than ever before in Wisconsin.  In total, the budget I submitted to the state Legislature in February includes $11.5 billion for K-12 education, and because of our reforms, these dollars will overwhelmingly go into the classroom to help

Contact: Rep. Chris Taylor, 608-266-5342 MADISON – Today, the Assembly Committee on Federalism on Interstate Relations and the Senate Committee on Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism will be holding a joint public hearing on several pieces of legislation that call for and set procedures for a constitutional convention to amend the federal constitution and require a balanced budget. Rep. Chris Taylor (D-Madison) released the following statement: “Today, the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC’s) campaign to amend the federal constitution has come to Wisconsin, which I detail in this article.  ALEC, their funders and allies have been on a campaign to knee cap the

Contact: Rep. Chris Taylor, 608-266-5342 MADISON – Today, Republican legislators circulated a bill that allows people to carry concealed guns in public without a permit or any training, expands the ability of people to carry guns in schools, and removes age restrictions for carrying a concealed weapon. In response, Rep. Chris Taylor (D-Madison) issued the following statement: “I wish I could say I’m surprised that following the tragedy in Wausau last week, Republicans are, once again, willing to expand access to firearms. We know that where there are less gun safety measures and more guns, more dangerous individuals get access to guns

Contact: Mark Bednar, 202-738-0744 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sean Duffy (R-WI) today honored the four victims of last week’s Wausau-area tragedy on the House Floor. Click HERE to view his remarks. Transcript: “Mr. Speaker: It’s with a heavy heart, that I rise today to recognize the loss of four members of our greater Wausau community. It was last week that four lives were taken from us all to early. “Karen Barclay was warm and caring to everyone around her. At Marathon Savings Bank, she made sure that kids would never leave without a lollipop. “Dianne Look, known as ‘Dee-Dee,’ celebrated her 25th wedding anniversary

Contact: Representative Lisa Subeck, (608) 266-7521 Representative Terese Berceau, (608) 266-3784 MADISON – State Representatives Lisa Subeck and Terese Berceau today decried action by Republicans on the Assembly Committee on Local Government that significantly diminishes the ability of people living in towns in Dane County to have a say over whether or not their towns opt out of county zoning.  Subeck is the ranking Democratic member on the committee.   “This is nothing more than a bait and switch move, pure and simple,” Subeck stated.  “It completely flies in the face of promises Republicans made last session.  They are literally changing the rules

Contact: Aaron Wegner, (608) 264-5158, TTY: (608) 264-5006   MADISON, WIS. — Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that David Walters, 37, Madison, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker to a two-year term of probation for possession of a controlled substance.  Walters pleaded guilty to this charge on January 5, 2017. While employed as a lieutenant with the Department of Veterans Affairs Police Department in Madison, Walters served as an evidence custodian, which included access to the VA’s medical collection receptacle, which is used by members of the public to dispose of unwanted medications.  Between

Contact: 262.864.1010 Racine WI – Racine County Republican Party wishes to congratulate two Party members on their distinguished awards received on Saturday March 25, 2017. First is Barbara Scherrer of Burlington who won he Alvan E. Bovay Award which honors a uniquely deserving individual from each Wisconsin Congressional District, in recognition of his or her outstanding dedication to the Republican Party. This award is given to an outstanding individual that volunteered for the good of the Republican Party. Barbara received three letters of personal recommendation from Speaker Robin Vos, Representative Samantha Kerkman, and former GOP Chairman, Bill Folk. Barbara has run

WASHINGTON D.C. – RGA Chairman Governor Scott Walker and RGA Policy Chair Governor Mary Fallin released the following statement praising President Donald Trump’s signing of an Executive Order that begins to roll back the disastrous Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) that restricted carbon dioxide emissions from new and existing power plants. “President Trump’s latest Executive Order that begins to roll back the EPA’s job-killing so-called Clean Power Plan is a win for states and a win for the American people. The Obama administration’s plan was an unnecessary and burdensome regulation that would have threatened jobs, jeopardized energy reliability,