Contact: Steven Chmielewski Email: Steven.chmielewski@ces.uwex.edu                 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: Thursday, March 30, 2017 (WAUKESHA, WI) –  A free Home Improvement Workshop for City of Waukesha residents will be held on April 24, 2017 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at Waukesha Memorial Hospital in Trieber Rooms C1 &

Media Contact:  Jerad Albracht, Senior Communications Specialist, 608-224-5007 or Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 Spam Email Screenshot Examples (.jpg files):  #1   #2   #3 MADISON – When someone plays a harmless prank on April Fool’s Day, usually you laugh it off.  After all, it’s safe to assume that the

Madison- State Representative Janel Brandtjen (R- Menomonee Falls) has joined with State Senator Duey Stroebel (R- Saukville) to prohibit school districts from passing referendums that would permanently raise revenue limits.  The bill would limit the revenue exemption to five years. “Right now we have referendums that raise revenue limits forever,

Dave Pilon, PE, WisDOT Project Manager (608) 245-2622; david.pilon@dot.wi.gov Southbound US 151 at Sun Prairie will be reduced to a single lane of traffic, between County VV and Main Street, starting Wednesday afternoon (April 5). Delays are expected during peak travel times. Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes and

Contact: Rep. Joan Ballweg, (888) 534-0041 Chosen as Part of Youth Art Month  Madison… State Representative Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) congratulates students from the 41st Assembly District who were selected as part of March’s Youth Art Month. Student art work is displayed in the Capitol rotunda from March 18th through March 31st. Rep. Ballweg would

Contact:  Chris Schrimpf, 614-440-8589 chris@redtackstrategy.com Newly Formed Group Raises $2 Million in First Five Days Solutions for Wisconsin, a newly formed super PAC that will focus on the 2018 U.S. Senate race is Wisconsin, is announcing its endorsement of potential candidate Kevin Nicholson. The Wisconsin native, who is a combat veteran,

Contact: A.J. Nino Amato, 608-514-3317 namato@cwag.org MADISON: Gov. Walker did not fund in his 2017-19 Biennial  State Budget sixteen full-time Dementia Care Specialists (DCS) for the ADRCs. The original DCS positions were temporary. As a result, CWAG is working with the Alzheimer’s & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Business

Contact: Sen. Mark Miller, 608-266-9170 Sen. Janet Bewley, 608-266-3510 Rep. Nick Milroy, 608-266-0640 Rep. Gary Hebl, 608-266-7678 New data from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau shows that — in addition to draining resources directly out of public schools and costing property taxpayers — unaccountable voucher schools would take up more of the state’s general fund

Contact: AUSA assigned to case, (608) 264-5158, TTY: (608) 264-5006 MADISON, WIS. — A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments yesterday.  You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Contact: Alec Zimmerman, (608) 257-4765   [Madison, WI] — When Senator Tammy Baldwin announced that she would oppose the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve as the newest justice on the Supreme Court, she flip flopped and broke her word to Wisconsin.  Immediately following the judge’s nomination, Senator Baldwin said that

Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director (608) 444-3483 mike@OneWisconsinNow.org MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker can often be heard talking about his deep concern for college affordability. But One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross noted the actions of the career politician tell a much different story, having voted for a series of

Sen. Steve Nass (608) 266-2635  Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) issued the following statement regarding the Joint Finance Committee’s discussion of the 2017-19 Department of Transportation budget.  In particular, the statements by Senator Luther Olsen (R-Ripon) implying that Senate Republicans are prepared to increase revenues such as the state gas tax:

“Reform Is Necessary To Strengthen Faith In Law Enforcement, Tamper Abuse, And Protect Citizens’ Constitutional Rights”   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner released the following statement in response to the newly released Inspector General (IG) report on its investigation into the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) forfeiture practices, particularly its

Mark Bednar; 202-738-0744 Less than 1 percent of leftover bombs in Laos has been cleared WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sean Duffy (R-WI) today led a bipartisan letter of 18 Members of Congress to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Matters