MADISON, May 23, 2017 – Local activists are preparing for the Rally for Truth, which will be held at the State Capitol in Madison on June 3, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Rally organizers, which include the Wisconsin Progressive Alliance (http://www.wiproalliance.com), Indivisible Madison (https://www.facebook.com/WeAreIndivisibleMadison), and Rock County Progressives (http://rockcountyprogressives.org), seek to address issues related to President Trump’s campaign and restore faith in the U.S. government. Rally organizers have launched a crowdfunding project to help defray the costs of the Rally. Their project is available on Grassrooter (http://grassrooter.co), an early-stage crowdfunding platform. Grassrooter’s Founder and CEO Stephen Fraser noted,

Contact: Chase Tarrier, Public Policy Coordinator End Domestic Abuse WI chaset@endabusewi.org, 608.237.3985 Madison— Domestic violence victim advocates across Wisconsin are strongly opposing provisions in President Trump’s federal budget proposal that dramatically cut vital programs. These long-standing, highly successful programs exist to serve low and middle-income people, disabled citizens and other vulnerable individuals. “Reports that the Trump budget calls for slashing more than $800 billion from Medicaid programs like BadgerCare, $192 billion from nutritional assistance, $72 billion from disability benefits and $272 billion over all from economic support programs are appalling,” said Patti Seger, executive director of End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin. “At End Abuse,

Contact: Elliott Magers | 317.997.3558 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Who: Voces de la Frontera Sheboygan Chapter, Youth Empowered in the Struggle, community allies, Sheboygan immigrant families What: Rally for Sanctuary Schools in Sheboygan When: Tuesday, May 23rd, 6pm Where: South High School, 3128 S 12th St, Sheboygan, WI 53081 SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN – Tonight at South High School, Voces de la Frontera Sheboygan Chapter and Youth Empowered in the Struggle members will rally outside of a meeting of the Sheboygan Area School District Board of Education to call for a sanctuary schools policy in Sheboygan. Following the rally, community members will enter the meeting to testify in support of the policy. Since

Media Contacts: Jennifer Hazelton, (202) 693-4608, hazelton.jennifer@dol.gov Stephen Barr, (202) 693-4678, barr.g.stephen@dol.gov Release Number:  17-718-NAT WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta today released the fiscal year 2018 budget request for the U.S. Department of Labor. It supports President Donald J. Trump’s plan to invest in priorities that will help American workers develop the necessary skills to meet the demands of a 21st century economy and get good, safe jobs, provide working families access to paid leave, assist employers in meeting their responsibilities under worker protection laws, and restore fiscal responsibility. The FY 2018 budget provides $9.7 billion in