About: You’re invited to join Wintrust Wealth Management as they review retirement plans for small businesses. Hear the differences between IRAs, SIMPLE IRA, Plans, SEPs, 403(b) Tax-Sheltered Annuity Plans, Designated Roth Accounts, SARSEPs, Multiple Employer Plans and learn which one is right for you. Speakers will demonstrate how to build a foundation – grow your company, establish your retirement goals/needs, and much more. Join us for pre-workshop networking opportunities and a continental breakfast courtesy of Town Bank followed by the workshop immediately after. Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:30 – 8:00 am: Networking                    8:00 – 9:00 am: Workshop Presentation Hosted by: Town Bank 140 South 1st

Contact: Rep. Gwen Moore “As summer begins and temperatures rise, as do tensions between communities and the law enforcement officials sworn to protect them. And with children out of school and jobs in short supply, parents across my congressional district fear their loved ones will be involved in a tragic interaction with a police officer. Their alarm is justified. As a mother and grandmother of Black children, such anxiety is all too familiar. “Next month will mark a year since civil unrest and city-wide protests erupted in Milwaukee after the fatal police-involved shooting of Sylville Smith. For years, I have

Contact: Melissa Moore Baldauff, Director of Communications 414.278.4216 Office 772.579.6936 Cell Melissa.Baldauff@MilwaukeeCountyWI.gov Milwaukee, Wisconsin – In the wake of a comprehensive examination of the County’s pension system that confirmed systemic errors spanning decades, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele today announced the launch of a Retirement Sustainability Taskforce charged with studying comprehensive reforms that will ensure retirement security for future retirees and long-term fiscal sustainability for the County. The Taskforce meetings will be facilitated by the Public Policy Forum and the Taskforce will also include technical assistance from subject matter experts like The Pew Charitable Trusts’ public sector retirement systems project. “Our current pension

Contact: Nicole Tieman 202-225-5101 Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner reintroduced the Moving Obstructed Trains In-between Openings Now (MOTION) Act. Due to current federal regulations, train operators are required to immediately stop operations when they reach a specified number of hours. This means that even if a train is blocking traffic or has not reached its final destination, it must stop. The issue is particularly troublesome in Wisconsin, which is one of the nation’s largest exporters of stone, gravel, and sand. The increased traffic on Wisconsin’s railways has caused trains to stall on the tracks for hours, leading to significant disruptions