Contact: David Liners, 414-736-2099 or Mark Rice, 608-843-0171 Formerly Incarcerated Leaders Call on Governor Walker to End Crimeless Revocation and Close MSDF  WHEN:                        Thursday, June 29, 2017, 5:00-7:00pm 6pm Procession to MSDF for Prayer Vigil to Honor 17 people who died while in MSDF.  Helium Balloons for each plus

Contact: AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—This morning, Wisconsin’s First District Congressman and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, will appear on WCLO’s Your Talk Show with Tim Bremel and WISN’s The Dan O’Donnell Show.  Details: WISN’s The Dan O’Donnell Show Thursday, June 29, at 10:30 a.m. ET/9:30 a.m. CT Listen

Contact: Linda Hall lhall@wafca.org (608) 257-5939 Linda Hall, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Association of Family & Children’s Agencies, expressed her appreciation following the Speaker’s announcement today of the formation of a new Assembly task force to study the challenges that place Wisconsin families at risk of child neglect. The

Contact: Brian Rothgery 414-278-4230 brian.rothgery@milwaukeecountywi.gov MILWAUKEE – Outside auditors provided Milwaukee County with a report of their ongoing analysis of pension payments on Wednesday, which detailed more errors associated with calculating pension benefits for Milwaukee County retirees. County Board Chairman Theodore Lipscomb, Sr., released the following statement: “The latest audit

For more information, contact: Wayne Chase (608) 267-7774, wayne.chase@dot.wi.gov David Pabst (608) 709-0055 david.pabst@dot.wi.gov WisDOT to suspend work on most construction projects to help ease expected heavy traffic volumes To accommodate heavy traffic expected during the Fourth of July holiday period, construction on most Wisconsin highway projects will be suspended

Contact: Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (608) 266-0610 MADISON – At a Capitol press conference Wednesday afternoon, Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) was appointed to the Speaker’s Task Force on Foster Care. The bipartisan group, assigned by Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester), will investigate foster care issues in Wisconsin. “Through this task force

Media Contacts: Rick Hummell, 608-224-5041 richard.hummell@wi.gov or Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 William2.Cosh@wi.gov MADISON – Wisconsin’s potato growers have re-elected three directors to the industry’s market order board. Re-elected in District 1 is Tom Wild, Antigo; District 2, Bill Wysocki, Plover; and District 3, Heidi Randall, Cambria. The three directors

Media Contacts: Rick Hummell, 608-224-5041 richard.hummell@wi.gov or Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 William2.Cosh@wi.gov MADISON – Wisconsin’s cherry producers have re-elected one director, Lee Petrina of Algoma, to the industry’s market orders board. He will serve a three-year term, starting July 1. The five-member Wisconsin Cherry Board is responsible for overseeing

Media Contacts: Rick Hummell, 608-224-5041 richard.hummell@wi.gov or Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 William2.Cosh@wi.gov MADISON – Wisconsin’s ginseng producers have re-elected two directors, Robert Kaldunski and Aaron Kaiser, both of Edgar, to the industry’s market orders board. The directors will serve a three-year term, starting July 1. The seven-member Ginseng Board

Contact:  Rep. Todd Novak (608) 266-7502 Madison – Rep. Todd Novak (Dodgeville) was named to the Assembly Foster Care Task Force today along with Co-Chairman Rep. Pat Snyder (Schofield), Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (Oak Creek), Rep. Terry Katsma (Oostburg), Rep. Joan Ballweg (Markesan), Rep. Treig Pronschinske (Mondovi), Rep. Joel Kitchens (Sturgeon

Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman | sfreeman@vdlf.org | 414.469.9206 AB190 would have local law enforcement act like Immigration agents Photos here  MADISON, WI – On Wednesday, hundreds of immigrant families and supporters lobbied and protested against AB190/SB275, a bill introduced by Wisconsin Republicans to have local law enforcement act like immigration agents. Wisconsin Republicans have introduced the bills, which

Contact: Rep. Scott Allen  (608) 266-8580 Craft brewers were fortunate to discover potential budget proposal. Recently a leaked proposal has found its way into the public sphere. The proposal would make changes to Wisconsin Chapter 125 of state statute regarding the three-tier system for alcohol sales. This leaked proposal was

Dr. Darienne Driver elected as chair of the Council of Great City Schools Board of Directors, a policymaking body of the nation’s primary coalition of large urban public school systems Dr. Darienne Driver, Superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools, becomes chair of the Council of the Great City Schools‘ Board of

Opinions haven’t changed of Scott Walker. The poll included more Republicans. The sample is five points net more Republican than their last poll and five points more than their long term average. Have you seen anything in other polls or the political environment that suggests a shift of that size

Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) is announcing the formation of the Task Force on Foster Care. The bipartisan group of legislators is tasked with developing ideas to improve the child welfare system that provides out-of-home care for more than seven thousand children in Wisconsin. The goal