Contact: Melissa Moore Baldauff, Director of Communications 414.278.4216 Office 772.579.6936 Cell Melissa.Baldauff@MilwaukeeCountyWI.gov MILWAUKEE –  A landmark achievement of President Barack Obama and a bipartisan coalition of Congressional leaders, the Affordable Care Act is still empowering healthier lives in Milwaukee County and around the country, despite repeated attempts in Congress to repeal the Act and its critical health protections. Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele today reaffirmed his support for the Affordable Care Act, and especially for the critical women’s health protections the ACA guaranteed five years ago today. Milwaukee County has experienced a 58 percent reduction in the County’s uninsured rate since the law took

DWD has received the following Wisconsin Business Closing and Mass Layoff (WARN) notices: Brennan’s Market – As was previously reported, Brennan’s Market will be closing all of its facilities no later than September 30, 2017.  The closure is expected to impact 139 full and part-time workers.  The Waukesha-Ozaukee-Washington, South Central and Southwest Rapid Response teams will offer services to the affected businesses and employees. Contact: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 Workforce Development Dislocated Worker Services Summary The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Dislocated Worker Program provides transition assistance to workers and companies affected by permanent worker layoffs. The Program’s local Rapid Response Teams help

Contact: (480) 444-0020 or www.adfmedia.org/home/contact The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Jonathan Scruggs regarding a Dane County Circuit Court’s announcement at a hearing Tuesday in Amy Lynn Photography Studio v. City of Madison that it will issue an order declaring that Amy Lawson and her business are not subject to city and state laws that would otherwise control her artistic freedom because she does not have a physical storefront: “The court’s announcement has huge implications for everyone in Wisconsin who values artistic freedom. It means that government officials must allow creative professionals without storefronts anywhere in the city and state the freedom

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 Would Rather Play Politics Than Support Historic Jobs Investment for Hard-Working Wisconsinites [Madison, WI]— Since the announcement that Foxconn Technology Group plans to create 13,000 jobs in Wisconsin, Democrats have been scurrying to find a way to root against Wisconsin’s comeback.  Despite support form some in the party, like Democrat Minority Leader Peter Barca who said it “…has the potential to make an enormous impact economically on the region,” Democrat recruits for governor would rather play politics and earn political points with the Left—even if it means opposing tens of thousands of new jobs for hard-working Wisconsin

Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MILWAUKEE – Governor Scott Walker joined American Red Cross and local business officials today in Milwaukee for a press conference to highlight the flood support efforts by the American Red Cross in Wisconsin. “In the face of a crisis, the people of our state always find a way to rise above by demonstrating their strength and willingness to help their fellow Wisconsinites,” Governor Walker said. “And the floods throughout the state last month were no exception. Our communities, state agencies, Wisconsin National Guard, local businesses, and relief organizations like the American Red Cross all came together to

Contact: Office of Representative Chris Taylor 306 West – (608) 266-5342 People of Wisconsin won’t be fooled by bad deal that needs thorough vetting MADISON – In their latest scheme, Governor Walker and legislative Republicans turned up the full-court press this week to try and pull the wool over Wisconsinite’s eyes. Cooked up behind closed doors by President Trump, Governor Walker and the Taiwanese corporation, Foxconn, Wisconsin taxpayers will be asked to write a $3 billion check for a shady deal that allows outsourcing and doesn’t require hiring Wisconsin workers. Rep. Chris Taylor (D-Madison) released the following statement: “Make no mistake

Contact:  Sen. Leah Vukmir (608) 266-2512 Sen.Vukmir@legis.wi.gov MADISON, Wis. — State Sen. Leah Vukmir, R–Brookfield, Tuesday endorsed Gov. Scott Walker’s request of the White House and Congress to send states block grants, giving them full responsibility for health care programs. “Healthcare is very personal,” said Vukmir, chairman of the Senate Health & Human Services Committee. “That’s why those closest to our constituents, not Washington bureaucrats, should be responsible for tailoring our programs to fit Wisconsin’s needs. A successful repeal of Obamacare begins with the federal government handing over the reins to the states.” Wisconsin has a proven track record of taking care of its

Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – In advance of a closely watched vote to unionize a Nissan Motor Co. manufacturing plant this Thursday and Friday in Canton, Mississippi, 18 members of Congress sent President Trump a sharply worded letter this week, urging him to publicly support the collective bargaining rights of the Mississippi auto workers and asking that he demand that Nissan “shift its posture towards the organizing drive at the facility in Canton to neutral.” The Nissan factory—partly owned by Japanese and French investors, including the French government—is one of the company’s only plants throughout the world without a union or any meaningful worker representation. The U.S.

Contact: Michael Tadeo | 202.682.8114 | TadeoM@api.org Industry added $8.39 billion to state’s economy in 2015 MILWAUKEE,  August 1, 2017 – The Wisconsin Petroleum Council today released a new study showing that the U.S. natural gas and oil industry supported 98,200 jobs in the state and contributed $8.39 billion to the state’s economy in 2015. The study found that all 50 states, whether energy producing or not, continued to benefit from the industry. “There are over 98,000 hard working men and women working directly or indirectly in the oil and natural gas industry in Wisconsin,” Wisconsin Petroleum Council Director Erin Roth said. “Whether it is refining petroleum products, mining the silica sand used