Contact: Nathan Conrad info@developourresources.org 608-441-1647 [Madison, Wis.] – The Natural Resource Development Association, a new Wisconsin-based advocacy group, launched today in support of efforts to encourage clean and safe economic development of our state’s natural resources. “Wisconsin has a quality workforce and beautiful outdoors, and the Natural Resource Development Association believes those assets offer our state a bright future,” said Nathan Conrad, executive director of the Natural Resource Development Association. “We will work with state and local policymakers to promote the safe and clean economic development of our natural resources, and make Wisconsin a leader in having both a strong

Contact: Mike Browne mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has made no public comments in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s comments coddling white supremacists and neo-Nazis whose hateful gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia resulted in deaths and injuries to peaceful protesters and law enforcement officers. One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross today called out Schimel for his cowardice. “Donald Trump made the most disgusting comments coddling racism and racists made by an occupant of the White House in the lifetime of any current living American,” said Ross. “Shame on Brad Schimel for his silence, for

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]— Senator Tammy Baldwin is continuing her defense of the status quo. After a Fox 6 story exposed Senator Baldwin for ignoring yet another whistleblower claim, a new report from the Washington Free Beacon shows she may have been shielding a long-time political donor. Read the full story from the Washington Free Beacon online here, or excerpts below. Whistleblower: Tammy Baldwin Did Not Respond to Illegal Political Activity by Postal Workers  The Washington Free Beacon Joe Schoffstall August 16, 2017   The office of Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin (Wisc.) was the only office that

Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross released the following statements about the announced Joint Finance Committee hearing on Tuesday on the $3 billion taxpayer subsidy Gov. Scott Walker wants to give Taiwan’s Foxconn. “If Taiwanese billionaire Terry Gou wants Wisconsin taxpayers to give him $3 billion, billionaire Terry Gou ought to come to Wisconsin and answer questions from legislators about the $3 billion he wants.” Independent fact checkers have confirmed that this $3 billion represents the largest subsidy by a state to a foreign company in American history.

MADISON – Representative Warren Petryk (R-Eleva) released the following statement after the Wisconsin State Assembly passed the Wisconn Valley Special Session legislation on a bipartisan vote of 59-30. “As Chairman of the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Workforce Development, I view last night’s vote as an historic first step to putting tens of thousands of people to work here in Wisconsin. We can look forward over the upcoming years to witnessing the ripple effect from Foxconn’s forecasted $7 billion annual economic impact which will create over 22,000 family-sustaining jobs throughout the state.” The Foxconn project is considered the largest economic development

Contact: Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) 1-608-266-2343  Madison – On Friday, State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), the Co-Chairs of the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee, released the following statement regarding a scheduled public hearing on the Foxconn bill at SC Johnson iMET Center in Sturtevant. “Foxconn has the potential to be a game-changer for our state.  The reforms we have passed helped put our state in position for Foxconn to be a possibility.  Foxconn is expected to make a $10 billion investment and bring as many as 13,000 direct