CONTACT:    Sen. Howard Marklein, 608-266-0703 Marklein supports job creation bill. MADISON – State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) voted for the Special Session Assembly Bill (SSAB) 1 and Special Session Senate Bill (SSSB) 1, also known as the Foxconn Bill, as a member of the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) today.

Contact: Rep. John Nygren (888) 534-0089 Madison—State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) released the following statement immediately following action by the Joint Committee on Finance regarding Foxconn: “Today was a momentous day in Wisconsin as we voted to pass an amended Foxconn bill in the Joint Committee on Finance. The amendments

Peter Skopec, WISPIRG peter@wispirg.org • (847) 687-7229 Kim Wadas, Wisconsin Catholic Conference kim@wisconsincatholic.org • (608) 234-0175     Legislature Considers Scaling Back Protections Through Budget Wrap-Up Motion MADISON – The Joint Finance Committee (JFC) is considering exempting the rent-to-own (RTO) industry from important consumer protections in its last minute budget wrap-up motion. A coalition of

Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839     MADISON – Governor Scott Walker visited schools throughout the state today to tour fabrication laboratory (fab lab) facilities and speak with students, teachers and administrators about Wisconsin’s historic $639 million investment in education.   “This isn’t just a historic investment in our public schools, it

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765   Statewide Radio Buy Follows Digital Ads and Targeted Mail Against Other Democrat Candidates for Governor [Madison, WI] — The Republican Party of Wisconsin launched a statewide radio ad today targeting Madison bureaucrat Tony Evers over his failure to lead when Wisconsin children and families needed him

MADISON, WI — Statement from John Mielke, president of Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC), Wisconsin Chapter:   “On behalf of 870 construction employers throughout the state, Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin thanks the Joint Finance Committee Republicans for their courage to completely repeal Wisconsin’s anti-competition, anti-small business prevailing wage

CONTACT: Karen Koethe, 608-890-2611, koethe@wisc.edu DOWNLOAD PHOTO: https://uwmadison.box.com/v/kagan (credit The Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States) MADISON – Associate Justice Elena Kagan of the U.S. Supreme Court will appear on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Friday, Sept. 8, to share insights on her life in the law. Her visit is sponsored by

The Mayor’s Office released the following statement regarding last night’s State Joint Finance Committee vote on the Milwaukee Streetcar “Despite the fact that the State is not funding The Milwaukee Streetcar, there are members of the legislature who don’t like the project. We’ve asked the City Attorney to review the

Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839     MADISON – Governor Scott Walker today announced he is seeking applicants to serve as the Milwaukee County sheriff.The appointment will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr. The appointed sheriff will begin serving immediately and will complete a term ending January