Contact: Rick Coelho (603)- 978- 5775 Grafton, Wisconsin – With the announcement that Graham-Cassidy healthcare legislation will no longer be brought to a vote, business executive and non-profit leader Dan Kohl issued the following statement: “The defeat of Graham-Cassidy is a victory for the American people. This legislation would have removed

Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 Madison, Wisconsin – Governor Scott Walker and Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch today hosted Wisconsin small business owners, executives, and entrepreneurs in roundtable discussions in Rothschild at the seventh annual Governor’s Small Business Summit. Governor Walker began hosting the event his first year in office to ensure

Contact: Jessica Ward, (414) 422-5712 Brookfield, Wis. — State Sen. Leah Vukmir, R–Brookfield, issued the following statement Tuesday about Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s budget that would drastically cut police and fire while sustaining funding for the downtown trolley project: “Mayor Barrett wants us to believe the only way we can

Contact: Chase Tarrier, Public Policy Coordinator, 608.237.3985 or chaset@endabusewi.org Madison — According to the newly released Wisconsin Domestic Violence Homicide Report, 73 people in Wisconsin lost their lives to domestic violence in 2016. Patti Seger, Executive Director of End Domestic Abuse WI, announced the release of the report at the

Media Contact: Christine Welcher Campaign Manager Phone: 608-279-2733 Email address: christine@bluejeansgov.com September 25, La Crosse, WI – Wisconsin governor candidate Mike McCabe announced today at a rally in La Crosse that if elected he will insist on an annual salary that is one dollar less than the average Wisconsin worker

Contact: Amy Eckelberg, Executive Director of Public Relations, 608.828.5706 MADISON – The Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Marketbasket survey that tracks the average price of 16 food items used to prepare one or more meals reported the average cost at $49.66. The survey items cost 1.3 percent more than one year ago

Contact: press@danawachs.com, 715-972-3262 MADISON – Dana Wachs, Democratic candidate for Governor, released the following statement on Governor Walker’s appointment of Dan Meyer as state Department of Natural Resource secretary. “Wisconsin deserves a DNR Secretary that’s accountable to the people, protects the environment, and stands up for hunters and fishermen. Governor

Contact: Ben Voelkel ben_voelkel@ronjohnson.senate.gov WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) spoke on the Senate floor Monday about the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson health care bill, legislation he cosponsored to remove decision-making power from Washington, D.C., and allow state governments to develop innovative solutions to serve the health care needs of their citizens. Excerpts

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Thousands and thousands of legal voters in Wisconsin were prevented from casting a ballot in the November 2016 election because of the state’s strict voter ID law, according to a study of registered voters conducted by University of

Media Contact: Christine Welcher Campaign Manager Phone: 608-279-2733 Email address: christine@bluejeansgov.com LA CROSSE, WI, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2017 – Co-ops help build strong communities and allow everyday people to support local farms. Assembly Bill 353 introduced Monday is disastrous for neighborhood co-ops across the state and the farmers they serve. Wisconsin’s

Contact: Sparkle Ashley (ph) 414-312-4227 (e) sparkleformilwauke@gmail.com Milwaukee- Sparkle Ashley, candidate for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 18, announces the endorsement of her campaign by State Senator Chris Larson. “Sparkle has proven herself as an effective leader to tackle the concerns of neighbors on Milwaukee’s Northwest side. We have serious

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]— The Republican Party of Wisconsin launched a statewide radio ad and website today in support of the tax cuts Governor Scott Walker fought for as part of the recently signed state budget. Governor Walker is fighting for hard-working Wisconsin taxpayers, lowering property taxes

Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Elise Stefanik (NY-21) today called for a vote on H.R. 2482, the Perkins Loans Extension Act, after more than half of the members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed on as cosponsors. With the Perkins Loan

CONTACT: Tom Clay, Executive Director: tclay@doorcountylandtrust.org Cinnamon Rossman, Communications and Outreach Manager: crossman@doorcountylandtrust.org Sturgeon Bay, WI – The Door County Land Trust will host an event called ‘Widening the Circle’ on Sunday, October 1, 2-5pm at Woodwalk Gallery in Egg Harbor for the community to learn about the non-profit organization’s

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of three massive storms that have disrupted the day-to-day lives of millions of people in America, U.S. Senator Baldwin and a group of 37 Senators called on the Trump Administration to extend the crucial October 5 deadline for

Contact: Rep. Genrich, 608-266-0616 MADISON – Today, in honor of National Voter Registration Day, Representatives Eric Genrich and Terese Berceau unveiled legislation which enables automatic universal voter registration in Wisconsin. The legislators were joined by Common Cause Wisconsin Executive Director, Jay Heck, and members of the League of Women Voters,