For Immediate Release September 29, 2017 Contact: Lauren Passalacqua, David Bergstein – 202-545-3567 GOP Looking For Another Option – Any Option – In Wisconsin Senate In response to reports that Congressman Sean Duffy is “reconsidering a Senate campaign in Wisconsin,” Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesman David Bergstein released the following statement: “Wisconsin Republicans are desperately looking for another candidate – any candidate – to run for Senate in 2018, even it means exacerbating an already divisive primary that’s bound to get costly. No matter who emerges, their party’s nominee will be dragged down by the GOP’s toxic health care agenda, their

September 29, 2017 Contact: James Wigderson Editor, RightWisconsin 262-422-7763 RightWisconsin Celebrates Assembly Democrats’ New Leader With Gift of Massage Towels RightWisconsin, the first read for Wisconsin’s conservatives every day, congratulates the Democratic members of the Assembly on their choice of minority leader, state Rep. Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh. To celebrate, RightWisconsin sent each Assembly Democrat a new massage towel with a note of congratulations which they should receive in the mail September 28. “After the tension and suspense of unanimously choosing a new leader, the Assembly Democrats could probably use some relaxation,” said James Wigderson, Editor of RightWisconsin. “What could be better

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2017 Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839   Governor Walker Appoints Douglas Mrotek as Sawyer County Sheriff   MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced today the appointment of Douglas Mrotek as the new Sawyer County Sheriff, replacing Sheriff Mark Kelsey, who resigned on September 2, 2017.“Officer Mrotek has distinguished himself throughout his extensive career with both the City and Town of Hayward Police Department, and he’s demonstrated he has the expertise to serve as an excellent Sheriff for Sawyer County,” said Governor Walker. “He is a dedicated law enforcement officer, bringing considerable experience in training, emergency response, and

For more information, contact: Cameron Sholty | WILL Communications Director cameron@will-law.org | 414-727-7416 | 262-409-9816 Previous WILL research found that Wisconsin’s burdensome licensing laws resulted in less employment in low and middle income jobs  September 29, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty appluaded the advance of important occupational licensing reforms from the Senate Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations Thursday. By a vote of 3-2, SB 288 and SB 296 were approved and are now available for scheduling for a floor vote in the Wisconsin State Senate. AB 369/SB 288 proposes the creation of a Licensing Review Council to review and recommend

Sept. 29, 2017 Contact: Bernadette Green, (202) 225-2476 Grothman Cosponsors Bill to Legalize Industrial Hemp (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today joined nine other Republicans and fifteen Democrats as a co-sponsor of Rep. James Comer’s (R-Ky.) Industrial Hemp Farming Act (H.R. 3530). H.R. 3530 amends The Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana. Industrial hemp contains less than 1 percent Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and was legal in the U.S. until 1937. It’s used to create a variety of products, including construction materials, biofuel, rope, plastic composites and more. Currently, the U.S. is the only major

September 29, 2017 Press Contacts: Sayanna Molina (Grijalva) Ron Boehmer (Pocan) Jeronimo Anaya-Ortiz (Schakowsky) Washington, D.C. – Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), along with CPC Healthcare Taskforce Chair Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) submitted the following letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Dr. Tom Price, following reports that HHS employees have been instructed not to participate in state-based events for ACA enrollment. The full letter is attached here. The Honorable Tom Price, MD Secretary, The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Secretary Price:

September 29, 2017                                                                                                  Contact: Reid Magney, 608-267-7887   Update on Wisconsin Elections Cyber Security MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Elections Commission Chair Mark Thomsen and Administrator Michael Haas issued the following statement. In 2016, Russian government cyber actors unsuccessfully targeted Wisconsin’s voter registration system.  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) helped Wisconsin’s Division