Contact: Dr. Lisa Conley (414) 429-7883 (414) 765-0910 According to Dr. Michael Rosen, a retired economics instructor and prominent critic of for-profit colleges, “Thousands of economically disadvantaged students will be hurt by this veto. Wisconsin is now open for business for
Contact: Joette Richards, (262)894-2224 admin@milwaukeepressclub.org www.milwaukeepressclub.org MILWAUKEE, WI — The Milwaukee Press Club is pleased to announce the outstanding journalists who will be inducted into the club’s Media Hall of Fame on Friday, October 20, 2017. “This year’s inductees are
Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org MADISON, WISCONSIN – On Wednesday, over 200 immigrant community members, farmers, and religious leaders from across Wisconsin met at the Capitol in Madison to urge legislators to oppose the anti-immigrant bill AB190/SB275 (factsheet here). The
Contact – Dennis Hughes | 262-455-1542 | dennis@cathymyersforcongress.com JANESVILLE, WI – In a week where Cathy Myers continued to receive strong local support for her grassroots campaign in Wisconsin’s First Congressional District, her primary opponent Randy Bryce abruptly dropped out
Contact: Rob Miller, WisDOT Office of Public Affairs 608/266-2405, robert.miller@dot.wi.gov During an annual awards ceremony held at the State Capitol Wednesday, Governor Scott Walker recognized Wisconsin State Patrol officers for exemplary public service. “Every day, across our state and nation,
Contacts: Paul Kawika Martin, Peace Action, 951-217-7285 cell, pmartin@peace-action.org Gabe Murphy, Peace Action, 510-501-3345 cell, gmurphy@peaceaction.org Washington, D.C. — September 28, 2017 — In response to Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Walter Jones (R-NC)
Contact: Amanda L. Brink Email: burnsforwisconsin@gmail.com Today, Judge Michael Screnock rolled out the endorsement of conservative Justices Gableman, Kelly and Rebecca Bradley. In 2013, Judge Rebecca Dallet endorsed Chief Justice Roggensack, and was financially supported by Chief Justice Roggensack’s campaign
Contact: press@danawachs.com, 715-972-3262 EAU CLAIRE – State Representative Mark Spreitzer announced his endorsement of Dana Wachs for Governor of Wisconsin. Spreitzer, the Assembly Democratic Caucus Chair, adds his name to the growing list of Wisconsin leaders that have announced their
For Further Information Contact: Nick Novak, 608.258.3400 MADISON – One day after launching the Worker’s Compensation Employers Coalition, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) released a short video detailing the high costs businesses face because of worker’s compensation claims. WMC Board Chairman Bob Kamphuis
Mike Pence is traveling to Wisconsin this afternoon to pitch a Republican tax reform plan that is nothing more than a thinly-veiled giveaway to big corporations and the 1%. Ahead of Pence’s visit, DNC Midwest Press Secretary Mandy McClure released
Contact: Nathan Conrad info@judgescrenock.com (Reedsburg, Wis.) – Today, the campaign of Sauk County Circuit Court Judge Michael Screnock in the race to replace retiring Justice Michael Gableman on the Wisconsin Supreme Court announced the endorsement of conservative judicial leaders in
Contact: press@wisdems.org, 608-260-2409 MADISON — A recent Politico article revealing the extent of Kevin Nicholson’s political opportunism clarifies what many in Wisconsin already know: you can’t trust anything Kevin says, especially where he stands on the issues. But that’s not surprising, since Nicholson began
Contact: Amanda L. Brink Email: burnsforwisconsin@gmail.com Today, Judge Michael Screnock rolled out the endorsement of conservative Justices Gableman, Kelly and Rebecca Bradley. In 2013, Judge Rebecca Dallet endorsed Chief Justice Roggensack, and was financially supported by Chief Justice Roggensack’s campaign in Judge Dallet’s 2014
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 State achieves best tax ranking in more than 50 years MADISON – Wisconsin’s overall tax burden, as a percentage of personal income, is now below the national average, and our ranking among the 50 states is
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 Republican Party of Wisconsin Calls on Vinehout to Apologize, And for Democrat Candidates for Governor to Disavow Her Actions [Madison, WI]— Kathleen Vinehout came under fire today when The Cap Times reported that she had submitted
CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement announcing that Matt Hoffmann, longtime aide and current Assistant to the Speaker for Policy, will be leaving his office to serve as the policy
Contact: Jodie Tabak 414-286-8504 Mayor Tom Barrett released the following statement regarding today’s comments about his proposed budget: “The budget I introduced is not the budget I was hoping to put forward. I understand that people are not happy with
Contact: Baldwin (202) 224-6225 Collins (202) 224–2523 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today applauded the unanimous passage of the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage, or RAISE Family Caregivers Act in the U.S.
Contact: Sen. Hansen 608-266-5670 (Madison)—When it comes to choosing who to help, Governor Walker and legislative Republicans have said the government shouldn’t pick winners and losers. But their actions show they have chosen their winners and if you’re not wealthy
CONTACT: 608-266-5340 Madison – Today, the Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions held a public hearing on Assembly Bill 354 (AB 354) which would clear the way for Wisconsin corporations to seek benefit corporation status. Benefit corporations are socially-conscious, for-profit companies
Contact: Dr. Lisa Conley (414) 429-7883 (414) 765-0910 According to Dr. Michael Rosen, a retired economics instructor and prominent critic of for-profit colleges, “Thousands of economically disadvantaged students will be hurt by this veto. Wisconsin is now open for business for these predatory enterprises that are educational institutions in name only.” As
Contact: Joette Richards, (262)894-2224 admin@milwaukeepressclub.org www.milwaukeepressclub.org MILWAUKEE, WI — The Milwaukee Press Club is pleased to announce the outstanding journalists who will be inducted into the club’s Media Hall of Fame on Friday, October 20, 2017. “This year’s inductees are a highly respected group of journalists,” said LaToya Dennis, press
Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org MADISON, WISCONSIN – On Wednesday, over 200 immigrant community members, farmers, and religious leaders from across Wisconsin met at the Capitol in Madison to urge legislators to oppose the anti-immigrant bill AB190/SB275 (factsheet here). The bill would give sweeping powers to local law enforcement and
Contact – Dennis Hughes | 262-455-1542 | dennis@cathymyersforcongress.com JANESVILLE, WI – In a week where Cathy Myers continued to receive strong local support for her grassroots campaign in Wisconsin’s First Congressional District, her primary opponent Randy Bryce abruptly dropped out of an agreed upon candidate forum scheduled for October 4th.
Contact: Rob Miller, WisDOT Office of Public Affairs 608/266-2405, robert.miller@dot.wi.gov During an annual awards ceremony held at the State Capitol Wednesday, Governor Scott Walker recognized Wisconsin State Patrol officers for exemplary public service. “Every day, across our state and nation, law enforcement officers and other emergency responders risk their lives
Contacts: Paul Kawika Martin, Peace Action, 951-217-7285 cell, pmartin@peace-action.org Gabe Murphy, Peace Action, 510-501-3345 cell, gmurphy@peaceaction.org Washington, D.C. — September 28, 2017 — In response to Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Walter Jones (R-NC) invoking the War Powers Act with a bipartisan bill (H.Con.Res.
Contact: Amanda L. Brink Email: burnsforwisconsin@gmail.com Today, Judge Michael Screnock rolled out the endorsement of conservative Justices Gableman, Kelly and Rebecca Bradley. In 2013, Judge Rebecca Dallet endorsed Chief Justice Roggensack, and was financially supported by Chief Justice Roggensack’s campaign in Judge Dallet’s 2014 election. Chief Justice Roggensack and Justices
Contact: press@danawachs.com, 715-972-3262 EAU CLAIRE – State Representative Mark Spreitzer announced his endorsement of Dana Wachs for Governor of Wisconsin. Spreitzer, the Assembly Democratic Caucus Chair, adds his name to the growing list of Wisconsin leaders that have announced their support of Wachs’ campaign. “Dana is a lifelong progressive,” said
For Further Information Contact: Nick Novak, 608.258.3400 MADISON – One day after launching the Worker’s Compensation Employers Coalition, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) released a short video detailing the high costs businesses face because of worker’s compensation claims. WMC Board Chairman Bob Kamphuis – Chairman, CEO & President of Mayville Engineerin… Please log
Mike Pence is traveling to Wisconsin this afternoon to pitch a Republican tax reform plan that is nothing more than a thinly-veiled giveaway to big corporations and the 1%. Ahead of Pence’s visit, DNC Midwest Press Secretary Mandy McClure released the following statement: “The only thing we know about the
Contact: Nathan Conrad info@judgescrenock.com (Reedsburg, Wis.) – Today, the campaign of Sauk County Circuit Court Judge Michael Screnock in the race to replace retiring Justice Michael Gableman on the Wisconsin Supreme Court announced the endorsement of conservative judicial leaders in Wisconsin. Standing with law enforcement throughout the state, several conservative
Contact: press@wisdems.org, 608-260-2409 MADISON — A recent Politico article revealing the extent of Kevin Nicholson’s political opportunism clarifies what many in Wisconsin already know: you can’t trust anything Kevin says, especially where he stands on the issues. But that’s not surprising, since Nicholson began lying to the people of Wisconsin long before he announced
Contact: Amanda L. Brink Email: burnsforwisconsin@gmail.com Today, Judge Michael Screnock rolled out the endorsement of conservative Justices Gableman, Kelly and Rebecca Bradley. In 2013, Judge Rebecca Dallet endorsed Chief Justice Roggensack, and was financially supported by Chief Justice Roggensack’s campaign in Judge Dallet’s 2014 election. Chief Justice Roggensack and Justices Zeigler, Gableman, Kelly, and
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 State achieves best tax ranking in more than 50 years MADISON – Wisconsin’s overall tax burden, as a percentage of personal income, is now below the national average, and our ranking among the 50 states is the best in more than 50 years, according to data
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 Republican Party of Wisconsin Calls on Vinehout to Apologize, And for Democrat Candidates for Governor to Disavow Her Actions [Madison, WI]— Kathleen Vinehout came under fire today when The Cap Times reported that she had submitted a letter to the court in defense of the character
CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement announcing that Matt Hoffmann, longtime aide and current Assistant to the Speaker for Policy, will be leaving his office to serve as the policy director for the Senate Finance Committee. Hoffmann has served Ryan
Contact: Jodie Tabak 414-286-8504 Mayor Tom Barrett released the following statement regarding today’s comments about his proposed budget: “The budget I introduced is not the budget I was hoping to put forward. I understand that people are not happy with the proposed cuts. I’m not. “I said yesterday that there
Contact: Baldwin (202) 224-6225 Collins (202) 224–2523 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today applauded the unanimous passage of the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage, or RAISE Family Caregivers Act in the U.S. Senate. The bipartisan legislation to establish a national strategy to
Contact: Sen. Hansen 608-266-5670 (Madison)—When it comes to choosing who to help, Governor Walker and legislative Republicans have said the government shouldn’t pick winners and losers. But their actions show they have chosen their winners and if you’re not wealthy or a corporation you’re not on their list. If you
CONTACT: 608-266-5340 Madison – Today, the Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions held a public hearing on Assembly Bill 354 (AB 354) which would clear the way for Wisconsin corporations to seek benefit corporation status. Benefit corporations are socially-conscious, for-profit companies that prioritize making positive impacts on society in addition to