Contact: Rep. David Bowen,                                                                                    (608) 266-7671 MILWAUKEE – Gov.

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765   With No Good Choices, List of “Underwhelming” Candidates Grows [Madison, WI] — The list of flawed Democrat candidates for governor continues to grow – with each one offering nothing more than attacks on Wisconsin’s comeback and broken policies that already failed Wisconsin. Read the

Jordan Krieger, 608-266-5810  Wisconsin Governor Thinks He Should Decide What NFL Players’ Priorities Should Be  (MADISON) – In a letter recently sent to the National Football League and the NFL Players Association, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker stepped into the fray of deciding which causes he believes is worthy of attention and the

Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Second largest closing balance since 2000   MADISON – Governor Scott Walker released the following statement today after the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) issued the Annual Fiscal Report showing the state ended Fiscal Year 2017 with a $579 million surplus, the second largest closing balance since 2000.“Our pro-growth, pro-taxpayer

Contact: Ian Martorana Permalink Tax reform is probably Paul Ryan’s favorite thing to talk about; after all, it is one issue that will touch the lives of nearly every American in all walks of life. The goal of tax reform is simple: More jobs, fairer taxes, and bigger paychecks. Paul is

Contact: Kate Constalie, kate.constalie@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 Democrats urge transparency in Foxconn deal MADISON, WI – Democrats on the Joint Finance Committee sent a letter requesting Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Secretary (WEDC) Mark Hogan submit the pending Foxconn contract to the budget committee for approval. After years of corruption and mismanagement at the WEDC,

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  October 16, 2017 CONTACT  AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—Tomorrow, Wisconsin’s First District Congressman and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan will join WCLO’s Your Talk Show to talk tax reform’s benefit to Wisconsinites. Details: WCLO’s Your Talk Show Tuesday, October 17, at 10:10 a.m. ET/9:10 a.m. CT More details here.

Contact: Britt Cudaback, britt.cudaback@legis.wi.gov, 308.440.2939 MADISON – Representative Melissa Sargent (D-Madison) released the following statement on Governor Walker’s letter to National Football League (NFL) Commissioner, Roger Goodell, and the NFL Players Association executive director, DeMaurice Smith, asking the NFL to stop protesting the during the national anthem to instead focus on domestic violence: “Well,

Stephanie Armour and Kristina Peterson, Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/health-care-back-on-congresss-front-burner-1508099498 WASHINGTON—The Senate this week will grapple with President Donald Trump’s decision to stop making subsidy payments to health insurers, with lawmakers seeking a deal that would keep the money flowing while Republicans try to fold in conservative-oriented health-care priorities. It remains

Contact: Stephanie Miller 608-267-8823 Today, Dane County Executive Parisi and local farmers announced a new initiative that will help farmers  reduce manure runoff into the lakes, improve farm productivity and decrease climate change emissions. As part of his 2018 budget, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi is allocating $200,000 to study

Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Tragic Consequences as Turnaround Time for Tests at State Crime Lab Grow Longer MADISON, Wis. — An Associated Press story details a case in which a wait for test results from the state crime lab, overseen by Attorney General Brad Schimel at the state Department of Justice,

Contact: Lisa Manna, 262-290-3343 www.EdgeMessaging.com Strategic Communications Company Moves to Brookfield’s Bishop’s Woods [BROOKFIELD, WISC…] Edge Messaging, LLC has expanded and relocated their Waukesha County, Wisconsin offices to the Bishop’s Woods neighborhood in the City of Brookfield. “As our client base grew it became apparent we needed additional room to produce more

Grafton – In a short video posted to social media, the Republican Party of Wisconsin attacked business executive and non-profit leader Dan Kohl for expressing his belief that every American deserves access to quality, affordable health insurance. Glenn Grothman has been one of the leading proponents of destructive changes that would

Contact: Chris Murphy, cmurphy@madison.com, (608) 252-6420 In Wisconsin, there are an estimated one million people with some $19 billion in student loan debt. Some call it a “crisis” that will have grave consequences, but others say the macroeconomic implications are overblown and argue that high levels of debt reflect the real cost of