Contact: Maggie Gau (715) 581-0406 maggie@tonyevers.com Madison, Wisconsin – Tony Evers, State Superintendent of Public Schools and Democratic candidate for Governor, is proud to announce the endorsement of former Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton. “I see in Tony Evers the leader who will restore our confidence in state government to fulfill

Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) today introduced the End Outsourcing Act, legislation that would update the United States tax code to reward companies that invest in American workers and penalize corporations that outsource domestic jobs and factories. “For too long, our tax code has incentivized companies to outsource

Contact: Jessica Lovejoy (608-318-3065) Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Today Judge Rebecca Dallet, candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court, released the following statement regarding the Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey results on judicial recusal. “By an 82-12 margin, the people of Wisconsin want a strong judicial recusal rule. I have been criss-crossing the

Contact: Melanie Conklin, DPW communications director 608.260.2409 Madison, Wisconsin — The Wisconsin Senate Health and Human Services Committee is voting today on SB 154/AB 206, a bill that would do even further damage to women’s health care in Wisconsin by worsening the already troubling shortage of OB-GYNs. In Wisconsin, a shocking

Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 Madison, Wisconsin– Governor Scott Walker released his Weekly Radio Address today titled “Wisconsin’s Rural Agenda.” Hi, Scott Walker here. Wisconsin’s rural communities face a unique set of challenges. That’s why we’re tackling these issues head on with a comprehensive plan to meet the needs of rural

Contact: Brian Rothgery, Public Information Manager 414-278-4230 brian.rothgery@milwaukeecountywi.gov Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Today the Milwaukee County Board’s Finance Committee unanimously approved an innovative plan to reduce the traumatic epidemic of evictions in Milwaukee County called Housing Opportunities and Minimizing Evictions for Stabilization or HOMES. “Today we took a major step in the direction

Contact: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WIWorkforce On Twitter: @WIWorkforce Madison, Wisconsin – Today, the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), which represents state and U.S. territory workforce agencies nationwide, announced the selection of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Ray Allen as the Region 5 representative

Contact: Melanie Conklin 608-260-2409 Madison, Wisconsin – On Sunday, five workers at the Lincoln Hills School for Boys were sent to the hospital after “chaos” erupted, yet Gov. Walker continues to neglect his duty as governor of Wisconsin and his responsibility to the juvenile residents and his employees at the state facility. Walker has

Contact: U.S. Rep. Moore “Much like their efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the Republican budget resolution was drafted in secrecy, denounced by both sides of the aisle, and rife with massive tax cuts for powerful corporations. Despite condemnation by those in their own party, Republicans narrowly passed what

Contact: Maggie Gau (715) 581-0406 maggie@tonyevers.com Madison, Wisconsin – Yesterday, while visiting Rhinelander, Governor Scott Walker was asked about Lincoln Hills, the state’s juvenile prison that has been under federal investigation for two years, and claimed that Administration was doing “everything in our power” to ensure staff and juveniles are

Contact: Logan Vidal logan.vidal@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-8570 Madison – With the news that Lincoln Hills Correctional facility is completely out of control with juvenile inmates waving pipes on the prison roof, Rep. Anderson released the following statement about the incident and Governor Walker’s mismanagement of the Executive Branch: “Can anyone name a state