CONTACT: Zach Madden, 608-266-7521(office) 920-627-5773 (cell) MADISON – State Representative Lisa Subeck (D – Madison) released the following statement today after the State Assembly passed AB 128 which would prohibit health insurance coverage for medically necessary abortions for public employees under the state’s group healthcare plans. “Since gaining legislative majorities in 2010, Republicans have mounted a continuous campaign of rolling back access to women’s health care. Again today, Republicans treated women as pawns in their political game of “Extreme Politics” with their vote to deny health care coverage for medically indicated abortion. It is time politicians stop practicing medicine without

Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, released the following statement regarding the Republican tax bill, which was unveiled by Speaker Paul Ryan and House Republicans earlier today. “Speaker Ryan and Republicans in Congress introduced a tax plan that puts billionaires first and the middle class last. Despite their claims that working Americans will see more money in their wallets, the math just doesn’t add up. By eliminating critical deductions like the state and local income tax deduction and the student loan interest deduction, the Republican plan will hurt middle class families. At

Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman 414-469-9206 sfreeman@vdlf.org Madison, Wisconsin — Behind closed doors Thursday, a Wisconsin Senate committee passed the controversial anti-immigrant bill SB275. The bill would have public employees act like Immigration agents by barring local governments from stopping their employees from inquiring about immigration status while mandating that local law enforcement comply with warrantless, unconstitutional ICE detainer requests. The bill is a copycat of Texas’ SB4, and is virtually identical to a bill defeated last year through the Day without Latinxs and Immigrants, when 40,000 people went on strike and protested at the Capitol. Voces de la Frontera will hold a rally on Sunday, November 5th, at 1pm at 2001 S Prairie Ave in Waukesha, outside of Scott Walker’s re-election

Contact: Brian Rothgery 414-278-4230 brian.rothgery@milwaukeecountywi.org Milwaukee, Wisconsin – The Milwaukee County Board today voted on Supervisor Alexander’s proposal that elected policymakers be required to take a separate vote on the Vehicle Registration Fee (VRF), also known as the Wheel Tax, each year it is considered for continuation. Supervisors Alexander, Sebring, and Staskunas provided the only votes supportive of this policy of transparency. The County Board is currently required each budget season to separately vote to approve the property tax levy billed to area residents; this proposal would have set a similar policy for the Wheel Tax, requiring the board to

Contact: Dennis Hughes 262-455-1542 dennis@cathymyersforcongress.com Today, Paul Ryan announced his tax reform proposal, which drastically lowers the corporate tax rate and further tilts the balance of our tax system in favor of the wealthy. His Democratic challenger, Cathy Myers, responded by calling the plan “another corporate handout.” “This proposal is bad for Wisconsin families. It raises tax rates on people who can least afford it to lower taxes for big business. This is an unprecedented corporate handout by Paul Ryan to appease his billionaire donors at the expense of everyone else,” Myers said. Ryan’s plan suggests a tax increase from

Contact: Brian Reisinger 715-579-9679 br@platform-communications.com Madison, Wisconsin – Today, Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin announced that the Wisconsin Association of Women Police (WAWP) has joined their effort to update Wisconsin’s constitution to secure the rights of victims of crime. The group joins the bipartisan statewide coalition which now boasts over 200 key endorsements including survivors, victims’ rights advocates, law enforcement, legal experts, and others supporting equal rights for crime victims. “The Wisconsin Association of Women Police is proud to support Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin, which serves to protect some of the most vulnerable individuals in our society – the victims of crimes,” said

Contact: Sen. Leah Vukmir (608) 266-2512 Sen.Vukmir@legis.wi.gov Madison, Wisconsin — State Sen. Leah Vukmir, R–Brookfield, issued the following statement after seeing the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report about how State Superintendent Tony Evers repeatedly neglected to protect students at Middleton-Cross Plains and refused to revoke the license of a teacher who used his position to distribute pornography and make inappropriate sexual comments to students:   “It is horrifying that Tony Evers allowed this teacher to put our students in an unsafe environment again and again. Evers ought to have immediately removed Andrew Harris from his position when his behavior was discovered, yet this is another