Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced today that he is seeking applicants for appointment as register of deeds in Wood County. The appointment will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Susan Ginter. The new register of deeds will begin serving January 1st and

Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org MADISON, WISCONSIN — On Wednesday, November 29th, US Congressman Mark Pocan of Wisconsin announced he would not vote for legislation to continue funding the government unless the bill includes measures protecting immigrant youth now vulnerable to deportation and separation from their families following Donald Trump’s

Contact: Robert Miranda @ 414-469-4182 rmiranda@wi.rr.com MILWAUKEE – The Lead Transparency resolution – file #170131: ‘Resolution relating to Health Department recommendations for avoiding lead exposure’ – was adopted unanimously by the Common Council during yesterday’s meeting. The resolution was sponsored by Alderpersons Tony Zielinski, Jim Bohl and Chantia Lewis after

Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker today requested U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to issue a USDA Secretarial Disaster Designation for Rusk and Sawyer counties, where farmers suffered crop losses due to flooding earlier this year. In a letter dated Nov. 29, the Governor noted

MADISON, Wis. – Today, Attorney General Brad Schimel announced that he is leading a 20-state collation supporting state laws that ban abortion based on disability, gender, or race. “Discrimination based on disability, gender, and race should never be tolerated, especially when practiced against our most vulnerable citizens: the unborn,” said

CONTACT: Rep. Evan Goyke November 29, 2017 608.266.0645 MADISON – Today Rep. Goyke conducted a policy briefing to the state legislature on the Wisconsin prison system. During the briefing, the audience learned that there is a steady growth in the number of adults in Wisconsin prisons, while there is a

Contact: Sen. Hansen November 29, 2017 608-266-5670 (Madison)—In response to an announcement from Governor Walker that he is seeking funding for an ad campaign to try to attract young workers to Wisconsin, State Senator Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay) said gimmicks and ad campaigns are not the answer. “Young people are

In response to the announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that multiple Milwaukee-area industrial refurbishing plants violated federal law, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) issued the following statement: “After months of investigations by federal authorities, the EPA has put Greif Industries on notice for alleged violations of the Resource Conservation

CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement after meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan: “It was a privilege to host His Majesty and Queen Rania at the Capitol today. Jordan continues to be a critical ally in the Middle East, and

Tiffany Koehler is a candidate for state assembly to replace Representative Bob Gannon in the special election for the 58th Assembly District. Koehler applauds Governor Walker, Speaker Vos and the rest of the legislature for their hard work on the efforts to reform the foster care system. A series of

Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker joined Industries for the Blind (IB) Inc. today at the ribbon cutting for their new facility in Menomonee Falls. IB is relocating a portion of their production operations from Hartland to Menomonee Falls to access a larger labor pool of

Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org Melanie Conklin, melaniec@wisdems.org MADISON — The Democratic Party of Wisconsin today called on GOP Senate candidate and out-of-state billionaire puppet Kevin Nicholson to immediately cut ties with and reject the financial backing of his most prolific megadonor, Illinois billionaire Dick Uihlein, who has poured millions into

Contact: Bryan Kennedy – (414) 517-3864   (Green Bay) — Gubernatorial candidate Matt Flynn will hold a press conference tomorrow at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay to unveil his plan to fix the student loan debt crisis in Wisconsin. “Banks, abetted by their Republican cohorts in the Legislature, are profiting

CONTACT: Rep. Considine (608) 266-7746 Madison – A bipartisan bill authored by Rep. Dave Considine (D-Baraboo) with Rep. Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) and Sen. Rob Cowles (R-Green Bay) received a public hearing in the Assembly Committee on Health today. Assembly Bill (AB) 522 would allow first responders to administer basic

CONTACT Jessica Zalewski Marketing and Publications Manager 262.638.8300 jzalewski@ramart.org Racine, WI November 29, 2017 On December 10, 2017, Racine Art Museum’s (RAM’s) Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts will continue an important Racine tradition with the opening of Watercolor Wisconsin 2017. One of the museum’s most popular shows, Watercolor

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 – Today, Northwest Hardwoods of Onalaska was recognized for their efforts to hire and train individuals with disabilities at the Future Wisconsin Summit held at the Monona Terrace. The event was organized and hosted by

Contact: WDVA Office of Public Affairs Carla Vigue, Director at (608) 266-0517 Carla.Vigue@dva.wisconsin.gov MADISON — The Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemeteries at King, Spooner, and Union Grove will participate in National Wreaths Across America Day with ceremonies to honor and remember our nation’s veterans. The nationally coordinated wreath-laying ceremonies, will be

CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker announced today that he will spend millions of state tax dollars on a national marketing campaign to try to attract millennial workers to Wisconsin. One Wisconsin Now Program Director, and millennial, Analiese Eicher suggested Walker save