Contact: Rep. Rodriguez (608) 266-0610 Milwaukee, Wisconsin – State Representative Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) joined Gov. Scott Walker to sign Senate Bill 99 into law marking the Richard A. Grobschmidt Memorial Bridge located along the Hank Aaron State Trail in honor
Contact: David Fladeboe 715-446-0790 Osseo, Wisconsin – Today, candidate Steve Toft wrote a letter to Senators Baldwin and Johnson to make a change to the Senate tax reform bill to protect Section 199, the Domestic Production Activities Deduction. The Senate is set to
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinInstitute.org (608) 444-3483 Madison, Wisconsin — A public hearing on Assembly Bill 637 today underscores serious flaws in the proposal that put it at odds with a federal court decision protecting early voting. Under the the bill municipalities
Contact: Bryan Kennedy (414) 517-3864 Milwaukee, Wisconsin — Matt Flynn, candidate for governor, today issued a strong statement condemning the Trump/Ryan tax plan going through Congress, as well as a recent op-ed published by Scott Walker foolishly endorsing the plan.
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Madison, Wisconsin — Roy Moore, Republican U.S. Senate candidate and accused pedophile, is reported to be the beneficiary of a $100,000 contribution to a Political Action Committee (PAC) supporting his candidacy from Richard Uihlein, an Illinois
Contact: Melissa Miller 202-875-9188 Miller@dga.net The bizarre dance Republican governors are doing with the Trump Administration took another odd turn recently when several of them accepted checks from Vice President Mike Pence while simultaneously dodging questions about their willingness to campaign
Contact: Maggie Gau 715-581-0406 Maggie.tonyevers.com Madison, Wisconsin – Today, State Superintendent Tony Evers announced he is firing the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) in representing the Department of Public Instruction after being denied from choosing his own legal representation. Governor
Contact: Melanie Conklin 608-260-2409 Madison, Wisconsin — The following is a statement from the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s American Indian Caucus Chair, Ryan Greendeer. In addition to leading the DPW’s American Indian Caucus Greendeer served in the US Army for almost 9
Milwaukee County, Tuesday November 28, 2017: After twenty-three years of serving as a Milwaukee County Supervisor Michael Mayo, Sr. will not seek re-election to the office. The announcement is being made at this time to give potential candidates ample opportunity
Contact: Ashley Viste, Campaign Manager press@joshkaul.org, 920-204-5953 MADISON – Josh Kaul, candidate for Attorney General, issued a statement today in response to reporting by Colleen Henry of WISN-TV that a driver “involved in [a] fatal July crash was out
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CASCO, Wis. (Nov. 28, 2017) — Nearly 100 farmers and others connected to the Kewaunee County dairy community gathered this morning in a room overlooking a rotary milking parlor in a show of unity in their commitment to agriculture, the
Contact: Stephanie Miller 608-267-8823 Today, County Executive Joe Parisi announced that the Dane County Department of Public Works, Highway, and Transportation had its most productive year ever. A total of 38 miles of county highways were paved using 126,000 tons
Contact: Doris A. Santoro, (207) 798-4309, dsantoro@bowdoin.edu Daniel J. Quinn, (517) 203-2940, dquinn@greatlakescenter.org EAST LANSING, Mich. (Nov. 28, 2017) — In October, The Education Trust published a report that called on state leaders to embrace new flexibility available under the
Contact: Mokie Porter 301-996-0901 mporter@vva.org (Washington, D.C.) – “Our service members who served after 9/11 have been exposed to a range of environmental and chemical hazards, some of which carry very real risks. Whether from burn pits, depleted uranium, toxic
Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org MADISON — A new bombshell report from The Daily Beast reveals that out-of-state billionaire puppet Kevin Nicholson’s biggest backer, Illinois CEO Dick Uihlein, has similarly been secretly bankrolling Alabama Senate candidate and alleged serial sexual predator
Mount Pleasant, Wis. – November 27, 2017 – The following statement was issued today by Dave DeGroot, President of the Village of Mount Pleasant: Tonight, the Village Board approved a Development Agreement with Foxconn that outlines the responsibilities of the
Contact: Bernadette Green, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today called for transparency in information about sexual harassment settlements paid out by members of Congress. Grothman wants the number of sexual harassment-related settlements paid out by members
Contact: Noel Fritsch Email: NoelF@ElectNehlen.com Phone: 202.374.7371 Delavan, WI — Paul Nehlen released the following statement on the sexual misconduct hush money fund paid to alleged victims of Congressional sexual assault by Paul Ryan’s Congress: “I call on Paul Ryan
Contact: Rep. Rodriguez (608) 266-0610 Milwaukee, Wisconsin – State Representative Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) joined Gov. Scott Walker to sign Senate Bill 99 into law marking the Richard A. Grobschmidt Memorial Bridge located along the Hank Aaron State Trail in honor of former state Senator Richard Grobschmidt. “Sen. Grobschmidt was revered
Contact: David Fladeboe 715-446-0790 Osseo, Wisconsin – Today, candidate Steve Toft wrote a letter to Senators Baldwin and Johnson to make a change to the Senate tax reform bill to protect Section 199, the Domestic Production Activities Deduction. The Senate is set to take action on the reform package as early as this
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinInstitute.org (608) 444-3483 Madison, Wisconsin — A public hearing on Assembly Bill 637 today underscores serious flaws in the proposal that put it at odds with a federal court decision protecting early voting. Under the the bill municipalities would be allowed to use electronic voting machines to process
Contact: Bryan Kennedy (414) 517-3864 Milwaukee, Wisconsin — Matt Flynn, candidate for governor, today issued a strong statement condemning the Trump/Ryan tax plan going through Congress, as well as a recent op-ed published by Scott Walker foolishly endorsing the plan. Flynn said, “In his op-ed on November 19, Governor Walker
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Madison, Wisconsin — Roy Moore, Republican U.S. Senate candidate and accused pedophile, is reported to be the beneficiary of a $100,000 contribution to a Political Action Committee (PAC) supporting his candidacy from Richard Uihlein, an Illinois business magnate. Uihlein’s political giving also extends to Wisconsin, where
Contact: Melissa Miller 202-875-9188 Miller@dga.net The bizarre dance Republican governors are doing with the Trump Administration took another odd turn recently when several of them accepted checks from Vice President Mike Pence while simultaneously dodging questions about their willingness to campaign with President Trump. Politico reported on November 21st that Iowa Governor Kim
Contact: Maggie Gau 715-581-0406 Maggie.tonyevers.com Madison, Wisconsin – Today, State Superintendent Tony Evers announced he is firing the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) in representing the Department of Public Instruction after being denied from choosing his own legal representation. Governor Walker and Attorney General Brad Schimel are attempting to force
Contact: Melanie Conklin 608-260-2409 Madison, Wisconsin — The following is a statement from the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s American Indian Caucus Chair, Ryan Greendeer. In addition to leading the DPW’s American Indian Caucus Greendeer served in the US Army for almost 9 years and worked in Government Relations for the Ho-Chunk Nation. We
Milwaukee County, Tuesday November 28, 2017: After twenty-three years of serving as a Milwaukee County Supervisor Michael Mayo, Sr. will not seek re-election to the office. The announcement is being made at this time to give potential candidates ample opportunity to enter the race and make their case directly to
Contact: Ashley Viste, Campaign Manager press@joshkaul.org, 920-204-5953 MADISON – Josh Kaul, candidate for Attorney General, issued a statement today in response to reporting by Colleen Henry of WISN-TV that a driver “involved in [a] fatal July crash was out on bail after [a] 5th OWI charge because [the] court
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CASCO, Wis. (Nov. 28, 2017) — Nearly 100 farmers and others connected to the Kewaunee County dairy community gathered this morning in a room overlooking a rotary milking parlor in a show of unity in their commitment to agriculture, the environment and the broader community. “What many don’t understand is
Contact: Stephanie Miller 608-267-8823 Today, County Executive Joe Parisi announced that the Dane County Department of Public Works, Highway, and Transportation had its most productive year ever. A total of 38 miles of county highways were paved using 126,000 tons of asphaltic pavement—nearly double any previous year’s work. The county
Contact: Doris A. Santoro, (207) 798-4309, dsantoro@bowdoin.edu Daniel J. Quinn, (517) 203-2940, dquinn@greatlakescenter.org EAST LANSING, Mich. (Nov. 28, 2017) — In October, The Education Trust published a report that called on state leaders to embrace new flexibility available under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to address inequities in teacher
Contact: Mokie Porter 301-996-0901 mporter@vva.org (Washington, D.C.) – “Our service members who served after 9/11 have been exposed to a range of environmental and chemical hazards, some of which carry very real risks. Whether from burn pits, depleted uranium, toxic fragments, they are getting sick and dying young from uncommon
Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org MADISON — A new bombshell report from The Daily Beast reveals that out-of-state billionaire puppet Kevin Nicholson’s biggest backer, Illinois CEO Dick Uihlein, has similarly been secretly bankrolling Alabama Senate candidate and alleged serial sexual predator Roy Moore. A billionaire from Illinois, Uihlein has to-date deployed
Mount Pleasant, Wis. – November 27, 2017 – The following statement was issued today by Dave DeGroot, President of the Village of Mount Pleasant: Tonight, the Village Board approved a Development Agreement with Foxconn that outlines the responsibilities of the company, the Village of Mount Pleasant and the County, along
Contact: Bernadette Green, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today called for transparency in information about sexual harassment settlements paid out by members of Congress. Grothman wants the number of sexual harassment-related settlements paid out by members of Congress to be released immediately. “While I was home
Contact: Noel Fritsch Email: NoelF@ElectNehlen.com Phone: 202.374.7371 Delavan, WI — Paul Nehlen released the following statement on the sexual misconduct hush money fund paid to alleged victims of Congressional sexual assault by Paul Ryan’s Congress: “I call on Paul Ryan to immediately release the names of every predator Congress is