CONTACT: Rep. Jill Billings (608) 266-5780 MADISON, Wis. – Today, Rep. Jill Billings (D-La Crosse) voted in favor of allowing renovation of UW-La Crosse’s Wittich Hall to move forward. The vote took place during her first meeting as a member of the Wisconsin State Building Commission. The Building Commission oversees and approves all state building projects, including those within the University of Wisconsin System. “I’m glad one of my first votes as a member of the Building Commission was to support a project at UW-La Crosse,” Rep. Billings said. “This is a great plan for repurposing an iconic building on

Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Today, the State of Wisconsin Building Commission met to approve several key projects across the state including, but not limited to: The purchase of equipment, software, training, and technical support for a new broadcast automation system in Wisconsin Public Broadcasting’s Operations Center; Release $5 million GFSB grant for the completion of the St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care’s Bucyrus Campus; Renovation of Wittich Hall on the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse campus to create a new technology-rich home for the College of Business Administration, including the Small Business Development Center; Funding to

Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org MADISON — Steve Bannon, once the pride of out-of-state billionaire puppet Kevin Nicholson’s Twitter feed, is today being taken to task for massively failing in his role as alleged sexual predator Roy Moore’s “master strategist.” Here’s Kevin Nicholson fawning over Bannon back in October: “‘The Steve Bannon primary in Wisconsin is over and Kevin Nicholson has won.’ Humbled by this huge endorsement. (1/2)” “Excited to receive an endorsement from the Great America PAC and Steve Bannon.” And here are news outlets, today, on Nicholson’s out-of-state boss Bannon’s future as a Republican “kingmaker”: Fox News: Bannon’s ‘kingmaker’

CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — One Wisconsin Now is demanding Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) immediately apologize for equating the sexual assault of a 14-year-old with “dating.” When asked earlier today by Washington D.C. reporters about the historic Democratic win in the U.S. Senate race in Alabama, Johnson said, “Alabamians didn’t want somebody who dated 14-year-old girls.” “Memo to Ron Johnson: an adult male in his 30s targeting a 14-year-old child isn’t ‘dating,’ it’s attempted sexual assault,” said Joanna Beilman-Dulin, One Wisconsin Now Research Director. “There is no excuse for Ron Johnson’s disgraceful and glib

Contact: Ald. Milele A. Coggs (414) 286-2994 Today Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs received the Milwaukee Urban League’s Economic Impact Award for her efforts to secure a new Pete’s Fruit Market grocery store at N. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. and W. North Ave. The award – presented during the Urban League’s 58th Annual Equal Opportunity Day luncheon at the Pfister Hotel – is special recognition for Alderwoman Coggs’ efforts to not only help attract the store, but also to enhance the Bronzeville district and thus improve the overall quality of life for residents. “I am grateful to the Milwaukee

Contact: Dona Wininsky, dona.wininsky@lung.org, 262-703-4840   Brookfield, WI — A coalition of public health groups led by the American Lung Association in Wisconsin have voiced their opposition to legislation that would roll back state air laws that protect local communities from the negative health impacts of toxic pollutants. “Senate Bills 457, 459, 463 and 466 and Assembly Bills 555, 558, 587, and 588 will collectively reduce air quality and increase the potential for negative health impacts in Wisconsin,” the coalition stated in a letter to members of the legislature. “We are writing to ask you to oppose these proposals.” One

Contact: Gian Galassi 608-263- 5561 ggalassi@uwhealth.org MADISON – University Hospital was recently named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Watson Health (formerly Truven Health Analytics). This is the ninth time University Hospital has been recognized with this honor. The Watson Health 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals study is an annual, objective, quantitative study that identifies the nation’s best providers of cardiovascular care, based on publicly available data and a balanced look at clinical, operational, and financial performance metrics. Hospitals do not apply, and winners do not pay to market their honor. Now in its 19th year, Watson Health