Contact: Rep. John Nygren                                                                  (888) 534-0089 Madison — State Rep. John Nygren (R-Marinette) released the following statement immediately following

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Brad Schimel released the following statement today applauding Governor Walker’s and the legislature’s continued commitment to combating Wisconsin’s opioid crisis. “Drug abuse has continued to remain one of the foremost public policy discussions in Wisconsin thanks to Governor Walker, Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch and Representative

Contact: Bernadette Green, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) joined The Weather Channel meteorologist Reynolds Wolf to stress the importance of severe weather preparedness in a newly created public service announcement (PSA). The locally targeted PSA, recorded in partnership with The Weather Channel television network, will air on the

 Contact:  Sen. Vukmir, (608) 266-2512 MADISON, Wis. – State Sen. Leah Vukmir, R–Brookfield and state Rep. John Nygren, R–Marinette, released legislation Friday that would give law enforcement more tools to address the heroin and opioid epidemic facing Wisconsin. “As a member of Governor Walker’s Task Force on Opioid Abuse, I am pleased to join my colleagues as we unveil legislation that builds on the Legislature’s

Contact: Austin Kieler, (262) 501-9880 The Republicans control the House. They control the Senate. They control the White House. They should be able to keep their own government from shutting down. Period. Tom Palzewicz is a Navy veteran and business owner who is running in southeastern Wisconsin’s 5th District to

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 ‘Now is Not the Time to Abandon our Principles and Values’ MADISON, Wis. —Unprecedented threats to access to comprehensive reproductive care for women remain, despite a wave of recent electoral successes for progressives across the nation, including in Wisconsin. That’s why One Wisconsin

Contact: Amanda L. Brink Email: burnsforwisconsin@gmail.com Twitter: @BurnsforWI Website: www.BurnsForWisconsin.com Madison, WI – Yesterday, news stories broke in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on a disturbing case in which the Wisconsin Appellate Court overturned Judge Dallet’s Circuit Court decision in which an African American was unlawfully searched for standing at a gas station for 5

Contact: Kendi Parvin, 608.442.3748, kendi.parvin@wismed.org The statement below is attributable to Wisconsin Medical Society President Noel Deep, MD, FACP: “Today’s recommendations from the co-chairs of the Governor’s Task Force on Opioid Abuse represent another important step in fighting the opioid epidemic. This positive progress also shows how the collaboration among

Contact:  Ben Voelkel    WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, held a hearing Wednesday titled “Unintended Consequences: Medicaid and the Opioid Epidemic.” The hearing was based on this new report detailing cases involving Medicaid fraud and how the Medicaid program has contributed to the opioid crisis. After the hearing,

In response to the passage of the short-term House Republican spending bill, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) released the following statement: “Once again, Republicans have put our country in peril by ignoring our collective obligation to govern responsibly. Those I represent have understandably expressed their fatigue and resentment over Congressional Republicans passing extension

Contact: Jessica Ward, (414) 422-5712 Brookfield, Wis. — State Sen. Leah Vukmir, R–Brookfield, on Friday announced her endorsement of Judge Michael Screnock for Wisconsin Supreme Court. “Judge Screnock holds the Constitution in the highest regard. He is a jurist who has proven he knows the role of a justice is

Contact: Mark Bednar; 202-738-0744 Washington DC – Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Insurance, co-introduced legislation called the bipartisan CURD (Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions) Act (H.R. 4828), which codifies “natural cheese” as a term within federal statute. Defining and differentiating natural cheese will

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker attended the Wisconsin Association of School Boards’ 97th State Education Convention in Milwaukee today to discuss the state’s historically high investment in K-12 education and increased support for Wisconsin’s rural school districts. Governor Walker also expressed his support for proposed