Andy Gronik: Walker prevents local governments from removing lead in drinking water

The lessons of Flint, Michigan cannot go unlearned here in Wisconsin, where working families earning a modest living and families living in poverty are at risk of being poisoned by lead pipe laterals and can’t fight back. If Scott Walker can figure out a way to give Taiwan’s Foxconn what is now estimated to be at least $4.5 billion, he ought to be able to figure out how to stop Wisconsinites from being poisoned right here at home.

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March For Our Lives Press Conference

Homestead High School, 5000 W Mequon Rd, Mequon CONTACT: Sophia Zhang – marchforourlivesMKE@gmail.com MILWAUKEE, WI – On March 24th, 2018, students are organizing a local March For Our Lives event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin [ www.marchforourlives.com ]. Thousands have registered for this

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Bryce campaign: Ryan Announces He Won’t Call for Vote on Gun Reform Following Parkland

Contact: Lauren Hitt, 443-370-3205, lauren@randybryceforcongress.com RACINE, WI – Democratic congressional candidate Randy Bryce released the following statement on Speaker Ryan’s announcement today that “House Republicans would focus on law enforcement failures, not tighter gun control, in the wake of the latest mass shooting.” Bryce is running to replace Speaker Ryan in Wisconsin’s First Congressional District. “Nearly

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Myers campaign: Cathy Myers Debuts First Television Ad in Her Campaign to Replace the Speaker of the House

Media Contact – Dennis Hughes | (262) 455-1542 | dennis@cathymyersforcongress.com Paul Ryan’s Local School Board Representative Launches TV Ad Against Him  Janesville, WI – Today, Cathy Myers announced that her campaign has bought time on TV across Wisconsin’s 1st District to debut her powerful new video, “We Will Not Be Ignored.” Watch the

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Baldwin highlights common ground with Trump on gun safety, trade, other issues

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, known as a progressive, is openly commending President Trump, and that goes to an interesting election-year question: Will there be a significant group of Baldwin-Trump voters at the polls this November? A WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison Feb. 22 provided some clues. http://www.wiseye.org/mp4stream/EVT/EVT_180222_WISPOL_BADLWIN.mp4 The Madison Democrat commended

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Andy Gronik: Walker prevents local governments from removing lead in drinking water

The lessons of Flint, Michigan cannot go unlearned here in Wisconsin, where working families earning a modest living and families living in poverty are at risk of being poisoned by lead pipe laterals and can’t fight back. If Scott Walker can figure out a way to give Taiwan’s Foxconn what is now estimated to be at least $4.5 billion, he ought to be able to figure out how to stop Wisconsinites from being poisoned right here at home.

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Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation: Wisconsin leaders unite around innovation and the Wisconsin Idea

CONTACT: Jeanan Yasiri Moe, Director of Strategic Communications jyasirimoe@warf.org (608) 890-1491 MADISON, Wisconsin, February 27, 2018 – The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) has collected opinions from Wisconsin leaders in a new web series of articles called “Innovation and the Wisconsin Idea.” Contributors include university researchers and educators, business leaders

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TUE News Summary: Walker sued for not calling special elections; Dane County leaders call for gun control legislation

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** March 7: WisPolitics DC breakfast with U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher and the Millennial Action Project Green Bay-area Congressman Mike Gallagher joins Millennial Action Project President Steven Olikara, a Wisconsin native and UW-Madison graduate, to talk about top generational issues in the 2018 election year. Date:

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Jacque campaign: Announces endorsements from Outagamie County officials

CONTACT: State Rep. André Jacque (920) 819-8066 DE PERE – Wisconsin 1st State Senate District candidate and current 2nd State Assembly District Representative André Jacque (R – De Pere) announced additional endorsements today from a number of current and former elected officials representing all or portions of Outagamie County. The new endorsements include Outagamie County

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March For Our Lives Press Conference

Homestead High School, 5000 W Mequon Rd, Mequon CONTACT: Sophia Zhang – marchforourlivesMKE@gmail.com MILWAUKEE, WI – On March 24th, 2018, students are organizing a local March For Our Lives event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin [ www.marchforourlives.com ]. Thousands have registered for this event. “We are deeply inspired by the incredible students in

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