FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   March 3, 2018                                                                 FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:  Reid Magney, 608-267-7887 Meagan Wolfe Selected as Elections Commission Administrator MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission today named Meagan Wolfe of Madison to serve as interim administrator of the agency and Wisconsin’s chief election official.  Wolfe, who has been assistant administrator since April 2017, will begin work immediately. The Commissioners were unanimous in their belief that Wolfe can best provide continuity

NEWS RELEASE (View in Browser) DNR announces updated CWD Response Plan DATE: March 2, 2018 CONTACT: Tami Ryan, DNR wildlife health section chief, 608-266-3143 MADISON–Increased surveillance, increased sampling, carcass movement restrictions and local community involvement are just some the goals outlined in the recently updated Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources CWD Response Plan. The updated plan, the result of a collaborative effort between DNR, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection, the Wisconsin Conservation Congress and key stakeholders, will be the guide for CWD response and management over the next five years. Implementation of the plan as part of Gov. Scott

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2, 2018 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sen. Steve Nass (608) 266-2635 UW System Failed in Audit of Foundation Arrangements Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater), Vice-Chairman of the Senate Universities and Technical Colleges Committee, responded to the release of the audit reviewing relationships of UW System campuses with foundations or other affiliated groups.  The audit (Report 18-4) was released by the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau: “Over the previous ten years, the UW System failed to properly review or clearly account for about $257.9 million in transactions that went from a campus to one of these private foundations or affiliated

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE             Contact: Gillian Drummond, (414) 975-0586 March 2, 2018                                                press@dalletforjustice.com                 JUSTICE ANN WALSH BRADLEY ENDORSES  REBECCA DALLET FOR WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT MILWAUKEE — Today, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley announces her endorsement of Judge Rebecca Dallet for Supreme Court. “I am confident that Judge Rebecca Dallet has the legal experience and temperament to be an excellent Supreme Court Justice,” said Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. “Judge Dallet’s two decades in Wisconsin courtrooms, first as a prosecutor and then as a judge, means she understands the real-life impact

CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — As a former hired gun attorney working for Gov. Scott Walker and advocating for his agenda, and as the beneficiary of at least $800,000 in spending from partisan and special interest groups in the primary election, state Supreme Court candidate Mike Screnock is a walking conflict of interest. One Wisconsin Now Research Director Joanna Beilman-Dulin said Screnock’s refusal to commit to removing himself from cases involving the issues he worked on or parties with whom he is associated is an affront to voters and hurts the integrity of the

Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov   Eau Claire – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind read to 2nd grade students at Longfellow Elementary School for Read Across America Day. Read Across America is an annual reading motivation program that gives students, teachers and families reading-themed resources and activities, and celebrates author Dr. Seuss’s birthday. “An early love of reading is the first step to success for our students,” said Rep. Ron Kind. “I’ll always cherish the memories Tawni and I made reading to our boys when they were young, and hope the kids and teachers celebrating “Read Across America” day