Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839   17 Women Business Owners from Across Wisconsin to Receive Awards    MADISON – Governor Scott Walker, Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, and the Wisconsin Women’s Council today announced the recipients of the 2018 Governor’s Trailblazer Awards for Women in Business, recognizing women pioneers in the business community. Award recipients will be honored in a ceremony at the State Capitol in May. “Women play a critical role in driving our economy, inspiring others, and leading our communities,” said Governor Walker. “Today, with our Trailblazer Awards, we recognize and honor female business owners for their achievements in business. These

Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org Following right-wing, corporate special interest groups’ lead, Vukmir and Nicholson say they would’ve voted against the federal government funding bill that allocated more than $3.3 billion for combatting the opioid epidemic  MADISON — All of a sudden, Leah Vukmir and Kevin Nicholson’s commitment to fighting the opioid crisis is in question, with both Republican U.S. Senate candidates indicating that they would have voted against the President Trump-signed federal government spending bill that, among other things, appropriated $3.3 billion in funding to combat the opioid epidemic. Kevin Nicholson on Thursday morning criticized the spending bill, opioid spending and all, definitively telling WTAQ radio’s John Muir

We urge Wisconsinites to Join our Campaign: “Create Efficiency in Wisconsin” The following is from Jay Schroeder, a candidate for Wisconsin Secretary of State: On April 3rd there will be a rare opportunity for Wisconsin voters through direct legislation to limit, dare I say, eliminate outdated useless government. The horse and buggy once had a use as well, but that time has passed also. By the stroke of the ballot box, voters will be able to cut the state spending by $456,000 by voting YES on the statewide referendum to eliminate the office of State Treasurer. Those urging a no

Contact: Sean Lansing 608-286-5766 sl@champllc.com (Reedsburg, Wis.) – The Screnock for Justice Campaign announced Friday two more of Milwaukee Judge Rebecca Dallet’s Circuit Court colleagues have rescinded their endorsement of her campaign and instead endorsed their colleague Judge Michael Screnock in the April 3rd Supreme Court election. Racine County Circuit Court Judges Robert S. Repischak and Wynne P. Laufenburg joined Florence/Forest County Circuit Court Judge Leon Stenz as the third judges in the last week to rescind their endorsements of Judge Dallet in favor of Judge Screnock. Additionally, the Associated Press reported this week that Sawyer County Circuit Court Judge John Yackel—who endorsed Judge

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 Response to Dallet bashing Wisconsin values to San Francisco donors [Madison, WI] — The Republican Party of Wisconsin is launching a “Dallet for California” San Francisco-style trolley this afternoon, circling the State Capitol as well as the site of the final Wisconsin Supreme Court debate this evening. The trolley is launching as a response to Dallet telling a room full of San Francisco donors that Wisconsin has “lost” its values. “Rebecca Dallet got cozy with California liberals at her San Francisco fundraiser. We wanted to make her feel at home ahead of the final debate by

Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 MADISON, WI – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) will hold three town halls next week in Wisconsin. The first two town halls will take place in Lafayette and Green Counties on Monday, April 2, and the third will take place in Dane County on Wednesday, April 4. The town halls are opportunities for Wisconsinites to ask Rep. Pocan questions regarding legislation facing Congress, discuss the Trump Administration’s actions on a number of issues, and address current events such as the March for Our Lives. The town halls come as Congress faces several urgent issues, including working on legislation that would help end gun