WisDems: GOP’s latest attack on WI women’s health care becomes law

CONTACT: For gubernatorial inquiries — Melanie Conklin, melaniec@wisdems.org For 2018 Senate race inquiries — Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org MADISON — Gov. Scott Walker yesterday signed into law Wisconsin Republicans’ latest assault on Wisconsin women’s health care access, a dangerous measure cosponsored by right-wing anti-choice U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir. The law will prohibit thousands of Wisconsin public employees from accessing a full range of health care options, including abortions, except in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. The measure is so restrictive that victims of sexual assault would only receive abortion coverage under the measure “if

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WED PM Update: Large margin in Dane Co. helped fuel Dallet victory; Screnock lagged in GOP strongholds

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Turnout was up in the WOW counties compared to 2015, but Sauk County Judge Michael Screnock did not hit the marks there a conservative needs to win statewide, according to a check of election returns. Meanwhile, Milwaukee Judge Rebecca Dallet ran up big numbers in counties such as Dane, Eau Claire and La Crosse on top of outperf… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me

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Rep. Subeck: Legislation creating grants to support foster families signed into law

CONTACT: Zach Madden 608-266-7521(office) 920-627-5773 (cell) MADISON – Today, Governor Walker signed Assembly Bill 787, authored by Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison), which establishes a foster family support fund administered as a grant program with counties, nonprofits and other organizations to support foster families. Representative Subeck served as a member of the Speaker’s Task Force on Foster Care. AB 787, was part of the task force’s Foster Forward package of bills to improve Wisconsin’s foster care system. “Wisconsin foster families give so much of themselves to provide for the children in their care, but even the most committed foster families can face

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Sen. Testin: Whitetails of Wisconsin (WOW) names Sen. Patrick Testin “Legislator of the Year”

CONTACT: Senator Patrick Testin (608) 266-3123 Warrens, WI – Whitetails of Wisconsin (WOW), a non-profit organization of people involved in raising white-tailed deer or operating hunting ranches, will honor Senator Patrick Testin with the “Legislator of the Year” award at their annual banquet this Saturday. “Senator Testin has proven himself to be a strong advocate for sportsmen and a friend to the sporting community and to small businesses,” said WOW President Rick Vojtik. “Our members are proud to recognize Patrick as our ‘Legislator of the Year.’ ” The award presentation at the banquet will cap the organization’s two day meeting at

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Gov. Walker: To sign 11 bills to improve outcomes for children in foster care

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker will sign an 11-bill package today to improve outcomes for children in Wisconsin’s foster care system. Governor Walker will sign six bills at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Wausau with Representative Patrick Snyder (R – Schofield) and five bills at the La Crosse County Administrative Center in La Crosse with Representative Steve Doyle (D – Onalaska). Representatives Snyder and Doyle are co-chairs of the 2017 Speaker’s Task Force on Foster Care. “More than 7,000 children in Wisconsin have been placed in out-of-home care because of neglect or abuse as

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Wisconsin Family Action: Governor Walker signs pro-life bill

CONTACT: Julaine Appling, President 608-268-5074 MADISON— “We’re always happy when public funding of abortion is halted,” said Wisconsin Family Action president Julaine Appling, responding to Governor Walker signing Assembly Bill 128 into law yesterday. Wisconsin Family Action actively supported the bill. Appling joined other supporters of the legislation, along with legislative authors Sen. Dave Craig (R-Big Bend) and Rep. André Jacque (R-De Pere), in the Governor’s office for the signing ceremony. Assembly Bill 128 prohibits the state from purchasing employee health-insurance plans that cover elective abortions, thereby stopping taxpayers from paying for such this life-taking procedure. Appling continued, “The authors’ persistence

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Wisconsin Elections Commission: Turnout 22.2% in April 3 Spring Election

CONTACT: Reid Magney, 608-267-7887 MADISON, WI – Very few problems were reported in Tuesday’s Spring Election in which more than 22 percent of Wisconsin adults voted, according to preliminary results analyzed by the Wisconsin Elections Commission. “Even though there was a snowstorm over some parts of the state and higher than normal turnout in other parts, the Elections Commission received very few complaints about problems at polling places,” said Meagan Wolfe, Wisconsin’s chief election official. Unofficial results indicate there were at least 995,454 votes cast in the Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice race, which is 22.27 percent of the state’s voting-age population of 4,469,475

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WisDems: Increasingly unhinged Walker rant: ‘a #BlueWave’

CONTACT: Melanie Conklin, 608-260-2409 MADISON — After a stunning rejection of his agenda and his chosen candidate in last night’s Wisconsin Supreme Court race, Gov. Scott Walker took to Twitter and unleashed another unhinged string of tweets, warning of a “#BlueWave.” “This is a cry for more money because voters are rejecting his self-serving agenda,” said Martha Laning, chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. “Walker has sounded the alarm to his millionaire and billionaire backers that he needs their money to paper over his record of putting his personal ambition before the future of Wisconsin.” The Republican Party of Wisconsin

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Rep. Ballweg: Legislation helping Wisconsin families signed into law

CONTACT: Rep. Joan Ballweg, (888) 534-0041 Madison…Representative Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan), a member of the Speaker’s Task Force on Foster Care, joined Governor Walker in Wausau where he signed 11 bills as part of the Foster Forward package. Representative Ballweg authored Assembly Bill 748 which provides counsel to parents involved in Child in Need of Protection and/or Services (CHIPS) proceedings. AB 748 provides legal representation to biological parents so they have the ability to follow the Court’s orders at initial hearings and not cause delays if the case proceeds to termination of parental rights. This bill also creates a five county (Brown,

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Statement on Trump administration decision to deploy the National Guard to the southern border

CONTACT: Brittni Palke, (202) 224-0382 Ben Voelkel, (202) 228-0071 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it would work with border state governors to deploy National Guard troops to the southern border. “The president has a duty to protect American citizens. Securing our borders is a priority of his administration and this committee. I support the president’s decision to work with border state governors to deploy the National Guard to the southern border. I also look forward to working

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Gov. Walker: Supporting Wisconsin’s children and families: Governor Walker to sign 11 bills to improve outcomes for children in foster care

CONTACT: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker will sign an 11-bill package today to improve outcomes for children in Wisconsin’s foster care system. Governor Walker will sign six bills at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Wausau with Representative Patrick Snyder (R – Schofield) and five bills at the La Crosse County Administrative Center in La Crosse with Representative Steve Doyle (D – Onalaska). Representatives Snyder and Doyle are co-chairs of the 2017 Speaker’s Task Force on Foster Care. “More than 7,000 children in Wisconsin have been placed in out-of-home care because of neglect or abuse as of 2015,”

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Leadership MKE: Nine of Fourteen candidates supported by Leadership MKE win election

CONTACT: George Aldrich, leadershipmke@gmail.com MILWAUKEE, WI – Leadership MKE, the recently formed political group that supports candidates who are committed to making Milwaukee a better place to work, live and raise a family, announced today that nine of the fourteen candidates they supported in Tuesday’s election were successful. “Leadership MKE was proud to support these outstanding candidates running for local office,” said George Aldrich, Executive Director of Leadership MKE. “Milwaukee needs strong leaders at every level of government who are willing to work together to address our challenges, and these elected officials are certain to bring fresh ideas to local government.  We congratulate

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One Wisconsin Now: Voters reject despicable campaign tactics of the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. Will business members of group do the same?

CONTACT: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — In electing Judge Rebecca Dallet to the Wisconsin State Supreme Court, voters rejected the efforts of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) that spent at least $1.6 million to try to elect their favored candidate. Among the expenditures was $1 million on a shocking ad that violated the privacy of children who were victimized by sexual abuse by disclosing identifying information about them. Now, according to One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross, the question is will the members of the WMC join voters in rejecting the group’s despicable tactics.

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First Lady Walker: Highlights the need for trauma-informed care to be fully incorporated in Wisconsin, the United States, and globally

CONTACT: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 WAUPACA – First Lady Tonette Walker with a delegation from Oslo, Norway today discussed Wisconsin’s leading role in practicing and implementing Trauma-Informed Care (TIC). The group visited the Waupaca County Health and Human Services Department, the Menominee Tribal Keshena School, and the Sojourner Family Peace Center in Milwaukee. “No matter where you live—Norway or Wisconsin—you have a role to play with Trauma-Informed Care, which can positively shape life outcomes,” said First Lady Tonette Walker. “Wisconsin has been a leader incorporating Trauma-Informed Care and the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) into policy and practice. The Menominee Nation,

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WI United to Amend: Nine more communities vote to amend the U.S. constitution

Contact: George Penn, 608-244-6436, georgepenn51@gmail.com Madison, WI (April 4, 2018) – On Tuesday, April 3rd, Wisconsin residents in nine communities voted to amend the U.S. Constitution to clarify that only human beings should have inalienable human rights and money is not the same thing as free speech. All referenda passed with overwhelming majorities: Green County (78%), St. Croix County (77%), the cities of La Crosse (88%), Marshfield (81%), Sun Prairie (83%), Rice Lake (81%), the villages of McFarland (79%) and Wittenberg (83%), and the town of Sand Creek (77%) in Dunn County. That brings the total to 129 Wisconsin communities

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WisDems: GOP’s latest attack on WI women’s health care becomes law

CONTACT: For gubernatorial inquiries — Melanie Conklin, melaniec@wisdems.org For 2018 Senate race inquiries — Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org MADISON — Gov. Scott Walker yesterday signed into law Wisconsin Republicans’ latest assault on Wisconsin women’s health care access, a dangerous measure cosponsored by right-wing anti-choice U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir. The law will

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Rep. Subeck: Legislation creating grants to support foster families signed into law

CONTACT: Zach Madden 608-266-7521(office) 920-627-5773 (cell) MADISON – Today, Governor Walker signed Assembly Bill 787, authored by Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison), which establishes a foster family support fund administered as a grant program with counties, nonprofits and other organizations to support foster families. Representative Subeck served as a member of the

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Wisconsin Family Action: Governor Walker signs pro-life bill

CONTACT: Julaine Appling, President 608-268-5074 MADISON— “We’re always happy when public funding of abortion is halted,” said Wisconsin Family Action president Julaine Appling, responding to Governor Walker signing Assembly Bill 128 into law yesterday. Wisconsin Family Action actively supported the bill. Appling joined other supporters of the legislation, along with legislative

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Wisconsin Elections Commission: Turnout 22.2% in April 3 Spring Election

CONTACT: Reid Magney, 608-267-7887 MADISON, WI – Very few problems were reported in Tuesday’s Spring Election in which more than 22 percent of Wisconsin adults voted, according to preliminary results analyzed by the Wisconsin Elections Commission. “Even though there was a snowstorm over some parts of the state and higher than normal turnout

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WisDems: Increasingly unhinged Walker rant: ‘a #BlueWave’

CONTACT: Melanie Conklin, 608-260-2409 MADISON — After a stunning rejection of his agenda and his chosen candidate in last night’s Wisconsin Supreme Court race, Gov. Scott Walker took to Twitter and unleashed another unhinged string of tweets, warning of a “#BlueWave.” “This is a cry for more money because voters are

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Rep. Ballweg: Legislation helping Wisconsin families signed into law

CONTACT: Rep. Joan Ballweg, (888) 534-0041 Madison…Representative Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan), a member of the Speaker’s Task Force on Foster Care, joined Governor Walker in Wausau where he signed 11 bills as part of the Foster Forward package. Representative Ballweg authored Assembly Bill 748 which provides counsel to parents involved in Child

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Statement on Trump administration decision to deploy the National Guard to the southern border

CONTACT: Brittni Palke, (202) 224-0382 Ben Voelkel, (202) 228-0071 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it would work with border state governors to deploy National Guard troops to

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Gov. Walker: Supporting Wisconsin’s children and families: Governor Walker to sign 11 bills to improve outcomes for children in foster care

CONTACT: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker will sign an 11-bill package today to improve outcomes for children in Wisconsin’s foster care system. Governor Walker will sign six bills at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Wausau with Representative Patrick Snyder (R – Schofield) and five bills at the

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One Wisconsin Now: Voters reject despicable campaign tactics of the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. Will business members of group do the same?

CONTACT: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — In electing Judge Rebecca Dallet to the Wisconsin State Supreme Court, voters rejected the efforts of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) that spent at least $1.6 million to try to elect their favored candidate. Among the expenditures was $1

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First Lady Walker: Highlights the need for trauma-informed care to be fully incorporated in Wisconsin, the United States, and globally

CONTACT: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 WAUPACA – First Lady Tonette Walker with a delegation from Oslo, Norway today discussed Wisconsin’s leading role in practicing and implementing Trauma-Informed Care (TIC). The group visited the Waupaca County Health and Human Services Department, the Menominee Tribal Keshena School, and the Sojourner Family Peace Center in

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