Contact: Rep. John Jagler (608) 266-9650 Watertown: Following the federal criminal complaint in which women were allegedly trafficked and forced into prostitution in two Dodge county strip clubs, Representative Jagler (R-Watertown) is hosting a presentation by Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt and his investigative team on human trafficking. “My office has received a lot of calls since this story broke and this is an opportunity for people to have their questions answered and to learn about what human trafficking looks like in our state. As much as we would love to believe that trafficking happens in big cities far away,

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Questions Continue to Mount About Vos Relationship With Rosenberger Amid FBI Investigation MADISON, Wis. — Reporting on an Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) inquiry of Cliff Rosenberger, who until his recent abrupt resignation served as Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, continues to reveal connections to Wisconsin’s Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. The latest link is a $15,000 check to Vos’ Wisconsin political operation, the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee (RACC), from a wealthy Ohio Republican who helped subsidize a lavish lifestyle for Rosenberger. “How is it a wealthy heir from Ohio who reportedly

Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to visit Milwaukee Wednesday to hold a fundraiser for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Pence’s visit comes during a time of sweeping attacks on immigrant communities. In Wisconsin, Waukesha County Sheriff Eric Severson appears to be moving forward with plans to turn his deputies into Immigrant and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) agents through the federal 287g program, which the Trump Administration has massively expanded nationwide. A statewide march is planned for Tuesday, May 1st, in Waukesha to urge Sheriff Severson to reject 287g. Voces de la Frontera issued

CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WIWorkforce On Twitter: @WIWorkforce MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates of unemployment and employment statistics for metro areas, major cities, and counties in Wisconsin. The estimates include updates to February 2018 and preliminary estimates for March 2018. These numbers are not seasonally adjusted. In brief, the estimates show: Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Preliminary March 2018 unemployment rates declined in all twelve Wisconsin metro areas when compared over the year to March 2017. The rates ranged from 2.4 percent in

Mark Bednar; 202-738-0744 Washington DC – Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Insurance, today with nine other members of the Rural Relief Initiative, sent a letter to House Energy & Commerce Chairman Greg Walden, urging him to consider specific policy solutions to the opioid crisis in rural America. Read the letter below. Chairman Walden, We write to support your efforts to address the alarming and outstanding needs of rural communities in the wake of a growing opioid crisis in the United States. We thank you and commend your tremendous work investigating strategies and

Contact: Libbie Wilcox (202) 495-8879 Washington, DC – On Wednesday, Reps. Moore and Veasey join Planned Parenthood Executive Vice President Dawn Laguens and local Planned Parenthood leaders to sound the alarm on the Trump Administration’s efforts to undermine essential health care programs for women. Speakers will address the ways anti-women’s-healthmembers in Congress and the Trump-Pence administration are undermining lifesaving programs like Title X, the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, and Medicaid. More than 600 Planned Parenthood patients, supporters, and staff representing all 50 states will be advocating for Planned Parenthood patients in the nonprofit’s biggest lobby day ever. Since taking office,

Contact: Deb Dorshorst debdorshorst@gmail.com mobile: 715-581-6324 Three well-known local citizens will take part in a panel discussion on the three branches of government at an annual Law Day event from 6-9 p.m. on May 3 at the UW-Marathon County Auditorium in Wausau. Adults and students are invited to attend this free program, presented by the Marathon County Bar Association and Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service (WIPPS). This year’s Law Day theme is “Separation of Powers: Framework for Freedom.” Guest panelists are: Donna Seidel, representative of the 85th Assembly District, 2005-2013 Brad Karger, Marathon County administrator Judge Gregory B.

Contact – Dennis Hughes | (262) 455-1542 | dennis@cathymyersforcongress.com Janesville, WI –Cathy Myers, a Janesville School Board Member and Democrat running for Congress in Wisconsin’s 1st District, announced today the launch of Teachers and Students for Cathy. The program, which will hire students and teachers as summer organizers, is the campaign’s newest initiative to mobilize and engage voters in WI-01 to send a teacher with decades of experience in education to Congress. “As a parent, and a teacher, I know that our public education system is crucially important – and now, it’s under repeated attacks by Donald Trump and Betsy

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — Today Vice President Mike Pence, Governor Scott Walker, and Congressman Glenn Grothman will meet in Wisconsin to talk about the impact of tax cuts and other Republican reforms that are putting hard-working Wisconsin families first. Thanks to their leadership, Republicans are delivering real results for Wisconsin and the rest of the nation. The Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Chairman Brad Courtney: “Republican reforms are working and putting hard-working families of our state and our nation first. In Wisconsin, Governor Scott Walker has created a model for meaningful conservative

CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — April 25, 2012 is recognized as the day student loan debt in the United States reached the $1 trillion mark. Six years later, student loan debt now exceeds $1.5 trillion, more than all other consumer debt except home mortgage debt, and impacts over 44 million borrowers. In this election year, One Wisconsin Now Program Director Analiese Eicher noted this debt hits the largest voting block in the United States – Millennials and Generation X – especially hard. “There are tens of millions of voters across the country and in

JANESVILLE, WI — House Speaker Paul Ryan issued the following statement after Debbie Lesko was declared the winner in the special election to represent Arizona’s Eighth Congressional District: “Congratulations to Debbie on her hard-fought victory. Debbie ran a smart campaign and focused in on the issues that voters cared about, like having more take-home pay, fewer regulations, and a secure border. She is a committed conservative who will make Arizona proud, and I’m excited for her to get to Washington so she can help as we continue to advance our agenda. Her victory proves that Republicans have a positive record

Contact: Lauren Hitt, 443-370-3205, lauren@randybryceforcongress.com RACINE, WI – Democratic congressional candidate and Racine County resident Randy Bryce released the following statement on the decision by the state’s Department of Natural Resources to approve air permits for Foxconn. “For Scott Walker, it wasn’t enough that taxpayers forked over billions of dollars to Foxconn, he expects us to sacrifice our air quality too. Sadly, I fear this is the kind of treatment we can expect from Foxconn. They will take, take, take for their bottom line, and give little in return to the working families funding their corporate welfare. Families in Racine

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker today visited Birlings Bovines in Black Creek and Sievert Farms in Sobieski to hear from farmers who were impacted by the strong blizzard that covered much of the state with heavy snow from April 13 – 16, 2018. The storm caused property damage, including barn roof collapses that resulted in the loss of livestock in some cases. “Farmers were hit hard by the recent blizzard, and we want all farmers impacted to know that we hear you,” said Governor Walker. “On top of reporting losses to their insurance companies, we

(Delafield) – Marine veteran and political outsider Kevin Nicholson announced today that 12 county sheriffs from across Wisconsin have endorsed him in his bid for U.S. Senate. Brown County Sheriff John Gossage noted: “Kevin is the U.S. Senator we need in Wisconsin. He knows the challenges we face when protecting the public, and will always have our back as we do our jobs. With Kevin in the U.S. Senate, Wisconsin law enforcement professionals will have a trusted friend working on our behalf in Washington.” Sheriff John Gossage (Brown County) is joined by the following sheriffs who are endorsing Kevin Nicholson