Contact: Rep. Rob Summerfield (608) 266-1194 Cornell School District Receives Grant Award Madison – Today, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) awarded an additional $504,863 in fabrication laboratory (“Fab Lab”) grants to 22 school districts; including the Cornell School District. Following WEDC’s announcement, Rep. Rob Summerfield (R-Bloomer) issued the following statement: “The importance of Fab Labs cannot be underestimated; especially for our rural schools. Parents of children in our area know firsthand the difficulties our students experience. “Compared to when I was growing up, our children have the power to explore the entire world at their fingertips, and Fab Labs

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 A total of five grant projects benefit up to 293 trainees and over a dozen employers MADISON – Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Ray Allen today announced nearly $440,000 for five Wisconsin Fast Forward (WFF) contracted worker training grant awards, benefitting up to 293 trainees and over a dozen employers in the health care, manufacturing, small business and transportation industries. “Governor Walker’s Wisconsin Fast Forward grant program is delivering in-demand skills training to hundreds of current and unemployed workers across the state through these five grant awards,

Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org Both Vukmir and Nicholson backed Marco Rubio’s presidential run — and now Rubio admits that the scam GOP tax law is leaving families behind MADISON — Republican U.S. Senate candidates Leah Vukmir and Kevin Nicholson have a real problem on their hands: Vukmir and Nicholson are running hard on their support for the Republican tax law — which sends more than 80 percent of benefits to the richest 1 percent and large corporations like Pfizer — but their 2016 pick for the Republican presidential nomination just admitted that the law is a straight-up scam. Awkward. In a recent interview, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida definitively conceded that the GOP tax law

Contact: Rep. Greta Neubauer, (608) 237-9166 Thousands Strike and March in Wisconsin to Demand Waukesha Not Enact 287G WAUKESHA, WI – Today, Representative Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) attended the Day without Latinxs & Immigrants in Wisconsin, a general strike and statewide march in Waukesha, Wisconsin, organized by Voces de la Frontera and Youth Empowered in the Struggle. May 1st is a national day of action for immigrant rights, and dozens of cities are holding marches to protest the Trump Administration’s cruel crackdown on immigrant communities. In Wisconsin, immigrant community members are organizing the Day Without Latinxs & Immigrants general strike and

DATCP Contact: Christopher Foelker, 608-224-4581, christopher.foelker@wisconsin.gov DNR Contact: Jodie Ellis, 608-266-2172, jodie.ellis@wisconsin.gov Western and central Wisconsin counties to be treated for gypsy moth May through August MADISON — Residents of 15 western and central Wisconsin counties can expect to see and hear loud, low-flying planes as early as sunrise, starting in early-mid May. Small yellow planes will be treating for invasive gypsy moth caterpillars, which may defoliate many kinds of trees, causing stress and potentially tree death. The DNR and DATCP are leading the treatment efforts against the gypsy moth. “These aerial treatments are the most efficient and effective method to reduce the risk

Contact: Rep. Tyler Vorpagel (608) 266-8530 Madison- State Representative Tyler Vorpagel (R-Plymouth) issued the following regarding his testimony at field briefing “Examining Impacts of Proposed NAAQS on the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Area”: “Today I testified in front of the Subcommittees on Interior, Energy and Environment and Intergovernmental Affairs of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform regarding Sheboygan County’s nonattainment status. It was an honor to testify in front of Congress regarding the importance of using the Haven Air Quality monitor to report Sheboygan County’s ozone levels. “Since 2012 Sheboygan County has been classified as failing to meet the 2008 National

Contact: Sen. Hansen, 608-266-5670 In typical fashion Republicans cut taxes for corporations and the wealthy at the expense of children (Madison)—In what should be no surprise, after having slashed taxes for corporations and the nation’s richest millionaires and billionaires, House Republicans are now proposing to cut critical programs that provide food to thousands of children in Wisconsin. All told under the GOP House plan over 23,000 children will be denied food assistance as a result of cuts to programs that provide food to needy and struggling families. Many of the children who will be hardest hit live in rural communities

Pewaukee – Today Adam Neylon issued the following statement about his announcement to run for re-election of Wisconsin’s 98th Assembly District: “I am dedicating my re-election bid to serving the incredible citizens of Pewaukee, Sussex and Waukesha, to my family and newly born son. I was humbled to fight for Wisconsin as it reached historic funding levels in education, becoming the first state to pass major regulatory reform legislation like the REINS Act, all while cutting taxes and simplifying the tax code. “I committed my Chairmanship of the Jobs & Economy Committee to helping Wisconsin reach record low unemployment, and

Melissa Miller, 202-875-9188, miller@dga.net Will Walker Campaign With Trump? Depends When You Ask Governor Scott Walker has now spent years trying to have it every possible way when it comes to President Donald Trump, so you think he’d be better at it by now. But just days after the New York Times reported that Walker “has told associates he is unlikely to campaign with the president,” he walked back his comments and said that he “would welcome the chance for the president to come to the state.” Video of Walker awkwardly answering this question yesterday is HERE. “Scott Walker may want to run from President Trump

Ald. Robert J. Bauman, (414) 286-3774 Speaking yesterday (Monday, April 30) at the Pfister Hotel during the Midwest Conservative Summit, Governor Scott Walker made comments that ignore one of the most bizarre and damaging episodes of his tenure. Walker noted that Foxconn officials had expressed concerns about Democratic gubernatorial candidates who have said they would “reevaluate” and look to roll back the Foxconn deal if elected. In response to a question yesterday from an audience member, Governor Walker said:  “They (Democratic candidates) are telling you as voters that they’re going to kill it (Foxconn contract). Think about the broader implications of that.

Contact: Jordan Krieger, (608) 266-7745 Western Wisconsin among Hardest-Hit Regions in Proposed Food Assistance Cuts (MADISON) – Analysis released today by the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau estimates that thousands of children and vulnerable adults will lose their FoodShare benefits under the House GOP Farm Bill. According to the analysis, 75,720 Wisconsin residents will lose FoodShare eligibility, including 23,369 children. Western Wisconsin children would be among the hardest hit from the proposal, with an estimated eight to 12 percent of children currently receiving food through FoodShare in Burnett, Dunn, St. Croix, Pierce, and Polk counties losing eligibility. Children accessing free and reduced