Contact: Melanie Conklin, 608-260-2409 “As Wisconsinites travel to enjoy time with friends and family, they’ll unfortunately be jostled around on Walker’s deteriorating roads.” MADISON — As Wisconsinites spend the holiday weekend traveling across the state to celebrate with friends and family, they will be made acutely aware of the abysmal state of Wisconsin’s roads and bridges, which have deteriorated under neglect by Gov. Scott Walker and legislative Republicans. “As Gov. Walker chased the national spotlight, Wisconsin’s infrastructure was sorely neglected, and that hits taxpayers’ pocket books,” said Melanie Conklin, communications director for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. “Safe, reliable infrastructure is

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today introduced legislation to fund critical water infrastructure projects in rural Wisconsin communities. The Rural Water Infrastructure Improvements Act would reauthorize and expand the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) grant and loan program that provides funding to states, local governments and tribes for clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage and solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage to households and businesses in rural areas. “Safe drinking water is a priority for every community and is essential to the economic health of Wisconsin’s rural communities,” said Senator Baldwin. “Too often, small and rural communities across

Contact: Christine Lidbury, Executive Director, Wisconsin Women’s Council: Christine.Lidbury@wisconsin.gov; 608-266-2219 Lisa Pugh, Co-chair, Wisconsin Family and Caregiver Support Alliance: Pugh@thearc.org; 608-422-4250 The Wisconsin Women’s Council (appointed by the Governor and the State Legislature) in partnership with the Wisconsin Family and Caregiver Support Alliance is looking for Wisconsin employers to share their perspectives in a first annual survey on caregiving. “We are trying to better understand the challenges employers experience as they address the needs of employees with caregiving responsibilities,” says Christine Lidbury, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Women’s Council. “We want the survey results to help us improve information and

For more information, please contact Michael Horecki (mhorecki@afscme32.org) On Sunday, AFSCME Wisconsin’s PEOPLE Committee, which is responsible for the union’s political activities, endorsed Mahlon Mitchell for Governor of Wisconsin. In a crowded primary field, Mahlon’s commitment to working people stood out said Paul Spink, President of AFSCME Wisconsin. “As a union leader, Mahlon has been standing with AFSCME since before ACT 10,” said Spink. “AFSCME is thrilled to be supporting a candidate for Governor who understands the value of public service and who will be a powerful advocate for working people as our next Governor!” AFSCME Wisconsin represents thousands of

For more information, contact: Cameron Sholty | WILL Communications Director cameron@will-law.org | 414-727-7416 | 262-409-9816 May 24, 2018 – Green Bay, WI – Yesterday, Brown County filed a lawsuit reopening a dispute over the legality of its new 0.5% sales tax. A previous suit, brought by the Brown County Taxpayers Association (BCTA) and a Brown County resident, argued the tax was illegal because state law says a county can only create a sales tax “for the purpose of directly reducing the property tax levy.” Brown County’s sales tax would not reduce the property tax levy and is intended to fund

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin helped introduce bipartisan legislation to reauthorize a federal grant program that directly supports rural emergency medical services (EMS) agencies in training and recruiting staff and purchasing equipment, including naloxone, needed to reduce opioid overdose-related deaths. “Rural communities have been hit hard by the opioid epidemic and we need to do all we can to make sure our first responders have the resources they need to help save lives,” said Senator Baldwin. “No first responder should be unable to save a life because they don’t have what they need. That is