Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov Includes students from La Crosse, Onalaska, Nekoosa, Eau Claire, Menomonie, and Richland Center La Crosse – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind announced that nine Wisconsin students, whom he nominated, have accepted offers of appointment at one of the United States’ Service Academies. “Year after year, I am impressed and inspired by the talented students seeking nominations to our distinguished service academies,” said Rep. Ron Kind. “Not only will these outstanding students receive a superb education, but they will be serving our country and communities with pride. I look forward to following their success as they bring their talent and

Contact: Tom McCarthy, DPI Communications Director, (608) 266-3559 MADISON — Today, Carolyn Stanford Taylor was presented the 2018 Virginia Hart Special Recognition Award with her family, friends, and co-workers during a ceremony at the Wisconsin State Capitol. She serves as the assistant superintendent of the Division for Learning Support at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. “Carolyn is a compassionate and impactful leader who is integral in our agency’s efforts to educate and serve all kids,” said State Superintendent Tony Evers. “Her life-long commitment to advancing equity by increasing educational opportunity for all of our students has long served as

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced today that Carolyn Stanford Taylor, from the Division of Learning Support in the Department of Public Instruction, was the winner of the 2018 Virginia Hart Special Recognition Award. The award was given in honor of Virginia Hart, Wisconsin’s first female cabinet member. “The Virginia Hart Special Recognition Award honors the exemplary women working in state government,” said Governor Walker. “We are honored to present Carolyn Stanford Taylor with the 35th Annual Virginia Hart Special Recognition Award. Carolyn has shown her commitment to the State of Wisconsin and our communities through

Contact: Jeri Bonavia: 414-510-7594 or Anneliese Dickman: 414-915-7785 Turning Wisconsin Orange to Help End Gun Violence Every year, more than 100,000 men, women and children are shot in our country. In Wisconsin and across America, gun violence has devastated families and terrorized whole communities. “At a time when our children are asking, ‘Am I next?’ it has never been more important for us to come together to demand real solutions,” said Jeri Bonavia, executive director of WAVE Educational Fund. “Our rally will be one of many from around the state and country during Wear Orange weekend, where caring citizens are

Contact: Melanie Conklin, 608-260-2409 Local schools blindsided by “Jacque Shock” MADISON — Rep. Andre Jacque, Republican candidate for state Senate District 1, was one of only two Republican lawmakers earlier this year to vote against a bill to increase sparsity aid funding for rural schools, providing an additional funding stream for rural public schools with low enrollment levels. The other ‘no’ vote was Rep. Adam Jarchow who, coincidentally, lost a special election earlier this year in Senate District 10. “Rep. Jacque has become so out-of-touch with families in northeast Wisconsin that he voted against one of the only school funding bills

Contact: judgelisaneubauer@gmail.com, (414) 412-6099 “For more than 40 years, Shirley Abrahamson has delivered justice from Wisconsin’s high court bench. She’s inspired countless women, lawyers, judges, and leaders, with her sharp wit, extraordinary intellect, profound understanding of the law, and deep, principled beliefs. “I thank Justice Abrahamson for her service and longstanding commitment to the citizens of Wisconsin. Her legacy will be top of mind as I explore a run for the Supreme Court, and I intend to consult with colleagues, friends, and family, in order to make a decision about a campaign quickly.” -Chief Judge Lisa Neubauer, Wisconsin Court of Appeals

Contact: Amy Eckelberg, Executive Director of Public Relations, 608.828.5706 MADISON – Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation and Farmers for Free Trade co-hosted a roundtable on the importance of fair and free trade policies on state agricultural exports. The roundtable, held on Wednesday, May 30, at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station, featured Wisconsin agribusiness owners, farmers, including Wisconsin Farm Bureau President Jim Holte, and Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Sheila Harsdorf. During the event roundtable participants discussed the need for certainty and predictability of trade policies. In 2017, Wisconsin exported $3.5 billion of agricultural products to 147 countries, an increase

Contact: Brad Wojciechowski 920.540.5875, press@beauforcongress.com  Green Bay — The following is a statement from Beau Liegeois, candidate for U.S. Congress on Mike Gallagher’s Save the Bay Event. “If Congressman Gallagher wants to hear what his constituents think about the water quality in the district, he should hold an open, public town hall in the tradition of our founding fathers. Every American should be able to drink the water coming out of their kitchen faucet. If he wants to learn more about the attack on our waterways, he needs to look no further than the mine proposal on Menominee River and Foxconn’s proposal

Contact: Aaron Collins – 608-266-2254 MADISON – Assembly Democratic Leader Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) released the following statement on Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson’s announcement that she will not seek re-election to the court when her term is up next April. “I want to thank Justice Abrahamson for serving the citizens of Wisconsin with distinction for more than 40 years on the bench. I will remember Justice Abrahamson for her tireless work ethic and brilliant legal mind. She has always possessed a unique ability to serve as a voice of reason while speaking her mind in order to uphold the rule

Contact: Sen. Jennifer Shilling (D – La Crosse) (608)266-5490 MADISON, WI – Senator Jennifer Shilling (D-La Crosse) offered the weekly Democratic radio address today. The audio file of this week’s address can be found here: http://media2.legis.wisconsin.gov/multimedia/Sen32/shillingradio053118.mp3 A written transcript of the address is below: “Hi, I’m State Senator Jennifer Shilling with this week’s Democratic Radio Address. “I don’t know about you, but my family looks forward to June all year. Not just because school is out, but because June is Dairy Month in Wisconsin! “It’s a time for us to celebrate all of our hardworking dairy producers, milk processors, and

Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org GOP plans would also strip health care away from 30 million Americans MADISON — Leah Vukmir just reiterated her hardline commitment to repealing the Affordable Care Act — an extreme policy move that would spike health care costs and strip away millions of Americans’ health care access. Both Vukmir and Kevin Nicholson support repealing the Affordable Care Act and replacing it with extremely unpopular TrumpCare plans that would: Strip care away from 30 million Americans; Gut protections for Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions; and, Spike consumer costs. And that’s not all: Vukmir and Nicholson also oppose bipartisan efforts to stabilize health care markets and correct President Donald