Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov PROPER Act passed through Committee, but is waiting for a full vote in the House La Crosse – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind called on House leadership to bring legislation he authored, the bipartisan PROPER Act, to the House floor for a vote. The PROPER Act was recently passed out

For more information contact: David Fladeboe – 715-446-0790 GOP Congressional Candidate’s Digital Ads Are Shut Down for Unknown Reason Osseo, WI – Col. (ret.) Steve Toft’s campaign today announced that its digital advertising was inappropriately censored and prohibited by Facebook over Memorial Day weekend. Without explanation, the ads were removed

Ald. Robert J. Bauman (414) 286-3774 Council on board in opposing reduction in Amtrak’s long-distance train network Today the Common Council approved legislation placing the City of Milwaukee on record opposing any reduction of Amtrak’s long-distance passenger train network, any reductions in on-board services and amenities and urging Amtrak and Congress to

CONTACT: Inarú Meléndez, 413-331-9530, inaru@megaphonestrategies.com PFAW Political Director Lizet Ocampo: “Mandela Barnes works with the integrity and courage necessary to make America better.” Washington, DC—Today, People For the American Way’s Next Up Victory Fund announced its endorsement for Mandela Barnes, candidate for lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. PFAW’s Next Up Victory Fund works to change the current political landscape by helping candidates 40

Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324 robert.kraig@citizenactionwi.org Web version here Uses authority from Trump Administration to allow sale of dangerous substandard health plans BadgerCare Public Option is a better way to increase access to affordable, quality health coverage Statewide: Tuesday the Walker Administration built on its 7-year record of sabotaging the

Contact: Jessica Ward, (608) 213-5939 Madison, Wis. — Nurse and U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir submitted the maximum number of nomination signatures to the Wisconsin Elections Commission, placing her on the ballot for the August primary. “I am so thankful for the army of grassroots supporters who helped put my name on the ballot for U.S. Senate,” Leah said. “This election is about

Alderwoman Chantia Lewis (414) 286-2868   Today, the Common Council unanimously passed an ordinance targeting spectators at illegal race contests or exhibitions of speed. The intent of the legislation (file #180224) is to prevent illegal street racing and spectating of these illegal events, according to lead sponsor Alderwoman Chantia Lewis. “Crowds gathering to

Ald. Tony Zielinski (414) 405-1483 Today the Common Council approved a charter ordinance creating a special deputy health commissioner authorized to carry out key duties on behalf of the commissioner of the Milwaukee Health Department. Alderman Tony Zielinski, the lead sponsor of the legislation creating the special deputy health commissioner

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 ‘If Brad Schimel Doesn’t Want to be Criticized for Buying Candy and Commemorative Coins Then He Shouldn’t Be Doing It’ MADISON, Wis. — In the midst of his campaign for a second term as Attorney General, Brad Schimel seems to have a new

Contact: Mark Bednar Mark.Bednar@mail.house.gov 202-738-0744 Washington DC – Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Insurance, today released the following statement on President Trump signing the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017 into law: “Patients across

Contact: Brittni Palke (202) 224-0382 Ben Voelkel (202) 228-0071 WASHINGTON— Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement Wednesday after President Trump signed into law S.204, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017. Last week, the House passed

Contact: Deanna Alexander (414) 939-9339 or deanna@deannaalexander.com Twitter: @DAinWIS Milwaukee, WI — Milwaukee County Supervisor Deanna Alexander has issued a statement in response to the news that Milwaukee Alderman Jim Bohl has resigned from elected office: “Jim Bohl has been an attentive and knowledgeable Alderman for the City of Milwaukee and a

GREEN BAY– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) offered the weekly Republican radio address today. The audio file of this week’s address can be found here: http://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/02/cowles/connect/0530-radio-address/ Below is a written transcript of the address: Every day, our state government spends hundreds of millions of dollars to provide the services Wisconsinites

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 Total estimated UI tax savings up to nearly $700 million since 2013, saving money for tens of thousands of WI businesses MADISON – Governor Scott Walker today announced that Wisconsin’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund reached a positive balance surpassing $1.65 billion in May, representing

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 New Economic Agenda Needed to Engage New Generation of Wisconsin Voters MADISON — Millennial and Generation X voters now comprise the largest electoral bloc in the United States, and in Wisconsin. They face economic and financial challenges that have never before

Contact: Austin Altenburg media@scottwalker.com Combined with Lt. Gov. Kleefisch’s nearly 8,000 signatures collected, Republicans are showing strength of grassroots army for November Madison – Governor Scott Walker’s campaign on Wednesday announced that it had collected more than 12,000 nomination signatures from all 72 Wisconsin counties – showing that the conservative