James Madlom 262-770-5189 Info@FoxconnRacineCounty.com Guelig Waste Removal awarded two contracts MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. – Last night, the Village of Mount Pleasant Board voted to award Fond du Lac County-based Guelig Waste Removal And Demolition LLC (Guelig Waste Removal) with the first two contracts to conduct initial demolition work tied to Foxconn’s $10 billion, 22-million-square-foot manufacturing campus. The bid team includes four other Wisconsin-based companies. “We look forward to taking another major step in preparing for construction of Foxconn’s Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park,” said Claude Lois, Project Director for the Village of Mount Pleasant. “In keeping with our commitment

Contact: Craig Trost (920) 819-1675 MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) sent a letter to the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (WBA), after the organization announced that it would limit the number of candidates in the Democratic gubernatorial primary debate scheduled for July 27, 2018. Pocan called on the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association to reverse course and allow all ten candidates on stage, citing the closeness of the race and interest among Wisconsin voters. The full letter follows: President Vetterkind President and CEO Wisconsin Broadcasters Association 44 E. Mifflin Street Madison, Wisconsin 53203 Dear President Vetterkind: Following reports that the

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 Directs Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Secretary and University of Wisconsin System President to Appoint Task Force MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced today that the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and the University of Wisconsin System (UW System) will create Wisconsin Dairy Task Force 2.0 that will enable stakeholders to come together to make recommendations on actions needed to maintain a viable and profitable dairy industry in our state. Governor Walker directed DATCP Secretary Sheila Harsdorf and UW System President Ray Cross to appoint the task force. “We

Contact: Emily Kumlien (608) 265-8199 (work) (608) 516-9154 ekumlien@uwhealth.org MADISON, Wis. – Health researchers have compiled a searchable map of obesity in America’s Dairyland by ZIP code, and the picture is alarming. Wisconsin is the first state with a detailed ZIP Code-level obesity map based on electronic health record data, meaning it is based on height and weight measurements taken when people are at their doctors’ offices, rather than self-reported heights and weights, says Dr. Vincent Cryns, a UW Health endocrinologist and leader of the Wisconsin Obesity Prevention Initiative (OPI). A map of Wisconsin’s “obesity epidemic” goes live today at

Media Contact Lindsay Lemmer 608.217.5217 madtownnow@gmail.com Domestic violence must not be tolerated. It’s been revealed that Republican candidate for the 42nd Assembly district, Jon Plumer, was cited for disorderly conduct in an incident that sounds like a clear case of family violence. According to his previous neighbor, Plumer behaved aggressively and threateningly towards him after Plumer’s daughter ran to his home for help. This followed Plumer physically pushing his daughter out of the house, throwing her mother to the ground, and tearing a phone out of a wall. “It’s very telling that he blames his disorderly conduct charge on his

Mark Bednar; 202-738-0744 Washington DC – Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Insurance, revealed the winners of this year’s Congressional Art Competition and People’s Choice Award at the Center for the Visual Arts in Wausau. The artwork will be displayed in several locations: Congressman Duffy’s district offices in Wisconsin, his Washington DC office, or in the US Capitol. Click HERE for link on Instagram.

Contact: Public Information Officer Ashlee Sherrill 651-587-3368 www.atf.gov EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives hosted an educational seminar for federal firearms licensees (FFLs) June 5 at the Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire. More than 65 firearms licensees and their staff members attended the event to learn more about the ATF inspection process, proper record keeping, burglary trends and civil liability. The invite went out to 39 counties in northwestern Wisconsin. “It’s great to see today’s turn-out,” said Director of Industry Operations Hans Hummel, who is responsible for regulatory operations of ATF’s Saint

Contact: Melanie Conklin, 608-260-2409 Candidates up and down the ballot offered positive vision for future of Wisconsin under Democratic leadership MADISON — Wisconsin Democrats met in Oshkosh this weekend for their annual state convention where convention-goers rallied and organized around their goal of electing a Democratic governor in November, re-electing Sen. Tammy Baldwin, and electing Democrats up and down the ballot that share our Wisconsin values. “You couldn’t help but feel excited this weekend,” said Vice Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Rep. David Bowen. “Well over a thousand Democrats from across the state converged on Oshkosh to send