Contact: Olivia Hwang, olivia@danawachs.com, 225.610.8660 EAU CLAIRE – Rep. Dana Wachs today endorsed Jeff Smith for Senate District 31. “Now more than ever, we need to elect strong leaders to the Wisconsin Senate. I’m proud to endorse Jeff Smith for Senate District 31 because he is one of the most reliable folks I’ve ever met. “Jeff is a tireless fighter, and a strong advocate for workers, families, and our environment. He will work to make sure every person has access to clean drinking water, affordable, high-quality health care, and jobs that pay a family-supporting wage. “Jeff never gives up, and I know

Contact: zroday@republicanags.com 203-640-9208 During the month of June, Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has taken school safety to a whole new level. As part of Office of School Safety’s grant program, the Attorney General has granted millions of dollars to local school districts to improve safety measures. Some highlights of the grant program include improvements such as updating classroom locks and improving visitor screening. A complete list of grants can be found at the Department of Justice’s website. Here’s the latest round of funding: As seen in the Wisconsin State Journal: “State Attorney General Brad Schimel announced Thursday that 147

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amid concerns surrounding the accelerating pace of stock buybacks in U.S. capital markets, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) are leading their colleagues to call on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton to open a public comment period to review the SEC’s current rules around stock buybacks, which haven’t been updated in over a decade. In 1982, the SEC finalized rule 10b-18, which, for the first time, allowed public companies to buy back their stock without fear of being charged with stock

CONTACT: NGA Press Office, 415-802-2423 or press@nextgenamerica.org MADISON, WI — On Saturday, June 30th, NextGen Wisconsin will stand in solidarity with immigrant families and engage young Wisconsinites at the Families Belong Together protests in Madison, Stevens Point, Oshkosh, Eau Claire, La Crosse, and Milwaukee. Since the beginning of May, the Trump administration has separated 2,342 children from their parents along the southern border of the United States. Rather than supporting the DREAM Act, GOP lawmakers continue to push destructive, anti-immigrant legislation which holds Dreamers hostage to placate Trump’s base and would allow the Administration to jail children for an indefinite

Contact: Olivia Hwang, olivia@danawachs.com, 225.610.8660 EAU CLAIRE – Rep. Dana Wachs today endorsed Josh Kaul for Wisconsin Attorney General. Rep. Wachs said Kaul will help “make Wisconsin safer for every family”: “We’ve got a real chance at taking back the attorney general’s office this November because folks know that Josh Kaul is on our side. Josh has the experience we need to help fix our broken criminal justice system. He will end the backlog of rape kits in Wisconsin, take meaningful action to deal with the ever-growing opioid and methamphetamine epidemics, and he will hold special interests like Foxconn accountable when they

Contact: Brian Evans, 630-217-7561 brian@keldaforgovernor.com MADISON, WI — In the wake of Justice Kennedy’s retirement, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Kelda Roys is raising the alarm about Wisconsin’s current abortion ban, already on the books. While the law is unenforceable due to the 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, it would immediately go back into force should Roe be overturned – making abortion illegal in Wisconsin in virtually all circumstances. With the retirement of Justice Kennedy, President Donald Trump will likely appoint a Justice who will cast the 5th and final vote needed to overturn Roe. v. Wade. Kelda Roys

Contact: Ben Voelkel WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released the following statement regarding his vote on the Senate farm bill: “While the bill voted on today included many worthy provisions, it failed to take even small steps to reform runaway government spending on programs that have little if anything to do with Wisconsin’s farm families. I hope to be able to support a final, improved version that includes sufficient, lasting reforms. In the meantime, I will continue to advocate for Wisconsin’s agriculture community and do whatever I can to make sure Wisconsin farmers have the opportunity to sell