Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org Immigrant rights protesters from Voces de la Frontera blocking the I-794 off-ramp into downtown Milwaukee Thursday morning. Credit: Ingrid Walker-Henry, 6/28/18. Milwaukee – On Thursday, hundreds of people marched and blocked streets around a fundraiser Donald Trump held for Wisconsin Republicans in protest of Trump’s

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — Following the groundbreaking ceremony for Foxconn’s historic investment in Wisconsin, the Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Chairman Brad Courtney: “Thanks to President Trump, Governor Walker, and Speaker Ryan, Wisconsin is working — and this historic investment by Foxconn

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/shillingradio062818.mp3 A written transcript of the address is below. ““Hi, I’m Senator Jennifer Shilling with

WASHINGTON, DC — One Nation, an issue advocacy organization dedicated to promoting commonsense legislative solutions, launched a digital campaign in Wisconsin advocating for the nomination and confirmation of a constitutional conservative to the U.S. Supreme Court. The ad, entitled “SCOTUS,” calls on Senator Baldwin to not cave to the far left by

CONTACT: Kendall Kamke, DNR fisheries supervisor, 920-424-7880 OSHKOSH – The fish disease VHS has been confirmed as the cause of a large fish kill of mostly sheepshead in Lake Winnebago in April. “We’ve received final lab test results from the La Crosse Fish Health Center confirming that VHS caused the fish

Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Rep.Vos@legis.wi.gov Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement after the official groundbreaking of the Foxconn manufacturing campus in Mount Pleasant. “It’s an incredible day for Racine County and Wisconsin. Today Foxconn officially joins a long and successful tradition of manufacturing in our state from

Contact: Brad Wojciechowski 920.540.5875, press@beauforcongress.com Green Bay — President Donald Trump is visiting Wisconsin today to celebrate a $4 billion dollar taxpayer giveaway that was awarded to a foreign company, while his tax and trade policies cripple Wisconsin’s manufacturing and dairy industries. Recent reports in the New York Times, and

Contact: Sen. Hansen 608-266-5670 Foxconn now confirms it will not keep its promise to build big screen plant (Madison)—Citing recent news reports that Foxconn will build a plant half the size of what was agreed to by Governor Walker and legislative Republicans State Senator Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay) said today

Contact: Brenda Marquardt, WHEDA, 608-266-8655, brenda.marquardt@wheda.com Thurgood Marshall Apartments in Milwaukee recognized for excellence in healthy housing innovation Madison –The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) is one of only four applicants in the country to receive a Secretary’s Award for Healthy Homes. This year the US Department of

Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov President Trump is attending the Taiwanese company’s groundbreaking in Wisconsin amid an escalating trade war that is devastating Wisconsin farms and companies La Crosse – As President Trump visits Wisconsin, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind is urging the President to put Wisconsin workers, families and

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 Foxconn breaks ground on $10 billion investment MOUNT PLEASANT – Governor Scott Walker today joined President Donald Trump, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan, and Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn) in celebrating the groundbreaking of Phase 1 of Area 1 of the Wisconn

FOR DOC: DOC Communications, 608-240-5060 DOCMedia@wisconsin.gov FOR NWTC: Casey Fryda, 920-609-1767 Casey.Fryda@nwtc.edu GREEN BAY – Department Secretary Cathy Jess joined Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) President Jeff Rafn, family, and friends to congratulate 11 Sanger Powers Correctional Center inmates graduating from NWTC’s Industrial Maintenance Certificate program. The 14-week, 14-credit technical training program

Contact: Brian Rothgery Brian.rothgery@milwaukeecountywi.gov or 414-731-5052 MLWAUKEE – Supervisor Sequanna Taylor released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court ruling in Janus vs. AFSCME Council 31. “The Janus decision that came down today is a direct attack from those billionaires and millionaires who think our kids and their right to

Contact: Ben Voelkel WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said this after the groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the future Foxconn Technology Group facility in Mount Pleasant, Wis. “Today’s groundbreaking is the start of an exciting chapter for southeastern Wisconsin. Not only will our state benefit from the

Contact: Brian Evans, 630-217-7561 brian@keldaforgovernor.com “There’s a reason contracts aren’t written on the back of a napkin” MADISON, WI — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Kelda Roys is calling attention to Foxconn’s newly announced plans to scale back their Mount Pleasant factory, as well as their history of broken promises. The Milwaukee

Contact: Julia Savel, 973-525-5579, juliasavel@randybryceforcongress.com RACINE, WI – Randy Bryce released the following statement about Donald Trump’s visit to Foxconn. “Once again, Donald Trump is lying to us. He claims that Foxconn will create “15,000 jobs”. But here’s the reality: Foxconn is only guaranteed to create 3,000 jobs. True to

CONTACT: TJ Helmstetter, tjh@wisdems.org Americans for Prosperity (R-Koch Industries) today launched a new 7-figure ad campaign for Scott Walker. The ad, entitled “Thank You, Governor Walker,” credits Walker for his “pro-growth policies” and cites his record on jobs and education. Here’s a video rebuttal: https://www.facebook.com/WisDems/videos/10156325226648592/

Contact: Mary McCarthy (414) 622-0475 MILWAUKEE—Former Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler today endorsed Danielle Shelton for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge in Branch 40 in the spring 2019 election. Shelton announced her campaign last month and currently works as an assistant state public defender. “Danielle is a great lawyer and

Contact: Sen. Leah Vukmir (608) 266-2512 Sen.Vukmir@legis.wi.gov MADISON, Wis. — State Sen. Leah Vukmir, R–Brookfield, issued the following statement Thursday following the groundbreaking of Foxconn in Mount Pleasant: “Today is a huge win for Wisconsin as our state leads the way in ensuring that manufacturing continues to play an important