One Wisconsin Now: Brad Schimel wants SCOTUS to overturn Roe

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Wisconsin Attorney General signed on to Call for Preserving, Enforcing State Criminal Abortion Statute MADISON, Wis. — Donald Trump’s nomination of a right-wing Supreme Court justice puts a high court decision

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Barnes campaign: AFSCME endorses Mandela Barnes for lt. governor

Contact: Justin Bielinski justin@mandelabarnes.com 414-208-9283 Milwaukee: AFSCME People, the political arm of American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 32, representing the State of Wisconsin, today endorsed Mandela Barnes in the race for WI Lieutenant Governor. AFSCME

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Sen. Darling: Delivers weekly radio address: Children’s mental health

Sen. Darling: Delivers weekly radio address: Children’s mental health Listen to the radio address here: https://sen08-darling.cms.legis.wisconsin.gov/media/1194/71118-senator-darling-radio-address.mp3 Transcript: Hi. I’m State Senator Alberta Darling. Our nation faces an opioid crisis. Republicans in Wisconsin are leading the way in the fight against heroin

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WisPolitics Midday – July 12, 2018

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: The first candidate announces bid for Wisconsin Supreme Court vacancy; U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s fundraising numbers; and the first Dem gubernatorial debate is tonight.

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New CFG TV ad calls Vukmir ‘just a typical politician’

The national Club for Growth is hitting GOP U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir as “just a typical politician” in a new TV ad. It is the second new TV ad from the group this week along with one praising Vukmir’s GOP rival Kevin Nicholson. The spot targeting Vukmir opens with

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WPR: Changes Coming to WPR’s personal finance coverage on The Ideas Network

Contact: Rick Reyer, Central Regional Manager Wisconsin Public Radio 715-261-6391 rick.reyer@wpr.org “On Your Money” to End Production July 31, 2018 (MADISON, Wis.) After careful consideration, Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) will end production of “On Your Money” on July 31, 2018.  “On Your Money,” featuring financial advisor Kevin McKinley, has been a regular, hour-long Tuesday morning

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One Wisconsin Now: Brad Schimel wants SCOTUS to overturn Roe

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Wisconsin Attorney General signed on to Call for Preserving, Enforcing State Criminal Abortion Statute MADISON, Wis. — Donald Trump’s nomination of a right-wing Supreme Court justice puts a high court decision that currently prohibits the enforcement of the Wisconsin law criminalizing

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Barnes campaign: AFSCME endorses Mandela Barnes for lt. governor

Contact: Justin Bielinski justin@mandelabarnes.com 414-208-9283 Milwaukee: AFSCME People, the political arm of American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 32, representing the State of Wisconsin, today endorsed Mandela Barnes in the race for WI Lieutenant Governor. AFSCME represents public employees in a variety of sectors across Wisconsin,

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Sen. Schachtner: Weekly Democratic radio address: Water and the environment

Contact: Sen. Patty Schachtner (D – Somerset) (608)266-7745 MADISON, WI – Senator Patty Schachtner (D-Somerset) 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/Sen16/schachtnerradio071218.mp3 A written transcript of the address is below: “Hi, I’m State Senator Patty Schachtner with this

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Sen. Darling: Delivers weekly radio address: Children’s mental health

Sen. Darling: Delivers weekly radio address: Children’s mental health Listen to the radio address here: https://sen08-darling.cms.legis.wisconsin.gov/media/1194/71118-senator-darling-radio-address.mp3 Transcript: Hi. I’m State Senator Alberta Darling. Our nation faces an opioid crisis. Republicans in Wisconsin are leading the way in the fight against heroin and opioid addiction. We’ve passed 30 bills to combat the

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WisPolitics Midday – July 12, 2018

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: The first candidate announces bid for Wisconsin Supreme Court vacancy; U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s fundraising numbers; and the first Dem gubernatorial debate is tonight.

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U.S. Rep. Pocan: Members of Congress introduce legislation to terminate ICE and transfer critical functions to other agencies

Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) today introduced the Establishing a Humane Immigration Enforcement System Act. The legislation would convene a commission of experts to provide a roadmap for Congress to implement a humane immigration enforcement system

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Wisconsin Working Families Party: Endorses state Assembly candidates

CONTACT: Maria Langholz (715) 209-6463 Working families champions challenging Republican incumbents in Southeastern Wisconsin blue wave MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin Working Families Party is endorsing Gina Walkington for Assembly District 61 and Gabriel Gomez for Assembly District 21. Both candidates are running unopposed in the Democratic primary and will face Republican

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Rep. Goyke: Commends UW school for urban agriculture initiative 

Contact: Rep. Goyke 608.266.0645 Federal USDA grant follows on urban farming legislation introduced by Rep. Goyke calling for a School of Urban Agriculture in Wisconsin MADISON – The University of Wisconsin – Madison recently received a three year federal grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture to initiate the

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