Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225   New Trump Administration Junk Insurance Rule Would Allow Insurance Companies To Deny Coverage To People With Pre-Existing Conditions Or Refuse To Cover Essential Health Care Like Prescription Drugs, Mental Health Care, Substance Abuse Treatment, Emergency Room Services, Maternity Care And More In Accordance With The Congressional Review Act, Senate Democrats Will Force Vote In Coming Months On Senator Baldwin’s New Legislation To Repeal Trump Administration’s Rule Expanding Junk Insurance Plans WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin led her Democratic colleagues in announcing plans to introduce new legislation – in accordance with the Congressional Review Act –

Contact: Chris Rahlf Phone: 920-858-2350 The Wisconsin chapter of Sierra Club has over 18,000 members and supporters  CEDARBURG – Chris Rahlf, candidate for the Wisconsin State Assembly District 60, today issued the following statement: “I’m proud to have the endorsement of the Wisconsin chapter of the Sierra Club. The chapter was named after John Muir, who founded the organization in the late 1800’s. He was known for his conservation efforts and was quoted as saying,  “Oh that glorious Wisconsin wilderness.” We have lost sight of this concept  here in Wisconsin over the past eight years and some politicians are pushing

Contact: Brian Evans, 630-217-7561 brian@keldaforgovernor.com   MADISON, WI — The following is an open letter from Kelda Roys to Wisconsin teachers. We encourage publications to run Kelda’s letter in your opinion sections.   This is a message of hope. A promise to you of what kind of governor I will be, and a heartfelt statement to demonstrate that I hear what you’ve been saying and empathize with what you’ve been experiencing. Throughout the past eight years, you, your pocketbook, and your profession have been under attack. You are constantly asked to “do more with less” as a result of the

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Brad Schimel today announced 60 schools and school districts that combined will receive $5,516,732 from the first round of the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) School Safety Grant program, including $3,308,665 to Milwaukee Public Schools. Recently, Attorney General Schimel announced plans for a second round of grant funding by utilizing the approximately $45 million in remaining school safety money available. The second round of funding will focus on advanced initiatives to bolster student mental health, the creation of local School Safety Intervention teams, and additional physical security upgrades. K-12 schools, both public and private, are

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Attorney General Brad Schimel today held the fourth meeting of the Attorney General’s Task Force on Elder Abuse, and is continuing to take action on elder abuse as elder abuse in Wisconsin grows. According to data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), from 2001 to 2017, reported allegations of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation and requests for information about elder abuse increased 160% in Wisconsin. “The latest data on elder abuse is sobering, and it could only get worse if we don’t act now,” said Attorney General Schimel. “Wisconsin’s elderly population will increase 72%

Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org MADISON — Attorney General Brad Schimel, who invited the National Rifle Association (NRA) into his office on his second day on the job, declined to take a position on 3D-printed guns yesterday. 21 attorneys general have joined a lawsuit urging blueprints for these guns not to be released, and even President Donald Trump suggested the idea was absurd. “Brad Schimel is so extreme, he can’t even say whether or not dangerous criminals should be able to print guns in their own home,” said Courtney Beyer, Democratic Party of Wisconsin spokesperson. “Wisconsinites deserve to feel safe going

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 WEST ALLIS – Governor Scott Walker today kicked off the 167th annual Wisconsin State Fair and the 50th anniversary of the Giant Slide. This year’s fair runs from August 2nd – August 12th and features more than 80 new food items including Snickers in a Waffle On-a-Stick and North America’s largest traveling ferris wheel, the 400,000 pound, 15 stories-high WonderFair Wheel. “The Wisconsin State Fair is fun for everyone and it brings more than 1 million visitors to West Allis each year,” said Governor Walker. “Last year’s visitors consumed more than 400,000 Original Cream Puffs,

Contact: Austin Altenburg media@scottwalker.com [Madison, Wis.] – Last weekend, Scott Walker joined our grassroots army of supporters in Chippewa Falls to celebrate a special milestone in our campaign – the one millionth phone call of the campaign cycle. From the beginning of this year until the state convention in May, we more than doubled our on-the-ground campaigning compared to 2014 – and have now held nearly 50 grassroots events across the state. Scott Walker is dedicated to moving the state forward over the next four years by continuing to enact bold reforms that help Wisconsin win the 21st century. Read

CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 MADISON – Today, the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced that the grant application period for Governor Walker’s Commute to Careers program has opened with $8 million in funding available. The goal of the grant opportunity is to establish affordable, self-sustaining, and flexible transportation programs that can grow and adapt to meet the needs of the employees and employers which it serves. Potential projects that may be funded through this grant include: Vanpool systems Ridesharing and carpooling activities Shuttles in areas not serviced by public transit Deviated fixed route service Expansion of flexible employer-based programs Similar

Contact: Mick Bullock, NCSL Public Affairs Director Berkeley Teate, Public Affairs Specialist 202-624-3557 or press-room@ncsl.org  Los Angeles – Speaker Robin Vos (R-Wis.) has become president-elect of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), a bipartisan organization serving the nation’s 7,383 state lawmakers and more than 20,000 legislative staff, at the annual Legislative Summit in Los Angeles. He is the first Wisconsin legislator to hold this leadership position in the national organization. Speaker Vos, the current NCSL vice president, succeeds Toi Hutchinson (D-Ill.), state senator from Illinois, who will become NCSL president. NCSL alternates leadership between the two parties each year. Vos will be named NCSL president