Contact:              Shannon Powell , City of Racine 262.636.9266 or Shannon.Powell@cityofracine.org                            Kevin Fischer, WHEDA 414-227-2295 or 608-354-3580, kevin.fischer@wheda.com Rehabilitation of property will create 77 rental units; 65 will be affordable   Racine – The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) and City of Racine Mayor Cory Mason today announced the awarding of federal affordable housing tax credits to help finance the redevelopment of the Gold Medal Furniture building into 77 units of rental housing, 65 units will be affordable. A special ceremony for the announcement was held at the site located at 1701 Packard Avenue in Racine. The redevelopment involves a complete rehabilitation of Racine’s

Contact: Tom Still or Bram Daelemans at 608-442-7557 MADISON, Wis. – Improving access to investment capital for young Wisconsin companies, educating and building a strong workforce, enhancing the startup and business climate, and updating the tech infrastructure are four major themes of the Wisconsin Technology Council’s 2018 “white papers” report. The Tech Council is the bipartisan, non-profit science and technology policy adviser to the governor and the Legislature, and a catalyst for tech-based development in Wisconsin. The Tech Council periodically issues “white papers” and special reports to assist those policymakers. “The ideas offered in our 2018 white papers will continue

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Progressives Promote Positive Economic Agenda While Career Politician Walker Hasn’t Helped Families With Student Loan Debt, High Costs of Child Care MADISON, Wis. — After a 25-year career as a full-time politician, time is up for Scott Walker to be believed on promises about helping Wisconsin families. One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross noted the increasingly desperate Walker is running new ads featuring issues like student loan debt and child care affordability on which he has failed to act, despite being governor for eight years with his fellow Republicans in complete control

Contact: Kim Kohlhaas President, AFT-Wisconsin President@aft-wisconsin.org 218-310-0607 Madison, WI – AFT-Wisconsin has endorsed Tony Evers for Governor of Wisconsin. AFT-Wisconsin members have stood shoulder to shoulder with Evers for nearly two decades now. Throughout his time in the Department of Public Instruction, on the Wisconsin College Technical System Board, and as a Regent for the University of Wisconsin System, members have fought together with Evers for a high-quality public education for Wisconsin students at every level. “AFT-Wisconsin members look forward to standing with Evers as we restore full school funding (including for early childhood education), support technical college and apprentice programs, reinvigorate the

CONTACT: Rep. Mary Felzkowski 608-266-7694   Madison, WI – Continuing her series of monthly in-district office hours, Rep. Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma) is announcing the upcoming date and times of her August Office Hours. “My monthly office hours have so far been incredibly informative and productive. I have appreciated everyone’s thoughts and viewpoints on the issues facing our district and our state. As your representative down in Madison, it is crucial for me to know how my constituents are feeling about the problems we are working to solve.” “I want to thank everyone who has made the effort to come and connect

MADISON — Josh Kaul, former federal prosecutor and candidate for Wisconsin Attorney General, today announced the endorsement of former Vice President of the United States Joe Biden. “Josh Kaul understands that Wisconsin needs an attorney general who will fight for working families. Josh will take on the opioid epidemic, he’s spoken out about the need to eliminate Wisconsin’s backlog of untested rape kits, and he will stand up for access to affordable health-insurance coverage. Josh will get results and bring real and lasting change to Wisconsin.” Kaul thanked Vice President Biden for his support. Kaul said, “From his leadership in

Contact: Jennifer Miller/Elizabeth Goodsitt 608-266-1683 The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has applied for an $11.8 million federal grant to support Wisconsin’s response to the opioid crisis. The funding is through the nearly $1 billion State Opioid Response grant program administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and is available to all states and U.S. territories. “This funding will boost our ongoing efforts to provide hope, health, and healing to those who need it the most,” said DHS Director of Opioid Initiatives Paul Krupski. “We are saving lives, but there are more people to reach.

For more information, please contact: Nick Novak, 608-258-3400 MADISON – Judge Brian Hagedorn, an Appellate Judge with the District II Court of Appeals, announced on Thursday his candidacy for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. After the announcement, WMC President & CEO Kurt R. Bauer released the following statement: “Judge Hagedorn is an ardent supporter of the rule of law, which is critical for anyone who wants to serve on our state’s highest court. He has shown throughout his career that he will put our state’s constitution first, interpret law as it is written by the legislature and won’t serve as a

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) has entered the November electoral fray dropping nearly $1 million on a television ad attacking Gov. Scott Walker’s general election opponent, Tony Evers. The following are the statements of One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross: “It’s no surprise the state big corporate lobby would run a television ad lying about the record of Scott Walker’s opponent. “This same gang spent $1 million on an ad to try to win a State Supreme Court race in which they disclosed identifying information about child

Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324 robert.kraig@citizenactionwi.org Statewide: Today Citizen Action of Wisconsin, which brings together health professionals and patients from across the state, called on U.S. Senate candidates Sen. Tammy Baldwin and State Sen. Leah Vukmir to sign a pledge not to repeal or weaken the provisions of the Affordable Care Act outlawing discrimination against people with health conditions. The full pledge which is being transmitted to both campaigns today, can be read here. In the 2016 election many candidates for federal office promised voters they would protect people with pre-existing conditions, but once elected supported legislation which would have