August 31, 2018 | Speaker Ryan Press Office | https://spkrryan.us/2Nz8Cv5 The late Sen. John Sidney McCain III will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda today. At11:00 a.m. ET, his family, members of Congress, and the vice president will all gather for a service to pay their respects. Starting at 1:00 p.m. ET, the Rotunda will

Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 New Records Show Blatant Misuse and Abuse of Tax Dollars as Career Politician Scott Walker Desperately Campaigns for Re-Election MADISON, Wis. — One Wisconsin Now’s continuing investigation into Scott Walker’s serial misuse and abuse of state tax resources has uncovered through newly-released open records that the governor

Contact: Austin Kieler, (262) 501-9880 Sen. Warren says Palzewicz will take on special interest groups and empower the middle class Brookfield, WI — Tom Palzewicz, candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Wisconsin’s 5th district, today announced the endorsement of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). “Tom and I share

Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org Today, Scott Walker is rolling out the red carpet for Vice President Mike Pence in Milwaukee. And even though Walker is dealing with his own airline-related scandal, the talk of the tarmac today is: Will Walker use this opportunity to finally stand up for Wisconsin? Wisconsinites shouldn’t hold

Senator Luther Olsen (608) 266-0751 Madison… Sen. Luther Olsen (R-Ripon) delivered the weekly GOP address. On Monday, we celebrate Labor Day. With record low unemployment, the time has never been better to reflect on the state of Wisconsin’s workforce. The address is below: Hi, I’m State Senator Luther Olsen. As

Contact: State Rep. Warren Petryk (608) 266-0660 ELEVA – State Representative Warren Petryk values our nation’s veterans as they are the bedrock of our freedoms. “I believe it’s critically important for us to support the sacrifice that these men and women have made by ensuring they can find a good-paying,

Contact: Kara O’Keeffe 608-261-9596 kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Palmyra Township, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Knapp-Calkins Farmstead (Palmyra Township, Jefferson County) on the State Register of Historic Places on August 17, 2018. The Knapp-Calkins Farmstead is a distinctive and well-preserved example of a Wisconsin farmstead whose varied agricultural outbuildings represents

Contact: Kara O’Keeffe 608-261-9596 kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Madison, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Klueter & Company Wholesale Grocery Warehouse (Madison, Dane County) on the State Register of Historic Places on August 17, 2018. The Klueter & Company Wholesale Grocery Warehouse is a striking example of the Prairie School style

Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 Rep. John Nygren (R-Marinette) 1-608-266-2343 MADISON – On Thursday, the Co-Chairs of the state’s budget-writing Joint Committee on Finance, State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), issued the following statement regarding the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau’s most recent general

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – With ongoing severe weather leading to flooding and damage in several Wisconsin counties, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, and U.S. Representatives Ron Kind and Glenn Grothman, today called on President Donald Trump to put the full support of the federal government behind cleanup and recovery efforts in

Brad Wojciechowski 920.540.5875, press@beauforcongress.com Green Bay — Beau Liegeois, candidate for Congress (WI-08), earlier today announced endorsements from the hard-working men and women of the following Labor Unions; SMART, NEA, United Steelworkers (USW), and local Firefighters Unions across Northeast Wisconsin. Beau Liegeois said, “As a former Union President, I am

CONTACT: Sequanna Taylor Email: Sequanna.4Edu@gmail.com  • Cell: 414-216-3557 Elected Official, MPS Parent, and Educational Assistant Will Put the Students First MILWAUKEE: Milwaukee County Supervisor Sequanna Taylor announced her candidacy today to run for the vacant District 3 seat on the MPS Board of School Directors. Taylor was elected in 2016 to the

Contact: press@tonyevers.com (608) 501-2762 Madison, WI–Today the Tony for Wisconsin campaign announced Sam Lau as communications director and Britt Cudaback as deputy communications director. Sam previously served as communications director for U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-2) during his first year in Congress. He has also worked in a variety of political

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/schachtnerradio083018.mp3 A written transcript of the address is below: “Hi, I’m State Senator Patty Schachtner with this

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765   New program aims to help destroy unused drugs [Madison, WI] — Attorney General Brad Schimel is fighting to keep opioids off our streets. On Monday, Schimel rolled out a new program that will help communities destroy unused drugs. Schimel continues to fight against the opioid

CONTACT: Erika Siemsen Email: erikaformps@gmail.com • Cell: 262-249-6911 31 Year Veteran Milwaukee Public School Teacher Will Take Her Classroom Experience to the School Board Focused on Solutions MILWAUKEE: Long-time Neeskara Elementary public school educator Erika Siemsen today filed to run for the District 2 seat on the MPS Board of School Directors.

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Walker Abused State Plane to Rehab Image After Presidential Campaign Failed to Take Off MADISON, Wis. — When Vice President Mike Pence jets to Wisconsin today on Air Force 2 to raise campaign cash, he’ll be greeted at the airport by frequent flyer