Contact: Conor McCabe 303-653-5619   WASHINGTON, DC (August 29, 2018) – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) today sent aletter to President Trump, reiterating their previous request to provide federal assistance for flood recovery efforts in southcentral Wisconsin and highlighting additional needs stemming from this week’s flooding. The letter

CONTACT: Patty Mayers, Communications Director (608) 266-2300 or DORCommunications@wisconsin.gov General Purpose Revenue (GPR) Collections, FY2018 Fiscal Year 2018 Unaudited Final Amounts in Thousands ($), rounded   Actual Fiscal Year 2017 LFB Estimate Jan 2018 Preliminary       FY 2018 Variance From Estimate           Individual Income   8,039,508  8,380,000  8,479,150

Representative Nygren recognized for his efforts to help improve health care delivery in Wisconsin Marinette – Today, the Association of Wisconsin Surgery Centers (WISCA) presented State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) with the organization’s Legislator of the Year award at the Bellin Health Surgery Center located in Marinette. The WISCA Legislator

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 Reinforces commitment to providing officers with resources to keep Wisconsin communities safe GREEN LAKE – Governor Scott Walker today thanked law enforcement officers at the 2018 Badger State Sheriffs’ Association Meeting. The Governor also reinforced his commitment to providing law enforcement with the tools needed

Contact: Mia Tripi 262-770-5189 Info@FoxconnRacineCounty.com Following the start of site preparation activity in April, vertical construction is now underway on the Multipurpose Building in Area I of the Foxconn Project Site MOUNT PLEASANT, WIS. – Less than one year after the Village of Mount Pleasant and Racine County were named as the

Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org MADISON — In a trip to Wisconsin to fundraise for Republican Senate candidate Leah Vukmir, Vice President Mike Pence this afternoon confirmed that Leah Vukmir would be the deciding vote in the U.S. Senate to pass a Republican repeal plan that would: gut protections for people with pre-existing conditions,

Contact: Ben Voelkel (Johnson), (202) 228-0071 Drew Pusateri (McCaskill), (202) 228-4595 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Ranking Member Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) sent a letter Thursday to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross reiterating an earlier request for information regarding the steel and aluminum tariff exclusion process.

Christopher Krepich, 202-225-5101 Brookfield, WI—The National Narcotic Officers’ Associations’ Coalition (NNOAC), which represents 40 state narcotic officer associations and more than 60,000 law enforcement officers, announced its support of the Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues (SOFA) Act. Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI-05) and Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) have introduced companion versions of the SOFA Act in

Aidan McMorrow: (608)-266-5810 (MADISON)–Late Friday evening a court document was filed by the Milwaukee City Attorney Grant Langley that claimed Milwaukee Bucks guard, Sterling Brown, was responsible for any injuries he sustained during his arrest in January, an incident that has received widespread criticism for the excessive use of police

Contact: State Emergency Operations Center            Phone: 608-888-5328 The National Weather Service has confirmed an outbreak Tuesday of 16 tornadoes in east central Wisconsin on Tuesdayevening. NWS is reviewing additional locations. Several trees were uprooted and buildings were damaged. No injuries were reported. Recovery efforts continue in multiple communities after recent storms brought

Contact: Amanda Harrington, aharrington@protectourcare.org, 414-803-9556 Vice President Follows Republican Senators In Calling for Total Repeal Washington, D.C. – Tonight in Wisconsin, Vice President Mike Pence told reporters that, “We made an effort to fully repeal and replace Obamacare. And we’ll continue. With Leah Vukmir in the Senate, we’ll go back to that,” joining the list of Republicans this

Contact: Brian Sikma (608) 255-7513 Madison, WI – State Sen. Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg) has again received the “Working for Wisconsin” award from Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the statewide chamber of commerce and manufacturing association. Previously he received the prestigious biannual award in 2012, 2014 and 2016. This year the award

CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org   MADISON, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) on Wednesday criticized new legislation introduced by Sen. Tammy Baldwin that limits access to affordable health care options and pointed to the bill as yet another reason why Tammy Baldwin is unfit to represent the Badger State. The group also earlier today

Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org FLIP FLOP: Vukmir Now Supports* Billionaires Buying U.S. Senators *If they’re trying to buy a U.S. Senate seat for her, that is MADISON — Out-of-state billionaires buying a U.S. Senate election? Republican Senate candidate Leah Vukmir was against it before she was for it — and now

Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org MADISON — Democratic lt. governor nominee Mandela Barnes will make the final stop of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s “Hands Off Our Care” tour TOMORROW in Madison. Barnes, joined by local leaders and health care advocates, will speak specifically to Scott Walker’s extreme agenda that has severely limited women’s

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 After Eight Years in the Governor’s Mansion Walker All in on Sticking Taxpayers With Tab for Fly Arounds MADISON, Wis. — Over his eight years as Governor, Scott Walker has grown accustomed to the perks of the office. A particular favorite, according to