Republican Attorneys General Association: Launches school safety TV ad in Wisconsin AG race: ‘Mothers’

Contact: zroday@republicanags.com 203-640-9208 The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) has launched a new TV ad in Wisconsin on Attorney General Brad Schimel’s efforts to promote school safety. The ad, “Mothers,” features Wisconsin mothers praising the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s school safety grant program and how they trust Schimel to protect their children. The ad will run for three weeks. “Attorney General Brad Schimel has a nearly 30-year career of keeping Wisconsin communities safe,” said RAGA Communications Director Zack Roday. “He sees a problem and fixes it. His school safety initiative gives local districts the ability to make physical security upgrades and develop mental health programs. Brad Schimel cares about every single Wisconsin community; he will

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Vukmir campaign: Unlike Baldwin, Leah Vukmir pledges to meet with every Supreme Court nominee and thoroughly review their qualifications 

Contact: Jessica Ward, (608) 213-5939 Brookfield, Wis. — With Sen. Tammy Baldwin refusing to meet with Judge Kavanaugh and saying in July that she would oppose his nomination, U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir released the following statement Tuesday: “Sen. Baldwin tells you she’s in your corner, but she refused to perform a basic function of her job and meet with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh,” Leah Vukmir said. “We can disagree with one another, but the Wisconsin way is to meet and listen to each other. As senator, I promise to meet with every Supreme Court nominee because it’s not possible to fight for Wisconsin values if you refuse to speak

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JFC Democrats: As our children go back to school, nearly $300 million in taxpayer money given to private schools

Contact: Sen. Jon Erpenbach, (608) 266-6670 Sen. LaTonya Johnson, (608) 266-2500 Rep. Chris Taylor, (608) 266-5342 Rep. Katrina Shankland, (608) 267-9649 MADISON – Today, Democrats serving on the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC) released a memo from the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau which revealed the following: In the 2017-19 biennium so far, voucher schools have received $269.6 million in state funding, while public schools have seen a $90.6 million reduction in state aid. Approximately $475 million of taxpayer dollars were paid to voucher schools over the 2015-17 biennium, during which time public schools in those districts faced a $150 million

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Coalition for a People’s Sheriff: Responds to Schmidt budget request

CONTACT: Ryeshia Farmer, 414-659-4526 Coalition Releases First Statement Following August Primary MILWAUKEE–As the County Executive kicks off Budget Open Houses throughout the county, the Coalition for a People’s Sheriff issues the following statement in response to outgoing Sheriff Richard Schmidt’s 2019 Budget Request: On August 14th, Earnell Lucas was overwhelmingly chosen by Milwaukee voters, ousting Interim Sheriff Richard Schmidt. Now, the Milwaukee County Executive must, in the best interests of the residents of Milwaukee County, determine the budget of the sheriff’s department, as overseen by its exiting administration. “We, the Coalition for a People’s Sheriff, believe that a county’s budget

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WisDems: MEMO: As Wisconsin heads back to school, Walker’s education cuts still hurt as much as ever

Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org Back to school day should be a time filled with optimism, new challenges, and new opportunities. But as kids get ready for another school year here in Wisconsin, the damage done by Governor Scott Walker’s anti-education agenda looms as large as ever. Driven by partisan politics and personal ambition, Walker has methodically worked to dismantle and deregulate the state’s education system. Through his two terms a Governor, Walker has slashed education funding, antagonized educators, and forced students to suffer the consequences. His terrible record is clear. On funding Wisconsin schools and supporting its teachers and students, Scott

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Wisconsin Historical Society: Placed the Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory on the State Register of Historic Places 

Contact: Kara O’Keeffe 608-261-9596 kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Sheboygan, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory (Sheboygan, Sheboygan County) on the State Register of Historic Places on August 17, 2018. The Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory is an excellent example of the Art Moderne style and a monumental example of civic architecture, designed by the notable Sheboygan architect, Edgar Stubenrauch.  Constructed in 1942 and federally funded by the Works Progress Administration, the building has an exposed concrete exterior with geometric ornament, steel bow-string truss roof, and plaster and wood-detailed interiors.  The Art Moderne style was popular during

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Board of Commissioners of Public Lands: Approves nearly $4.3 million for community projects

CONTACT:  Jonathan Barry, Executive Secretary (608) 266-8369 MADISON – The Board of Commissioners of Public Lands (BCPL) today approved nearly $4.3 million in State Trust Fund Loans to support four community projects in Wisconsin.  Board Chair Brad Schimel and Commissioner Doug La Follette voted in favor of the loans with Commissioner Matt Adamczyk voting against them. The BCPL approved the following loans: Village of Gilman, Taylor County / Purchase plow truck / $100,000 Town of Jump River, Taylor County / Finance Roadwork / $114,000 Town of Lake Holcombe, Chippewa County / Finance bridge replacement and roadwork / $160,000 City of Menasha, Calumet

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DATCP: Depopulated elk at Richland County farm test negative for chronic wasting disease

Media Contacts: Leeann Duwe, Communications Specialist, (608) 224-5005 Bill Cosh, Communications Director, (608) 224-5020 MADISON – The Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory confirmed that no additional elk from the depopulated farm in Richland County tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). On August 16, a team comprised of Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and USDA-Wildlife Services staff coordinated the humane depopulation of the farm’s 11 elk. All 10 adult elk were tested for CWD. The 20-acre elk farm had been quarantined since May 31 when DATCP confirmed a two-year-old female

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TUE PM Update: New Walker ad focuses on youth apprenticeships; OWN continues to jab Walker over state plane use

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker rolled out a new TV ad today highlighting his proposal to expand youth apprenticeships now available only to high school juniors and seniors to students as young as the seventh grade. Along with the ad, which will also run on digital platforms, Walker’s campaign released an overview. It showed 4,365 students p… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me     Forgot

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Speaker Ryan: Congress passes bipartisan miscellaneous tariff bill

CONTACT  AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement after House passage of H.R. 4318, the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act: “It is great to finally get this done. American manufacturers can compete with anyone, but it’s much tougher when they face costly, needless taxes on key materials that can’t be found in the United States. So in 2016, we created a transparent process to review these kinds of tariffs, which allows us to deliver this relief. This means a more level playing field, and it keeps costs down, which is good news for workers and consumers. I commend

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Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin: Walker, Vukmir want to overturn Roe v. Wade, see Kavanaugh as their chance 

Contact: Iris Riis 608-256-7549 x2132, iris.riis@ppwi.org   MADISON –– Brett Kavanaugh will sit today before the U.S. Senate for his confirmation hearing. Donald Trump has made clear that his Supreme Court nominee would “automatically” overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case that affirmed the constitutional right to access abortion in this country. Both Scott Walker and Leah Vukmir want to ban all abortion and have rushed to support Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination.  Quote from Nicole Safar Executive Director, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin (PPAWI): “Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court has put the ability of a woman to make her own health care

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WisGOP: When it comes to SCOTUS nominee, Sen. Baldwin won’t do her job

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 Baldwin still hasn’t met with President Trump’s “well-qualified” nominee  [Madison, WI] — Today, the Senate begins hearings on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States. Last week, Kavanagh was given the highest rating possible from the American Bar Association, receiving a unanimous “well-qualified” rating to serve on the Supreme Court. Sadly, Senator Tammy Baldwin is choosing to not do her job – having not met Kavanaugh and quickly opposing his confirmation after the announcement was made. “Judge Kavanaugh is a well-qualified nominee for the Supreme Court of the United States

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WisDems: Leah Vukmir backs lawsuit to gut pre-existing condition protections

Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org GOP Senate candidate Leah Vukmir backs 3 separate Republican efforts to gut anti-discrimination protections the for 2.4 million Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions MADISON — Tomorrow, oral arguments begin in the latest legal challenge to invalidate the Affordable Care Act’s protections for Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions — and Republican Senate candidate Leah Vukmir says that effort to gut protections for the 2.4 million Wisconsinites and 133 million Americans who have pre-existing conditions is a  “necessary step.” If Vukmir gets her way, federal protections that block insurance companies from jacking up prices or denying coverage to millions of Americans who

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VoteVets: Launches $550k TV ad for Baldwin

Contact: Eric Schmeltzer, eric@votevets.org Powerful 60-second spot features two-tour Iraq veteran, talking about his issue with prescription medicine  MILWAUKEE, WI – The veterans group, VoteVets, is today announcing an ad buy from 9/6-9/18 in Wisconsin, praising Tammy Baldwin’s work on opioids, at a total cost of $550,000.   The 60-second version of the ad can be seen here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhIvn3yyWCg&t   A 30-second version of the ad will also be running.   In the ad, two-tour Afghanistan veteran Leroy Miller talks about his service in the military, following in the footsteps of his family, and the struggles he had with prescription medicine, when

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Republican Attorneys General Association: Launches school safety TV ad in Wisconsin AG race: ‘Mothers’

Contact: zroday@republicanags.com 203-640-9208 The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) has launched a new TV ad in Wisconsin on Attorney General Brad Schimel’s efforts to promote school safety. The ad, “Mothers,” features Wisconsin mothers praising the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s school safety grant program and how they trust Schimel to protect their children. The ad will run for

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Vukmir campaign: Unlike Baldwin, Leah Vukmir pledges to meet with every Supreme Court nominee and thoroughly review their qualifications 

Contact: Jessica Ward, (608) 213-5939 Brookfield, Wis. — With Sen. Tammy Baldwin refusing to meet with Judge Kavanaugh and saying in July that she would oppose his nomination, U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir released the following statement Tuesday: “Sen. Baldwin tells you she’s in your corner, but she refused to perform a basic function

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JFC Democrats: As our children go back to school, nearly $300 million in taxpayer money given to private schools

Contact: Sen. Jon Erpenbach, (608) 266-6670 Sen. LaTonya Johnson, (608) 266-2500 Rep. Chris Taylor, (608) 266-5342 Rep. Katrina Shankland, (608) 267-9649 MADISON – Today, Democrats serving on the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC) released a memo from the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau which revealed the following: In the 2017-19 biennium

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Coalition for a People’s Sheriff: Responds to Schmidt budget request

CONTACT: Ryeshia Farmer, 414-659-4526 Coalition Releases First Statement Following August Primary MILWAUKEE–As the County Executive kicks off Budget Open Houses throughout the county, the Coalition for a People’s Sheriff issues the following statement in response to outgoing Sheriff Richard Schmidt’s 2019 Budget Request: On August 14th, Earnell Lucas was overwhelmingly

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Wisconsin Historical Society: Placed the Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory on the State Register of Historic Places 

Contact: Kara O’Keeffe 608-261-9596 kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Sheboygan, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory (Sheboygan, Sheboygan County) on the State Register of Historic Places on August 17, 2018. The Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory is an excellent example of the Art Moderne style and a

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Speaker Ryan: Congress passes bipartisan miscellaneous tariff bill

CONTACT  AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement after House passage of H.R. 4318, the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act: “It is great to finally get this done. American manufacturers can compete with anyone, but it’s much tougher when they face costly, needless taxes on key materials that

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Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin: Walker, Vukmir want to overturn Roe v. Wade, see Kavanaugh as their chance 

Contact: Iris Riis 608-256-7549 x2132, iris.riis@ppwi.org   MADISON –– Brett Kavanaugh will sit today before the U.S. Senate for his confirmation hearing. Donald Trump has made clear that his Supreme Court nominee would “automatically” overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case that affirmed the constitutional right to access abortion in this country. Both

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WisGOP: When it comes to SCOTUS nominee, Sen. Baldwin won’t do her job

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 Baldwin still hasn’t met with President Trump’s “well-qualified” nominee  [Madison, WI] — Today, the Senate begins hearings on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States. Last week, Kavanagh was given the highest rating possible from the American Bar Association, receiving

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WisDems: Leah Vukmir backs lawsuit to gut pre-existing condition protections

Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org GOP Senate candidate Leah Vukmir backs 3 separate Republican efforts to gut anti-discrimination protections the for 2.4 million Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions MADISON — Tomorrow, oral arguments begin in the latest legal challenge to invalidate the Affordable Care Act’s protections for Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions — and Republican

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VoteVets: Launches $550k TV ad for Baldwin

Contact: Eric Schmeltzer, eric@votevets.org Powerful 60-second spot features two-tour Iraq veteran, talking about his issue with prescription medicine  MILWAUKEE, WI – The veterans group, VoteVets, is today announcing an ad buy from 9/6-9/18 in Wisconsin, praising Tammy Baldwin’s work on opioids, at a total cost of $550,000.   The 60-second version

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