Contact: Timothy Svoboda, (920) 375-1217 or Tim@glenngrothman.com (Fond du Lac, WI) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) has earned the endorsement of nine District Attorneys, representing the majority of the 6th Congressional District, including Jane Kohlwey of Columbia County, Kurt Klomberg of Dodge County, Eric Toney of Fond du Lac County,

 CONTACT:  Mayor Cory Mason 262-636-9111 City Aims to Increase Access to the Ballot Box Racine – Today, Mayor Cory Mason and the Office of the City Clerk announced the details for the expansion of early voting hours and the addition of satellite voting locations for the November 6thelection for City of Racine

Contact: Darla Dernovsek 608.436.3099 E-mail: ddernovsek@the-alliance.org www.the-alliance.org/press MADISON, Wis. (Sept. 25, 2018) – Cheryl DeMars, Alliance President and CEO, will testify before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Sept. 27. The hearing, which begins at 9 a.m. central time (10 a.m. eastern

Contact: Rob Richard, Senior Director of Governmental Relations, 608.828.5703 MADISON – Loren Oldenburg of Viroqua has been endorsed by the Volunteers for Agriculture (VFA) Committee for the 96th Assembly District. VFA is the political action arm of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation. “Loren Oldenburg is a fourth-generation farmer who is keenly

Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 Congressman Pocan will meet with ICE officials in Washington to discuss recent Wisconsin raids WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement regarding the arrests of 83 immigrants in recent raids conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Wisconsin. On Thursday, Pocan is set to

Contact: Katie Crawley September 26, 2018 608-266-4611 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents completed a four-day Wisconsin “enforcement surge”. Twenty residents of Madison were taken without notice. We speak collectively in calling these recent actions what they clearly are: racist and xenophobic. We are heartbroken as we consider the plight

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Brad Schimel announced today a criminal intelligence sharing initiative with the Wisconsin State Patrol to conduct training and increase identification and law enforcement collaboration related to suspected human trafficking on Wisconsin roadways. “We know that many traffickers move victims around to make money in different

Contact: Nicole Armendariz Phone: 262-548-7902   (WAUKESHA, WI) – The Waukesha County Communications Center is one of the first 911 dispatch centers in the nation to utilize precision location technology for 911 smartphone calls. The WCC is utilizing tech startup RapidSOS’ Next Generation 911 (NG911) Clearinghouse, an IP-based system, to receive rich

Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org This morning, Vukmir attended a fundraiser co-hosted by ALEC’s CEO and she’s tonight set to attend ALEC’s 45th Anniversary Gala at Trump International Hotel DC Despite being under fire for her longtime ALEC ties, Vukmir maintains that she is “proud” of earning tens of thousands in campaign contributions from

 September 26, 2018 Madison: Reps. Jessie Rodriguez, Amy Loudenbeck and Cindi Duchow released the following statement after hearing from Rep. Robert Brooks and learning about his decision to step down as Assistant Majority Leader in order to focus on his district. “Rep. Brooks’ comments were out of line in July and

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Brad Schimel announced today that he, along with 49 other states and the District of Columbia, has reached an agreement with California-based ride-sharing company Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber) to address the company’s one-year delay in reporting a data breach to its affected drivers. Wisconsin will

Mark Bednar; 202-738-0744 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Insurance, today released the following statement on the House unanimously passing his resolution requesting that the Secretary of the Interior recognize the rich history of the logging industry and the importance of

Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov Violence Against Women Veterans Act will help domestic violence shelters work with VA to provide care to veterans facing crisis situations La Crosse, WI – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind cosponsored the bipartisan Violence Against Women Veterans Act, which will streamline communication and collaboration

Duffy: Mark Bednar; 202-738-0744 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Insurance, today released the following statement on the House unanimously passing his resolution requesting that the Secretary of the Interior recognize the cultural significance of Rib Mountain by adding it to the National

Mark Bednar; 202-738-0744 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Insurance, today released the following statement following the House Natural Resources Committee advancing his legislation to delist the gray wolf. The Manage Our Wolves Act was passed out of the committee by a