MILWAUKEE, WIS. – After starting her news career in 1976 and subsequently spending 38 of those years at WISN 12, veteran journalist, anchor and reporter Kathy Mykleby has announced her retirement. In late November, Mykleby will deliver her final news broadcast and begin her new chapter. “It seems impossible to adequately describe the significance of Kathy’s influence on local news and the viewers who rely on it,” says Jan Wade, president and general manager of WISN 12. “Her tireless work for more than four decades is a lasting tribute to the very best our profession strives to deliver.” Mykleby is

For additional information, please contact the Audit Bureau at (608) 266‑2818. Report fraud, waste, and mismanagement to 1-877-FRAUD-17. The Bureau announces the release of report 18-10, Department of Employee Trust Funds. We provided unmodified opinions on the financial statements for the separate funds presented in the Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, which can be found on its website. ETF’s financial statements present 12 separate funds used to account for the financial position and activity of the various benefit programs available to state and local public employees. These programs include the Wisconsin Retirement System and health and life insurance

Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org MADISON — Howard Marklein’s latest re-election ad makes several glaring omissions from his time in the legislature. A quick look behind the curtains makes the facts clear: Howard Marklein voted to give billions of taxpayer dollars to a foreign corporation while shorting priorities for hardworking Wisconsinites. CLAIM: Howard Marklein “kept [his] word to look after your tax dollars” REALITY: Marklein voted to give $4.5 billion of taxpayer money to Foxconn, a Chinese corporation with a history of broken promises. This $4.5 billion giveaway is the largest state taxpayer handout to a foreign corporation in U.S. history. Under the best-case scenario, it

Contact: Austin Altenburg media@scottwalker.com Madison, Wis. – Scott Walker is traveling the state during Manufacturing Month to highlight Wisconsin’s economic comeback and our record of results – including a record unemployment rate at or below 3 percent for seven months and more people in the workforce this year than ever before. At each stop, Scott Walker is spotlighting our bold reforms that are building Wisconsin’s workforce. The governor’s work to increase skills training and support workforce development programs is helping individuals receive the targeted, hands-on training employers are looking for. Scott Walker’s bold reforms are getting positive things done for our

Contact:  Mark D. O’Connell WCA Executive Directors 866.404.2700 Wisconsin Counties Association: Marathon County Clerk Nan Kottke Named WCA’s 2018 Friend in County Government After  a career serving Wisconsin’s  and its taxpayers, Marathon County  Clerk Nan Kottke has been named the  Wisconsin Counties Association’s (WCA) 2018  Friend in County Government award winner.       “The WCA Friend in County Government recognizes county  officials that have performed dedicated service not only  in their own counties, but also for counties statewide,” said  WCA Executive Director Mark D. O’Connell. “Nan has been a tireless   supporter of Marathon County, as well as all 72 counties. She

Rob Henken, President 414-276-8240 414-708-4392 (cell) rhenken@publicpolicyforum.org As municipal and county leaders grapple with spending and taxing decisions in their 2019 budgets, new data collected by the Wisconsin Policy Forum shows property taxes collected in the seven-county southeast Wisconsin region grew by 1.0% ($40 million) in 2018. Meanwhile, property values in the region grew 4.6%, the highest rate of growth in the past decade. In fact, for only the second time since 2006, the region’s growth rate exceeded that of the state as a whole (4.5%). Those findings are included in WPF’s latest property tax and values report, an annual

Contact: Jessica Ward, (608) 213-5939 Leah Vukmir: Kavanaugh madness echoes time when Democrats tried to take over my state with craziness Read Leah’s column here. Kavanaugh madness echoes time when Democrats tried to take over my state with craziness Leah Vukmir for Fox News Oct. 5, 2018 Senators walked out on hearings to create a media spectacle. Countless delaying tactics were employed to obstruct. Virtue signaling, smears and hyperbole caused widespread chaos. Paid protesters were instructed to corner and confront the so-called “enemy.” You may think I’m talking about the latest in the saga of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh and

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839   MILWAUKEE – First Lady Tonette Walker today awarded the Wisconsin Hero Award to Ann and Chris Swain of Special Spaces Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Hero Award is given to Wisconsinites who go above and beyond to help their community. “It is an honor to award the Wisconsin Hero Award to amazing individuals who make a difference in communities across our state,” said Mrs. Walker. “Ann and Chris Swain are a generous couple who are working to make the lives of sick children better through the Wisconsin Chapter of Special Spaces. Ann and Chris help build dream makeover bedrooms to help children heal. Thank you