NEW NORTH, October 11, 2018 – Local public school students will have access to additional career development and mentorship tools starting as early as sixth grade in a platform that directly connects local employers to students, thanks to a new statewide collaboration. Area school districts and those throughout the state

Contact: Sen. Mark Miller (D – Monona) (608)266-9170 MADISON, WI – Senator Mark Miller (D-Monona) 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/millerradio101118.mp3 A written transcript of the address is below: “Hello, this is Senator Mark Miller with this

CONTACT: Tyler Richard, 646-905-8868, trichard@aclu.org MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin jury has awarded two state employees $780,000 in damages after they were denied health care coverage under the state health insurance plan because they are transgender. While courts have increasingly said that transgender people must have their care covered under health

Contact: Austin Altenburg media@scottwalker.com Rep. Mary Felzkowski praises governor’s bipartisan work to lower health care premiums, calls out Evers’ lies in ad to air during Packers, Brewers games [Madison, Wis.] – The Walker campaign on Thursday launched a new statewide TV ad featuring State Rep. Mary Felzkowski that takes Tony

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — Yesterday, Vice President Pence traveled across the state with Governor Walker to highlight Wisconsin’s comeback. Thanks to the governor’s reforms, taxes have been cut by over $8 billion, unemployment hit an all-time low, and the state is investing more actual dollars into

Contact: press@joshkaul.org MADISON — Yesterday evening, Brad Schimel, who has ignored Josh Kaul’s challenge to debate in every congressional district in Wisconsin, withdrew from the only debate for the Attorney General’s race that was scheduled to take place outside of the I-94 corridor. Kaul campaign advisor Gillian Drummond commented, “Josh

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Gun Lobby Spending on Walker Gubernatorial Campaigns Hits $4.25 Million With 2018 Ad Buy  MADISON, Wis. — The National Rifle Association (NRA) has been with Scott Walker from the very beginning of his quarter century long political career, cutting their first check to a

Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org Following Baldwin +10 Marquette University Law School poll, NBC/Marist poll shows Baldwin +14 MADISON — Following yesterday’s Marquette University Law School poll that showed Tammy Baldwin leading Republican U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir 53% to 43% (Baldwin +10), a new NBC/Marist Poll today has Baldwin leading Vukmir 54% to

Media Contacts: Scott Allen, 312-353-6976, allen.scott@dol.gov Rhonda Burke, 312-353-6976, burke.rhonda@dol.gov Release Number: 18-1570-CHI MILWAUKEE, WI – To ensure compliance with federal wage laws, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is conducting an education and enforcement initiative focusing on restaurants in Wisconsin’s Fox Cities region and Milwaukee’s East Side neighborhoods.

Media Contact: Andrew Iverson, Communications Director JANESVILLE, Wis. – First Congressional District candidate Bryan Steil announced today the endorsement of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Steil has worked for manufacturing companies for the last nine years and saw firsthand how Washington can get in the way of job creation and wage growth.

Contact: Gina Paige ― 608-266-9000 (MADISON) ― The Governor’s Council on Domestic Abuse, in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, presented awards to honor two individuals for their contributions in the fight against domestic violence in a special ceremony held today at the state Capitol. The ceremony

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross released the following statement on the resignation announcement by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association of board chair-elect Nancy Douglass. One Wisconsin Now raised the issue just yesterday of Douglass participating in a sleazy attack

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839     MADISON – Governor Scott Walker issued Executive Order #311 and a corresponding directive today to help those in Hurricane Michael’s path.“Wisconsin stands ready to help those affected by Hurricane Michael,” Governor Walker said. “I thank the men and women of the Wisconsin National Guard

Media Contact: Michelle Marshel, Director of External Affairs 202-434-8024 or mmarshel@naswa.org                                                                                                             WASHINGTON – The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) today announced the appointment of Chairpersons to its Policy Committees of the membership. These individuals, selected from across the U.S. to serve as Committee Chairpersons, are as follows: Kevin Carlson,