CONTACT: Lynn Wilk, 414-229-6917, lcwilk@uwm.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MILWAUKEE _ The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will host tomorrow’s debate between Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger and state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers. The Friday, Oct. 26, debate will begin at 6 p.m. at the Helen Bader Concert Hall in the Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd. It will air live on WUWM-FM and WTMJ-TV and will be simulcast on WGBA-TV (Green Bay). WUWM’s Mitch Teich, executive producer of Lake Effect, along with Today’s TMJ4 news anchors Charles Benson and Shannon Sims, will moderate the debate. Additional

Contact: Austin Altenburg media@scottwalker.com [Madison, Wis.] – Today Scott Walker sent the following letter to State Schools Superintendent Tony Evers at the Department of Public Instruction, on the no fewer than seven cases of plagiarism contained in his education budget proposals over the past six years. Dear Superintendent Evers: The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction website says this about plagiarism: “Copying and presenting another person’s work as your own is illegal and considered plagiarism.” As reported by the media, several versions of your official agency budget request for the 2019/2021 state budget and of multiple previous official budget requests from

Contact: Megan Rebout, Director of Member Relations, 608.828.5702 MADISON – Andrea Brossard of Dodge County, Kathy Duescher of Brown County and Katie Zoromski of Marathon County have been appointed to the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Promotion and Education Committee by the organization’s Board of Directors. Their terms begin at the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Meeting and Young Farmer and Agriculturist Conference, November 30 – December 3, in Wisconsin Dells. “It is evident that Andrea, Kathy and Katie have a passion for promoting agriculture and engaging others in conversations about food, fuel and fiber,” WFBF President Jim Holte said. Andrea Brossard,

Contact: Dave Branson (608) 256-3161 Madison – Today the Wisconsin Building Trades Council announced their endorsement for the following candidates running for office on November 6, 2018: • Tony Evers – Governor • Tammy Baldwin – U.S. Senate • Mandela Barnes – Lieutenant Governor • Josh Kaul – Attorney General • Randy Bryce – Wisconsin 1st Congressional District “All of our endorsed candidates have demonstrated that they understand and support issues that impact Wisconsin’s working people,” said Dave Branson, President of the Wisconsin Building Trades Council. “We look forward to helping elect our slate of candidates who will help prioritize

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765   [Madison, WI] — A new report from Fox News details how Tammy Baldwin shared the stage with a 9/11 conspiracy theorist at her recent rally with Bernie Sanders in Milwaukee. The same activist expressed an anti-police agenda on social media, compared the president to a Nazi, and joked about drug use. Read the full story from Fox News here or find excerpts below: Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Bernie Sanders shared stage with 9/11 conspiracy theorist Fox News Lukas Mikelionis October 24, 2018   Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders have come under fire for sharing

Contact: Jessica Ward, (608) 213-5939 In Wisconsin on Wednesday, President Donald J. Trump had some very strong words of support for nurse and U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir who he called a “tireless fighter for the people of Wisconsin.” President Trump praises Scott Walker, Leah Vukmir at Wisconsin rally Logan Wroge and Kelly Meyerhofer, Wisconsin State Journal 10/25/18 President Donald Trump praised Republican Gov. Scott Walker and U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir during a campaign stop in Wisconsin on Wednesday as he travels across the country to support GOP candidates amid Democratic enthusiasm leading up to the Nov. 6 midterm elections.

David James djames@rslc.gop WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 25, 2018) –  The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) continues its multi-platform, issue ad campaign highlighting Senator Janet Bewley siding with Madison liberals on issues related to illegal immigration and her opposition to tax relief for families in the Northland.  The newest television issue ads will begin airing today in Senate District 25. “Janet Bewley has forgotten her home district, caring more about tax benefits for illegal immigrants, while opposing a tax credit for working families and farmers in the Northland,” said Matt Walter, President of the Republican State Leadership Committee. In 2016, prior

Contact: David Gorski        gorskidavid60@gmail.com,    715 213 2223 Gorski Campaign: Rep. Scott Krug wants to arrest federal workers who help people with preexisting condition coverage Wisconsin Rapids—David Gorski, Democratic Party nominee for the 72nd State Assembly, criticized his opponent, Rep. Scott Krug (R), for his position on preexisting conditions and Obamacare in which Krug repeatedly calls for the arrest of federal officials who implemented healthcare guarantees. “This is crazy stuff. Scott Krug’s demands against healthcare call for the arrest of federal officials who implemented any Obamacare guarantee, such as preexisting condition coverage,” said Gorski. “Scott Krug cannot

Contact: Aaron Collins, 608-266-2254 DOA Secretary’s False Foxconn Statement MADISON – On Monday, October 15, Department of Administration Secretary Ellen Nowak gave a presentation in Tomah on the Foxconn project. During the presentation she falsely claimed, “There’s not going to be any impact on other entities around the state because this is money we would never have otherwise seen coming into the state.” Assembly Democratic Leader Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) released the following statement on Secretary Nowak’s comments: Under the very best case scenario, expenditures (cash payments) will exceed all direct and indirect state tax revenue through the year 2032-33. The total deficit over

Contact: Anne Pankratz (608) 263-6368 or (608) 216-5637 apankratz2@wisc.edu (MADISON, WI) – The Wisconsin Partnership Program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has announced $4 million in awards to initiatives working to improve health and health equity across Wisconsin. The new awards address a diverse range of issues including the health impacts of racism, tackling the social determinants of health in Milwaukee’s Latino community, preventing early childhood expulsion and strengthening support systems for citizens returning from incarceration.  The grants, awarded through the Partnership Program’s Community Impact Grant program, each total $1 million over five years,

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/millerradio102518.mp3 A written transcript of the address is below: “Hello, this is Senator Mark Miller with this week’s Democratic Radio Address. “The Fall General Election is less than two weeks away, on Tuesday, November 6th. With all of the changes to election law that Republicans have made in the last 7 years, it is important to be aware of how, when and what you’ll need to vote.

Contact: Alex Japko, alexj@wisdems.org Today, former Walker cabinet appointee Peter Bildsten is once again denouncing his former boss for putting himself before the people of Wisconsin, this time in an op-ed for The Atlantic. Bildsten documents how the Walker administration politicized government agencies with the explicit purpose of boosting the governor’s presidential prospects and serving his big donors. The article details how he and other cabinet members were shut down when they tried to fix problems like road quality, predatory payday lending, or the deterioration of the state’s corrections facilities. He also explains the lengths to which the Walker administration went to avoid transparency.

Contact: Senator Patrick Testin (608) 266-3123 Temperatures are dropping, leaves are falling, and Wisconsin farmers are putting the finishing touches on another harvest season. Hi, I’m State Senator Patrick Testin from Stevens Point. Recently, I had the unique opportunity to join Mike and Deb, a Central Wisconsin couple on their farm for one of the state’s first legal hemp harvests in over sixty years. Wisconsin has a history as a national leader in industrial hemp production. Unfortunately, hemp’s relationship to marijuana caused the federal government to ban its cultivation – even though it has no intoxicating effects. Thankfully, things are

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — With less than two weeks to election day, President Trump came to Wisconsin to show his support for Scott Walker and Leah Vukmir – and contrast their records of reform and results with far-left Madison liberals Tony Evers’ and Tammy Baldwin’s record of failure. Thousands of Republican supporters gathered in Mosinee to support the president, Walker, and Vukmir. Check out coverage of President Trump’s visit in the news: From the Wisconsin State Journal: Less than two weeks before voters go to the ballot box, Trump took to the stage in the central Wisconsin