Contact: 414-215-9665 Today, Milwaukee County Sheriff-elect Earnell Lucas named Linda Gorens-Levey, a respected civic and business leader, and Chief Deputy District Attorney Kent Lovern as co-chairs of his transition team. Gorens-Levey and Lovern will coordinate a comprehensive transition process that will culminate when Lucas takes office as the 65th Sheriff

WisDOT Office of Public Affairs 608/266-3581, opa.exec@dot.wi.gov Although most highway construction has wrapped up for the year, deer hunters and other motorists traveling over the Thanksgiving holiday period may still encounter a few work zones and should prepare for the possibility of heavy traffic along key travel corridors. Officials with the

CONTACT: Senator Howard Marklein, 608-266-0703 Madison, WI – Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) announced that Senator Howard Marklein has been re-appointed to the legislature’s budget-writing Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) for the 2019-20 legislative session. “I am honored to continue my service on the JFC,” Marklein said. “This appointment

State Senators Casperson and Tiffany Expect Results The Manage Our Wolves Act passed on a bipartisan vote last Friday in the House of Representatives. Now is the time for the Great Lakes Senators to show voters in their states they have some clout in Washington. Senators Baldwin (D-WI), Klobuchar (D-MN),

Contact: Brian Sikma (608) 266-7513 Stroebel: I’m honored to be appointed to a full term on JFC. Madison, WI – Sen. Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg) released the following statement after being appointed by Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald to his first full term on the Joint Finance Committee: “I want to

Kaul thanks Schimel for his service MADISON — Today, following the release of Attorney General Brad Schimel’s statement announcing that he will not request a recount, Attorney General-elect Josh Kaul released the following statement: “I want to thank Attorney General Brad Schimel for his public service.” “As Attorney General, I’ll

CONTACT: Andres Malave at AMalave@afphq.org Grassroots effort launched to encourage bold leadership on key priorities MADISON, WI. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) on Monday launched a paid media effort including direct mail and digital advertisements thanking Senator Ron Johnson and Representative Ron Kind for their leadership. Sen. Johnson is being recognized for

MADISON – The Madison chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is pleased to announce that UW-Madison journalism students with unpaid or underpaid internships will be the recipient of proceeds from the annual Holiday Party and Raffle. Money from the raffle will go into the annual fund of the UW-Madison