Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin released the following statement after President Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto signed an agreement to authorize a new trade deal updating the 1994 North
MADISON, Wis. (November 30, 2018) Electric vehicles (EV) have hit a critical milestone of over 1 million EVs on the road. As demand increases, that number is expected to grow to 18 million by 2030.* Federal tax credits and a
Washington, DC – Last night, Congresswoman Moore (WI-04) introduced, H.R. 7195, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act, which would make key reforms to the Social Security Act to guarantee vulnerable populations have the resources they need to maintain basic living standards and avoid
CONTACT: Meredith Penthorn, fisheries policy specialist, (608) 267-2948 Meredith.Penthorn@wisconsin.gov; Bradd Sims, DNR Catfish team leader, 608-935-1935 Bradd.Sims@wisconsin.gov MADISON- Emergency rules establishing bag limits, season dates, and other regulations for harvesting catfish with a bow, crossbow or by hand are now in place while
Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement regarding the signing of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA). “Despite the United States, Mexico, and Canada signing the NAFTA 2.0 agreement today, this deal is incomplete. The agreement
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 Pension crisis remains for 25,000 workers and retirees in Wisconsin WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin released the following statement after the House and Senate Joint Select Committee on Pensions announced that they had not reached a
Local Businesses Expected to Benefit from Track Improvements The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has awarded a grant of approximately $3-million to Port Milwaukee to upgrade railroad track on Jones Island. The money, from the State’s Freight Railroad Preservation Program, will
Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON — Governor Scott Walker released the following statement today after learning of the passing of George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States. “So sorry to hear of the death of
Contact: Senator Scott Fitzgerald (608)-266-5660 Representative Robin Vos (608)-266-9171 Madison- Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) and Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement on the extraordinary session for the legislature. “The legislature will come back in an extraordinary session next week
CONTACT: Shannon Powell 262-636-9266 Racine awarded 2nd highest allotment statewide of VW Transit Assistant Grant Racine – On November 28th the City of Racine was notified by the Wisconsin Department of Administration that the City would be awarded $6,190,906 for at least
Contact: Ald. Michael J. Murphy (414) 286-3763 The final report of the City-County Heroin, Opioid and Cocaine Task Force was released today and includes an attack plan to end the heroin, opioid and cocaine epidemic that has spread across Milwaukee, Milwaukee
Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org MILWAUKEE, WI — Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale released the following statement on Wisconsin Republicans and outgoing Gov. Scott Walker’s use of a lame-duck special session to ram through anti-democracy bills and limit the power of
Contact: Matt Sliker (414) 937-3251 Milwaukee, WI – The Milwaukee County Transit System’s popular Bus Shelter Art Project is expanding to downtown Milwaukee for the first time thanks to a generous sponsorship from Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21. Crews recently finished installing unique designs on
ORGANIZATION: Young People’s Resistance Committee NAME OF PRESS CONTACT: Germán Gómez, Aurelia Ceja PHONE NUMBER: 414-736-4182, 630-881-5010 EMAIL: gomezg@uwm.edu Rally in Solidarity with the Migrant Caravans The Trump administration has once again demonstrated its underlying xenophobia with its response to
Contact: Ron Boehmer, 202-225-2906 Vedant Patel, 202-379-6013 CPC Members Also Elected to Democratic Caucus Leadership Roles WASHINGTON, DC – Today, members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) chose their leadership for the 116th Congress and re-elected Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) and elected Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) as Co-Chairs.
