FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 27, 2018 Contact: Ben Voelkel OSHKOSH — In honor of November being National Adoption Month, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released a new episode of his podcast “Hey, Wisconsin” featuring a conversation with Nicole Craig. The Craig family of Green Bay first met Sen. Johnson in

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11-27-2018 Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506, Aaron.White@mail.house.gov La Crosse – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind criticized the Pentagon for a flagrant misuse of taxpayer dollars due to a lack of financial oversight in daily operations. The Department of Defense recently released the results of the agency’s first-ever

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 27, 2018 MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Schemes Run the Gamut From Lame and Lamer to Lamest MADISON, Wis. — Republicans in control of the state legislature are huddling behind closed doors in Madison today to continue their efforts to undermine the

CONTACT: Emily Kumlien (608) 265-8199 (608) 516-9154 ekumlien@uwhealth.org MADISON, WI – In a continued effort to combat hunger in the area, UW Health has donated a refrigerated van for food transportation and to donate surplus-fresh food to the Badger Prairie Needs Network food pantry in Verona. The Badger Prairie Complex in Verona

Contact: Collin Roth collin@will-law.org | 414-727-7418 Background: With traditional Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), three types of public charter schools, and private schools in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP), few cities, if any, offer more educational options than Milwaukee. However, not enough research has been done about why parents choose the schools

Contact:  Chad Lawler – clawler@maba.org Madison, WI – The Madison Area Builders Association (MABA) is pleased to announce that Chad Lawler was named its new Executive Director on November 14, 2018 at their Annual Meeting of the Members. MABA is a nonprofit trade association focused on ensuring high standards for building excellence and

On November 21st, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced the preliminary October 2018 unemployment rates for Wisconsin’s 72 counties and the 32 cities with populations greater than 25,000 residents. St. Croix County’s rate was estimated at 2.4%. For comparison, St. Croix’s final rate for September was also 2.4%

Contact: Ben Voelkel (Johnson) Chris Harris (Murphy) WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, issued the following joint statement regarding escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine: “We strongly condemn the Russian Federation’s attack

Contact: Rep. Melissa Sargent Email: Rep.Sargent@legis.wi.gov Phone: (608)-266-0960 MADISON – State Rep. Melissa Sargent (D-Madison) released the following advisory to announce two upcoming listening sessions in the 48th Assembly District. “Every few generations, Americans are called upon to renew and redefine the tenets of our nation, the course of our culture, and

Contact: Karla Tierney, Marketing & Design Coordinator ktierney@foxcitieschamber.com APPLETON, Wis. – The Fox Cities Chamber’s monthly educational program, Business Breakfast Bytes, will provide attendees with education on marketing platforms, such as radio, television, print and digital, at the morning session on December 18. Advertising can be a tricky field – from determining

Contact: Jennifer Miller, 608-266-1683 Elizabeth Goodsitt, 608-266-1683 ARC Community Services and United Community Center to offer medication-assisted treatment The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is expanding access to effective treatment for opioid use disorder through partnerships with two community organizations. ARC Community Services, Madison, and United Community Center, Milwaukee, each have

Contact: Alex DeSmidt, Parks Facility Planner (608) 221-7212 desmidt.alex@countyofdane.com First Phase of Pavement Restoration Project Complete MADISON, WI –  The Capital City Trail is now open between Nob Hill Road and Fish Hatchery Road following the completion of a 6.5-mile pavement restoration project. The pavement restoration project was the first major

Contact: Joshua Wescott 608-266-9069 Dane County Advances Large Scale Solar Developments, Pursuit of Carbon Reducing Vehicle Bio-Fuels from Landfill to Confront Climate Change “The scientific debate on climate change is over; what’s left is a political debate propped up by corporations and politicians who profit from the use of fossil

Contact: Collin Roth, WILL Director of Public Engagement collin@will-law.org 414-727-7418 WILL disagrees with legal analysis, prepared to fight for economic freedom Milwaukee, WI – On November 16, 2018, Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel issued a letter to Rep. Rob Swearingen that stated the opinion of the Wisconsin Department of Justice that

The organization calls for a veto override   MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The American Heart Association commends the Milwaukee Common Council, with leadership from Alderman Khalif Rainey, for supporting the Healthy Food Establishment Fund to assist in building a healthier Milwaukee.  Now the organization hopes members will override Mayor Barrett’s veto of this important

Contact: iwoc.milwaukee@gmail.com +1 414 630 7507 MILWAUKEE, WIS. – November 28, 2018 – Escalating abuses at Columbia Correctional Institution, the prison in Portage, WI, led to an inmate’s suicide on September 1, 2018 and to the November 14, 2018 arrest of one correctional officer on suspicion of felony. Milwaukee IWOC and allies