Contact: Kelly Gallaher 414/350-6858 abettermtpleasant@gmail.com “Village sacrificed due diligence and public input to claim once in a lifetime development.” MOUNT PLEASANT, WI – An hour-long podcast from Gimlet Media’s popular “Reply All” show has focused its attention on the Village of Mount Pleasant, future home of Foxconn’s $10 billion LCD factory. Through recorded interviews with Village officials, financial experts and local residents, combined with archived audio recordings of Village meetings, the episode titled “Negative Mount Pleasant” tells the story of Mount Pleasant’s secretive race to secure the most expensive corporate development project in American history. Reply All reporter and interviewer

Contact: AshLee Strong 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement thanking General Kelly for his service as White House chief of staff, following the announcement of his departure: “John Kelly is a patriot. Service to America is part of his DNA, and our country is better for his duty at the White House. During this time he has become a dear friend and trusted partner. He was a force for order, clarity, and good sense. He is departing what is often a thankless job, but John Kelly has my eternal gratitude.”

MADISON – Governor-elect Tony Evers and Lt. Governor-elect Mandela Barnes today announced their statewide Building the People’s Budget tour.  The statewide tour will start on Tuesday, December 11 in Green Bay and end the following week in Milwaukee. Each session is open to the public and will give participants the ability to share their budget priorities directly with Governor-elect Evers, Lt. Governor-elect Barnes, and transition policy staff.  “The people of Wisconsin elected me to solve problems and listen to the needs of everyone,” said Governor-elect Evers. “I invite Wisconsinites to share their ideas with us on how we can tackle the problems