Contact: Van Wanggaard December 19, 2018 608-266-1832 Senator Blasts School Board for Seeking Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Aliens MADISON – Senator Van Wanggaard (R-Racine) is blasting the Racine Unified School District (RUSD) Board for wasting time and resources supporting driver’s licenses for illegal aliens rather than improving the academic performance of their schools. Wanggaard’s comments come after RUSD voted 4-3 on Monday night to advocate for the change. “Racine Unified is struggling with behavioral, safety issues and a poor academic record despite having record funding,” said Wanggaard. “The Board is more interested scoring political points by trying to tackle national

December 19, 2018 Contact: Gabrielle Brown, press@protectourcare.org Good Riddance to the Least Successful, Most Anti-Health Care Speaker in American History Washington, D.C. – This afternoon, Speaker Paul Ryan will give his farewell address at the Library of Congress. Brad Woodhouse, executive director of Protect Our Care, issued the following statement in response: “Paul Ryan sat around a keg in college and dreamed of slashing Medicaid, tried to end Medicare as we know it as a Budget chairman, and tried to rip health care away from 23 million people by repealing the Affordable Care Act as Speaker of the House. As he leaves Washington, voters and

Contact: Mary McCarthy (414) 622-0475 MILWAUKEE- Danielle Shelton, candidate for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge in Branch 40, today announced the endorsement of Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm. “Danielle’s exemplary record of public service, including her service in the United States Army and as an Assistant Public Defender, prepares her to serve our community as an outstanding judge,” said Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm. “I know Danielle will be a fierce advocate for justice in the courtroom and I’m proud to support her in this race. “I am truly honored to have the endorsement and support of District

Contact: Ben Voelkel Communications Director Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) 202-228-0071 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said the following Tuesday regarding his vote for the First Step Act: “The First Step Act recognizes that helping federal inmates prepare for a successful life outside of prison can reduce recidivism and crime. Through the Joseph Project, I have witnessed formerly incarcerated individuals transform their lives when given work opportunities. Like most pieces of legislation, it is not perfect, and provisions I hoped to see included were not adopted. Nevertheless, I believe the potential positives outweighed my concerns and I voted to support it. It will

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Attack on Voter Rights Launched Just Days After Suffering Statewide Election Losses in 2012 and 2018 MADISON, Wis. — Mere days after losing every statewide office on the ballot in the November 2018 election, Wisconsin Republicans began drafting legislation to restrict voting. The Wisconsin GOP pulled a similar stunt in 2012. A review of drafting records revealed work began November 8, 2012, two days after Democrats President Obama won Wisconsin and Tammy Baldwin was elected to an open U.S. Senate seat, on a bill that proposed limits on early voting, and specifically targeted weekend voting

CONTACT:  608.266.2300 or DORCommunications@wisconsin.gov General Purpose Revenue ($ in thousands – rounded)   Collections for Month Collections to Date Revenue Source FY18 FY19 % change FY18 FY19 % change         Individual Income          575,418          625,240 8.7%      2,967,844      3,161,216 6.5%           General Sales & Use          436,342          472,148 8.2%      1,831,579      1,940,800 6.0%           Corporate            12,596                     -9 -100.1%          219,330          280,355 27.8%           Excise Taxes            63,552            58,476 -8.0%          248,211          244,167 -1.6%           Other          210,488          196,573 -6.6%          242,607

CONTACT AshLee Strong 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) will deliver his farewell address at 1:00 p.m. ET today at the Library of Congress. Following are excerpts from the address, which you can watch live on Speaker.gov: On the accomplishments of this Congress: Three years ago, when we last gathered in this hall, we began a great journey. To set our nation on a better path. To move our economy from stagnation to growth. To restore our military might. And we have kept our promises. ….. We have taken on some of the biggest challenges of our time, and made a

MADISON — Madison-area journalists and their supporters last week raised $850 to support student journalists at UW-Madison. The fundraising took place at the annual holiday party organized by the Madison chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists in conjunction with the Capitol press corps. The SPJ Madison Pro Chapter will add an additional $50 to bring the total to $900. Proceeds from the raffle will go to an annual fund at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication to support students interested in journalism with unpaid – or underpaid – internships and the chapter thanks all those