Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) today announced that he will once again serve on the Appropriations Committee in the 116th Congress and has joined a third subcommittee. Pocan will continue to serve on the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, as well as the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. This year, he will also join the Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. The University of Wisconsin–Madison receives 73% of its federal funding through agencies funded by the three subcommittees on which Pocan serves. The University of Wisconsin

Contact: Michael Jahr, 262-442-5208 Michael@badgerinstitute.org Milwaukee – The Badger Institute applauds Gov. Tony Evers’ focus on creation of a dental therapist license, a policy change that would address Wisconsin’s shortage of dental care providers and improve oral health care for hundreds of thousands of children with dental benefits through Medicaid. “We are pleased to see Gov. Evers’ commitment to increasing dental care for Wisconsin’s residents who need it most,” said Badger Institute President Mike Nichols. “We’ve found that too many Wisconsin residents, especially in rural areas, are without access to a dentist. Dental therapists have been a proven solution to this crisis in

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Another Stain on the Record of the Candidate Who Helped Scott Walker Target the Voting Rights of People of Color MADISON, Wis. — A Milwaukee area businessman whose family foundation sponsored racist voter suppression billboards has thrown his support behind Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn. New campaign finance filings reveal that Stephen Einhorn cut a $2,500 check to Hagedorn’s campaign on January 8, 2019. “Brian Hagedorn taking thousands of dollars from someone with a history of targeting people of color for voter intimidation is more than just unseemly,” said One Wisconsin Now Executive Director

CONTACT: Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, 608-208-1129 (office), 608-213-6972 (mobile/text), orryan@conservationvoters.org MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers’ announcement today that he will join the U.S. Climate Alliance is a major step toward combating climate change in Wisconsin, and is a positive indication the Administration will deliver on its promised pro-conservation agenda. Executive Director Kerry Schumann offered this on the announcement: “By joining the U.S. Climate Alliance, Gov. Evers is demonstrating his commitment to combating climate change. Throughout their campaigns, he and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes pledged to embrace science and take steps to protect Wisconsin from the devastating effects of climate change.