Contact: Jamie Mara (920) 209-3990 | jmara@voiceofmilk.com   John Holevoet, director of government affairs – If you get a group of dairy farmers together to discuss the challenges facing the industry, you won’t have to wait long before someone mentions the decline in fluid milk consumption. There is no doubt this is a problem for the dairy community. There is also a direct link behind this and the decline in the milk check. Fluid milk’s falling sales have many causes: We have seen the erosion of our market share by plant-based beverages, many of which illegally use the term “milk” to

Contact: (262) 372-6866 info@judgehagedorn.com Supreme Court Candidate Judge Brian Hagedorn today announced the endorsements of 38 current and former Wisconsin sheriffs. The election for Wisconsin Supreme Court will be held on Tuesday, April 2. “The strong support our campaign is receiving from law enforcement professionals is a reflection of my commitment to protecting the public and upholding the rule of law,” Judge Brian Hagedorn said. “Together, we will protect the public from the opioid epidemic and other major threats posed to our communities.” “Judge Brian Hagedorn earned my support because he is a strong ally of law enforcement,” Ozaukee County Sheriff

Contact: Logan Vidal logan.vidal@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-8570 MADISON – Today, the State Assembly will vote on an unfunded GOP tax bill that will keep Wisconsin from achieving its true potential. Rep. Anderson released the following statement about the GOP tax bill: “After eight years of cuts to our schools, our infrastructure, and the needs of our communities, Republicans are once again offering more of the same: cuts. Instead of a strategy that focuses on innovation and growth, Republicans are fighting to preserve the same ineffective corporate handouts that has left our state dead last in new business startups. “What Wisconsin really needs is

Contact: Barbara Beckert, Barbara.beckert@drwi.org, 414-292-2724 Disability Rights Wisconsin (DRW), the designated Protection and Advocacy system for people with disabilities, is pleased to support Governor Evers’ Dental Access Initiative. Many Wisconsinites with disabilities experience significant difficulties in obtaining regular dental care, resulting in many preventable extractions, a high incidence of periodontal disease, and other reduced health outcomes. Data provided by the Wisconsin State Health Plan, Healthiest Wisconsin 2020, indicates that 29% of adults with disabilities reported having at least one permanent tooth removed over the past year, and 26% said they had not visited a dentist within the past year. The

Contact: Tom McCarthy, DPI Communications Director, (608) 266-3559 MADISON — Students in the class of 2018 graduated at higher rates than their predecessors. The overall graduation rate jumped a point from the 2016-17 school year to 89.6 percent. Four-year graduation rates improved from the prior year for most subgroups of students as well. “Congratulations to the class of 2018. A high school diploma is a ticket to the future,” noted State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor. “Graduation is to be celebrated because it improves students’ opportunities for better jobs, income, and further education, which contributes to life success.” There were some

Contact: Heather DuBois Bourenane, Executive Director, Wisconsin Public Education Network, hdb@WisconsinNetwork.org, (608) 572-1696. Wisconsin communities are poised to spend the week celebrating the accomplishments of local students, teachers and staff in the 3rd annual I Love Our Public Schools week February 11-15, 2019, organized by the Wisconsin Public Education Network, a nonpartisan coalition of public school supporters. Around the state, parents and supporters of thriving public schools plan to “spread the love” for local students and schools. From Valentine-writing parties to cookie deliveries to social media blasts and personal emails, individuals and districts will send a message of support for

With over four decades of business, I’ve come to rely more on what a person or organization does and a whole lot lesson what they say. A business who’s phone is answered with the all too familiar; “In order to provide better customer service, please listen to our 42 page list of items before we actually bother to have a human being talk with you”, (or at least that’s the way I hear it) is leaving me with a whole lot more insight into the actual depth of their commitment to quality customer service. The same can be true in

Media Contact: Leeann Duwe, Public Information Officer, 608-224-5005 MADISON – Based on test results from the National Veterinary Services Laboratory, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a whitetail buck from a hunting ranch in Forest County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The six-year old buck was born on a breeding farm in Marinette County and was moved to the 230-acre hunt ranch in 2014. Both the breeding farm and hunt ranch have been quarantined since June 2018 because the breeding farm tested positive for CWD and both locations are registered to the same owner. A quarantine means

Contact: Senator Robert Cowles ~ (608) 266-0484 GREEN BAY- Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) is pleased to announce two upcoming listening sessions in Northeast Wisconsin. Senator Cowles invites his constituents to show up and express their opinions on state legislative issues, including the budget or proposed legislation for the 2019-2020 Legislative Session. Both listening sessions will take place this Friday, February 15th, and times and locations are as follows:   Clintonville Community Center 30 South Main Street, Clintonville 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM   Shawano Civic Center 225 South Main Street, Shawano 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM