Contact: Sally Fox Sally.Fox@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C.— Bryan Steil released a statement following his sponsorship of the bipartisan Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019. “Wisconsin’s First Congressional District is home to more than 45,000 veterans. Whether it’s through casework help or legislative actions, I am here to support our American heroes. Our veterans must receive the benefits and care they’ve earned. An estimated 90,000 Vietnam veterans are prevented from receiving Department of Veterans Affairs benefits. This bill rights that wrong and guarantees our veterans have access to benefits, regardless if they served off the coast of Vietnam or put boots on

Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org 608-261-9596 Richland Center, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the A.D. German Wholesale Company and Warehouse in Richland Center, Richland County on the State Register of Historic Places on February 15, 2019. The property comprising the A.D. German Wholesale Company and Warehouse consists of two buildings: the 1912 2-story Wholesale Company building and the 1921 4-story warehouse designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The 4-story warehouse was listed in the National Register in 1974 but the nomination excludes any mention of the 2-story warehouse next door.  Since that time, a greater understanding of the significance

Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org 608-261-9596   Reedsburg, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Freda Meyers Nishan Memorial Chapel in Reedsburg, Sauk County on the State Register of Historic Places on February 15, 2019. The Freda Meyers Nishan Memorial Chapel is a beautiful example of the Late Gothic Revival style. The chapel was designed by architect Leigh Hunt of Milwaukee, WI, and built by Friede Brothers of Reedsburg, WI, and completed in 1940. The walls of the chapel are of sandstone that was hand cut near Richland Center, WI, and the limestone foundation walls were cut from a quarry

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Rep. Gary Hebl, (608) 266-7678 (MADISON) –Governor Evers has announced a plan to freeze the expansion of private voucher schools in an effort to reduce property taxes and give Wisconsin a chance to evaluate the funding of two different educational systems in Wisconsin. Rep. Gary Hebl (D-Sun Prairie), a member of the Assembly Committee on Education, released the following statement: The current trajectory of Wisconsin education appears increasingly untenable. We simply cannot afford to continue to fund two different educational systems in our state. Taking resources away from public education to finance private voucher schools that

Contact: Rep. John Nygren (888) 534-0089 Rep. Nygren: Weekly Radio Address: State Budget Madison–State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), Co-chair of the Joint Committee on Finance, delivered the following Weekly Radio Address: “Hi, I’m State Representative John Nygren, Co-chair of the Joint Committee on Finance.” “Today marks the beginning of the legislature’s work on the state budget.” “Over the last several months, Governor Evers has repeatedly called for bipartisanship. In his state of the state address, less than a month ago, he called on the legislature to focus on important priorities instead of being distracted by division.” “Unfortunately, Governor Evers is

Contact: Madeline Morgan, 608.210.6883 madeline.morgan@wedc.org Releases online at: wedc.org/newsroom Competition provides hands-on, real-world learning experience for high school students around the state MADISON, WI. FEB. 28, 2019 – Four schools were selected to present their designs for a Wisconsin protocol gift today at the Marshfield campus of the University of Wisconsin-Stout. The presentation was the final round of judging for the Wisconsin Economic Development’s (WEDC’s) protocol gift design competition, which launched in November with an invitation to the state’s 40 fabrication laboratories (fab labs) to submit a design showcasing their skills and fab lab tools to design and create protocol

Contact: Rep. Tony Kurtz (608) 266-8531 Clean Water Health and Wellness Act Would Create $10 Million Program at DHS Madison, WI – Last year, many families in the Town of Armenia learned that their well water was unsafe to drink because of elevated nitrate levels. On Wednesday, newly elected Representative Tony Kurtz (Wonewoc) introduced legislation to help families in Armenia, and across the state, deal with nitrate contamination. The Clean Water Health and Wellness Act, authored by Rep. Kurtz and Sen. Patrick Testin (Stevens Point) would create a $10 million pilot program at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) to