CONTACT: Krista Eastman, Center for Journalism Ethics administrator, krista.eastman@wisc.edu. “Perversion of Justice” by Julie K. Brown and Emily Michot of the Miami Herald has won the 2019 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics from the Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This three-part series investigated how Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy hedge fund manager, struck a secret deal with prosecutor Andrew Acosta – now the Secretary of Labor – to cover up his crimes of molesting and sexually assaulting scores of underage girls. The award, named for UW–Madison alumnus and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Anthony Shadid, honors the difficult ethical decisions journalists make when telling high-impact stories. Shadid, who died in 2012 while on assignment in

Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (608) 266-0610 Madison…Representative Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) released the Weekly Radio Address on behalf of Wisconsin State Republicans. I’m state Representative Jessie Rodriguez. Ensuring access to a good education for all Wisconsin children is critical to the future of our state.  Education doesn’t just prepare our children for college and future careers, it’s also a gateway to escaping poverty and the problems that come with it.   Wisconsin is known for its terrific public-school system.  It’s truly something we should all be proud of.  But not all schools are created equal.  For some children, access to a quality

Contact: Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) 608-266-6670 MADISON, WI – Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) offered the Democratic weekly radio address highlighting the benefits of Governor Evers’ plan to accept the federal funds available to expand Medicaid for 82,000 people in Wisconsin. The audio file of this week’s address can be found here: https://sen-dem.cms.legis.wisconsin.gov/media/1297/erpenbach_32119.m4a A written transcript of the address is below: “Hi, this is state Senator Jon Erpenbach. “Governor Evers is proposing a Medicaid Expansion in his state budget that will provide 82,000 Wisconsinites with quality affordable health care while saving the state 300 million dollars. “Expanded Medicaid, and that money,