Contact: Joe Zepecki jz@jzcomms.com 202-445-1517 MILWAUKEE – Senate Republicans have spent ten years trying to eliminate the Affordable Care Act’s protections for people with pre-existing conditions. They support President Trump’s lawsuit to use the courts to gut these protections, and they voted time and time again for repealing health care on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Now that voters have rejected these efforts, Senate Republicans have resorted to trying to deceive the American public by hiding behind a new bill they wrongly claim will protect people with pre-existing conditions. The only problem? Their bill is a scam. And we already have a

“Wisconsin Right to Life congratulates Brian Hagedorn on his hard earned victory in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election,” shared Heather Weininger, Wisconsin Right to Life Executive Director. “It was time Judge Neubauer conceded, and we are grateful she chose not to seek a recount. “Judge Hagedorn has demonstrated his judicial fairness and moral character throughout the race and will carry those traits with him to the bench. Wisconsin Right to Life fully trusts that he will uphold the Constitution faithfully, protecting the right to life.  We are pleased to have another Justice in the Supreme Court that will apply laws

CONTACT: Cass Bowers, Communications Director, ACLU of Wisconsin, 414.272.4032 x217, media@aclu-wi.org  MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin can cut incarceration in half and save hundreds of millions of dollars by pursuing reforms to different areas of the criminal legal system, according to an ACLU of Wisconsin “Blueprint for Smart Justice” report released today.  The report highlights opportunities such as reducing ‘crimeless’ or technical revocations of parole and other forms of supervised release — the imprisonment of an individual for violating a rule of supervision that generally does not involve a new crime. Crimeless revocation accounts for the highest percentage of new admissions to the

Mark Bednar; 202-738-0744 Washington DC – Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Insurance, recently wrote a letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies requesting support for more support for rural broadband. See the letter in its entirety below: “Chairman Bishop and Ranking Member Fortenberry: “As you consider Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 appropriations, I request level funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Telecommunications Infrastructure Loan Program. “Broadband internet access is critical to the well-being of rural communities like those in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District. These areas, oftentimes overlooked

Contact: John Jacobson, (608) 255-7473 MADISON – After conducting its Weekly Member Poll earlier this week, Wisconsin Property Taxpayers, Inc. issued the following statement regarding a budget proposal to reinstate the use of eminent domain to seize land from private property owners for bike and pedestrian paths. “More than 85% of our members oppose this plan. If local governments have tens of thousands of dollars laying around for ‘design plans’ for bike paths, then they surely have enough money to offer a private property owner a fair market price to acquire the land,” John Jacobson, WPT member and government relations director

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 ‘It’s Time Everyone, Not Just the Lobbyists and the Special Interests, Meet “Boss” Vos’ MADISON, Wis. — The name Robin Vos is unfamiliar to many people in the state of Wisconsin. But as the Republican Speaker of the State Assembly, Vos has sought to establish himself as the epicenter of Republican political power in Wisconsin. From directing taxpayer funds to rig legislative district lines and give himself an unfair partisan advantage to auctioning off public policy for campaign donations, Vos has shown both his ambition and his greed. To help the people of

Contact:  Rep. James Edming (608) 266-7506 MADISON – Today, Representative James Edming (R-Glen Flora) announced his second round of state budget listening sessions will be held on Monday, April 22nd in three communities around the 87th Assembly District.  Rep. Edming invites residents of the 87th District to come and provide their feedback on Governor Tony Evers’ 2019-21 State Budget proposal.  Members of the public are welcome to attend any of the following listening sessions: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Rusk County Community Library East Room 418 Corbett Ave. W Ladysmith, WI 54848 Enter Through the Lower Level 1:00 – 2:00 PM Hawkins Area Library 709

Media Contact: Saul Newton, Executive Director snewton@wiveteranschamber.org (920) 288-2646 Wisconsin Veterans Business Conference to feature veteran business expo, eight breakout sessions, and awards luncheon MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Commissioner Emeritus of Baseball Bud Selig will be the keynote speaker at the fourth annual Wisconsin Veterans Business Conference on Thursday, May 23 at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino. The Wisconsin Veterans Business Conference, presented by the Wisconsin Veterans Chamber of Commerce, is the state’s premiere gathering of Wisconsin’s veteran business community. The event includes a veteran business expo featuring more than 150 veteran-owned and veteran-friendly businesses, eight breakout sessions, and annual awards luncheon. “Military

CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org Report finds that Wisconsin households would see a new tax burden of $269 per year MADISON, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today launched a new campaign advocating solutions for improving America’s infrastructure without imposing new burdens on consumers through a 25-cent per gallon gas tax hike, which would impact virtually every aspect of the economy. In the first phase of this campaign, the grassroots group is releasing an updated state-by-state analysis of the real-life consequences that such a tax increase would have on people across the country. The group is also launching digital ads encouraging Rep. Ron Kind to oppose any

CONTACT: Rep. Goyke 608.266.0645 Citizens from across Wisconsin testify before the Joint Finance Committee in Oak Creek in support of Governor Evers’ budget request MADISON— Yesterday the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) convened in Oak Creek and received testimony from citizens across Wisconsin in support of Governor Evers’ budget request – “The People’s Budget.” JFC Democratic member Rep. Evan Goyke (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement at the conclusion of yesterday’s testimony: “My neighbors, community members, and fellow citizens of Wisconsin clearly outlined in their testimony the need for passage of Governor Evers’ budget and the vital investments it makes in every community