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Aidan McMorrow (608) 266-5810   (MILWAUKEE) – This week Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) joins members of the community in acknowledging Earth Day, the need to love our environment, and Clean Communities Week.  Using the observance as an opportunity to call attention to a variety of issues, Taylor attended a 4/20 event at Jewels Caribbean Restaurant.  Although 4/20 is an unofficial holiday to celebrate the legalization of marijuana, Senator Taylor took the occasion to discuss her work around industrial Hemp.  A part of the strain of the Cannabis plant, hemp is grown specifically for the industrial uses of its derived products. Hemp is

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Contact: Rep. Travis Tranel 608-266-1170 Madison, WI… Today State Representative Travis Tranel (R-Cuba City) released the following statement regarding the passing of former State Representative Ed Brooks of Reedsburg. “I would like to extend my deepest sympathies and condolences to Ed’s family and friends at this very difficult time. Ed will be greatly missed by all that loved him and those who worked with him, but he will never be forgotten. We will always remember the many good things that he advocated for and helped to champion at the local and state level, which helped make our great state a

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Contact: Sen. Tim Carpenter (608) 266-8535 ‘This is a once in a lifetime opportunity’ (MADISON) – State Senator Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) today said he is introducing legislation that will direct the state’s share of the recent $768.4 million lottery win by a Wisconsin resident to be dedicated directly for use in local road improvement projects. “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity not only for the lucky West Allis winner, but it’s also a once in a lifetime opportunity for the state,” Carpenter said. “When the state collects its income taxes for this win, I want it to be

Contact: Nick George, President 608-255-9946 Nick.George@mwfpa.org Brian Elliott Dir. of Communications 608-255-9946 Brian.Elliott@mwfpa.org The board of directors of the Midwest Food Products Association (MWFPA) announced today that it has named Jason Culotta as president of the trade association. He succeeds Nick George who has announced his retirement after 14 years with the organization. Since September 2017, Culotta served as Director of Public Affairs at Progressive Rail Incorporated headquartered in Lakeville, Minnesota, a shortline railroad company operating in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina and Wisconsin. Prior to that he was Senior Director of Government Relations at Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce

Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov Bangor, Wisc. – Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind joined Farmers for Free Trade, an advocacy nonprofit promoting the benefits of trade for American exporters, and Wisconsin farmers for a rally in Bangor, Wisconsin. The rally was included as a stop in Farmers for Free Trade’s cross-country “Motorcade for Trade” RV tour. “Wisconsin farmers, workers and families are the backbone of Wisconsin’s rural economy, but this Administration’s trade war is limiting access to the markets they need – including our most valuable trading neighbors, Mexico and Canada. I was happy to join farmers and agriculture

Contact: Ariana Vruwink (608) 267-8823 Today, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and Rape Crisis Center Executive Director Erin Thornley Parisi held a press conference to highlight the 20th anniversary of Denim Day, a day to raise awareness for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The county partnered with the Dane County Rape Crisis Center to call public attention to sexual assault by asking employees to wear denim to help fight misconceptions and raise awareness about sexual assault. “Sexual assault is a pervasive and truly heinous crime. It’s our job as a community to continue fighting against misconceptions and raising awareness to tackle

Contact: Kara O’Keeffe Kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org 608-261-9596 Madison, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society will be at the Madison Latino Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, from 6:00-7:30 pm (doors open at 5:30 pm) to hear from the Latinx community on their thoughts and ideas of how their community can be represented and served by a state history museum on Madison’s Capitol Square. “The Wisconsin Historical Society values building relationships with all communities in order to integrate authentic perspectives from diverse populations into the new museum project,” said Christian Overland, Ruth and Hartley Barker Director of the Wisconsin Historical Society.

CONTACT: Doug Erickson, University Communications, (608) 262-0930, dderickson2@wisc.edu Carly Winner envisions a day when teaching children about environmental stewardship is so commonplace and apolitical that it’s part of every school’s curriculum, like reading and writing. The UW-Madison junior is working toward that goal in her undergraduate research, which just got a major boost. Winner has been named a recipient of a 2019 Udall Scholarship, a national honor that recognizes leadership, public service and commitment to issues related to the environment or American Indian communities. Fifty-five students from 50 colleges and universities were chosen from 443 candidates. The scholarship provides up

Rep. Gary Hebl, (608) 266-7678 The environment is one of the most important issues we see today. The threat of climate change and the seeming indifference of some to the pollution of our air, water, and land are leading to perhaps the most dire threats facing our world. As the Ranking Member in the Assembly Committee on Environment and the State Lead for the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators, I take the stewardship of Wisconsin’s environment extremely seriously. In the interim between Earth Day (April 22nd and Arbor Day (April 26th), I wanted to take the opportunity to outline pieces