La Crosse, WI – This week, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation removing tariffs on imports of Canadian aluminum. The proclamation followed an agreement with Canada announced last month by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to reinstate an exclusion for these imports from Section 232 tariffs retroactive to September 1, 2020.     Previous Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada were dropped in 2019 as part of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) which entered into force on July 1, 2020. However, President Trump announced in August that he would be renewing tariffs on imports of Canadian

They’re too young to vote but teens are finding a voice in this election! By partnering with Wisconsin Urban Leagues, young people are fueling a social media campaign challenging adults to vote. Diverse teens share their hopes and fears for the future in the #voteforme video series. They speak frankly about racism, gender discrimination and climate change, urging adults to vote on their behalf. All three Wisconsin Urban Leagues have joined forces to give teens a platform to inspire voting. “Now more than ever, it’s critical that we exercise our right to vote. We can’t afford to sit this one

[Madison, WI] – On Thursday, the Republican Party of Wisconsin issued the following statement from Chairman Andrew Hitt following the recent cyberattack on the Republican Party of Wisconsin: “Cybercriminals, using a sophisticated phishing attack, stole funds intended for the re-election of President Trump, altered invoices and committed wire fraud. These criminals exhibited a level of familiarity with state party operations at the end of the campaign to commit this crime. While a large sum of money was stolen, our operation is running at full capacity with all the resources deployed to ensure President Donald J. Trump carries Wisconsin on November

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today is reminding people that voter intimidation is a crime. “Voter intimidation is a felony, and it’s an attack on our democratic system,” said Attorney General Kaul. “Anyone who commits that crime must be vigorously prosecuted.” How to Recognize Voter Intimidation Wisconsin law prohibits anyone from using or threatening force to compel someone to vote, to keep them from voting, or to influence their voting decision. Wisconsin law also prohibits anyone from using duress or fraud to impede or prevent someone from freely exercising their right to vote. The law not only prohibits

KENOSHA, WISCONSIN—Today at a press conference in Kenosha, Congressman Bryan Steil announced a $4.4 million grant for Southeast Wisconsin to eliminate lead paint from low-income homes. Steil joined U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Midwest Regional Administrator Joseph Galvan, HUD Deputy Secretary Brian Montgomery, Kenosha County Human Services Director John Jansen, and Kenosha County Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit at the Kenosha County Job Center for the announcement. “Every child and family in Southeast Wisconsin deserves to live in a safe, healthy, lead-free home. Today is the result of federal officials listening to Southeast Wisconsin’s needs and providing

MILWAUKEE, WI — President Trump’s failure to adequately respond to the pandemic has had unique social, economic, and health implications for women. Women are both on the front lines of responding to the crisis as care workers and on the front lines at home – many having left the workforce to care for their children as an unrelenting virus has forced schools to move online. This exodus from the workforce has likely resulted in the loss of health care coverage for women, as the pandemic continues to ravage the United States. Making matters worse, President Trump is currently backing a

Yesterday, Joe Biden wrote an op-ed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel making his closing argument to the people of Wisconsin and outlining his vision to bring America together and build back better. Vice President Biden discussed his conversation from April with Monica Watry — a Milwaukee ICU nurse on the front lines of the pandemic — and his comprehensive plan to beat the virus, support workers, and help Wisconsin’s economy recover. Read more below: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Americans are resilient and hopeful. They need a president who has respect for the job, and them By Vice President Joe Biden This past April, I

WI-7 Candidate Tricia Zunker Responds to Vice President Pence Campaign Event In Central Wisconsin On Monday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services indicated that Wisconsin has reached 200,000 COVID-19 cases. The first 100,000 cases took seven and a half months to reach; reaching 200,000 took just another 36 days. Yesterday, Wisconsin had record shattering cases and deaths and state health officials referred to the COVID-19 situation in Wisconsin as a “nightmare scenario.” Locally, COVID-19 cases are surging in central Wisconsin and the Marathon County Health Department cannot contact trace timely. In anticipation of Vice President Pence campaigning in central Wisconsin, the Marathon County

MILWAUKEE – The American Civil Liberties Union has released a report titled “Racial Justice Demands That Every Vote Is Counted,” which identifies states, including Wisconsin, and their counties where discounting mail-in ballots would disproportionately disenfranchise communities of color and potentially improperly change the outcome of the Nov. 3 election.   The analysis looks at Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania — three states widely acknowledged as critical to determining the outcome of the presidential race, where mail-in ballots are not processed until Election Day or the day before, increasing the danger of a confusing, unfounded, and premature victory call. Their status on

GLENDALE – Neal Plotkin, candidate for the Wisconsin State Senate, District 8, today announced the endorsement of his campaign by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers:   Evers stated, “Neal Plotkin will work hard everyday and advocate for everyone living in his district. Neal will listen to what his constituents need and represent them well in Madison. I’m very pleased to endorse Neal for the 8th State Senate District.”   Plotkin stated, “I’m honored to have earned the trust and support of Governor Tony Evers. He himself has been a strong advocate for working people across Wisconsin and is doing all he

New Richmond, WI- Representative Rob Stafsholt (R-New Richmond) issued the following statement in reaction to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removing the gray wolf from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in the Western Great Lakes region, including Wisconsin. “I have been working on wolf issues in Wisconsin for close to 20 years, long before I was in the Legislature. The most frustrating thing regarding our wolf population was watching as people from as far away as Florida thought they knew how to manage Wisconsin’s wolves better than our own biologists, farmers, and sportsmen and women. I am

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), co-chairs of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission (CSC), today released the following statement after the Republican Party of Wisconsin announced that hackers have stolen $2.3 million from the organization: “Earlier this year, the Cyberspace Solarium Commission warned in their official report that our country is at serious risk not only from a catastrophic cyberattack but from millions of daily intrusions disrupting everything from financial transactions to the inner workings of our electoral infrastructure. Unfortunately, just today, Americans learned that the Republican Party of Wisconsin was the victim of hackers, who stole