GREEN BAY, WI — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today co-led a bipartisan letter that calls on the Administration to protect common food and wine terms in future trade discussions. The letter underscores concerns that the European Union misuses protections meant for Geographic Indicators (GI) to enact trade barriers to block American exports, and advocates for a consistent trade policy that prioritizes specific market access assurances for these products in all trade-related discussions. The lawmakers wrote, “The European Union has used GIs to raise trade barriers for products labeled with common food terms, as well as traditional wine terms. Examples include, but are not

[Madison, WI] – President Trump delivered his closing remarks to Wisconsin during a Monday night rally in Kenosha. The Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Chairman Andrew Hitt: “President Trump has delivered an optimistic vision for America’s future. Hard-working Wisconsin families will benefit from another four years of a Trump economy, a vaccine that will help end the pandemic and get life back to normal, and policies that put workers first. The President is leading the Great American Comeback and deserves four more years. “The Republican Party of Wisconsin is leaving it all on the field. We’ve

WISCONSIN – On the day before Election Day, organizers with Win Justice are doubling down on their strategy to turn out record numbers of new, infrequent, and unlikely voters, including people of color and young people, historically ignored or overlooked by traditional Democratic outreach strategies. Working in Wisconsin for the first time this cycle, Win Justice has spent more than $3 million on efforts to persuade, mobilize, and turn out new and infrequent voters in coordination with Community Change Action, Planned Parenthood Votes, Color of Change PAC, and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Across the country, the Win Justice coalition has reached

The Federal Communications Commission should preserve a broadcast band currently devoted to transportation safety instead of converting it to Wi-Fi use, leaders of the Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials (MAASTO) said today. “As connected and automated vehicles come on line, this broadcast spectrum will be vital to keep both motorists and pedestrians safe,” said Craig Thompson, MAASTO president and Wisconsin Secretary of Transportation.  “Industry is already developing technology that will use this band for safety applications.  Diverting it to Wi-Fi won’t have much of an impact on Wi Fi availability, but it may very well end up in

(WISCONSIN) — Ahead of Trump’s visit to Kenosha, Congresswoman Gwen Moore, Kenosha County Party Chair Lori Hawkins, and a small business owner in Milwaukee held a video press conference to call out Trump and his administration for their failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic which has crushed Wisconsin’s economy. Trump and the Republican party have made it clear that they are giving up on fighting the pandemic, and giving up on Wisconsinites. These leaders also emphasized the need to vote and ensure every Wisconsinites ballot gets counted. Watch the full event here or see excerpts of what the speakers said below: Rep.

KENOSHA, Wis. — Wisconsin physicians criticized President Trump for continuing to hold crowded campaign rallies that increase the risk of COVID-19 spreading into communities that are experiencing more cases of deaths and sickness. Trump scheduled another rally today at 6 p.m. CST in Kenosha. Over the weekend, Stanford University researchers announced new data linking Trump’s rallies to avoidable deaths. “Physicians across Wisconsin have repeatedly begged President Trump to stop coming to states that are seeing COVID-19 spread like wildfire and to start taking this pandemic seriously,” said Dr. Robert Freedland, MD, Wisconsin State Lead for the Committee to Protect Medicare

Link to pdf version of this press release. Madison, WI – The Arc Wisconsin celebrates family caregivers during November’s Family Caregiver Month while also recognizing that caregivers are in crisis. In Wisconsin, it is estimated that 580,000 caregivers provide more than 538 million hours of unpaid care valued at over $6.9 billion each year. Many family caregivers say they’d like help but cannot find respite care, direct care workers or other supports. Family caregivers often help a loved one with a variety of tasks from grocery shopping and chores to doctor visits, meal preparation and complex medical cares. “In 2021 we hope

What Voters Need to Know about How Votes Will Be Counted in the 2020 Election Madison, WI –Wisconsin election officials will be working overtime on Election Night to deliver complete and accurate election results to to the public and the news media, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. “Due to the pandemic and the high number of absentee ballots, it will likely be Wednesday  before all the unofficial results are in,” said Meagan Wolfe, Wisconsin’s chief election official.  “It doesn’t mean something went wrong – it means election officials are doing their jobs and making sure every legitimate ballot gets

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a coalition of attorneys general urging President Donald Trump to rescind his Executive Order on “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” that could be misconstrued to prohibit implicit bias trainings for federal contractors and federal grantees. The potential chilling effect of this Order in the midst of the nation’s reignited racial justice movement is of particular concern.  The attorneys general affirm the vital role implicit bias trainings play in furthering the goals of diversity, equity and inclusion, and seek a commitment from the federal government to expand trainings aimed at understanding and combating