Contact: Vanessa Harmoush (vanessa@wisdems.org) (MADISON) — With February marking Black History Month, the following are statements from the leadership team at the Democratic Party of Wisconsin to honor this month: “We are taking some time to honor February as Black History Month. This is a great time to highlight and honor the resilient and inspirational Black Wisconsinites who have worked tirelessly to make our state and our country great. Our state has not been exempt from racial inequities, with some of the worst racial disparities in the nation. It’s because of this that it is crucial for us to listen to and

Contact: Usamah Andrabi, 832-878-4839 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) wrote a letter today to Mark Zuckerberg, Chairman and CEO of Facebook, demanding information as to why anti-vaccination activists that shut down Dodger Stadium—one of the largest COVID-19 vaccination centers in the nation—were allowed to organize and spread misinformation about COVID-19 on Facebook and what new actions Facebook will take to find and remove similar efforts on their platform. The letter comes after a Facebook page with almost 3,000 followers was able to organize an anti-vaccination protest across multiple groups on the platform and successfully shut down Dodger Stadium this weekend—a

Contact: Kelli Liegel, 202-225-5101 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald joined 20 of his colleagues in urging Senators to place a hold on Governor Gina Raimondo’s confirmation as Commerce Secretary until the Biden Administration clearly states whether they plan to keep Huawei on the Entity List. The Members sent a fact sheet detailing the threat Huawei poses to U.S. national security and issued the following statement: “The fact that the Biden Administration has still refused to commit to keeping Huawei on the Department of Commerce’s Entity List is incredibly alarming and dangerous. There have been repeated, bipartisan calls to keep Huawei on

Contact: Joe Zepecki jz@jzcomms.com 202-445-1517 WISCONSIN — Protect Our Care released new data comparing how the Republican pandemic relief proposal fails to deliver on the level of support and assistance compared to President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. If Congress were to take up President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, Wisconsin could benefit from as much as $11 billion in funding from the federal government to support schools, provide rental assistance, ramp up vaccinations and testing, and fund childcare and state and local aid based on its proportion of the total US population.     **Read the Full Wisconsin Fact Sheet Comparing

  Madison, Wis. — The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is responsible for administering and enforcing the insurance laws of Wisconsin. This includes monitoring the financial and marketing practices of individuals and companies. Each month, OCI publishes the administrative actions it has taken against these entities. The actions are issued by OCI when licensing applicants, or licensed individuals or companies have violated Wisconsin insurance statutes or regulations. In some cases, the individual or company denied the stated allegations but consented to the action taken. OCI strives to ensure fair and honest business practices to protect Wisconsin insurance consumers through

Contact: Kevin Olson, DNR Community Financial Assistance Specialist Kevin.Olson@wisconsin.gov or 608-234-2238 MADISON, Wis. – The City of Menasha is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project primarily includes the replacement of lead service lines throughout the City of Menasha. Activities related to this project are minor actions under Chapter NR 150, Wis. Admin. Code, for which no environmental analysis is required; however, following the SDWLP federal requirement 40 C.F.R. §35.3580, an environmental review must be conducted before funding this project. The SDWLP has determined that the project

Contact: Tom Sheehan, Public Information Officer, (608) 261-6640 Madison, Wis. (Feb. 2, 2021) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court has voted to accept five new cases, and the Court acted to deny review in a number of other cases. The case numbers, counties of origin and the issues presented in granted cases are listed below. More information about pending appellate cases can be found on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Access website. Published Court of Appeals opinions can be found here, and the status of pending Supreme Court cases can be found here. 2018AP1476-CR                                State v. Dodson

Media Contact: Grace Atherton, Communications Director, grace.atherton@wisconsin.gov, 608-224-5020 MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announces that Voyageurs International, Ltd., will refund a total of $636,500 to 335 Wisconsin consumers for payments made for the company’s 2020 European tour. The Colorado-based company canceled the trip on March 17, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the cancellation, they withheld a $1,900 cancellation fee from each high school music student and adult chaperone who had prepaid for the trip. Voyageurs claimed that this fee was withheld due to non-refundable amounts paid to third-party vendors,

Contact: Joette Richards, (262)894-2224 admin@milwaukeepressclub.org MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Press Club is pleased to announce that Chuck Todd, moderator of Meet the Press, NBC News political director and recipient of the club’s 2019 Sacred Cat Award, will be our honored guest February 24 for a virtual discussion about the unprecedented challenges facing journalists today. Todd, the 12th moderator of Meet the Press, the longest-running program in television history will talk via Zoom with Charles Benson, reporter/anchor with TMJ4, about the realities of news coverage and how it has evolved to its current status. Among the topics to be covered are

Contact: Sally Fox, Sally.Fox@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01), along with a group of colleagues, introduced the Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act. This bill allows the Keystone XL Pipeline to be built. On President Biden’s first day in office, Biden revoked the presidential permit for the pipeline, eliminating thousands of American jobs. This bill reverses that action. “I’ve spoken to Wisconsin workers who were laid off by Joe Biden on January 20th. These men and women just want to do their jobs, and President Biden’s order has put them out of work. If the President will not reverse course

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2/2/21 Contact: Jordan Dunn WASHINGTON, DC — Rep. Mike Gallagher (WI-08) today joined 20 members of the House in calling on the Senate to pause Governor Gina Raimondo’s nomination to serve as Secretary of Commerce until the Biden Administration gives a clear and direct answer regarding whether they plan to keep Huawei on the Commerce Department’s Entity List. The move comes after Governor Raimondo refused to commit to keeping Huawei on the Entity List during her confirmation hearing, and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki refused to make a commitment when asked the question in two separate press briefings.