Contact: Sally Fox, Sally.Fox@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) asked Wisconsin State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor for information on the status of CARES Act funds allocated to Wisconsin to safely reopen schools. “The science is clear: students should be back in the classroom learning. Congress has appropriated billions of dollars for schools to safely reopen, yet in states like Wisconsin, nearly one year later, millions of dollars have yet to be spent. We must work to safely reopen schools today, not tomorrow or next year. Reopening schools is vital to our kids’ mental health, academic success, and allows working parents

Contact: Brian Rothgery, 608-219-2064 MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors approved (14-2) a measure to re-join the Wisconsin Counties Association (WCA) today, after receiving WCA’s written commitment to proactively address issues of diversity, transparency, and accountability. County Clerk George Christenson expressed support for Supervisors who called for positive change within the WCA, and optimism for their effort to build a stronger relationship with the statewide organization. “I commend Supervisors for their efforts to seek change at the Wisconsin Counties Association, for insisting on a real commitment to improving diversity, transparency, and accountability, and for advocating in the interests of Milwaukee County. I look

Contact: Ben Voelkel WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) sent a letter Wednesday to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Ranking Member Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Ranking Member Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) highlighting unanswered questions that must be addressed regarding the Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol breach.  These questions are in addition to the Jan. 21, 2021 letters Sen. Johnson sent to the acting and former Senate and House sergeants at arms. The Jan. 21, 2021 letters to the acting and former Senate and House

Tanya McLean, 262-705-4735, tanya@leadersofkenosha.org Madeline Stocker, 860-808-7857, mstocker@workingfamilies.org KENOSHA — On Thursday, Feb 25 at 1 pm at Grace Lutheran Church, Kenosha community leaders will hold a press conference calling for transparency and community collaboration from Speaker Robin Vos’s racial disparities task force. “We are calling on our legislators here in Wisconsin to work for freedom and justice for Black and Brown people, and by extension, all people”, said Tanya McLean, Executive Director and organizer with Leaders of Kenosha. “These meetings are about us, and they can’t happen without us.” “We know Assembly Speaker Vos doesn’t want to hear from

MADISON, WI —State Representative Dave Murphy (R–Greenville) issued the following opinion editorial regarding Attorney General Kaul co-authoring a letter to Congress supporting federal student loan forgiveness: Last week, Wisconsin’s attorney general joined other state attorneys general in penning a letter calling for the federal government to forgive up to $50,000 per person in federal student loan debt. Aside from the issue not being a legal enforcement matter in any way, but rather a policy matter, Attorney General Kaul put his name to a letter rife with misleading and misguided information about student debt. Federal student loans currently make up the

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he is seeking applicants for Green Lake County District Attorney. The appointment will fill a vacancy created by District Attorney Andrew J. Christenson’s resignation effective March 5, 2021. The new district attorney will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term that ends January 6, 2025. To apply, please email a completed application form and supporting materials to GovDAapp@wisconsin.gov by 5:00 pm on March 17, 2021 The application is available on the “Apply to Serve” page of Gov. Evers’ website at: www.evers.wi.gov. For questions about the appointment process, please contact the Governor’s Office of Legal