Wisconsin Counties Association (WCA) Executive Director Mark D. O’Connell, League of Wisconsin Municipalities (the League) Executive Director Jerry Deschane, and Wisconsin Towns Association (WTA) Executive Director Mike Koles released the following statement regarding recent inaccuracies surrounding AB 369/SB 385: “WCA, the League, and WTA have been discussing for many months the challenges faced by local governments due to a delay in the federal government delivering census data to Wisconsin. Without the census data, local governments are unable to draw local government district boundaries. As a result of this delay and after considering various options, local governments are asking the legislature

  Contact: Rep. Katrina Shankland June 8, 2021                                                                                                                                    (608) 267-9649   Rep. Shankland: Celebrates UWSP Albertson Hall Approval by Joint Finance Committee MADISON – Today, during an executive session on portions of the 2021-23 state budget, the Joint Finance Committee voted to approve $96 million in state funds to replace Albertson Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus. When the committee is finished reviewing and voting on it, the state budget bill will advance to the State Assembly and State Senate for final approval before heading to the governor’s desk. Rep. Katrina Shankland (D- Stevens Point) issued the following statement in

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June 8, 2021 Contact: Joe Zepecki jz@jzcomms.com 202-445-1517 ICYMI: ACA Coverage Hits Record High of 31 Million People 180,328 Wisconsinites are now Enrolled in ACA Marketplace Coverage WISCONSIN — Last week, the Biden administration announced that a record 31 million people now have coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act. This includes a total of 180,328 Wisconsinites enrolled in ACA marketplace coverage. The national enrollment numbers in ACA marketplace coverage and Medicaid expansion are “record highs,” according to new data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. These enrollment numbers reinforce the resiliency of the ACA ahead of

6/8/21 Contact: Jordan Dunn WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), alongside Reps. Mike Quigley (D-IL), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), and Eric Swalwell (D-CA), today reintroduced the Promising Pathway Act. This bill would create a quick, provisional approval pathway for promising drugs able to treat life-threatening conditions. “Giving patients access to potentially life-saving drugs is a common-sense way to help individuals receive the care they need,” said Rep. Gallagher. “This bill prioritizes patient’s lives, promotes innovation, and cuts through the bureaucratic red tape that can slow down the approval process. I’m proud to introduce this bipartisan legislation in the House.” “Millions of Americans are touched by

June 8, 2021 Contact: WisDems Communications (press@wisdems.org) Far-Right Extremist and Failed Candidate Derrick Van Orden Must Answer: Will Trump be Reinstated as President in August? New York Times: Derrick Van Orden “did not disagree with G.O.P. lawmakers’ effort to overturn the presidential election results” Madison, Wis. — A new report is highlighting failed candidate Derrick Van Orden for his role in “pushing Trump’s baseless claims that he was robbed of re-election” and “defending his attendance at the Jan. 6 rally near the Capitol” which resulted in a deadly insurrection. And this isn’t the first time Van Orden has come into