Madison, Wis. — Chris Reader, former senior director of workforce and employment policy at Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, has joined the Institute for Reforming Government as its new executive vice president. As IRG senior leadership, Chris will oversee efforts to generate policy solutions and execute the organization’s vision of creating the next wave of reforms to make Wisconsin free and prosperous for all. “With over 15 years of combined experience in state government and WMC, Chris is a gamechanger for IRG and will be a valuable contributor to Wisconsin’s freedom infrastructure,” said C.J. Szafir, president of IRG. “Moving Wisconsin forward

07-20-21 Contact: Sarah Abel Phone: 202-225-5506 Sarah.Abel@mail.house.gov Reps. Kind, Kildee, Gallagher, Delgado, and Slotkin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Provide Wisconsinites with Resources to Test Their Wells for PFAS   Test Your Well Water Act Would Create New Online Tools for Americans To Test Their Private Wells Washington, DC —Today Rep. Ron Kind joined Reps. Dan Kildee (D-MI), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Antonio Delgado (D-NY), and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) in introducing the Test Your Well Water Act. This bipartisan legislation would create an online tool on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) website for Americans with a private well to find resources to test their drinking water and understand what those results mean. This

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 7/20/21 Contact: Jordan Dunn WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (WI-08), alongside Reps. Dan Kildee (MI-05), Antonio Delgado (NY-19), Elissa Slotkin (MI-08), and Ron Kind (WI-03), today introduced the Test Your Well Water Act. This bipartisan legislation would create an online tool on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) website for Americans with a private well to find resources to test their drinking water and understand what those results mean. “People deserve to know whether or not their water is contaminated by chemicals like PFAS,” said Rep. Gallagher. “This bill creates an easy-to-use tool that not only allows individuals to test their drinking water,

Washington, D.C. – Today, Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes joins the crowded Senate Democratic primary race, even though he was too embarrassed to admit his party affiliation in his campaign video. He must’ve taken advice from Congressman Tim Ryan’s senate campaign strategists. To make matters worse, Barnes’ 2018 campaign manager took a shot at him less than an hour after he announced his campaign. And Barnes’ boss, Governor Tony Evers, didn’t endorse him in his issued statement. Statement from NRSC Spokeswoman Lizzie Litzow: “Even before Mandela Barnes announced his U.S. Senate campaign, he was already caught lying. That was in 2019 and just last week, he was forced to clear

July 20, 2021 Contact: Madison White (702) 513-5128 mwhite@democracyforamerica.com  DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICA ENDORSES MANDELA BARNES FOR UNITED STATES SENATE IN WISCONSIN   (Vermont) — Democracy for America (DFA) endorses Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin ahead of the highly-anticipated 2022 contested race for Sen. Ron Johnson’s seat. A Milwaukee native, Mandela has spent the last decade serving Wisconsinites – first in the State Assembly, then as the state’s first Black Lieutenant Governor. Mandela was born in one of the state’s most impoverished and incarcerated Zip Codes, a community starved of resources but brimming with joy, resilience, and

July 20, 2021 Contact: Alexa Henning Vanessa Ambrosini Sen. Johnson Presses Biden Administration for Data on Criminals Crossing Southern Border “Border Patrol has arrested 7,830 noncitizens with criminal convictions—a total that is already higher than fiscal years 2019 and 2020 combined” WASHINGTON — On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) sent a letter to acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Commissioner Troy Miller requesting data on apprehensions of criminals, including confirmed gang members, at the southern border. The Biden administration’s failed policies have led to an unprecedented crisis at the southern border, with more than 6,000 apprehensions a day on average.

July 20, 2021 Contact: Tracy F. King press@collectivepac.org   The Collective PAC Endorses Mandela Barnes for United States Senate in Wisconsin WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, The Collective PAC, the nation’s largest political action committee dedicated to increasing Black political engagement, representation and power across all levels of government, endorsed Mandela Barnes for the United States Senate in Wisconsin. Co-founders of The Collective PAC, Quentin James and Stefanie Brown James, released the following statement:   “The Collective PAC is thrilled to endorse Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes for the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin. As the 45th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, Lt. Governor Barnes

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is holding online listening sessions on Wednesday, July 21, to seek public input on PFAS contamination in the city of Marinette, the town of Peshtigo and surrounding communities. These listening sessions are the 15th in a series of public input opportunities hosted by the DNR for area residents. The listening sessions will include routine updates from the DNR and the Department of Health Services (DHS) regarding the status of the PFAS investigations in the community. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a group of human-made chemicals used for decades in numerous products, including

MADISON, Wis., July 20, 2021 – Half of summer is already in the books, which means lake season is also close to half over. As more people stayed closer to home in 2020 and 2021, lake and park use increased. Clean Lakes Alliance is hoping this increased use will lead to increased participation in the Greater Madison Lakes Survey, which will put the opinions of lake users in front of the Yahara CLEAN Compact – a diverse community partnership that seeks a better future for the lakes. “We are a little under halfway to our survey participation goal and we’re hoping more people will