During a Monday media availability, Ron Johnson delivered a unique Tax Day 2022 message to Wisconsinites, once again defending his advocacy for tax breaks that benefited himself and his campaign donors. WISC-TV: Johnson reiterates defense of vote in favor of 2017 tax cuts that benefitted his business Key Points: “U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson on Monday again defended his vote in favor of the 2017 tax cuts that he admitted earlier this month benefitted his own plastics company…” “Johnson’s comments during a stop at the Oregon Area Fire/EMS District headquarters came a week and a half after he told attendees at an event in Medford

MADISON – Sen. Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) made the following statement in response to Governor Tony Evers’ veto of Senate Bill (SB) 365 which would have improved the Rural Broadband Expansion Grant program and directed state funds to more rural communities that do not have service. “Once again, I am extremely disappointed that Governor Tony Evers vetoed a bill for rural Wisconsin. This is just another example of the Governor’s preference for urban cities over the rural people I serve. The Governor vetoed my rural broadband bill that would have ensured that state funding for rural broadband expansion pays for

On April 15, 2022, the Wisconsin Supreme Court, in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, adopted state legislative district maps drawn by the Wisconsin Legislature after the United States Supreme Court, in Wisconsin Legislature, et al. v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, et al. and Glenn Grothman et al. v. Wisconsin Elections Commission et al., reversed the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision with regard to state legislative districts. The United States Supreme Court left in place the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision with regard to Congressional districts, and the Wisconsin Elections Commission implemented the congressional maps in the statewide voter registration system, WisVote, on April 14, to help facilitate nomination

LaCrosse, Wis. – Pro-labor populist U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson today at an Amazon Warehouse in LaCrosse once again called on Sarah Godlewski to fire her union busting pollster. Global Strategies Group was hired by Amazon to try to prevent the unionization of Amazon employees in New York, Godlewski is a client of the polling firm and has paid them over $126,000 (see payments in 2021 and 2022). Nelson has made labor and economic issues a cornerstone of his campaign, last year writing his book One Day Stronger, detailing his efforts with the local union to save a century-old paper

Madison… Today, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) released the following statement on April 18, 2022, Tax Day: “On Tax Day in Wisconsin, it’s important to remember how painful today could have been had Tony Evers gotten the tax hikes he wanted. In his two budgets, Tony Evers proposed massive tax increases to small businesses and working families, include ten government programs and tax hikes tied to the historic rise in inflation. His inflationary gas tax increase alone would have spiked costs for drivers more than 30% and increased automatically year over year. “Instead, Republicans in the Legislature have enacted

[Madison, WI] – As Wisconsinites file on Tax Day, Democrats like Tony Evers are trying to conceal their record of trying to hike taxes on families who are already crippled by historic inflation. After proposing a “small” $1.3 billion tax hike in his first budget, last year Tony Evers once again broke his campaign promise to “raise no taxes” when he proposed over $1 billion in tax increases – including on farmers and manufacturers. Evers even tried to raise the gas tax, which would have forced Wisconsinites to pay 42 cents per gallon of gas just in taxes if enacted. Of course, these tax hikes were intended to pay for liberal wishlist items

MILWAUKEE – Today newly-elected County Supervisor Peter Burgelis introduced his first piece of legislation, a resolution supporting the Ukrainian people and condemning the unprovoked aggression and war crimes committed by Russian Federation soldiers in Ukraine. “The atrocities happening in Ukraine at the hands of the Russian Federation are war crimes. Plain and simple,” said Supervisor Burgelis. “I would like to thank the many Milwaukee ethnic communities, businesses and non-profits that have joined to support the people of Ukraine through contributions and donating medical, humanitarian, and defensive supplies. I look forward to partnering with my new colleagues on the County Board and members of

MILWAUKEE – Today Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson was unanimously re-elected to lead the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors for the 2022-2024 term. Chairwoman Nicholson thanked her colleagues for their support and expressed optimism about the future. “I thank my colleagues for giving me the privilege of serving as Chairwoman of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors for another term,” said Chairwoman Nicholson. “As I was raised in the 53206 ZIP code, my values are rooted in Milwaukee County’s vision for becoming the healthiest county in Wisconsin by achieving racial equity. I am proud to be a part of the bright new

VOLK FIELD, Wis. — On a cold and windy day, the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 107th Maintenance Company received a warm welcome back to the state following a nine-month deployment in Poland, Romania and Lithuania. “When we sent you off on that football field in Sparta last spring, I am not sure that we expected the events over the past several months as the situation deteriorated into a war in Ukraine,” Gov. Tony Evers said to the approximately 150 Soldiers during a brief ceremony at Volk Field April 16. “But I can say without a doubt you have represented your