City of Racine – Today, Mayor Mason released the following statement after learning that Mr. Harry Wait committed a felony by illegally requesting his absentee ballot be sent to Mr. Wait’s residence: “Mr. Wait has been unable to prove any consequential voter fraud. In his desperation to support Donald Trump’s big lie, Mr. Wait has himself become the very thing he claims to despise: a felon attempting to steal votes. I was outraged to receive an email yesterday from Mr. Wait in which he openly admits to committing a felony by illegally requesting my absentee ballot be sent to him. I

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today released the following statement after voting against the CHIPS and Science Act, an expansive bill that lacks provisions to safeguard taxpayer dollars and keep investments narrowly targeted to U.S.-China competition. “Congress should have taken a much more responsible approach to this issue and advanced legislation that is laser-focused on the challenge we face from the Chinese Communist Party. Instead, the science division of the bill diverges widely from the Endless Frontier Act, and rather than making targeted investments in strategically vital technology areas, spreads federal dollars across special interest constituencies largely divorced from our

Wausau, WI –  Newly released Change Research poll shows that Dr. Gillian Battino is the strongest candidate in the primary and puts her squarely in the driver’s seat heading into the final 12 days of the primary. After all bios are read, Gillian Battino leads by a whopping 35%, garnering 43% to Angelito Tenorio and Aaron Richardson’s 8%. This poll was done before paid media was put into the race. Gillian is the only candidate investing in statewide television and Milwaukee radio with a buy of over $250k. “This poll clearly shows that Gillian has the right message for the

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind voted for the CHIPS and Science Act, a powerful bipartisan investment in strengthening our economic and national security, catalyzing semiconductor innovation and manufacturing, creating good-paying American jobs, and lowering costs for families here at home. Previously passed by the Senate, this legislation now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law. “Today, I proudly voted for the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act – a huge win for Wisconsin workers, manufacturers, and our economy,” said Rep. Ron Kind. “This legislation makes critical investments in American manufacturing while lowering costs for families, standing up to China, creating jobs here at home, and

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined 24 of her colleagues in calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take immediate administrative action to offer abortions and all abortion-related services to veterans and eligible dependents. Following the far-right Supreme Court’s disastrous Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, over 800,000—or half of women veterans in this country—live in states that are certain or likely to ban abortions. The effort was led by Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). Under current VA regulations, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is prohibited from providing abortions and abortion counseling

[Balsam Lake, Wis.] – Today, Attorney General candidate Adam Jarchow announced that his campaign is launching an initial $20,000 radio ad campaign that speaks to voters ahead of the Primary Election on August 9th. The announcement comes on the heels of Jarchow launching a six-figure broadcast television ad buy as he continues to hold a significant fundraising lead over his opponents. The new radio spot will reinforce why Adam Jarchow is the best candidate to take on Josh Kaul in November. The ads will run in Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, and Wausau. “Our campaign has worked hard to build the organization necessary

[Fond du Lac, WI…] Eric Toney, Fond du Lac County District Attorney and law enforcement’s choice for Attorney General, today released the following statement in response to the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors advisory referendum votes:“Today members of the Milwaukee County Board hijacked non-partisan local government for partisan political gain. It’s a familiar song from the Democrats as they attempt to recreate their 2018 election playbook with a government sponsored Get Out the Vote scam for the Democrats. All in an effort this November to distract from Milwaukee’s historic murder and drug deaths and the failed leadership of Josh Kaul

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after voting “NO” on the CHIPS legislation: “As a conferee selected by Leader McCarthy to lead in negotiations of China-related legislation, I looked forward to working on comprehensive legislation that better equips the United States to compete against China. It’s critical that part of this package would have policies that bolster our domestic supply chains and in particular, domestic production of semiconductors. However, the legislation was packed with unrelated measures driving its cost to a bloated $280 billion with no offsets, and lacked guardrails which would prevent China from

MILWAUKEE, WI – Today, the Milwaukee County Board adopted County Executive David Crowley’s proposal to make major updates to employee compensation that reflect both the needs of employees and County government in an economy and job market fundamentally changed by the ongoing pandemic. “Thank you to the County Board for passing important updates to compensation packages for Milwaukee County employees. Our employees are the backbone of our organization and as Changemakers they are a key part of achieving our Vision of becoming the healthiest County in Wisconsin. Over the past two years they’ve remained dedicated to public service at the County

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and their colleagues in the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus in a resolution celebrating July 30 as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day. The resolution, which passed unanimously in the Senate, recognizes the brave contributions of whistleblowers to combating waste, fraud, abuse and violations of laws and regulations of the United States, dating back to its earliest days.  On July 30, 1778, the Continental Congress unanimously passed the first whistleblower legislation in the United States, stating that “it is the duty of all persons in the service of the United

MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, Ron Johnson voted against critical bipartisan legislation that will invest in manufacturing, help ease costs, improve supply chains, and ensure the U.S. is better equipped to compete against China in technological innovation. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Ron Johnson votes against bipartisan legislation to ramp up production of U.S.-made semiconductor chips Key Points: Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson was among 33 senators to oppose bipartisan legislation that would put tens of billions of dollars toward the domestic production of semiconductor chips… Now called the “Chips and Science” bill, the legislation would, in part, allocate more than $50 billion toward chip manufacturing and provide tax