Contact: Iris Riis 608-256-7549 x2132 iris.riis@ppwi.org MADISON, Wis. – During today’s State of the State speech, Gov. Scott Walker announced he plans to strengthen the Affordable Care Act, a stark departure from his previous actions and statements about the law. “We certainly appreciate this sudden interest in health care accessibility,

Contact: Rep. Joan Ballweg (888) 534-0041 Madison…Governor Walker delivered the annual State of the State Address on January 24th in the Assembly Chambers where he revealed his agenda for 2018. Agenda priorities include, welfare reform, K-12 funding, improving healthcare, expanding economic development in Wisconsin, and more. “I am proud to see

Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org Gov. Walker’s tenure shows clear disregard for Wisconsin workers and middle class “Gov. Scott Walker’s record speaks louder than his rhetoric in today’s state of the state address,” said Phil Neuenfeldt, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO. “Wisconsinites have lived through years of watching Scott Walker

Contact: State Senator Tom Tiffany Phone: (608) 266-2509 MADISON, Wis. – State Senator Tom Tiffany (R-Hazelhurst) released the following statement after Governor Walker’s State of the State: “I look forward to working with Governor Walker on his ambitious agenda. Over the last eight years we have had many accomplishments. Unemployment

Contact: Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (608) 266-0610 MADISON – State Representative Jessie Rodrigez (R-Oak Creek) released the following statement in response to Gov. Scott Walker’s State of the State Address delivered before a joint session of the Wisconsin State Legislature on Wednesday afternoon: “This session has been a tremendous success. As Gov.

MADISON…Representative Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) released the following response to Governor Walker’s State of the State Address: “I agree that the state of our state is historically strong and share Governor Walker’s optimism for the future of our state. It has been almost 18 years since Wisconsin has seen unemployment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rep. Jonathan Brostoff, (608) 266-0650 MADISON – State Representative Jonathan Brostoff (D-Milwaukee) has taken a highly skeptical position on the messages put forth by the governor in today’s State of the State address. “Governor Walker’s State of the State address follows a year of political failures

For more information, contact: Jordan Krieger (608) 266-5810 “When Someone Shows You Who They Are, Believe Them” (MADISON) – Senator Lena Taylor (D – Milwaukee) released the following statement in response to Governor Scott Walker’s eighth State of the State address: “I want to remind people what I said last

CONTACT: Dianne Hesselbein 608.266.5340 MADISON – Wisconsin Assistant Assembly Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein (D – Middleton) released the following statement following Governor Walker’s State of the State address today: “Governor Walker and Republicans in the legislature have tried to paint a rosy picture of the State of the State this

MILWAUKEE – The following is the statement of gubernatorial candidate Andy Gronik in response to Gov. Scott Walker’s annual State of the State Address: “Gov. Scott Walker must think that Wisconsinites have short-term memories and don’t recall that he’s broken our system by governing only with re-election and his special interest

For Further Information Contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Rep.Vos@legis.wi.gov Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement after Governor Scott Walker’s 8th State of the State address that outlined an Ambitious Agenda. “The state of the state is undeniably great. We have a strong economy, a growing budget surplus,

Contact: Rep. John Nygren (888) 534-0089 Madison–State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), co-chair of the Joint Committee on Finance released the following statement immediately following the State of the State Address delivered by Governor Walker: “The state of the state is historically strong, but Wisconsinites don’t need to hear it from Governor

Rep. Katrina Shankland: (608) 267-9649 MADISON – Following Governor Walker’s 2018 State of the State address today, Rep. Katrina Shankland (D–Stevens Point) released the following statement: “Throughout his term in office, Governor Walker has repeatedly neglected – and even outright rebuffed – the needs and priorities of working Wisconsin families.

Contact: Rep. David Crowley 608.266.5580 920.915.0479 MILWAUKEE, WI –Rep. David Crowley (D-Milwaukee) issued the following statement in response to Governor Walker’s State of the State Address: “It is becoming a moment of desperation for Governor Scott Walker. Today in the Governor’s State of the State Address, he announced a new

Bold reforms moved Wisconsin forward, more work to do Madison, WI – Senator Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg) released the following statement on Governor Walker’s annual State of the State Address: Eight years ago, Wisconsin was heading in the wrong direction. This afternoon, Governor Walker clearly showed the successes conservative leadership achieved

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Election Year Rhetoric Doesn’t Change Record of Failed Leadership, Poor Management and Broken Promises MADISON, Wis. — On the heels of an historic election defeat for Republicans in a special election, and, as his election campaign ramps up, Gov. Scott Walker today delivered

Jennifer Owens, 312-218-8785, jennifer@fightfor15.org Janet Veum, 202-230-2143, janet.veum@seiu.org Fast Food and Hospital Workers Take to the Capitol Demanding Better Pay and Denouncing ‘Low-Wage Walker’ MADISON–Just hours before Gov. Scott Walker’s State of the State Address, fast food and hospital workers along with community and faith leaders held their own ‘State

MILWAUKEE – The following is the statement of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andy Gronik with regards to Gov. Scott Walker’s record on job creation and the economy under his tutelage: “Our economy is broken and Scott Walker broke it. Bottom line, if Walker were held to the same standards executives are