Contact: Joe Zepecki jz@jzcomms.com 202-445-1517 WISCONSIN — Four years ago, House Republicans took a fateful vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which would have ripped coverage away from more than 20 million Americans and protections from 135 million Americans with pre-existing conditions. Four years later, the law is

Contact: Samara Sheff, 202-495-8879 Bill would amend current tax law to allow victims of domestic abuse to have penalty-free early access to their retirement fund. Today, Representatives Gwen Moore (D-WI-04), Lucy McBath (D-GA-06), and Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11) introduced the Savings Access For Escaping and Rebuilding (SAFER) Act, a bill to allow penalty-free

Contact: Pamela Toshner, DNR Lake & Watershed Protection Specialist Pamela.Toshner@wisconsin.gov or 715-635-4073 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the department is launching its Healthy Watersheds, High-Quality Waters initiative to protect the state’s waters. Wisconsin is home to approximately 17,000 lakes, 650 miles of Great Lakes shoreline, 86,000

Contact: Sarah Abel, Phone: 202-225-5506, Sarah.Abel@mail.house.gov  La Crosse, WI – Today, Rep. Ron Kind announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is awarding Head Start Emergency Supplemental grants of $89,087 to Wood County Head Start, Inc. and $33,107 to the Ho-Chunk Nation. “The early childhood services provided through Head Start are critical to helping

Contacts: Kerry Beheler, Kerry.beheler@gmail.com and Gary Radloff,  glradloff@gmail.com both of WGF’s Energy Work Group  Few American’s think about the grid and the future of energy when switching on a porch light or charging up their cell phones, but many are concerned about where energy comes from.  Whether that electric current

WEST ALLIS, Wis. – The Wisconsin Dental Association Foundation today announced it will be awarding $55,350 in grants to 13 charitable oral care programs to support the dental needs of Badger-state residents. The Wisconsin nonprofits awarded WDA Foundation grants for 2021 are: Affordable Dental Care, Inc. (Dane County) – $4,350 Bread of Healing Clinic (Milwaukee County) – $3,500 Chippewa Valley Technical College Dental Clinic (Chippewa County) – $4,550 Door County

Washington, D.C. —  We know Wisconsin Democrat Senate hopeful, Alex Lasry, as “the candidate of Wall Street” and a “cheater,” and now he is doubling down on his “spoiled rich kid” persona.  Alex Lasry’s daddy, Marc Lasry, is a billionaire hedge fund manager and co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks. Yesterday, Marc

Contact: Jeremy Busch jeremy@sarahforwisconsin.com On 16th event of statewide campaign launch tour, Sarah will meet with small business owners and local leaders about economic recovery and building long-term Main Street success On Thursday, former small business owner and State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski will continue her first statewide tour as a

  MADISON, Wis. –    In May 2021, the Department of Safety and Professional Services will participate in the 41st annual Building Safety Month, a worldwide campaign presented by the International Code Council, its members, and partners to promote building safety. This year’s campaign, “Prevent, Prepare, Protect. Building Codes Save,” will raise awareness about

MADISON – Vice President Kamala Harris visits Milwaukee on the heels of 100 days of failure from the Biden administration. The Biden-Harris agenda has consisted of trillions of dollars in wasteful spending, tax hikes and a border crisis that the administration created yet refuses to address. The Republican Party of

MADISON —The Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency, which administers the Military Health System (MHS), has awarded Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS Health Solutions) the new TRICARE Medicare Eligible Program (TMEP) contract. The TMEP contract is the successor to the TRICARE Dual Eligible Fiscal Intermediary Contract (TDEFIC), both of which

CONTACT:                                                                                  Elise Buchbinder Director of Communications, End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin eliseb@endabusewi.org | 608.237.3986 Green Bay – On May 1, Bruce Pofahl – a 62 year-old white man – shot and killed two people and injured a third before being fatally shot by police at the Duck Creek Kitchen and Bar at the