CONTACT: Emily Carlson, Senior Media Manager, 907-891-4331 or emily.helland@nfib.org or Bill Smith, State Director in Wisconsin, 608-516-9872 or bill.smith@nfib.org MADISON – Wisconsin’s leading small business association, NFIB, or the National Federation of Independent Business, commends the Legislature for passing much needed liability reform for small businesses who comply with local, state and federal COVID-19 health

Contact: Earl Arms, 414-688-9664, armsev@milwaukee.k12.wi.us MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) will host its Networking and Informational Virtual Event Thursday, February 25th. MPS is seeking to hire school counselors, librarians, nurses, school social workers, speech language pathologists, and teachers who will have a valid Wisconsin teaching license by August 1,

Contact DOA Communications, DOACommunications@wisconsin.gov MADISON – The People’s Maps Commission will hold a virtual public hearing tonight beginning at 5:30 p.m.  to seek public input on the upcoming redistricting of legislative maps from constituents of Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District. Although the hearing will focus on the 6th Congressional District, all Wisconsin residents are encouraged to watch and participate. Winnebago Co. Clerk Sue Ertmer and

Contact: Alex Walker, alex@judgeshelleygrogan.com MUSKEGO — Today, Wisconsin’s 44th Attorney General, and current Waukesha Circuit Court Judge, Brad Schimel endorses Judge Shelley Grogan for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II. “Shelley Grogan is exactly the kind of Judge we need on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. Her commitment to defending the

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced more than $322 million in funding to help support Wisconsinites who have experienced income loss as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Wisconsin Emergency Rental Assistance Program, administered by the Department of Administration (DOA), provides direct financial assistance for rent, utility,

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) sent a letter Wednesday to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Ranking Member Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Ranking Member Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) highlighting unanswered questions that must be

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin has cosponsored the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, President Biden’s bold, inclusive, and humane framework for the future of the United States immigration system. “Our immigration system is broken and we need to work together in Congress to fix it. The U.S. Citizenship Act prioritizes keeping

Contact: Sally Fox, Sally.Fox@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) asked Wisconsin State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor for information on the status of CARES Act funds allocated to Wisconsin to safely reopen schools. “The science is clear: students should be back in the classroom learning. Congress has appropriated billions of dollars

Contact: Brian Rothgery, 608-219-2064 MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors approved (14-2) a measure to re-join the Wisconsin Counties Association (WCA) today, after receiving WCA’s written commitment to proactively address issues of diversity, transparency, and accountability. County Clerk George Christenson expressed support for Supervisors who called for positive change within the WCA, and

Contact: Ben Voelkel WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) sent a letter Wednesday to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Ranking Member Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Ranking Member Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) highlighting unanswered questions

Tanya McLean, 262-705-4735, tanya@leadersofkenosha.org Madeline Stocker, 860-808-7857, mstocker@workingfamilies.org KENOSHA — On Thursday, Feb 25 at 1 pm at Grace Lutheran Church, Kenosha community leaders will hold a press conference calling for transparency and community collaboration from Speaker Robin Vos’s racial disparities task force. “We are calling on our legislators here

MADISON, WI —State Representative Dave Murphy (R–Greenville) issued the following opinion editorial regarding Attorney General Kaul co-authoring a letter to Congress supporting federal student loan forgiveness: Last week, Wisconsin’s attorney general joined other state attorneys general in penning a letter calling for the federal government to forgive up to $50,000