CONTACT: Nicole Tardif, NTardif@afphq.org MADISON — Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) released a statement following Governor Evers’ recent biennial budget. Evers’ proposal included a laundry list of partisan, harmful policies that tax and spends Wisconsin into a fiscal nightmare. AFP-WI State Director Eric Bott issued the following statement in response: “Governor Evers’

Contact: Senator Julian Bradley, (608) 266-5400 MADISON — Senator Julian Bradley, R–Franklin, is calling Wednesday for the Joint Finance Committee to start from base budget as they begin their work on the 2021-23 biennial state budget: “After watching the last budget unfold, I hoped Governor Evers would put forward a commonsense

Contact: Andrew Disch 608.354.8065 adisch@ncsrcc.org Madison – The North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters (NCSRCC) commends Governor Tony Evers for including meaningful pro-worker provisions in his 2021-23 biennial budget. “Governor Evers’ budget sets the stage for a post-COVID economic recovery that will benefit all Wisconsin workers,” stated John Raines, Executive Secretary-Treasurer

CONTACT: Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, 608-208-1129 (office), 608-213-6972 (mobile/text), or ryan@conservationvoters.org MADISON – In his Tuesday night budget address, Gov. Evers outlined a bold budget that includes Wisconsin Conservation Voters’ priority issues: clean water, clean energy, and a healthy, equitable democracy that works for all of us. Executive Director Kerry Schumann said

Contact: Public Information Officer Kenneth Gales Kenneth.Gales@usdoj.gov, (414) 297-1700 Matthew D. Krueger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on February 16, 2021, Jesse K. Bell (age: 32) of Neenah, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 38 months’ imprisonment for possession of child pornography. In May of 2020, Bell

Contact: Alyssa Mauk, ACLU of Wisconsin communications director, amauk@aclu-wi.org  MADISON – The ACLU of Wisconsin today commended Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers for including a plan in his state budget proposal to raise the age at which a person can be criminally charged as an adult to 18, a policy change

Contact: Emily Kumlien, (608) 516-9154, ekumlien@uwhealth.org MADISON – At UW Health and nationally, emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic have witnessed a hidden spike in opioid overdoses. Nationally, from mid-April to October 2020, the weekly rates of emergency department visits for opioid overdoses increased by as much as 45% when compared

CONTACT: John T. Zapfel, 414.870.2081, jz@ibew494.com, Twitter: @ibewlocal494 MILWAUKEE – The following statement was released by International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 494 Business Manager Dean A. Warsh on Colectivo’s employee meetings: Today, February 17th, Colectivo owners are hosting a presentation for their employees with union avoidance consultants from LRI Consulting