Contact: Heather DuBois Bourenane, Executive Director, Wisconsin Public Education Network, hdb@WisconsinNetwork.org, (608) 572-1696 Also available for interview: Dr. Julie Underwood, Board President, Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools, (608) 469-2287 Wisconsin public education advocates applaud Governor Evers’ leadership in proposing a long-overdue freeze on voucher and charter programs. Everywhere we go around the state,

Contact: Senator Alberta Darling 1-608-266-5830 Madison- State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) issued the following statement after Governor Tony Evers threatened to create a four-year ban on the choice and charter programs: “I don’t see how Governor Evers could claim his budget is ‘pro-kid’ when it traps poor students in

Contact: Aaron Collins 608-266-2254 Evers Proposal Will Lead to Expanded Career Opportunities MADISON – Governor Evers announced that his biennial budget will include an additional $150 million over two years for the University of Wisconsin System. Assembly Democratic Leader Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) released the following statement on the Governor’s plan:

Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Rep.Vos@legis.wi.gov Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement about Governor Evers’ decision to withdraw the Wisconsin National Guard assisting at the Southwest border. “Governor Evers’ decision is more about political ideology than anything else. The troop withdrawal doesn’t save any Wisconsin taxpayer dollars. The

Contact: Ben Voelkel WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) issued the following statement Monday after Gov. Tony Evers ordered the withdrawal of the Wisconsin National Guard from the southern border: “Securing our borders is a top priority of our nation, and I’m proud of Wisconsin’s National Guard for playing a

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON – Governor Tony Evers today issued Executive Order #13 relating to withdrawing the Wisconsin National Guard from assisting at the southwest border. Approximately 112 Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are currently serving in Arizona, where they have been deployed to assist with border security.

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 266-5660 [Madison, WI] — Following Governor Evers’ announcement that he plans to freeze voucher-school enrollment for low-income students, Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald released the following statement: “Governor Evers’ plans would do immense harm to the voucher program and create uncertainty for schools, students, and their families.

For more information, contact: Collin Roth | WILL Director of Communication collin@will-law.org | 414-727-7418 Proposal threatens to end school choice as Wisconsin knows it The News: This morning, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Governor Tony Evers will propose freezing enrollment in Wisconsin’s parental choice programs and curtailing the expansion

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Will Include Provision Regarding State Authority to Help Borrowers Refinance Higher Education Loans MADISON, Wis. — With student loan debt topping $1.5 trillion nationally and $24 billion in Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers has announced his budget plan will begin taking steps