Contact: Brian Rothgery, Public Information Manager 414-278-4230 or brian.rothgery@milwaukeecountywi.gov  MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Board Chairman Theodore Lipscomb, Sr., released the following statement today on the resignation of Sheriff David Clarke. “Milwaukee County’s next sheriff should be someone who is focused on public safety and responsive to our community’s needs by upholding the

Contact: Michael Pyritz Communications Manager Wisconsin Department of Transportation 414-313-8003 Wisconsin receives $66.4 million, historically high amount. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) has received $66.4 million in redistribution funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The redistribution dollars announced today by FHWA represent federal transportation improvement funds that were

Contact:  Fran McLaughlin Director of Support Services Bureau of Administrative Services Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office Office – (414) 278-5226 Cell – (414) 254-9488 Milwaukee, WI – Sheriff David Clarke Jr. issued the following statement today: “After almost forty years serving the great people of Milwaukee County, I have chosen to retire to

Contact: Mary McCarthy (414) 215-9665 Statement from Earnell Lucas, candidate for Milwaukee County Sheriff: “I have a deep and abiding commitment to this community, and I have the experience in law enforcement and public safety to be the next Milwaukee County Sheriff. That’s why I filed to be a candidate,

Contact:   Jerad Albracht, Senior Communications Specialist, 608-224-5007 or Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 Editor’s Note:  A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) infographic on timeshare scams is available here. MADISON – The State of Wisconsin is asking residents to be on the lookout for a sophisticated timeshare resale scam that is currently targeting Wisconsin citizens. The Wisconsin

Contact: Madeline Braun, (608)266-5810 (MADISON) – Without explanation, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke tendered his resignation today. This follows news from June that he failed to secure a position at the US Department of Homeland Security. Following the announcement, Sen. Lena C. Taylor (D-Milwaukee) offered the following statement; “This is truly a

Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has resigned. Sheriff Clarke had made himself a mouthpiece for white supremacists by attacking the Black Lives Matter Movement and making bigoted statements against the Black, Latinx, Muslim, and LGBTQ residents of Milwaukee County he was sworn to protect. Recently,

Contact: Rep. Amy Loudenbeck Rep.Loudenbeck@legis.wi.gov (608) 266-9967 Madison – State Representative Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton) released the following statement regarding the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) rejection of an application by the Great Lakes Basin Transportation, Inc. (GLBT) for authority to construct and operate a 261-mile rail line through portions of Wisconsin,

Contact: Rep. Mark Spreitzer, 608-237-9145 MADISON- Today, the Surface Transportation Board rejected a Great Lakes Basin Transportation application to build a 261 mile rail line through Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. In response Rep. Mark Spreitzer (D–Beloit) made the following statement: “Today is a victory for the people of southern Wisconsin.  The

Contact: Bill Davis, 608-256-0565 email: bill.davis@sierraclub.org OAK CREEK  — Today residents and activists gathered at Bender Park in Oak Creek to release the Sierra Club’s newest white paper:  Electric Power Plants, Oil and Natural Gas Threats to Water Quality. The white paper discusses the important connection between water and the energy.   Approximately 70 percent of

Madison, WI – Yesterday, Rep. Jesse Kremer (R-59 Kewaskum) and Senator Duey Stroebel (R-20 Saukville) circulated for co-sponsorship the “Saluting Our Veterans Act” to extend a discount on a conservation patron license for most hunting and fishing privileges received by veterans. Under current law, in the state of Wisconsin a recipient of

Contact: Brenda Marquardt, WHEDA, 608-266-8655, brenda.marquardt@wheda.com Special-needs housing providers to create or improve more than 542 beds/units MADISON – The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) has announced that the WHEDA Foundation, Inc. is awarding $500,000 in housing grants to 29 special-needs housing providers throughout the state. These grants, awarded during the WHEDA

Contact: Rick Hummell, 608-224-5041 richard.hummell@wi.gov or Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 William2.Cosh@wi.gov MADISON – Wisconsin’s cranberry growers have re-elected one director and elected a new director to the industry’s market order board. Re-elected is Fawn Gottschalk of Wisconsin Rapids. The newly elected director is Amy Gebhardt of Warrens. The two will serve three-year terms

Contacts: Rick Hummell, 608-224-5041 richard.hummell@wi.gov or Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 William2.Cosh@wi.gov MADISON – Wisconsin’s soybean growers have re-elected two directors to the industry’s market order board. The re-elected directors are: Andy Bensend, Dallas, District 1; and Matthew Wagenson, Bear Creek, District 7. The two directors will serve three-year terms starting September 1, 2017. The two