CONTACT: Danielle Endvick Communications Director Wisconsin Farmers Union 715.723.5561 | cell 715.471.0398 Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU), while disappointed in recent votes by the Assembly and Senate to pass the proposed cooperative statutes changes, pledges to inform and educate cooperative members on what this means for their co-ops in the future. “The

CONTACT: Rob Richard, Senior Director of Governmental Relations, 608.828.5703 MADISON – In historic votes this week, the State Senate passed industrial hemp legation on a 33-0 vote and the State Assembly followed suit two days later with a 92-0 vote. The Wisconsin Farm Bureau-backed bill to legally permit Wisconsin farmers

CONTACT: Kyle Schwarm, 608-244-5883 kschwarm@abcwi.org “On behalf of 870 construction employer members throughout the state, Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin thanks Speaker Robin Vos and Assembly Republicans for passing AB 508, which will make sensible changes to apprentice-to-journeyworker ratio requirements. This legislation will go a long way toward addressing

CONTACT: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN —  On Thursday, November 9th, DACA recipients, youth whose family members have been deported, and supporters from US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s district held a vigil outside Speaker Ryan’s Janesville home to urge him to bring a clean Dream Act up

CONTACT:Rep. Jesse Kremer (608) 266-9175 Madison, WI – Today the Wisconsin State Assembly passed the Law Enforcement Body Camera Standards bill authored by Representative Kremer (R-Kewaskum) and his colleague Senator Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point). This legislation addresses policing technology as it relates to privacy and the 4th amendment by establishing minimal statewide

CONTACT: Rep. Dave Considine, (608) 266-7746 Madison – Today, the State Assembly passed Senate Bill (SB) 119, relating to the growth and processing of industrial hemp in Wisconsin. SB 119 would direct the state Department of Agriculture to create an industrial hemp pilot program, which would allow farmers to grow

CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin applauded the state Assembly for passing a trio of bills to reform Wisconsin’s outdated occupational licensing laws to help working class Wisconsinites enter the professions of their choice. The first measure, AB 508, will make it easier for more Wisconsinites

CONTACT: Bill Arnold (414)286.3285 warnol@milwaukee.gov This Veterans Day, we come together as a city and state to honor those who have served and sacrificed to protect our great nation. As a former member of the United States Air Force during 9/11, I am particularly affected by Veterans Day. When I

CONTACT: Senator Robert Cowles, (920) 660-0615 MADISON– A bill to address lead laden drinking water was one of six bills which Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) authored that passed the Assembly during today’s floor session. Senate Bill 48, named the Leading on Lead Act, was one of the key proposals

CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin today praised Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke and the Assembly for passing AB 384, also known as the regulatory “sunset” bill, legislation that would require government rules to be carefully reviewed and readopted every seven years. The activist group called

CONTACT: Rep. Scott Krug, (608)-266-0215 Madison –Representative Scott Krug (R-Rome) along with the Wisconsin State Assembly took an important vote today for agricultural opportunities. “Since early summer I have spoken a great deal about what I call the three H’s for this session’s remaining agenda”, said Rep Scott Krug (R-Rome). “Whether

CONTACT: Senator Patrick Testin (608) 266-3123 Representative Jesse Kremer (608) 266-9175 Madison, WI – In a move supported by farmers throughout Wisconsin, both houses of the state legislature voted unanimously to pass the Farm Freedom Act, which would end the state’s decades-long prohibition on the cultivation of industrial hemp. Hemp

CONTACT: Rep. Scott Allen, (608) 266-8580 The Wisconsin State Assembly today passed a flurry of legislation during the final floor session of 2017. In addition to bills protecting crime victims and preventing human trafficking, state representatives took up several bills on economic and workforce reforms. “One of the ongoing themes

CONTACT: AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement following the introduction of the Senate’s tax reform legislation: “I commend the Senate for introducing tax reform legislation today. This is great news—we are one step closer to delivering tax relief for American families. Both

CONTACT: Badger Institute Vice President Michael Jahr (262) 442-5208 michael@badgerinstitute.org The Wisconsin State Assembly today passed two common-sense bills that will remove several onerous restrictions on barbers, cosmetologists and others in the beauty professions. Both measures were already passed in the Senate and are headed to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk.

CONTACT: (608) 266-8551 Madison – Today Representative Joel Kleefisch honored Veteran Dale Reich of Oconomowoc during the Assembly floor session. Dale is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War and since then has taught history classes at Gateway Technical College, authored books about history and is currently writing a play about

CONTACT: Bill Arnold Public Information Manager (414)286.3285 warnol@milwaukee.gov We have been told without question that the city in which we live has been deemed the worst city in America for African Americans. We know firsthand of the historic nature of segregation that has afflicted our great city, past and present.