CONTACT: Kelly Gallaher 414/350-6858 MT. PLEASANT, WI April 12, 2018 – Local community group, “A Better Mt. Pleasant,” is callingon members of the Mount Pleasant Community Development Authority (CDA) to resign fromtheir appointed positions if they vote to designate areas within the Foxconn development zoneas blighted. The vote is expected to

CONTACT: Jerry Deschane, League Executive Director, 608-267-2380 Maureen Murphy, Mount Pleasant, 262-664-7818 Madison, WI – Maureen Murphy, Mount Pleasant Village Administrator has been appointed to the League of Wisconsin Municipalities 16-member Board of Directors to serve out the term of Stoughton Mayor Donna Olson, who did not seek re-election. The

CONTACT: Aaron White 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov La Crosse – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind and U.S. Rep. Tim Walz introduced the Military Taxpayer Assistance Act, which establishes a year-round dedicated toll-free IRS telephone line to answer questions military taxpayers and their families have about their taxes. “The brave men and women that

CONTACT: Dennis Hughes (262) 455-1542 dennis@cathymyersforcongress.com Janesville, WI – Today, Cathy Myers, a veteran high school teacher and two-term Janesville School Board Member, announced raising more than $500,000 for her campaign to replace Paul Ryan in Wisconsin’s First Congressional District. Cathy Myers responded after nearly doubling her 2017 fundraising haul in

CONTACT: Melanie Conklin, 608-260-2409 MADISON — Today Gov. Scott Walker will be stumping in Illinois for Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner as both governors desperately attempt to save their own jobs from the building ‘blue wave’ that is intimidating them. “Walker and Rauner are two peas in a pod,” said Martha Laning,

CONTACT: Nick Novak, 608.258.3400 MADISON AND TORONTO – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) joined together on Wednesday to reinforce their support of free trade and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Both WMC and OCC encouraged their respective governmental leaders to support the

CONTACT: Stephanie Wilson Miller Communications Director Dane County 608.267.8823 o 920.470.4618 c Dane County Executive Parisi announced a major step forward in lakes clean-up efforts today. Dane County will fund the majority of construction costs for the reconstruction of East Towne Pond that will stop the flow of 80,000 pounds of

CONTACT: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that she secured more than $17 million in additional emergency transportation funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for Wisconsin communities affected by severe floods and storms in 2016

CONTACT: Rep. Amy Loudenbeck Rep.Loudenbeck@legis.wi.gov (608) 266-9967 Madison –Rep. Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton) issued the following statement following yesterday’s news regarding the upcoming retirement of Congressman Paul Ryan’s retirement: “Paul has been a dedicated and faithful public servant to the first congressional district for twenty years. I’ve had the pleasure of working

CONTACT: Scott Allen, 312-353-6976, allen.scott@dol.gov Rhonda Burke, 312-353-6976, burke.rhonda@dol.gov GREEN BAY, WI – In an effort to inform employers and employees about federal wage laws, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is engaged in an education and enforcement initiative at Green Bay-area restaurants. WHD is focused on

CONTACT: Lucas For Milwaukee (414) 215-9665 “Today, Governor Walker decided to leave it up to the voters of Milwaukee County to elect their next Sheriff. Milwaukee County now has an opportunity to elect a Sheriff with the vision to move beyond the failed policies of the past and restore honor and

CONTACT: Daniel Suhr 608-266-3516 Daniel.suhr@wisconsin.gov “Paul Ryan is a good man and a great American. Our state and our nation owe him a tremendous debt of gratitude for twenty years of bold, visionary leadership. And I am personally deeply appreciative of the numerous kindnesses he has shown me and my family

To Whom It May Concern – Today, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) – led by the co-chairs of the CBC Poverty Reduction Task Force, Congresswoman Gwen Moore(WI-04) and Congresswoman Barbra Lee (CA-13), and CBC Chairman Cedric L. Richmond (LA-02) – released the following statement in response to President Trump’s executive