Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 Report Makes Recommendations to Support Careers of Young Scientists, Remove Barriers That Have Slowed Change WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Susan Collins (R-ME) welcomed a new report conducted by the National Academies of Science (NAS) as a result ofbipartisan legislation that they authored,

Contact: Rep. Joe Sanfelippo Rep.Sanfelippo@legis.wi.gov 608.266.0620 Comprehensive crime legislation package signed by Governor Walker Madison, Wis. – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed a series of bills known as the Victim Prevention Package (VPP) into law, after having passed the legislature with bipartisan support. The VPP was introduced by Representative Joe

Contact: Brian Rothgery 414-278-4230 or brian.rothgery@milwaukeecountywi.gov MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors elected Theodore Lipscomb, Sr. to serve as Chairperson for the 2016-2018 term today. It was the third time in three years that Milwaukee County Supervisors elected Lipscomb as their Chairperson. Lipscomb thanked his colleagues on the

Madison, WI – Today, Governor Walker signed into law four bills introduced by State Rep. Mike Rohrkaste (R-Neenah). “I want to thank Governor Walker for recognizing the importance of this legislation,” Representative Rohrkaste said. “Whether it’s making it more feasible to restore aging buildings for useful purposes or making sure that

Contact: Keri O’Keefe 608-261-9597 keri.okeefe@wisconsinhistory.org Madison, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society has been awarded a second National Endowment for the Humanities grant to continue its work as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program.   Through this grant, 100,000 pages of historic Wisconsin newspapers are set to be digitized and

Contact: Kara O’Keeffe 608-261-9596 kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Ashland, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society will be bringing the museum education program, “Hands-On History” to students in Superior and Ashland in April and May. This unique program brings objects and other materials into the classroom to make teaching more engaging for students. “From logging to

Applicants for jobs with the City of Milwaukee would no longer be asked about their salary history, under a proposal being authored by Alderman Tony Zielinski. Ald. Zielinski says it would work toward closing the wage gap in which women are being unfairly paid less than men. Determining a new hire’s salary

Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org “Kevin Nicholson is bought and paid for by Illinois billionaire Dick Uihlein” MADISON — With the first Federal Election Commission reports of 2018 continuing to roll in, Illinois billionaire Dick Uihlein has — over the past 15 months — already poured more than $17 million into 10

  Contact: Austin Altenburg media@scottwalker.com [Madison, Wis.] – Under Gov. Walker’s leadership, Wisconsin has enacted conservative reform that continues to keep Wisconsin working. Over the past few months, Gov. Walker’s ambitious agenda has continued to produce results for hard-working families. On top of nationally leading welfare reforms, record-low unemployment, bold

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 Celebrating a half century since Soglin’s first election [Madison, WI] — Wisconsin College Republicans are commemorating Paul Soglin’s first election a half century ago and the backward policies he’s pushed throughout the last five decades. The highlights of Soglin’s tenure include giving a key to the city

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Response to Open Records Request Regarding Despicable WMC TV Ad Identifying Child Victims of Assault ‘Wholly Inadequate’ MADISON, Wis. — On April 2 One Wisconsin Now filed an open records request with the state Department of Justice related to a despicable campaign television ad from

[Madison, WI] — When Wisconsin picked Donald Trump, hard-working taxpayers won. President Trump and Republican leaders in Congress have passed historic tax cuts – something that wouldn’t have happened if Hillary Clinton was elected. Clinton’s tax proposals would have raised taxes, hurting the very businesses and families that Trump and Republicans

 For More Information: Contact: Senator Robert Cowles ~ (920) 448-5092 MADISON– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after 2017 Assembly Bill 355, authored by Senator Cowles and Representative Cody Horlacher (R-Mukwonago) with the help of Attorney General Brad Schimel, was signed into law by the Governor: “Study

For More Information: Contact: Senator Robert Cowles ~ (920) 448-5092 MADISON– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after 2017 Assembly Bill 789, authored by Senator Cowles and Representative Paul Tittl (R-Manitowoc), was signed into law by the Governor: “Today’s action opens Wisconsin’s doors to an innovative process that has

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839     MADISON – Governor Scott Walker signed Assembly Bill 943 into law today at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison. The bill will protect Soldiers and Airmen in the Wisconsin National Guard as well as their families by providing for reemployment rights, death benefits, and

Hayward, WI – Liberal Seventh District Congressional candidates Margaret Engebretson, Brian Ewert, and Kyle Frenette stumbled out of the gate in the first quarter of 2018. Wisconsin Seventh District GOP Chairman Jim Miller released the following statement on their lackluster fundraising reports: “It’s clear these liberal, progressive Democrats and their campaigns

Contact: Melanie Conklin, 608-260-2409 Deep “bench” of Republican hopefuls intimidated by “#bluewave” MADISON — Five days after Speaker Paul Ryan announced his retirement from Congress, Wisconsin Republicans still haven’t found a candidate to run in WI-01, a district with a deep bench of Republican hopefuls that Paul Ryan carried for the