Statement: With one of the first major acts in the Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center (WESC) to be Latin music superstar J Balvin, I applaud the Center’s inclusivity. It is great to see the WESC following through with its earlier commitment to diversity by bringing in a global artist for

CONTACT: Michael Light, 608-262-1217, mlight@ssc.wisc.edu MADISON – Undocumented immigrants reduce the rate of violent crime in the United States, according to a new study, despite immigrants struggling with many socioeconomic factors shared by people who are more likely to commit crimes. University of Wisconsin-Madison sociology professor Michael Light undertook the comparison

Endorsement comes on the heels of Nicholson’s Q1 announcement of $1 million raised and 18-point lead in primary poll (Delafield) – Outsider candidate, Marine veteran, and businessman Kevin Nicholson announced that Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has endorsed him in his campaign for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin. Senator Lee commented: “After my conversations

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839   MADISON – Governor Scott Walker today announced he is seeking applicants for a student representative on the Wisconsin Technical College System Board. The student representative is appointed for a term which will expire May 1, 2019. The student must be over the age of 18, a

Contact: Bryan Kennedy – (414) 517-3864 (Milwaukee) – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Matt Flynn today received the endorsement of Milwaukee County Supervisor Sylvia Ortiz-Velez. “Matt Flynn is the leader we need to bring our state forward. He has a vision for a brighter Wisconsin for all of us and the wisdom to

Contact: Jodie Tabak (414) 286-8504 The Mayor’s Office released the following statement regarding the Fire and Police Commission: “Mayor Barrett is pleased to nominate La Keisha Butler to the position of executive director of the Fire and Police Commission. Butler currently serves as the director of the City’s intergovernmental relations

Contact: Siena Chrisman, (917) 821-9631, sienachrisman@gmail.com Diverse Coalition Demands Steps to Raise Farmer Prices, Prevent Farmer Suicides Today more than 50 family farmer, labor, and consumer organizations urged federal agriculture policymakers to take immediate steps to help US dairy farmers, who have struggled for years with milk prices that are well

Students to Senator Johnson: Stand up for students, not the NRA MILWAUKEE, WI — Students from high schools across southeastern Wisconsin converged on U.S. Senator Ron Johnson’s Milwaukee office today in protest of the senator’s lack of support for meaningful gun control measures that support student safety. The protest, coordinated

Contact: Austin Altenburg media@scottwalker.com [Madison, Wis.] – Under Gov. Walker’s leadership, Wisconsin’s comeback is showing no signs of letting up – his reforms already have Wisconsin working, and he is continuing to move the state forward. Gov. Walker’s record-setting start to 2018 continued last month with the unemployment rate remaining

For More Information, Contact: Rep. Chris Taylor, 608-266-5342   National Walk Out Day: A Day of Community and Unity   MADISON- On the 19th Anniversary of the Columbine Massacre, which left 13 innocent people dead at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, Rep. Chris Taylor (D-Madison) issued the following statement: “Today,

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today announced that Gina Bianchi, principal of The Milwaukee French Immersion School, will be her guest for French President Emmanuel Macron’s address to a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday, April 25. “This is my small way of recognizing all the Wisconsin educators

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) today led a letter signed by 47 Senators calling on the Trump Administration to halt a proposed regulation that would expand the use of short-term health care plans to create junk health insurance plans that would raise premiums for older Americans and

Statement from Alderman Bob Donovan When MaryNell Regan was named executive director of the Fire and Police Commission by Mayor Barrett I did not support her appointment. As I told her at the time – it was nothing personal. At the time I was worried that she didn’t have what

Join us Monday, April 23 at Genna’s MADISON — The Madison chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is hosting a happy hour event with leading climate writer and former New York Times reporter Justin Gillis on Monday, April 23. Gillis is currently working on a book about solving global warming, and spent