Contact: Mary McCarthy, (414) 344-1733 Sachin Chheda, (414) 412-6099 After legislature refuses to consider fair maps process & legislation, citizens call public hearing to be co-chaired by former Senators Dale Schultz and Tim Cullen MADISON—Citizens frustrated by the lack of action by the Wisconsin State Legislature on creating a fair

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the eve of the President’s speech to roll out his plan to address skyrocketing prescription drug prices, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies, today pressed HHS Secretary Alex Azar to identify specific actions

Contact: Julia Savel, 973-525-5579, juliasavel@randybryceforcongress.com RACINE, WI – A new report released by Kid Forward (citation) found that in 2016, Wisconsin saw the highest number of children killed by gun violence, the most deadly year since 2003. “In 2016, 33 children died in Wisconsin because of guns. This is a crisis, period.

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) wrote today to the CEO of NextSource Pharmaceuticals demanding the company take immediate steps to lower the price of a life-saving cancer drug that has skyrocketed by 1,400 percent since the company acquired it in

Rep. Gary Hebl, (608) 266-7678 (MADISON) – Yesterday Rep. Gary Hebl (D-Sun Prairie) spoke at a “Reclaim the UW” rally asking for the University of Wisconsin System to be fully funded. A member of both the Assembly Committee on Education and the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities, Hebl has

Contact: Kate Constalie, kate.constalie@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 Republican flip-flops create uncertainty for farmers and families MADISON, WI – After a proposal to allow growing industrial hemp in Wisconsin was signed into law, a known discrepancy ignored by Legislative Republicans has created chaos among farmers and families. A recently released memo from the

CONTACT: Rep. Mark Spreitzer, 608-237-9145 MADISON- Today, State Rep. Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit), along with his Democratic colleagues in the legislature, sent letters to Governor Walker and UW System President Ray Cross expressing their concerns with recent cuts to UW-Extension agriculture educator position funding in Wisconsin. “Only three years after Governor

Contact: Ben Voelkel WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said this after voting to confirm Michael Brennan as a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit: “Michael Brennan has bipartisan support from the Wisconsin legal community and I am confident he will make an

https://spkrryan.us/2I7gNQL Summary: At his weekly press conference, Speaker Ryan highlighted some of the brightest spots in today’s economy, and discussed how the next phase of the House’s plan to bolster the workforce will help fill the record number of job openings. He also gave an update on the other important work underway in

Contact: Regan Farley, rfarley@naacpnet.org Libbie Wilcox, libbie.wilcox@mail.house.gov Washington, DC – In response to today’s Senate vote to confirm Michael Brennan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Congresswoman Gwen Moore of Wisconsin’s 4th Congressional District and President and CEO of the NAACP Derrick Johnson  jointly denounced the Senate’s decision to abandon its longstanding deference to home-state senators

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker released the following statement today congratulating Milwaukee attorney Michael Brennan after the United States Senate confirmed his appointment to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Judge Mike Brennan is going to be an outstanding

CONTACT: Wenona Wolf, Communication and Development Manager wwolf@kidsforward.net, 608-284-0580 x 304 (office) 608-807-7772 (cell) MADISON, WI –According to a new report, 33 kids were killed by guns in Wisconsin in 2016—the highest number since 2003. Despite the increase in children being killed by guns, lawmakers in the state and the country have done

Contact: Laurie Kinney, Laurie@afj.org (202) 464-7367/cell (571) 882-3615  WASHINGTON, D.C., May 10, 2018 – Following today’s Senate vote to confirm Michael Brennan to the Seventh Circuit over the objections of one of his home-state senators, Tammy Baldwin, AFJ President Nan Aron released the following statement: “Mitch McConnell’s Senate has now shredded most of the rules and

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinInstitute.org (608) 444-3483 Brennan ‘Ought to Have Been Disqualified From, Not Approved For a Lifetime Appointment’ MADISON, Wis. – The controversial appointment of homophobic racist Michael Brennan to a lifetime appointment to fill the “Wisconsin seat” on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was rammed