MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Brad Schimel is joining a bipartisan group of 56 state and territory attorneys general, calling on Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) before it expires this year. Grants from VAWA provide funding to crime victim services across Wisconsin. “The funding available through

Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org MADISON — According to a report published by national research group TRIP, 55% of major roads in Wisconsin are in poor or mediocre condition, up from 42% just two years earlier. The report estimates that in some Wisconsin cities, drivers are paying upwards of $900 on car repairs thanks to the

For several months I have been putting together a plan that will create a Health Advisory Committee for the City of Milwaukee (I have also referred to the body as the Board of Health). I wanted to wait to present it publicly until we had a permanent commissioner of the

For more information, contact: Cameron Sholty | WILL Communications Director cameron@will-law.org | 414-727-7416 | 262-409-9816 Milwaukee Public Schools illegally denies busing to children at private MPCP school September 18, 2018 – Milwaukee, WI – Today WILL attorney Anthony LoCoco participated in oral arguments at the United States Seventh Circuit Court

Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov La Crosse – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind called on Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel to immediately withdraw from the Texas v. Azar lawsuit. The lawsuit, which is led by Attorney General Schimel and funded in part by Wisconsin taxpayer money, seeks to strike

Rick Hummell, Communications Specialist, 608-224-5041 Richard.hummell@wi.gov Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 William2Cosh@wi.gov MADISON – Hilrose Advent Anna-Red EX-94, an eight-year-old Red & White Holstein bred and owned by Hilrose Holsteins of Sherwood, has been named the 2018 Wisconsin Cow of the Year. Anna will be recognized with the honor at a special

GRAFTON, Wis. – On Tuesday Dan Kohl’s campaign for Congress released its second round of television ads as part of a $280,000 ad buy. The ads focus on Kohl’s pledges to protect Medicare and Social Security from partisan attacks and to lower prescription drug costs for Americans. Shortly after passing

Contact: Wisconsin Voices for Recovery Jessica Geschke, Statewide Program Coordinator, 920-382-6834 or jgeschke@wisc.edu MADISON – Wisconsin Voices for Recovery, with support from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Stop Heroin Now, Connections Counseling and other statewide partners, will host its fifth annual Rally for Recovery September 22 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Wisconsin

Contact: Jess Ward, (608) 213-5939 Brookfield, Wis. — Under fire for how she handled the Tomah VA crisis, Senator Tammy Baldwin spent nearly $90,000 from her political campaign to have Hillary Clinton’s top lawyer, Marc Elias, cover up her failure. Baldwin’s campaign expense came after she decided to fire her deputy state

Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org MADISON — The following is a response from Democratic Party of Wisconsin chair Martha Laning on attack ads being run by Paul Ryan’s super PAC, Congressional Leadership Fund, in support of Bryan Steil, Ryan’s former driver, in the race for WI-01. “These desperate attacks are exactly what Wisconsinites dislike

Contact: Aaron Collins, 608-266-2254 MADISON – Assembly Democratic Leader Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) was awarded as a Friend of Family Medicine by the Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians for his work in promoting effective health care policy during the 2017-18 legislative session. Representative Hintz released the following statement on receiving this

Contact: Jessica Mancel | (715) 345-7669 | jessica.mancel@wi.usda.gov STEVENS POINT, Wis, Sept. 17, 2018 – Wisconsin Rural Development State Director Frank Frassetto announced today that USDA is investing $392 million to help rebuild and improve rural water and wastewater infrastructure in 42 states. “Wisconsin rural communities face the challenge of

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday night, the Senate passed bipartisan opioid crisis response legislation, which includes a number of reforms by U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, by a vote of 99-1. The Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 will: reduce use and supply; encourage recovery; support caregivers and families; and drive innovation and

Speaker’s Press Office | https://spkrryan.us/2NRAb6l For the Pentagon, stability and predictability are critical. Yet for years now, our military has been subject to stopgap funding and a string of continuing resolutions. This budget uncertainty exacerbated a staggering readiness crisis. Last year, Secretary Mattis said that making the Pentagon operate under continuing resolutions is