Contact: Rep. Spreitzer, 608-266-1192 MADISON—Today, State Representative Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) voted against three unprecedented proposals offered by Legislative Republicans. These proposals, SB 883, SB 884, SB 886 would strip incoming Governor-Elect Tony Evers and Attorney General-Elect Josh Kaul of many of the essential functions that millions of Wisconsin voters said

State Senator Janis Ringhand: (608) 266-2253; Sen.Ringhand@legis.wi.gov (Madison) Today, the Republican controlled State Legislature convened in a lame-duck session to throw its final temper tantrum of 2018. Speaker Vos (R-Burlington) and Senate Majority Leader Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) along with our local Republican legislators evidently do not like the fact that the

For More Information, Contact: Rep. Chris Taylor, 608-266-5342 MADISON – This morning, legislative Republicans overrode the will of the Wisconsin electorate and passed a series of bills that disregard institutional checks and balances and drastically expand their own power. The wide-ranging bills give legislative Republicans the power to hire private

Contact: Rep. Greta Neubauer, 608-237-9166 Rep.Neubauer@legis.wisconsin.gov Legislative Republicans need to let Gov.-Elect Evers do his job MADISON, WI – Over nine hours after the scheduled start of session for the Wisconsin State Assembly for the December 4, 2018 lame-duck Extraordinary Session, the Assembly was finally called to order at 10:00pm.

CONTACT: Sen Larson 608.266.7505 Milwaukee – Today, Senator Larson released the following regarding the lame duck session. “This morning, fresh of an election defeat, the Republican-controlled legislature voted to subvert the will of the people. The effects of this vote will be felt for years to come. “Never before in

Contact: Sen. Hansen 608-266-5670 “Scott Walker’s and Senate Republicans’ Christmas gift to the people of Wisconsin was to ignore their desire for change and instead deny Governor-elect Tony Evers’ and Attorney General Josh Kaul’s the ability to effectively carry out their duties on behalf of people of our state. “Their

Contact: Scott Fitzgerald, (608) 266-5660 [Madison, WI] – Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald released a statement following the outcome of today’s extraordinary session: “Today’s extraordinary session codifies into law reforms that have been eight years in the making. Law written by the legislature and passed by a governor should not be

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — The following are the statements of One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross on the actions of Wisconsin Republicans rejecting the results of the November 2018 elections, which they lost: “While Wisconsin slept last night, Republicans worked behind

Contact: Rep. Katrina Shankland Office: (608) 267-9649 (Madison, Wis.) – After an all-night session, the State Assembly passed lame duck legislation to limit the powers of the governor and attorney general. In response, Rep. Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point) released the following statement: “Wisconsin voters made it very clear what they

Contact: Rep. Ohnstad, 608-266-0455 MADISON – Today, Representative Tod Ohnstad (D-Kenosha) issued the following statement regarding yesterday’s extraordinary legislative session. “I am deeply disappointed in legislative Republicans’ decision to override the will of the people and ignore voters’ clear desire for change.  Put simply: the Republicans are sore losers.  These

CONTACT: Rep. Considine Rep.Considine@legis.wi.gov (608) 266-7746 Madison – This week the State Legislature held a “lame duck” legislative session to debate several bills introduced by Republican leadership in the Senate and Assembly. The bills roll back many powers of the Governor’s office and make it difficult or impossible for many

For more information, contact: Jordan Krieger, (608) 266-7745 (MADISON) – Today, the Wisconsin State Legislature voted to usurp executive branch powers, restrict early voting, and enact new limitations on local control. The bills taken up by the Legislature include over 40 separate proposals, most of them aimed at reducing the incoming

Contact: Rep. André Jacque (920) 819-8066 Adoption of Rep. Jacque/Sen.Craig bill a big win for Wisconsin residents Madison, WI –State Rep. André Jacque, R-De Pere praised the inclusion and passage earlier today of his “Agency Transparency Reform Act”, co-authored by State Sen. David Craig (R- Big Bend) and previously introduced

Contact: EversPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-267-2560 MADISON – Governor-elect Tony Evers released the following statement on the extraordinary session: “Wisconsin has never seen anything like this. Power-hungry politicians rushed through sweeping changes to our laws to expand their own power and override the will of the people of Wisconsin who asked for

Rep. Sondy Pope 608-266-3520 GOP strips Governor-Elect & Attorney General-Elect of Powers MADISON, Wis. – Early this morning, Republicans passed a series of sweeping changes to limit the powers of Governor-Elect Tony Evers and Attorney General-Elect Josh Kaul. This action nullifies the wishes of over a million voters in the

Contact: Rep. David Bowen (608) 266-7671 MADISON – Representative David Bowen (D-Milwaukee) issued the following statement following the marathon power grab legislative session: “Wisconsin Republicans have gone too far and people from both sides of the aisle have made that clear by flooding their offices with calls and emails. The

Media Inquiries: Beth Swedeen (608) 266-1166 The State Senate and Assembly have passed SB 886/AB 1072 which will add significant bureaucratic requirements into the Department of Health Services’ routine work and inserts a political process into the health and long-term care programs that serve 1.2 million Wisconsin citizens “All Medicaid waiver

Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO released the following statement on Wisconsin’s lame duck special session. “The people went to the polls in November and voted for change. Instead, Wisconsinites continue to witness unprecedented power grabs and ruthless partisan politics from politicians in Madison during