Gov. Evers: Extends deadline for coroner of Jackson County

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced on May 30, 2019, that he is seeking applicants for appointment as coroner in Jackson County. The deadline to send application materials has been extended to 5 p.m. on Monday, July 8, 2019. The appointment will fill the vacancy created by the

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U.S. Rep. Steil: Amendment helping veterans and protecting veteran suicide prevention resources passes House

Contact: Sally Fox Sally.Fox@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Bryan Steil’s budget-neutral amendment providing funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ suicide prevention and treatment programs passed the House of Representatives. Click here to watch Steil’s floor speech “Wisconsin’s First Congressional District is home to more than 45,000 veterans. Whether through casework assistance

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WisDems: DPW Chair responds to Supreme Court upholding lame-duck power grab

Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org MADISON — The following is a statement from Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler on the decision by the conservative majority of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court to uphold laws passed by the Republican legislature in December to undercut the incoming Democratic administration: “Republicans hijacked Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, rigged the legislature,

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