WAUSAU – Today, Assembly Bill (AB) 470, which would create a total of 12 new circuit court branches around the state, was signed into law by Governor Tony Evers.  This bipartisan proposal was authored by a number of legislators, including Representative James Edming (R-Glen Flora).  Under this new law, four new circuit court branches will be created in each of the next three years (2021-2023), and will be allocated by the Director of State Courts. “The drug epidemic that has hit Wisconsin hard has driven caseloads up in courthouses around the state,” said Rep. Edming.  “In some counties, including Sawyer and Marathon,

MADISON – Today, Representative Tip McGuire and a bipartisan group of state legislators sent a joint letter to the Wisconsin U.S. Senate Delegation, requesting their support for the Living Shoreline Grant Program. This program was introduced as an amendment to H.R. 729 by U.S. Representative Bill Huizenga (R – Michigan) and awaits action in the U.S. Senate. “Shoreline erosion is a serious issue that has already been declared an emergency here in Wisconsin, and addressing this problem is going to take the combined efforts of federal, state, and local leaders,” said Rep. McGuire, “I hope that our U.S. Senators can

Contact: Usamah Andrabi, 202-225-2906 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), today introduced the Food Worker Pay Standards Act which would ensure that the federal government only purchases food produced by workers who earn fair pay and benefits. The bill would direct the Secretary of Labor to use local wages and benefits for food production workers in conjunction with local collective bargaining agreements to establish a regional prevailing wage, and would prevent the federal government from purchasing food produced by workers paid less than those prevailing rates. This standard would apply to meat, meat food product, poultry, poultry food product, and

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Contact: Sally Fox [email protected] JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—Today, Bryan Steil announced that the 2020 Artistic Discovery Contest is now open to high school students throughout Wisconsin’s First Congressional District. The winner of the 2020 Artistic Discovery Contest will have their art displayed in the halls of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. “I am excited to officially open the 2020 Artistic Discovery Contest. This is a great opportunity for high school students to show off their artistic abilities. I look forward to reviewing the submissions. Good luck to all students,” said Steil. Each spring, a nationwide high school arts competition is

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