Press Releases

• Winners of the June 2023 Calendar Raffle!!!

  July 10, 2023: Winners of the June 2023 Raffle!!! Check below to see if you were lucky!!!! 30 Total Prizes Drawn on June 30, 2023 (1) winner for a $100 prize (4) winners for $50 prizes (25) winners for $25 prizes   Order of Draw A...Read more >

• Wisconsin Senior Organization Endorses Judge Janet Protasiewicz for Wisconsin Supreme Court

  March 27, 2023: MILWAUKEE –  Members of the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans have announced the endorsement of Judge Janet Protasiewicz for Wisconsin Supreme Court. The Alliance has more than 107,000 members in the state. “The Wisconsin Alliance for ...Read more >

• Retiree Group Endorses Mandela Barnes for Election to U.S. Senate

  October 26, 2022: Cites His Commitment to Protecting Earned Social Security and Medicare Benefits Madison - Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Mandela Barnes for election to the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin today. T...Read more >

• Report: Wisconsin Billionaires Got $11.1 Billion Richer During the Pandemic

  February 21, 2021:   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 21, 2021 Contact: Alex Brower, wiaraexecdir@gmail.com, (414) 949-8756   Wisconsin Billionaires Got $11.1 Billion Richer Over First 10 Months of Pandemic, Their Collective Wealth Jumping By 28% Gai...Read more >

• Retirees to Sen. Johnson: Focus on Wisconsin’s Needs, Not Conspiracy Theories

  December 15, 2020: Statement of Gary Mitchell, President of the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the decision of Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson to convene a hearing on Wednesday, December 16 about “...Read more >

• Wisconsin Retirees Horrified by Senseless Shootings

  August 27, 2020: For Immediate Release Statement of Gary Mitchell, President of the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding continued violence in Kenosha: “The Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans remains shocked and horrified about a Kenosha ...Read more >

• Wisconsin Retirees Horrified by Senseless Shootings

  August 27, 2020: For Immediate Release Statement of Gary Mitchell, President of the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding continued violence in Kenosha: “The Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans remains shocked and horrified about a Kenosha ...Read more >

• WIARA Statement on the Black Lives Matter Movement

  July 09, 2020: For Immediate Release July 9, 2020 Contact: Gary Mitchell, President, Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans 608-220-5734, gdmitchell@wisc.edu Or Alex Brower, Executive Director, Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans 414-949-8756, wiara...Read more >

• Retirees Statement on the Tragic Death of George Floyd and its Aftermath

  June 02, 2020: For Immediate Release The following statement was issued by Robert Roach, Jr., President of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis and the national protests that have followed: ...Read more >

• Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans names Alex Brower as Executive Director

  May 29, 2020: [caption id="attachment_1296" align="alignright" width="232"] Alex Brower (photo credit: Joe Brusky)[/caption] The Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans (WIARA) - the  organization that fights for Wisconsin's retirees, their earned benefits, a...Read more >