I wanted to let you know that here at the City of Madison, our staff have worked thousands of hours responding to the COVID-19 pandemic – transporting people to the hospital, working on contact tracing the ill, setting up emergency shelters for the homeless, supporting essential workers with bus service and emergency child care, and countless other tasks. Plus, hundreds of staff and poll workers pulled off the most innovative, orderly and safe pandemic election possible – protecting workers and voters along the way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl_4ZX7t9PIA Local governments have always risen to the occasion during national emergencies, and the same is

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi issued the following statement in response to a lawsuit filed in federal court today against Wisconsin cities and counties focused on protecting public health in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic: “COVID-19 has claimed nearly 500 lives in our state and 94,000 across this country in just a couple of months. This pandemic is the greatest threat to the public health and safety of families this generation will experience. We will vigorously defend common sense provisions based on public health guidance to protect the well-being of the residents of Dane County. We do not want

[Madison, WI] – In case you missed it, under Attorney General Josh Kaul’s watch, the Wisconsin Department of Justice was slower to process DNA evidence, despite having fewer cases and two additional DNA analyst positions provided in the state budget. During his campaign for Attorney General, Josh Kaul attacked Brad Schimel for delays in testing sexual assault kits that were scattered across the state and even promised to move DNA tests through the lab more quickly. Attorney General Brad Schimel moved to fix the backlog of sexual assault kits that had been created over the course of a quarter century in less than three

“We appreciate the Governor and Department of Health Services for their continued outreach and support to disability stakeholders across Wisconsin during this COVID-19 emergency,” stated Lisa Davidson, CEO of DSPN.  “Further allocation of resources is critical to the diverse long-term care stakeholders caring for the most vulnerable people with disabilities and older adults in our state.”

MADISON — The U.S. Department of Education today announced two Wisconsin high school seniors have been named 2020 U.S. Presidential Scholars, an honor celebrating their academic accomplishments. Dayi Ethan Dong (Madison West High School) and Sanjana Reddy Peddagorla (Brookfield East High School) are among a group of 161 seniors across the nation selected by the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars. The national honor recognizes the country’s most distinguished high school seniors for their leadership, scholarship, contribution to their school and community, and for their achievements in various academic areas. “Congratulations to these two Wisconsin seniors for receiving this prestigious

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today announced the 56th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts and career and technical education fields. “It is my privilege to congratulate the Presidential Scholars Class of 2020 on their outstanding academic achievement, community service, and leadership,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. “These exemplary young people have excelled inside the classroom and out. And, while they are facing unprecedented challenges as they graduate from high school into a world that looks much different than it did just a few months ago, their

Strengthening the VA in the Era of COVID-19: Suzanne Gordon, an award-winning author, patient advocate, and expert on VA health care, will explore the mission of the VA health service in a time of pandemic, plus the move to privatize care for veterans and harassment of VA workers by the Trump administration. Join the meeting, Meeting ID: 795 3109 5949, Password: 2P4Ft2