(WISCONSIN) — Donald Trump’s failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately harmed communities of color. Black Wisconsinites are seven times more likely to die from Coronavirus than white Wisconsinites, and while Black people only make up 7% of Wisconsin’s population, they make up 24% of the COVID-19 deaths. Democratic Party

CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 On the Web: dwd.wisconsin.gov/news On Facebook: facebook.com/WIWorkforce On Twitter: @WIWorkforce MADISON – After receiving awaited official guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor, the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today encouraged Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) recipients whose ability to work was impacted by COVID-19 to

July 28, 2020 – Syracuse, NY & Florence, SC) The Green Party’s Hawkins/Walker campaign for president is calling on its supporters to go to polling places to stop voter suppression against Black and immigrant voters. “Voter suppression is essential for the Republicans in the 2020 election,” said Howie Hawkins. “Voter suppression

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter Tuesday to their committees’ ranking members, U.S. Sens. Gary C. Peters (D-Mich.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), to respond to the disinformation

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul, and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), today announced a recovery of $856,609.39 to the Wisconsin Medicaid program after three providers failed to comply with basic program requirements regarding the prescription and dispensing of blood clotting medicine. “As the recovery of these

MILWAUKEE — Rev. Steven Avella, professor of history in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, is the 2020 recipient of the Haggerty Research Award. A full-time member in the Department of History since 1991, Father Avella has effortlessly combined his vocations as an ordained priest and a scholar in

MILWAUKEE _ The Institute for Urban Education will offer a free virtual speaker series Aug. 3-7 as part of its 2020 Professional Development Academy. The institute is a UW System initiative, housed at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, that helps prepare teachers to work in urban schools. The theme of this

After months of treating and researching COVID-19, doctors have learned more about how to help sick patients and what recovery looks like for most people. UW Health chief quality officer and UW School of Medicine and Public Health emergency physician Jeff Pothof shares in this Badger Talks video what we

Racine, WI – Former Obama White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough today endorsed Democrat Roger Polack in the race for Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional seat. Polack, a Racine native, a national security expert who served in the Obama administration, and an attorney, announced his candidacy in January. “As President Barack

The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) kicked off the week with a distribution of the following shared revenue and property tax credit payments to counties, municipalities, school districts, technical colleges and special districts. JULY 2020 – SHARED REVENUE AND PROPERTY TAX CREDIT DISTRIBUTIONS First Dollar Credit $149,415,365.19 County-Municipal Aid $105,901,822.28

MADISON – On Monday and Tuesday this week, Nada For Wisconsin announced three new labor endorsements: American Federation of Teachers – Wisconsin (AFT Wisconsin), Madison Teachers Inc. (MTI), and Teaching Assistants’ Association – UW Madison (TAA). Madison teachers voted to endorse Nada as the best candidate to fight for public

MADISON – Last night, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) received official guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor allowing Wisconsin workers who also receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) to qualify for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development is encouraging individuals who receive Social

Brookfield, WI –  Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett have endorsed fellow Democrat Tom Palzewicz in the race for in Wisconsin’s Fifth Congressional District. Moore has represented Wisconsin’s Fourth Congressional District since 2005.  In 2016, she was elected to serve as Caucus Whip of the Congressional Black Caucus for the

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, Congresswoman Gwen Moore, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett are raising questions and seeking answers about President Trump’s forthcoming expansion of federal law enforcement presence in Milwaukee. In a letter to Matthew D. Krueger, United

MADISON — First Lady Kathy Evers today announced that “Women Who Inspire,” a program of the Committee to Celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of Wisconsin’s Ratification of the 19th Amendment, will highlight Michelle Shrider, Certified Marina Manager for Washburn Marina, located on Lake Superior in Bayfield County, and the General Manager of the

WBA Vice President Linda Baun will resign from the organization in September after 14 years. Baun joined the WBA in 2006 and led numerous WBA events including the Broadcasters Clinic, the WBA Awards for Excellence program and Awards Gala, the Student Seminar, the winter and summer conferences, and numerous other

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her colleagues, led by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), introduced the bipartisan John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which as a reintroduction of the Voting Rights Advancement Act would restore the landmark Voting Rights Act and help preserve the legacy of John Lewis – one of America’s