Brown County: Launches broadband speed test initiative

(Brown County, Wis.) – Brown County is pleased to announce our Brown County Broadband Speed Test Initiative.  With this initiative we are launching our new website www.browncountywi.gov/Broadband. The website allows everyone to learn what their current internet speeds are while helping Brown

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Gov. Evers, First Lady: Share hope this holiday season

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and First Lady Kathy Evers today announced that more than 5,000 “Hope” themed handmade ornaments crafted by students across Wisconsin were sent to more than 50 hospitals, assisted living facilities and nursing homes, service providers for people with

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Rep. Duchow: Troubled by mismanagement of unemployment claims

Delafield, WI –Representative Cindi Duchow (R-Delafield) issued the following statement after the release of the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau audit of the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Unemployment Insurance program: “This audit shows just how much Governor Evers’ Administration failed

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THU PM Update: Supreme Court hears arguments on indoor capacity limits

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State Supreme Court justices today quizzed an Evers administration attorney on the legality of an order limiting indoor capacity at bars and restaurants in light of an earlier high court decision affirming lawmakers had oversight over a similar order. The questioning was

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Weekly Dem Radio Address: Gov. Evers on COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Audio file of radio address. MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address encouraging Wisconsinites to continue to taking precautions to protect their health and safety as the state works to distribute and administer the COVID-19 vaccine over the coming weeks and months. Hello, Wisconsin. Governor Tony

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U.S. Reps. Kind, Gallagher: Urge Operation Warp Speed leadership to take steps to ensure rural communities aren’t left behind

Washington, DC —Today, Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Mike Gallagher (R-WI) sent a bipartisan letter to Operation Warp Speed leadership urging them to consider the unique challenges of vaccine distribution to rural areas across Wisconsin and take steps to support timely and equitable vaccine access for rural communities. Wisconsin state and local health leaders

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Brown County: Launches broadband speed test initiative

(Brown County, Wis.) – Brown County is pleased to announce our Brown County Broadband Speed Test Initiative.  With this initiative we are launching our new website www.browncountywi.gov/Broadband. The website allows everyone to learn what their current internet speeds are while helping Brown County pursue better infrastructure in those underserved areas. “It is

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Rep. Oldenburg: Local legislators honor longtime agriculture broadcaster and Wisconsin native Orion Samuelson

MADISON – Representative Loren Oldenburg (R-Viroqua), Representative Nancy VanderMeer (R-Tomah), and Senator Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point), who represent much of rural Western and Central Wisconsin in the legislature, have chosen to honor nationally known agricultural broadcaster Orion Samuelson with a legislative citation. Samuelson, who was born in Ontario, Wisconsin, began his

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Milwaukee County Board Chairwoman Nicholson: Congratulates Chantell Jewell on confirmation to lead House of Correction

MILWAUKEE – County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson congratulated Chantell Jewell on her confirmation to lead the Milwaukee County House of Correction in a statement released Thursday.   “I was proud to cast my vote to confirm Chantell Jewel’s appointment as the next Superintendent of the House of Correction today and congratulate her

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AG Kaul: Wisconsin, Michigan file motion to join federal antitrust lawsuit against Google

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced that their states are planning to join the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in a landmark lawsuit alleging that Google violated federal antitrust laws by entering into exclusionary business agreements that shut out competitors and suppressed innovation. Google’s anticompetitive behavior has unlawfully maintained the

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Dept. of Natural Resources: OutWiGo to Wisconsin State Parks

MADISON, Wis. – Celebrate the new year by stepping into nature with a First Day Hike. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will join the adventure sponsored by America’s State Parks on New Year’s Day for the 10th year in a row. Each year thousands of people across the nation kick

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U.S. Dept. of Agriculture: Trump administration highlights record levels of investment in 2020 to build rural prosperity in Wisconsin

STEVENS POINT, Wis., Dec. 17, 2020 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wisconsin Rural Development State Director Frank Frassetto highlighted the department’s investments in 2020 that are building prosperity and strengthening Wisconsin’s rural businesses and communities. “Under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, USDA invested

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Gov. Evers, First Lady: Share hope this holiday season

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and First Lady Kathy Evers today announced that more than 5,000 “Hope” themed handmade ornaments crafted by students across Wisconsin were sent to more than 50 hospitals, assisted living facilities and nursing homes, service providers for people with disabilities, and veterans homes and housing centers to help spread

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Rep. Duchow: Troubled by mismanagement of unemployment claims

Delafield, WI –Representative Cindi Duchow (R-Delafield) issued the following statement after the release of the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau audit of the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Unemployment Insurance program: “This audit shows just how much Governor Evers’ Administration failed the people of Wisconsin during a time of crisis. It

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