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MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the reissue of the Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permit that regulates industrial wastewater discharges from the Johnson Controls Inc. and Tyco Fire Products, LP Facility (“JCI/Tyco”) to the
Audio file of radio address. MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address encouraging Wisconsinites to take care of their and their loved one’s mental health during this holiday season. Hi everyone, Governor Tony Evers here. The
They join over 400 stakeholders who pledged support in the first day Madison – Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education members Nicki Vander Muelen, Savion Castro, Ananda Mirilli and Ali Muldrow join over 400 residents including local elected officials and organizational leaders in endorsing Brandi Grayson in the first day of her campaign for Madison Alder, District 14. Nicki
APPLETON, WI – Court of Appeals District Three candidate Judge Greg Gill Jr. submitted his nomination signature papers with the Wisconsin Election Commission today. Judge Gill was the first candidate to submit his papers with the WEC and sits well
Earlier this week, we learned that 57 vials of Moderna vaccine were removed from a pharmacy refrigerator at Aurora Medical Center – Grafton overnight, resulting in more than 500 doses of vaccine being discarded. We immediately launched an internal review
President Donald J. Trump, in his personal capacity as candidate for re-election, today filed an appeal in the United States Supreme Court seeking to ensure election integrity in Wisconsin. The lawsuit asks the Supreme Court to declare the Wisconsin election unconstitutional
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) continued to press for more targeted Covid relief in an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Thursday. Excerpts from the interview are below and video can be found here. “I certainly want to help people that
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MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #101 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff in honor of Fire Chief Donald Edwin Kittelson of the Clayton Volunteer Fire Department who passed away Dec.
MADISON, WI—Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement in response to the news that the GOP-controlled Wisconsin State Assembly is not requiring the wearing of masks on its floor: “Yesterday, Luke Letlow, a 41-year old GOP member-elect of Congress from
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Remaining claims within timely adjudication resolution period, UI claims older than 21 days resolved or assigned CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 MADISON — Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary-designee Amy Pechacek today announced that the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Division has cleared its backlog
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced his appointment of Amy Pechacek as the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary-designee. Secretary-designee Pechacek has been leading the agency as transition director since earlier this year. “The DWD has faced historic levels of claims,
The state has entered a contract with Vault Medical Services that will provide free, at-home COVID-19 saliva collection kits to everyone who lives in Wisconsin. Wisconsinites can now order a collection kit online and have it shipped to their home.
Existing home sales continued to surge in Wisconsin as mortgage rates hit a new record low in November, according to the Wisconsin Realtors Association’s latest monthly analysis. The home sales report shows Wisconsin on a record pace for sales while
President Trump, having been shot down by multiple courts in his attempt to overturn Joe Biden’s win in Wisconsin, today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to declare the state’s Nov. 3 election “failed” and have the GOP-controlled Legislature appoint presidential
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the reissue of the Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permit that regulates industrial wastewater discharges from the Johnson Controls Inc. and Tyco Fire Products, LP Facility (“JCI/Tyco”) to the Menominee River at One and Two Stanton Street in Marinette,
Audio file of radio address. MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address encouraging Wisconsinites to take care of their and their loved one’s mental health during this holiday season. Hi everyone, Governor Tony Evers here. The holidays can be a difficult time for many and Wisconsinites
They join over 400 stakeholders who pledged support in the first day Madison – Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education members Nicki Vander Muelen, Savion Castro, Ananda Mirilli and Ali Muldrow join over 400 residents including local elected officials and organizational leaders in endorsing Brandi Grayson in the first day of her campaign for Madison Alder, District 14. Nicki Vander Meulen, School Board Clerk, disability rights advocate and defense attorney had
APPLETON, WI – Court of Appeals District Three candidate Judge Greg Gill Jr. submitted his nomination signature papers with the Wisconsin Election Commission today. Judge Gill was the first candidate to submit his papers with the WEC and sits well above the minimum threshold of 1,000 signatures. Judge Gill received
Earlier this week, we learned that 57 vials of Moderna vaccine were removed from a pharmacy refrigerator at Aurora Medical Center – Grafton overnight, resulting in more than 500 doses of vaccine being discarded. We immediately launched an internal review and were led to believe this was caused by inadvertent
President Donald J. Trump, in his personal capacity as candidate for re-election, today filed an appeal in the United States Supreme Court seeking to ensure election integrity in Wisconsin. The lawsuit asks the Supreme Court to declare the Wisconsin election unconstitutional and void as a result of the multiple violations of
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) continued to press for more targeted Covid relief in an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Thursday. Excerpts from the interview are below and video can be found here. “I certainly want to help people that are financially struggling through no fault of their own because
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MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #101 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff in honor of Fire Chief Donald Edwin Kittelson of the Clayton Volunteer Fire Department who passed away Dec. 17, 2020, after contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
MADISON, WI—Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement in response to the news that the GOP-controlled Wisconsin State Assembly is not requiring the wearing of masks on its floor: “Yesterday, Luke Letlow, a 41-year old GOP member-elect of Congress from Louisiana, died from complications of COVID-19. I send my deepest
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Remaining claims within timely adjudication resolution period, UI claims older than 21 days resolved or assigned CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 MADISON — Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary-designee Amy Pechacek today announced that the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Division has cleared its backlog of regular UI claims. The announcement comes after Gov. Tony
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced his appointment of Amy Pechacek as the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary-designee. Secretary-designee Pechacek has been leading the agency as transition director since earlier this year. “The DWD has faced historic levels of claims, hindered by antiquated technology and burdensome bureaucracy created by those
The state has entered a contract with Vault Medical Services that will provide free, at-home COVID-19 saliva collection kits to everyone who lives in Wisconsin. Wisconsinites can now order a collection kit online and have it shipped to their home. The kit has instructions on how to collect the saliva,
Existing home sales continued to surge in Wisconsin as mortgage rates hit a new record low in November, according to the Wisconsin Realtors Association’s latest monthly analysis. The home sales report shows Wisconsin on a record pace for sales while continued low inventory levels pushed home prices even higher. November
President Trump, having been shot down by multiple courts in his attempt to overturn Joe Biden’s win in Wisconsin, today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to declare the state’s Nov. 3 election “failed” and have the GOP-controlled Legislature appoint presidential electors. Trump’s campaign filed a petition to have the U.S.