Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore introduced the Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act, legislation that will ban federal funds from being used to separate children from their parents solely due to poverty. In response, she released the following statement: “For far
Madison, WI – Senator Duey Stroebel again voted in favor of AB 1, a measure that contains numerous COVID-19 relief provisions including a recently added measure authorizing Gov. Tony Evers to declare a state of emergency for the sole purpose
Wisconsin—January 28, 2020 — Wood, Portage and Marquette County are taking the lead to let voters show the state legislature that Wisconsinites need clean water. Voters in these counties will have a clean water referendum question on their April 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), reintroduced legislation to reverse a damaging rule change made by the Trump administration that increased out-of-pocket costs for millions
Union leave policy results in public subsidy to labor unions, violates Constitution’s ban on compelled speech The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a Notice of Claim, Thursday, on behalf of a Milwaukee resident challenging a Milwaukee Public
Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said the Assembly will put off voting to overturn Gov. Tony Evers’ public health declaration to give lawmakers additional time to understand the fiscal impact of the move. The Assembly had been scheduled to vote this
All seven of the state’s school superintendent candidates agreed that Wisconsin needs to increase the technology literacy of its students — but each contender has a different plan to get there. In a webcast series with WisBusiness.com-WisPolitics.com released earlier this
— Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to modernize the state’s Unemployment Insurance system would automate the current tedious and time-consuming process, claims workers argued. From March 15, 2020, to Jan. 16, 2021, 1.28 million initial claims were filed in Wisconsin, quadruple
As coworking becomes more popular among freelancers and small business professionals, the biotechnology industry is also seeing new opportunities to leverage the model. Madison-based Forward BIOLABS is a biotech coworking space that allows biotech startups to get off the ground
The state has a long road ahead before the economy returns to pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest report from Forward Analytics. Forward Analytics is the research arm of the Wisconsin Counties Association. “The COVID Economy: The Economic Impacts of
Senate Republicans today amended a COVID-19 bill in an attempt to spare the state from losing millions in enhanced food stamp funding after their vote to overturn Gov. Tony Evers’ public health declaration put the funding at risk. The amendment
CONTACT: DOA Communications, DOACommunications@wisconsin.gov MADISON – The People’s Maps Commission will hold a virtual public hearing tonight from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. to seek public input on the upcoming redistricting of legislative maps from constituents of Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District. Although the hearing will focus on the 7th Congressional District, all Wisconsin residents are encouraged to watch and
Contact: DNRPress@Wisconsin.gov MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board selected officers for 2021 calendar year during the Jan. 27 meeting. Dr. Frederick Prehn, a dentist and cranberry grower from Wausau, was selected as chair of the board for the third year. Prehn was appointed
Contact: Jamie Mara, (920) 209-3990 | jmara@dairyforward.com MADISON, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading dairy advocacy group, today announced that state Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, is the organization’s Legislator of the Year. DBA pointed to important legislation Marklein
Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore introduced the Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act, legislation that will ban federal funds from being used to separate children from their parents solely due to poverty. In response, she released the following statement: “For far too long and too often, impoverished families have been punished
Madison, WI – Senator Duey Stroebel again voted in favor of AB 1, a measure that contains numerous COVID-19 relief provisions including a recently added measure authorizing Gov. Tony Evers to declare a state of emergency for the sole purpose of receiving federal FoodShare funds. Sen. Stroebel released the following
Wisconsin—January 28, 2020 — Wood, Portage and Marquette County are taking the lead to let voters show the state legislature that Wisconsinites need clean water. Voters in these counties will have a clean water referendum question on their April 2021 ballots as part of the Clean Water Now campaign. Clean
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), reintroduced legislation to reverse a damaging rule change made by the Trump administration that increased out-of-pocket costs for millions of Americans and made fewer Americans eligible for the Affordable
Union leave policy results in public subsidy to labor unions, violates Constitution’s ban on compelled speech The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a Notice of Claim, Thursday, on behalf of a Milwaukee resident challenging a Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) union leave policy. Under this policy, MPS pays public
Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said the Assembly will put off voting to overturn Gov. Tony Evers’ public health declaration to give lawmakers additional time to understand the fiscal impact of the move. The Assembly had been scheduled to vote this morning on the resolution, which cleared the Senate on Tuesday.
All seven of the state’s school superintendent candidates agreed that Wisconsin needs to increase the technology literacy of its students — but each contender has a different plan to get there. In a webcast series with WisBusiness.com-WisPolitics.com released earlier this month, in partnership with Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition, each candidate
— Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to modernize the state’s Unemployment Insurance system would automate the current tedious and time-consuming process, claims workers argued. From March 15, 2020, to Jan. 16, 2021, 1.28 million initial claims were filed in Wisconsin, quadruple the initial claims filed in all of 2019, said Department
As coworking becomes more popular among freelancers and small business professionals, the biotechnology industry is also seeing new opportunities to leverage the model. Madison-based Forward BIOLABS is a biotech coworking space that allows biotech startups to get off the ground without the overhead and supply cost. On average, Forward BIOLABS
The state has a long road ahead before the economy returns to pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest report from Forward Analytics. Forward Analytics is the research arm of the Wisconsin Counties Association. “The COVID Economy: The Economic Impacts of COVID-19 in Wisconsin” examines the economic damage wrought by the
Senate Republicans today amended a COVID-19 bill in an attempt to spare the state from losing millions in enhanced food stamp funding after their vote to overturn Gov. Tony Evers’ public health declaration put the funding at risk. The amendment from Sen. Steve Nass, who co-authored the joint resolution to
CONTACT: DOA Communications, DOACommunications@wisconsin.gov MADISON – The People’s Maps Commission will hold a virtual public hearing tonight from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. to seek public input on the upcoming redistricting of legislative maps from constituents of Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District. Although the hearing will focus on the 7th Congressional District, all Wisconsin residents are encouraged to watch and participate. Katie Fahey and Michael Li will provide expert testimony to the
Contact: DNRPress@Wisconsin.gov MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board selected officers for 2021 calendar year during the Jan. 27 meeting. Dr. Frederick Prehn, a dentist and cranberry grower from Wausau, was selected as chair of the board for the third year. Prehn was appointed by Gov. Scott Walker in May 2015. His term expires
Contact: Jamie Mara, (920) 209-3990 | jmara@dairyforward.com MADISON, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading dairy advocacy group, today announced that state Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, is the organization’s Legislator of the Year. DBA pointed to important legislation Marklein championed, including funding for the Dairy Innovation Hub; truth-in-labeling for