Gill campaign: Rebecca Kleefisch endorses judge

APPLETON – Judge Greg Gill Jr., candidate for Court of Appeals District III, announced that he has earned the endorsement of former Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch. She is the latest high-profile endorsement that Judge Gill has received from state and

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DNR: February wolf harvest season Feb. 22-28

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced today the February wolf harvest season is underway through Feb. 28, 2021 in accordance with a circuit court order. The DNR received 27,151 wolf harvest applications. There are 2,380 harvest authorizations

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Milwaukee Mayor Barrett: Statement on governors capital budget

“I strongly support the allocation of $163 million for the state office building at 27th and Wisconsin as proposed in the Governor’s capital budget. I am grateful for the renewed investment in the near west side of Milwaukee. The project will positively affect not only the immediate neighborhood but also

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Evers’ budget tax proposals total a $1 billion increase

The net impact of Gov. Tony Evers’ budget tax proposals would be a $1 billion increase over the biennium, according to his office. The biggest chunk of that would come from matching state tax laws to the provisions of a tax bill former President Trump signed in December 2017. The

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Opportunity Wisconsin: As Covid death toll nears 500K, Opportunity Wisconsin calls on Senator Johnson to back Covid relief

MADISON, Wis.—Opportunity Wisconsin released a statement today as the United States inches closer to the grim milestone of 500,000 American deaths from COVID-19. Dr. Rachel Hughes, a southern Wisconsin emergency medicine physician and Opportunity Wisconsin steering committee member: “As we approach the once unimaginable scenario of over a half million American lives lost

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Gill campaign: Rebecca Kleefisch endorses judge

APPLETON – Judge Greg Gill Jr., candidate for Court of Appeals District III, announced that he has earned the endorsement of former Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch. She is the latest high-profile endorsement that Judge Gill has received from state and local leaders across Wisconsin. “We need more judges like Greg

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Sierra Club: Dismayed by unscientific, irresponsible wolf hunt

Madison- Today, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) will launch a 6-day hunt on Wisconsin’s gray wolves, with a quota, established in days, of 200 wolves, as required by a court case brought by the hunting group, Hunter Nation. In response, Wisconsin Sierra Club Chapter Director Elizabeth Ward issued

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U.S. Rep. Gallagher: Unveils common-sense border security package

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today announced he reintroduced three bills that would better secure America’s borders, combat corruption and instability in Mexico, and reduce the backlog in America’s immigration courts. The bills, which he originally introduced in the 116th Congress following a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border, would crack

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DNR: February wolf harvest season Feb. 22-28

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced today the February wolf harvest season is underway through Feb. 28, 2021 in accordance with a circuit court order. The DNR received 27,151 wolf harvest applications. There are 2,380 harvest authorizations available for purchase for applicants who are eligible to obtain

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Wisconsin Hospital Association: Calls for more urgency in vaccine production

Madison, Wis., Feb. 22, 2021—In case you missed it, Wisconsin Hospital Association President and CEO Eric Borgerding expressed frustration on behalf of the state’s hospitals and health systems about the limited supply of COVID-19 vaccine coming into Wisconsin in an editorial appearing in the Wisconsin State Journal. Vaccination appointments are being cancelled

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