MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be developing new regulations for the lake whitefish commercial industry. To gain stakeholder participation from a wide variety of sources, the DNR will host a virtual public meeting to hear from anyone interested in Lake Michigan whitefish and discuss the lake whitefish rules for the Green Bay emergency rule. This will be the fifth of several public meetings that have been held over the past five months to get feedback on the Lake Michigan whitefish fishery. This meeting will take place virtually via Zoom on Thursday, March 11 at 6 p.m. Members

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and the Public Service Commission (PSC) announced the WEDC will provide a $100,000 Capacity Building Grant to the Forest County Economic Development Partnership for a pilot program testing a tethered, drone-based system to provide high-speed internet in rural areas. A key part of that test kicks off today with the announcement of a partnership between Wisconsin TeleLift and the Northland Pines School District. The six-month project will use Wisconsin TeleLift’s tethered drone platforms fitted with cell phone towers to provide high-speed internet access to the roughly 10 percent of

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) introduced a resolution to support students and highlight the need for schools to safely reopen. Steil was joined by 22 colleagues, including Wisconsin Congressmen Mike Gallagher (WI-08) and Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05). “The science is clear: students can be safely back in the classroom. The Biden Administration’s goal of reopening 50% of schools for one day of in-person learning per week should not be the standard. We must strive to have every child learning in-person five days a week. For nearly a year, kids have suffered mentally, emotionally, and academically from virtual learning. Further, working parents with

Madison, Wis. — Michael Brickman, a former policy official at the U.S. Department of Education and Gov. Walker policy advisor, has joined the Institute for Reforming Government as a senior fellow, focusing on public policy research and analysis in K-12 education, higher education, and workforce development. “All Wisconsinites deserve an equal opportunity to realize the American Dream. Yet, our education system – at all levels – leaves way too many people behind.  Wisconsin’s racial achievement gap is the worst in the nation, our rural schools struggle mightily, and our higher education and technical college system are not preparing students for the

“The announcement made yesterday by Gov. Tony Evers is welcome news for thousands of landlords and tenants throughout Wisconsin. The investment of $322 million for the Wisconsin Emergency Rental Assistance Program will make an immediate impact in helping families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic downturn. Efforts like these can mean the difference between a feeling of safety in one’s home and the feeling of economic insecurity brought on by this pandemic. Our coalition strongly urges those tenants who qualify for this emergency relief to apply as soon as possible. We also encourage property owners to continue working