Contact: DNR Office of Communications DNRPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is recruiting for its next class of conservation wardens. Discover what it takes to pursue a career in conservation law enforcement at an upcoming virtual information session at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24. DNR conservation wardens are credentialed law enforcement officers who work across the state enforcing natural resource and recreation safety laws, educating the public on conservation topics, and providing law enforcement services on state parks, forests and trails. The application period will open in April 2021. The conservation warden career is unique, rewarding and requires candidates

WISCONSIN — Eleven years ago, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became the law of the land and millions of women gained coverage and critical protections as a result. Among the many benefits of the ACA, the health care law ensures that women cannot be charged more than men for the same coverage. Additionally, 68 million women with pre-existing conditions like diabetes and asthma are protected from discrimination, and they are no longer subject to annual or lifetime limits. The ACA also guarantees free preventive care, such as mammograms, Pap smears, and other important screenings, in addition to providing birth control

[Madison, WI] – Once again, Gov. Tony Evers is ignoring CDC guidelines during his vaccine rollout. After bypassing guidance from the medical experts by failing to vaccine Wisconsinites with chronic health conditions sooner, Gov. Evers snubbed manufacturing workers by failing to include them in phase 1c of vaccine eligibility, despite the CDC guidelines that indicate that manufacturing workers should have been in phase 1b alongside other frontline essential workers. Manufacturing workers have been serving in the trenches of the pandemic from the onset — working tirelessly to help make PPE and other equipment to help keep Wisconsinites safe — and they don’t have the

MADISON – Today, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) joined nurses from Meriter-UnityPoint Hospital for a press conference at the State Capitol, standing with them in their fight for fair compensation and leave polices on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic. The nurses are currently in contract negotiations with Meriter-UnityPoint executives and are seeking solutions to a broken system exacerbated by the public health crisis of the past year. The nurses are seeking a boost in incentive pay for extra shifts, additional paid time off to replace time off lost due to COVID-19 illness or quarantine, and input into future crisis response

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) announced the details of how much funding Wisconsin is estimated to receive through the passage of the American Rescue Plan. In total, Wisconsin is estimated to receive over $5.7 billion in relief funding—$3.2 billion for state governments, $1.1 billion for counties, over $780 million for cities, and almost $400 million for other non-counties. “I was proud to vote for the American Rescue Plan to ensure that almost $6 billion in relief funds comes back to the great state of Wisconsin,” said Congressman Pocan. “Wisconsinites have been demanding relief for months and Congress provided a long overdue stimulus to our

Each year, National Ag Day presents an opportunity for all of us to recognize the impacts and contributions of agriculture throughout Wisconsin. We are fortunate to have an agricultural industry that produces an abundance of diverse products that are recognized around the world for their high quality. Our state is responsible for exporting more than $3.3 billion of agriculture products to over 151 countries. Wisconsin ranks first in the U.S. for a variety of commodities and is internationally known as a leader in the dairy industry. With a $104.8 billion contribution to our state’s economy each year and about 435,700

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) is joining an international working group, initiated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), to update the national and international approach to analyzing the effects of pharmaceutical mergers. “We must use the tools at our disposal to work to lower the cost of prescription drugs,” said Attorney General Kaul. “I’m proud that Wisconsin is part of this international effort to re-examine antitrust laws to better address consolidation in the pharmaceutical industry.” The working group will be initiated by the FTC, and will include the Canadian Competition