Media contact: Luke Rudolph, 715-212-0537, lrudolph@uwsa.edu The Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service is excited to announce that Doris Kearns Goodwin, renowned historian and author, will present the Public Issues Series lecture “Leadership in Turbulent Times” April 12 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Goodwin’s 2018 book,” Leadership in Turbulent Times,”

Media contact: Tod Pritchard, tod.pritchard@supportuw.org, 608-609-5217 MADISON —  Losing the ability to walk, use our minds, even effectively function in the world is a devastating thought. Yet more than 30,000 people afflicted by Huntington’s disease, and nearly one million Americans living with Parkinson’s disease, along with their families and friends, are facing

Contact: Sarah Abel, Phone: 202-225-5506, Sarah.Abel@mail.house.gov Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Randy Feenstra (R-IA) introduced the bipartisan Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America (ECORA) Act, which would remove taxation on income from farm real estate loans made by community banks. The ECORA Act will benefit farmers, families, and rural communities across Wisconsin by allowing

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov    MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released a statement after Republicans on the State Building Commission (SBC) deadlocked on the commission on a 4-4 vote on every motion that included each project in the governor’s capital budget recommendations, rejecting the governor’s proposed $2.38 billion in investments in state infrastructure. Gov.

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined a bipartisan group of Senators to reintroduce legislation that would provide certainty to Wisconsin hospitals participating in the 340B drug discount program during the COVID-19 public health emergency. “Our hospitals, health care workers, and the patients they serve need certainty during

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443     GREEN BAY — Gov. Tony Evers will tour the new COVID-19 community vaccination site at Lambeau Field on Weds., March 17, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. The governor will be joined by Packers Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel Ed Policy, Bellin Health President and CEO Chris Woleske, Brown

Contact: Shelia Stubbs, 608-266-3784 Rep.Stubbs@legis.wisconisn.gov Madison, WI – Today, Assembly Bill 121, relating to the deregulation of natural hair braiding, passed through the Wisconsin State Assembly, and now heads to the Wisconsin State Senate. This bill specifies that a person does not need to obtain a barbering or cosmetology license in

Contact: Sally Fox, Sally.Fox@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) introduced H.R. 1953, the No Taxpayer-Funded Checks for Prisoners Act, preventing federal prisoners currently incarcerated from receiving taxpayer money through the Pelosi Payoff, a $1.9 trillion liberal spending wish list that passed both chambers by party line votes and was signed

Contact: Landis Holdorf, Phone: ‪(920) 249-4787 APPLETON – Court of Appeals District Three candidate Judge Greg Gill has received the endorsement of Pro-Life Wisconsin. Pro-Life Wisconsin now joins Wisconsin Right to Life in supporting Judge Gill in his candidacy for the Third District Court of Appeals. Judge Gill is the only candidate

Contact: Chet.Agni@wisconsin.gov or 608-843-4970     MADISON — Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes issued the following statement today on the shootings in Georgia and the anti-Asian racism, violence, and discrimination in our communities. “I am saddened and outraged by the shootings in Georgia that left eight people dead, including six Asian women. Targeted acts of hatred and violence against

ontact: Kevin Olson, DNR Community Financial Assistance Specialist Kevin.Olson@wisconsin.gov or 608-234-2238 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the City of Bangor is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project includes both