The governor and secretary-designee are joined by Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg, La Crosse County Highway Commissioner Ron Chamberlain, Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary-designee Craig Thompson highlighted the governor’s investments in Wisconsin’s roads and infrastructure over the 2019-21 biennium and in the governor’s Badger Bounceback agenda in a video message with local leaders. They were joined by Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg, La Crosse County Highway Commissioner Ron Chamberlain, and Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach, all of whom highlighted the impact these critical state funds have had on their local infrastructure and communities.

MADISON —Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna), Assembly Majority Leader and Co-Chair of the Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities, released the following statement regarding the announcement that Kalvin Barrett, a member of the Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities, was appointed as Dane County Sherriff: “Kalvin has been an indispensable member of the Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities, providing our committee with a wealth of knowledge relating to the work and training of our state’s police officers. I am hopeful he will bring the same level-headed expertise and commitment to Dane County communities that he has brought to our Task Force discussions.

(MADISON) — State Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate Deb Kerr violated state law when she used official, taxpayer-funded resources to the benefit of her private consulting business, a complaint filed by the Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) alleges. Emails obtained and published by the Wisconsin State Journal last month show that, on multiple occasions, Kerr used her official email and the trappings of her position as Superintendent of Brown Deer School District to promote her consulting company, Lead Greatly LLC.   The complaint states, “The crux of this complaint is that records show that on multiple occasions, over the course

A Surge of Vaccine Availability Has Led to More Travel Options and Protection for Badger State Residents   MADISON, Wis.— Opportunity Wisconsin released a new report today on how the American Rescue Plan is helping Wisconsinites get vaccinated. This week the Biden-Harris Administration announced that Wisconsin community health centers will receive more than $59 million to expand vaccine distribution, part of a $10 billion nationwide investment “to expand access to vaccines and better serve communities of color, rural areas, low-income populations, and other underserved communities in the COVID-19 response.”   In addition, today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Lake Delton, WI —Representative Alex Dallman and Senator Joan Ballweg had the honor of presenting a citation to Patrol Officer Daniel Hess for his retirement from the Lake Delton Police Department. Daniel started serving the community of Lake Delton in 1989, and served 23 years as a Ranger Instructor, while also providing valuable education to officers across the state by serving as the Lake Delton Police Department’s Field Training Officer for 30 years and having the leadership qualities to preside as Director of Patrol for the Wisconsin Field Training Officer’s Association. Representative Dallman provided the following remarks, “We are proud to

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown just how critical Wisconsin’s broadband infrastructure is for delivering basic services like education and health care. While students started Zooming into their classrooms, more and more patients utilized virtual services like telehealth for the first time last year. From March 15th to April 14th of 2020, telehealth visits increased 300-fold.[1] Fifty percent of visits for seniors over the age of 85 were held via telehealth. Yet, according to the Aging Connected report, people who are enrolled in Medicaid are 2.7 times more likely to be offline.[2] Black seniors are 2.5 times more likely to be offline, while Latinx seniors