DNR: Wisconsin Hunter Ethics Award honors two central state hunters

Contact: April Dombrowski, DNR Recreational Safety And Outdoor Skills Section Chief April.Dombrowski@wisconsin.gov or 608-852-9456 MADISON, Wis. –  The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) awarded two hunters from central Wisconsin with the Wisconsin Hunter Ethics Award for their actions in 2020. Troy DeLaet

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Sen. Felzkowski: Statement on state employees returning to work

CONTACT: Sen. Mary Felzkowski 608-266-2509 Madison, WI – Yesterday, Public Health Madison & Dane County announced that they will not be issuing any new health orders following the expiration of their current order on June 2, 2021. Senator Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) made the following statement: “This is a pretty clear

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DNR: Wisconsin Hunter Ethics Award honors two central state hunters

Contact: April Dombrowski, DNR Recreational Safety And Outdoor Skills Section Chief April.Dombrowski@wisconsin.gov or 608-852-9456 MADISON, Wis. –  The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) awarded two hunters from central Wisconsin with the Wisconsin Hunter Ethics Award for their actions in 2020. Troy DeLaet of Rosholt (Portage County) and Steven Kahan of Wausau (Marathon

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Milwaukee Ald. Rainey: Hip-Hop Week MKE postponed for 2021

It is with sadness that I am announcing the indefinite postponement of Hip-Hop Week MKE for 2021. While I would love to bring forth the usual positive energy, music, information and resources that Hip-Hop Week MKE is now known for across the city, the state and the nation, the current

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Protect Our Care: Governor Evers connects the dots for GOP Legislature

Contact: Joe Zepecki jz@jzcomms.com 202-445-1517 Medicaid Expansion would boost state coffers, economy WISCONSIN — In the wake of Governor Tony Evers’ call for a special session on Medicaid Expansion and the release of draft legislation itemizing the local investments expansion would make possible, Protect Our Care Wisconsin State Director Joe

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WisDems: Gov. Evers calls special session of Legislature to expand BadgerCare and support economic development projects

Contact: WisDems Communications (press@wisdems.org) MADISON, Wis. — Today, Gov. Evers called for a special session of the legislature to expand BadgerCare and reinvest cost savings into much-needed projects throughout the state to support economic development and Wisconsin’s economic recovery. Expanding BadgerCare would cover 90,900 Wisconsinites and save the state $1.6 billion over

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Biden’s executive action runs counter to the principles of an open, transparent government and the rule of law

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) led 20 of his Senate Republican colleagues in calling on President Biden to reverse his executive order that revoked federal agencies requirement to post guidance documents in a searchable database. The executive order was modeled after bipartisan legislation, the Guidance Out of Darkness Act (GOOD Act) that was

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Institute for Reforming Government: Launches State Budget Dashboard

Madison, Wis. — Today, the Institute for Reforming Government launched a new interactive website that allows the general public to build their own state budget. The first-of-its-kind dashboard in Wisconsin gives people an insight into the world of a state lawmaker by allowing the public to: 1.  Start with the surplus that Governor Evers’ inherited.

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Evers calls special session on Medicaid expansion, proposes economic development projects with additional federal money

Gov. Tony Evers, rebuffed multiple times by Republican lawmakers over expanding Medicaid, today announced a special session to take up covering an additional 90,000 Wisconsinites through the program. To up the pressure on GOP lawmakers to accept expansion, Evers announced $850 million in projects, including economic development work, he said

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