U.S. Rep. Gallagher: Press for information on COVID-like illness at 2019 World Military Games in Wuhan

6/23/21 Contact: Jordan Dunn WASHINGTON, D.C. – As first reported in the Washington Post, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) this week wrote to the Departments of Defense (DoD) and Health and Human Services (HHS) to ask for information regarding a cluster of illnesses associated with the World Military Games held in Wuhan, China from October 18-28, 2019. Following the games, athletes from several nations reported becoming sick with symptoms they later recognized were consistent with COVID-19. In letters to Secretary Lloyd Austin, General Mark Milley, and Secretary Xavier Bercerra, the lawmakers pushed for information on possible COVID-19 infections of U.S. Army

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Seeking public comment for environmental review of City Of Prairie Du Chien Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project

June 23, 2021 Contact: Kevin Olson, DNR Community Financial Assistance Specialist Kevin.Olson@wisconsin.gov or 608-234-2238   DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of City Of Prairie Du Chien Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project   MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the City Of Prairie Du Chien 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 the main replacement along Villa Louis Road in the City of Prairie Du Chien. Activities related to this project are minor actions under Chapter NR 150,

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Agrace: Adds Pline and Truehl to Foundation Board

June 23, 2021 Contact: Liz Kopling, Director of Marketing & Communications Office: (608) 327-7219  Cell: (608) 772-9653 liz.kopling@agrace.org Agrace Adds Pline and Truehl to Foundation Board MADISON, Wis. – Agrace has appointed Kathy Pline and Scott Truehl to its Foundation’s board of directors. A nonprofit health care organization, Agrace provides non-medical personal care, supportive (palliative) care, hospice care and grief support to people across southern Wisconsin. The Agrace Foundation Board guides its fundraising, helping to meet the organization’s current and future needs.   Kathy Pline Kathy Pline, of Lake Mills, Wis., is vice president of operations at DeWitt LLP, where she

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WED AM Update: GOP election bills headed to Evers; Senate meets today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) From WisPolitics.com … — A series of election-related bills are headed to Gov. Tony Evers after Assembly approval, including one that would place new requirements on absentee voting. SB 204 would require indefinitely confined voters to apply for absentee ba… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me     Forgot Password

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Assembly approves using federal ARPA funds for loans to purchase paper mills in Wisconsin Rapids, Park Falls

The Assembly passed a bill that would spend $50 million of federal American Rescue Plan Act money on a loan to a cooperative buy the Verso paper mill in Wisconsin Rapids. Lawmakers voted 63-35 on AB 367, which would allow the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to loan Consolidated Cooperative $50 million to purchase the shuttered Verso Paper Mill in Wisconsin Rapids.  The bill also authorizes WEDC to award a loan of up to $15 million to Park Falls Mill Multi-Stakeholder Cooperative cooperative to purchase the idled Park Falls Pulp and Paper Mill in the city of Park Falls. According to

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Seeking public comment for environmental review of City Of Prairie Du Chien Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project

June 23, 2021 Contact: Kevin Olson, DNR Community Financial Assistance Specialist Kevin.Olson@wisconsin.gov or 608-234-2238   DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of City Of Prairie Du Chien Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project   MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the City Of Prairie Du Chien is

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Agrace: Adds Pline and Truehl to Foundation Board

June 23, 2021 Contact: Liz Kopling, Director of Marketing & Communications Office: (608) 327-7219  Cell: (608) 772-9653 liz.kopling@agrace.org Agrace Adds Pline and Truehl to Foundation Board MADISON, Wis. – Agrace has appointed Kathy Pline and Scott Truehl to its Foundation’s board of directors. A nonprofit health care organization, Agrace provides non-medical

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WED AM Update: GOP election bills headed to Evers; Senate meets today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) From WisPolitics.com … — A series of election-related bills are headed to Gov. Tony Evers after Assembly approval, including one that would place new requirements on absentee voting. SB 204 would require indefinitely confined voters to

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