With the goal of placing in every Wisconsin county motorized outdoor wheelchairs for people to use for free, the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation and Access Ability Wisconsin have teamed up for the long haul. “When the incoming executive director offered to invite the Federation’s impressive grassroots network of affiliates to help us find local hosts for outdoor wheelchairs, trailers, and support systems in all 72 counties in Wisconsin, we welcomed them with open arms,” said AAW President and Founder Monica Spaeni, adding, “Here’s where conservation meets inclusion! Together, we will make it as easy as possible for anyone with temporary or

MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson announced today that 267 UW System students will share $1 million in scholarships under the new Wisconsin Regents Opportunity Scholarship program. The program provides scholarships to underrepresented and deserving students in one of three phases of their higher education pursuit: prior to enrollment, while continuing studies, and near completion. Students are nominated by their universities and receive the scholarships from UW System. “This new scholarship program will become a UW System cornerstone as we redirect resources to benefit students,” Thompson said. “It will help us diversify our student body by recruiting more

MADISON, Wis. — On January 6, 2021 Wisconsinites were glued to their TV screens, witnessing something most of us never thought possible. Rioters beating up Capitol police officers with flagpoles. Confederate flags in the US Capitol. Lawmakers being evacuated as the mob called for their execution. And yet, 6 months later, too little has changed and too few lessons have been learned, in Wisconsin and across the nation. All of Wisconsin’s Republican Congressional Delegation voted against a commission to examine what went wrong on January 6th, 2021. Senator Ron Johnson continues to promote lies about what happened that day. And worse,

WASHINTON, D.C. – Today, Climate Power and the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) announced the launch of new digital ads in Wisconsin. These ads are part of an additional $10 million paid media boost to their nationwide Great American Build campaign. As Wisconsin and much of the country is gripped by climate-change fueled extreme weather, new cable, broadcast, and digital ads will underscore the need for Congress to take immediate, bold climate action to create millions of good-paying, union jobs in the clean energy sector, prioritize environmental justice for communities of color most harmed by toxic pollution, and confront climate change. WATCH

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