Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs has introduced two communication files that will be heard by the Public Works Committee at its next meeting tomorrow – Thursday, September 9th at 9 a.m. The first file is #210655 – Communication from the Department of Public Works and We Energies relating to their policies for responding to power outages as well as their response to recent storm events. The file is aimed at getting more details on the response to the recent string of storms that caused widespread power outages, fallen trees and more.             The second file is #210698 – Communication from the Department of Public Works providing

MADISON, Wis. — In an interview with the Green Bay Press-Gazette, GOP Rep. John Macco, who has filed paperwork to run for governor, questioned the science behind life-saving vaccines and likened the COVID-19 pandemic to the HIV and AIDS epidemic. Macco said he believes “natural systemic immunity”  provides better protection than vaccines, despite health experts saying that’s false. He’s even touted ivermectin, which has poisoned 17 Wisconsinites, as a potential cure.   Likely GOP candidate Rebecca Kleefisch has also been reckless when it comes to the pandemic – promoting anti-vaccine posts online, supporting bogus treatments for COVID-19, and attending and promoting potential super spreader events.  

[Brookfield…] Bill McCoshen, Policy Advisory Board Chair for Common Sense Wisconsin, issued the following statement regarding polling data released earlier today by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty. “I believe it is common sense that ballots should be treated and tabulated in the same manner no matter in what county they are cast. We should amend the Wisconsin Constitution to ensure that such protections are guaranteed.” McCoshen and Common Sense Wisconsin have proposed a constitutional amendment requiring uniformity in elections administration, noting that Governor Evers cannot veto a constitutional amendment approved by the voters. BACKGROUND A poll commissioned by

Madison – Representative Shae Sortwell (R-Gibson) released the following statement today regarding the circulation of his three social media censorship package, co-authored with Senator Roth: “Big Tech has long been violating people’s free speech rights through deleting, censoring, and shadow-banning because they disagree with what is posted or who is posting it. And now, Big Tech is colluding with President Biden to suppress free speech and push his agenda. Government cannot simply bypass their Constitutional restrictions by having businesses do their dirty work for them. Senator Roth and I will hold them accountable with our package of three bills and

City of Racine – According to the City of Racine’s Public Health Department data, from 8/18 – 9/3, a total of 1,931 individuals received their first dose of the vaccine. That’s a daily average of 114 people. Over the first half of the month (actually 8/1 – 8/17), there was a daily average of 96 first doses. This is approximately a 19% increase in the daily number of first doses.   The City of Racine Public Health Department largely attributes that growth to the combination of the City and State gift card incentive programs. The City’s gift card program began on

While all disasters are local, sometimes an incident goes beyond a jurisdiction’s capability to respond. During a complex or prolonged response, such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the emergency management community has long recognized the need for a qualified team of experienced, well-trained individuals with specialized skills that can assist a local incident commander, which is known as an Incident Management Team (IMT).   Members of an IMT may work in public safety, local government or the private sector. This allows these teams to draw on a diverse background of experiences to help tackle difficult problems.   “We provide support

Today, Wisconsin parents Chelsea Powell, Dr. Jennifer Milosavljevic, and Lora Zimmer demanded that Ron Johnson stop endangering the lives of Wisconsin’s children with his crusade to discourage people from getting vaccinated while spreading dangerous disinformation about ineffective alternative treatments. You can watch the full event here and see what the speakers said, in part, below: Chelsea Powell: “We need to get to a place where our elected officials are telling the truth about COVID, being honest about the risk of COVID and encouraging us to protect ourselves, our families, and our communities. We do not have that with Senator Johnson.

Soldiers that left Wisconsin in mid-August to support California and Washington with firefighting operations continue to battle wildfires, and their mission will continue through mid-September. One helicopter and six personnel from several units assigned to West Bend’s Army Aviation Support Facility #2 are supporting Washington with medevac support, while two aircraft and 17 personnel from Madison’s 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation are assisting the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFire) with general aviation support and firefighting operations. “The mission to California is to support CALFire wildland firefighting,” said Lt. Col. Dan Allen, commander of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s

MADISON — For half a century, researchers have regularly found techniques for shrinking silicon transistors, roughly doubling the number that can be crammed onto a computer chip and driving the transition from room-sized computers to smartwatches in the span of a lifetime. These days, however, silicon transistors are so atomically small that soon it may not be possible to shrink them. That’s why researchers are investigating new, more efficient materials with the potential to replace silicon. One leading candidate is carbon nanotubes, which are tiny, rolled-up pieces of the practically 2-dimensional wonder material graphene. When used as transistors, the nanotubes

MADISON, Wis. – Today, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s (DATCP) Farm Center kicks of the second season of its “Rural Realities” podcast. The first episode features Amanda Harguth, AgrAbility of Wisconsin outreach specialist, who will discuss how AgrAbility can help farmers with disabilities continue farming. “Farmers face many complex issues and challenges that can cause stress,” said Dan Bauer, DATCP’s Farm Center supervisor. “Through this podcast, we are able to bring information and resources to farmers that can help them overcome these challenges, in an easily accessible format they can listen to on their own schedule.”

Public Health Madison & Dane County is looking to create 19 new positions to support the ongoing COVID-19 response and recovery. The positions would be funded with $5.8 million in federal and state grants intended for COVID response and critical public health infrastructure. “Our department has been responding to the COVID-19 pandemic for over a year and a half and the pandemic is not going away anytime soon,” said Janel Heinrich, Director of Public Health Madison & Dane County. “These new, multi-year positions are needed immediately to sustain the response over the near,-to mid-term, while also maintaining the ‘normal’ high

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Elections Director Julietta Henry has been selected to serve on the advisory board of a national nonpartisan legal network created to advise and defend election officials in the performance of their official duties. The Election Official Legal Defense Network announced the formation of the group and advisory board earlier today at a press conference in Washington, D.C., and described the organization’s mission in an op-ed in the Washington Post. “It is an honor to be selected to serve on the advisory board of the non-partisan Election Official Legal Defense Network,” said Director Henry. “With the integrity of our elections being undermined

  Contact: Jordan Dunn WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today released the following statement after documents obtained by The Intercept showed Dr. Anthony Fauci has lied for months about NIAID’s support for gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV). “On May 12, I argued that Dr. Fauci had not been forthcoming about the U.S. government’s support for gain-of-function research at the WIV. These documents are a smoking gun that indicate he not only failed to be forthcoming, but that he also lied to the American people about his organization’s support for this risky research. “Thanks to grant reports written by Peter