DHS Deputy Secretary visits to thank staff for their dedication to vaccinating the community City of Racine – Today, Racine County celebrates the one year anniversary of the AMI vaccination clinic at Regency Mall. The AMI clinic is funded through the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and was established a year ago to help ensure the community had consistent and equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccines.     “Our partnership with AMI Expeditionary Healthcare has been key in the statewide effort to provide equitable access to COVID-19 vaccinations,” said DHS Deputy Secretary Deb Standridge. “We thank AMI for their dedication in working closely with

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released the following statement in response to a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding redistricting. “The good news with today’s decision is that the congressional maps we proposed will remain in place—that’s great news for the people of our state and our democracy, and it’s been a long time coming. “Unfortunately, the Supreme Court of the United States today made a remarkable departure, even from their own recent actions, by deciding to reject our maps that the Wisconsin Supreme Court selected just a few weeks ago. Our maps are far better than Republicans’ gerrymandered maps we have

 MADISON, Wis. – Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s use of the shadow docket to reverse a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling adopting legislative maps submitted by Gov. Evers: “Today’s decision is unprecedented, and another clear demonstration that when Republican politicians don’t get absolutely everything they want from the conservative majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, they can simply turn to the next panel of far-right judges and try again. With a single, unsigned and sparsely reasoned opinion on its shadow docket, this Court is signaling a deep and

Statement by Judge Lori Kornblum: Maria Lazar cannot defend her record as a judge which includes giving a convicted rapist only a few months in jail. So,  as unconscionable as it is, her dark money supporters have chosen to stoop as low as possible with dishonest attacks that shamefully invoke the deaths of victims at the Waukesha Christmas Parade. Waukesha is still healing. Survivors continue to deal with physical and emotional trauma. Every airing of the ad re-traumatizes them. The cowards who are airing this ad should immediately take it down and I call on Maria Lazar to join me

MILWAUKEE — Dr. Tara Baillargeon has been named permanent dean of Marquette University’s Raynor Memorial Libraries. Baillargeon, who has served as acting dean since October 2021 following Janice Welburn’s retirement, was previously assistant dean for digital scholarship in the libraries. “Throughout her time as acting dean and the search process, Dr. Baillargeon demonstrated a keen understanding of and deep appreciation for the libraries’ leading role in faculty research and scholarship and student success, and I’m delighted to name her the permanent dean,” Provost Kimo Ah Yun says. “I would like to thank chairperson Dr. Deirdre Dempsey and all the members of the search committee

MADISON, WI–The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin’s executive director, Debra Cronmiller, issued the following statement in response to the SCOTUS decision to throw out the legislative maps chosen by SCOWI.   “The most important thing for Wisconsin voters to know is that this new development will not change how or where you vote on April 5. Continue to learn about the candidates and races in your community and have a plan to vote this spring.   “SCOTUS has made an irresponsible decision to throw out the legislative maps chosen by our state supreme court just mere weeks before candidates

MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) joined Rev. Dr. Alexander Gee to announce federal funding for the Center for Black Excellence and Culture in Madison. This important center received $1,000,000 in funding through the recently passed government funding bill. Rep. Mark Pocan said, “The Center for Black Excellence will inspire the next generation of leaders and foster talent right here in Madison. I was honored to advocate on behalf of The Center, securing $1,00,000 in federal funding for the project. I hope this facility becomes a model for other centers across the country, catalyzing positive change. I want to thank

Appleton, Wis. – Following is the response of Outagamie County Executive and U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson to news that the U.S. Supreme Court has thrown out Governor Evers’s Wisconsin legislative maps:   “This U.S. Supreme Court ruling is a massive overstep by our federal judiciary and I condemn the Republican-controlled Supreme Court for continuing to chip away at the Voting Rights Act. As Justice Sotomayor says in dissent, ‘The Court’s action today is unprecedented.’ Governor Evers’s maps were ruled most compliant with the ‘least changes’ approach adopted by the Wisconsin Supreme Court last year, but the U.S. Supreme Court

Majority decision says state court “committed legal error” in adopting maps The News: The United States Supreme Court issued a 7-2 decision reversing the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s selection of Governor Tony Evers’s legislative maps. The per curiam decision said, “We agree that the court committed legal error in its application of decisions of this Court regarding the relationship between the constitutional guarantee of equal protection and the VRA.” The Wisconsin voters represented by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) joined the Wisconsin Legislature in an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on March 7. The appeal argued the maps submitted by Governor Tony Evers