MADISON, Wis. – Despite every Wisconsin Republican in Congress voting against Democrats’ American Rescue Plan, Gov. Evers’ ARP investments continue to fund community grants and lower costs for families across the Badger State. See how Governor Evers is using funding from President Biden’s ARP to invest in communities across Wisconsin:  Channel 3000: Evers announces grants to build affordable housing, including projects in Madison and Middleton “Governor Evers announced a series of grants Monday worth over $32 million, meant to fund affordable multifamily housing projects statewide… “Evers had announced that $20 million of ARPA would be used for a grant program to fund

In case you missed it, the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) released a new report earlier this week from CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) on the negative impact of increasing staffing minimums at the federal level. The report shows that increasing staffing minimums will require billions of dollars each year to hire tens of thousands of additional caregivers. CLA estimated the impact of implementing a staffing minimum of 4.1 hours per resident day (HPRD) and found: 94 percent of nursing homes that care for more than 900,000 residents would need to increase staffing levels in order to be

MADISON, Wis. – On Tuesday evening, August 9, high school students who do not have health insurance can come to the Access Community Health Center in Madison to receive a free sports physical, which is required to participate in student athletics. This annual event gives high school athletes a space to get the examinations and clearance they need to participate in the sports they love, according to David Bernhardt, pediatrician and primary care sports medicine physician, UW Health Kids. “Studies have shown the health benefits of sports participation for young people,” Bernhardt said. “We want this community event to help

Ron Johnson AWOL on fight for hometown jobs APPLETON, Wis. – Outagamie County Executive and pro-labor populist U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson is applauding the USPS for expanding their order on electric vehicles and is demanding once again they be made in Oshkosh with union labor. Oshkosh Defense was awarded the original contract to build the next generation of postal vehicles, but has said they will be building them in non-union South Carolina. Nelson said: “I applaud the USPS for this, but those vehicles need to be 100% electric and they need to be made with UAW labor here in