The Wisconsin Department of Health services (DHS) is reminding people to protect themselves from mosquito bites following the first confirmed human case this year of West Nile virus (WNV) in a Sheboygan County resident. Despite cooler temperatures, mosquito activity and the risk of WNV will continue until the first hard frost (temperatures below 28 degrees for at least four consecutive hours). Cases of WNV have also been reported in three animals in Wisconsin, two horses and a bird. These animal cases were located in Trempealeau, Monroe, and Milwaukee counties. “This report of the first case of West Nile Virus in a person

MADISON—On September 22, 2022, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Jill Underly delivered her second State of Education address. Representative Sondy Pope (D-Mt. Horeb) released the following statement in response: “The Department of Public Instruction has put together a strong budget that makes smart investments in the academic success and mental health of our students. As a retiring member of the State Assembly, I will not be present for the next legislative session to support this budget. That’s why I want to take this opportunity to express my support for DPI’s plan for our public schools, and urge both my colleagues in

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray demanding an explanation for why Igor Danchenko, an anti-Trump dossier sub-source who sought to traffic classified information, was placed on payroll and paid by the taxpayer to assist in the federal government’s flawed investigation into President Trump. Before Danchenko became the dossier’s primary sub-source, the FBI considered him a counterintelligence threat. Danchenko’s background includes interactions with Russian intelligence services and offers to procure and sell U.S. government secrets. “This extraordinary fact

WISCONSIN – The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade – the Supreme Court ruling protecting access to safe and legal abortion, and the inaction taken by Republican Legislators in Wisconsin has criminalized abortion care and forced women to travel out of state to access abortion services. Personal medical decisions about your sexual and reproductive health should be made by you and your doctor, not by politicians in Madison. Wisconsin’s law bans abortion at any stage of pregnancy without exception for rape, incest or the health of the pregnant person. Now more than ever, community is essential. Reaching out into

MADISON, Wisc. – Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) has promoted Shreedhar Ranabhat to serve as director of commercial lending. The commercial lending team focuses on deploying capital and resources to finance multifamily affordable housing and business development projects throughout the State of Wisconsin. Ranabhat’s team is responsible for reviewing and allocating housing tax credits and administering the financing cycle, including application processing, underwriting, closing, construction, and loan conversion.  Ranabhat has spent 15 years with WHEDA. He served in a variety of positions from 2003-2014 before leaving for a brief stint at Forward Community Investments (FCI) as a Community Lending Director from

BANGOR — Today, State Senator and nominee for Congress Brad Pfaff traveled to Bangor, WI to meet with local veterans and host a roundtable discussion that focused on the issues important to Wisconsin veterans. Unsurprisingly, Derrick’s active participation in the Jan. 6 insurrection was a top-of-mind issue.  “I heard from Wisconsin veterans today that when Derrick entered the restricted area of the Capitol grounds during the Jan. 6 attack, he crossed a line,” said Brad Pfaff. “No real patriot would willingly participate in the insurrectionist plot to overthrow our free and fair elections. Our active service member and veteran communities

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Elections Commission is proud to announce the launch of an election education video series, “Elections 101,” that will help inform high school students and the public about how voting works in Wisconsin. The launch of the WEC video series is a direct response to the increased public need for information about Wisconsin’s election system. The four-part video series provides an overview of Wisconsin’s system of election administration, as well as a closer look at fundamental components of voting, such as registration, casting an absentee ballot, voting at the polls, and how Wisconsin keeps elections secure.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (September 26, 2022) — Spectrum joined State Rep. Rob Summerfield, State Rep. Jesse James and community leaders today in Eau Claire County to celebrate a fiber-optic network buildout that brings gigabit broadband and other Spectrum services to more than 1,140 homes and small businesses in parts of Eau Claire, Dunn and Chippewa Counties. Spectrum’s newly constructed fiber-optic network buildout is part of the company’s approximately $5 billion investment in unserved rural communities, which includes more than $1 billion won in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) RDOF auction. The company’s RDOF expansion will provide broadband access to approximately 1 million

MADISON, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents today announced the recipients of the University Staff Excellence Awards. These awards recognize exceptional service to the university and are the UW System’s highest recognition bestowed on members of its university staff. The 2022 recipients will be honored at the next Regents meeting, September 30. The awards, in their second year, are part of a family of awards that the Regents sponsor, including the Regents Teaching Excellence Awards, the Regents Academic Staff Excellence Awards, and the Regents Diversity Awards. “The Board of Regents is proud to recognize this year’s recipients of the

OSHKOSH – On Monday, Fox News published an op-ed by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Dr. Pierre Kory exposing California legislation that if signed into law would allow the Medical Board of California to revoke a doctor’s license to practice medicine for expressing an opinion contradictory to “contemporary scientific consensus.” After two years of flip-flopping “scientific consensus” around COVID-19, Sen. Johnson and Dr. Kory argue that “society should be encouraging people to come forward with promising new ideas, not threatening to strip their livelihood.” The full op-ed can be found here and excerpts are below. “President Joe Biden may have declared the pandemic ‘over,’ but

Climate Fast Forward is a statewide climate change action conference taking place in Madison, WI on Monday, October 17, 8am to 5pm. This conference takes a unique approach to solving the climate emergency. Participants will take part in a facilitated process designed to engage all conference attendees in the creation of a climate change action plan.  The recent passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) presents a unique opportunity to use this conference to convene changemakers from across Wisconsin around funds and programming opportunities presented by this legislation. “Climate Fast Forward will solicit input and commitments from conference attendees on how