MILWAUKEE – On Wednesday, January 4, 2023, a second public information meeting was held at the Washington Park Senior Center to review progress and the preferred design for the Washington Park bridge replacement project. A 2016 Milwaukee County Parks report recommended replacement, and construction is planned for late summer/ early fall 2023.   District 15 County Supervisor Peter Burgelis made the following statement:   “This project is just one example of how Milwaukee County prioritizes its County Parks and improves the County’s quality of life” said Supervisor Burgelis. “Multiple stakeholders including neighbors, visitors, bikers, neighborhood groups, Washington Park Senior Center, Urban Ecology Center, Wednesday Concert Series, and the reestablished Friends of Washington Park will all benefit from this investment. Funding from Milwaukee County’s 2023 capital budget for project WP069501 Washington Park Bridge

The majority of Americans support access to abortion care. But with their narrow House majority, Republicans are still doubling down on their extreme and unpopular anti-abortion policies. By advancing today’s resolution, the GOP ignores dangerous anti-choice violence that continues to pose a risk to abortion care providers and patients. Every member, Republican and Democrat, condemns violence against all health care providers and should support working to ensure that they can provide needed health care to all our constituents safely. But instead of denouncing all acts of political violence, this Republican resolution focuses myopically on certain acts solely for political reasons,

MADISON, Wis. – At a time when more military veterans are expressing interest in becoming entrepreneurs, the 20th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest is accepting entries online for the 2023 competition through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.  Over a dozen veterans have made it to the finalist rounds of the Governor’s Business Plan Contest in recent years, including a category winner in the 2016 competition: Nick Mastronardi, a former Air Force officer, won the Information Technology category with POLCO, a civic engagement platform in widespread use across the United States today. A free webinar on how to prepare to enter the contest

MILWAUKEE — Dr. Alan Burkard, chair and professor of counseling psychology in Marquette University’s College of Education, has been awarded a $2.66 million Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant by the U.S. Department of Education to expedite the training of diverse school counselors to help address the need for mental health care among K-12 students in high-need schools. School counselor trainees will be prepared by the Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology at Marquette through traditional graduate education and a relatively new accelerated program, which specifically allows students to begin taking graduate classes as undergraduates and allows them to complete

MADISON, Wis. — At a recent forum, right-wing Wisconsin Supreme Court hopeful Dan Kelly stood by his opposition to strengthening anti-corruption rules for Wisconsin judges while fellow radical Jennifer Dorow didn’t back down from her criticism of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down a Texas law that banned consensual same gender relationships. “From refusing to support rules to prevent corruption in our courts to abiding discrimination, Dan Kelly and Jennifer Dorow are right-wing judicial activists with radical views far from what the rest of us believe is the standard for fair courts and equal justice for all,” commented A

Madison – State Representative Janel Brandtjen (R-Menomonee Falls) has issued the following statement on DPI State Superintendent Jill Underly’s statement on the direction of public education in Wisconsin:  I will not support adding one more dollar to a broken education system that has vacated the mission of teaching children reading, writing and arithmetic and substituted it with racism and sexism. I call upon my republican colleagues to join me in insisting that our precious resources, provided by the taxpayers, are used in a responsible manner. The only increases that should be included in the next budget are increases in accountability,

WISCONSIN — Today, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that 15.9 million Americans, including 218,263 Wisconsinites have so far signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces, including 3.1 million new enrollees. This represents a 13 percent increase from the same time last year.The 2023 open enrollment period is set to end on January 15, so families still have time to find an affordable plan. In response, Protect Our Care Wisconsin State Director Joe Zepecki issued the following statement:  “Today’s record numbers show that Americans want and need the affordable, quality health care made

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced he has appointed longtime dairy farmer of Viroqua, Paul Buhr, to the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB). Buhr’s appointment is effective Jan. 20, 2023, filling the vacancy created by William Bruins’ resignation, which was effective at the end of 2022. “Paul has deep roots as a Wisconsin dairy farmer and dedicated himself to ensuring our farmers and resources are getting the protection they need,” said Gov. Evers. “He is a strong advocate and champion for land and water conservation, and he understands that protecting our environment and family farms is a priority for

The Foster Gallery at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will present “Drawing on Narratives,” an exhibition featuring works by artists Melissa Cooke Benson, Jason Cytacki, Hayley Prestifilippo and Sohail Shehada. The exhibition will be on view from Feb. 3-March 12, with an opening reception from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.  “Drawing on Narratives” explores the various ways artists tell stories through visual imagery, metaphor and the drawing process. Artists in the exhibition “draw” from a range of themes and approaches to comment on a larger popular culture. The exhibition is an opportunity

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) was recommended by his peers to serve on the House Financial Services Committee. The Financial Services Committee has jurisdiction over issues pertaining to the economy, the banking system, housing, insurance, and securities and exchanges. Additionally, the Committee also has jurisdiction over monetary policy, international finance, international monetary organizations, and efforts to combat terrorist financing. “I’m honored to be picked to serve on the House Financial Services Committee. American taxpayers and businesses desperately need pro-growth policies and regulatory stability to combat persistent inflation and economic uncertainty, said Congressman Scott Fitzgerald. I look forward to working to advancing fiscally

MADISON, WI – The City of Madison Clerk’s Office will be moving temporarily to the Madison Municipal Building, Room 153, 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Madison, WI 53703. This move is required while the permanent office in the City-County Building is remodeled. To accommodate construction needs for the temporary move, the Clerk’s Office front desk will be closed Friday, January 13 and Tuesday, January 17. Clerk’s staff will be available by phone and email on these two days. The Clerk’s Office will be fully closed on Monday, January 16 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The Clerk’s Office front desk