WED PM Update: Assembly Republican changes to shared revenue bill would boost local aid, keep Milwaukee referendums

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Republicans late this afternoon released changes to the shared revenue bill that would set a new floor for the boost in state aid to local governments — though the city of Milwaukee wouldn’t benefit — and declared the Senate can take it or leave it. During a news conference in which he was flanked by his cauc… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me

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Healthy Climate Wisconsin: Call on the EPA to implement the strongest possible safeguards to cut climate pollution from power plants

Oak Creek, WI –  Wisconsin leaders from the health, climate, and environmental sectors- including Healthy Climate Wisconsin, Clean Wisconsin, and Action for the Climate Emergency-gathered today at Haas Park, near the Elm Road and South Oak Creek power plants, in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s historic proposal to cut carbon pollution from power plants, the second leading source of carbon pollution in the United States.  Currently, carbon pollution from existing fossil fuel power plants are unregulated. The speakers called on the EPA to ensure the new climate pollution safeguards are as strong as they can be in order to

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Wisconsin Historical Society: Wade House announces May 27 season opening and upcoming events

Greenbush, WI – Wade House, a Wisconsin Historical Society site, is excited to announce a May 27 opening of the regular season as well as a robust calendar of upcoming events. The expansive, 240-acre site includes an 1850s stagecoach inn that once served travelers of the Sheboygan and Fond du Lac plank road, an active blacksmith shop, a working water-powered sawmill with a rare up-and-down Muley saw, and a vast collection of impeccably preserved carriages on display in the Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum. Visitors to Wade House experience aspects of everyday life in 19th century Wisconsin before railroads and automobiles transformed

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U.S. Rep. Gallagher: Wins “Fastest Man in Congress” for sixth consecutive time

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today participated in the ACLI Capital Challenge, a 5k race for members of Congress, Executive Branch officials, journalists, Congressional staffers, and others. Gallagher won his division with a time of 20:03 to maintain his title of “Fastest Man in Congress,” which he has now won for the sixth consecutive time. Following his victory, Rep. Gallagher released the following statement. “On paper this was a victory. In reality, my time was slow. Like America after the fall of the Berlin Wall, like Senator Tom Cotton after the 2016 ACLI, victory is defeating me. Let this be a

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Dept. of Agriculture: Submit comments by May 23 for Bravo WeatherStik® use on ginseng

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting comments through May 23, 2023 for a proposed special pesticide registration to help ginseng growers control Alternaria blight in years when the crop is not to be harvested. The special registration proposed by DATCP is for Bravo WeatherStik®, which is manufactured by ADAMA and contains the active ingredient chlorothalonil. The special registration would allow additional applications to provide coverage for the full growing season. However, the applications can only be made to ginseng in pre-harvest years. Ginseng grows for several years before it matures and is harvested. This

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Opens Columbia County Shooting Range

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the handgun range at the Columbia County Shooting Range at Mud Lake Wildlife Area is open following safety improvements. Range users are encouraged to check the range webpage for more information and updates about the range. The current range schedule is as follows: For more information on public shooting ranges, check out the DNR’s public shooting range map.

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Dept. of Health Services: Secretary-designee highlights over $18 million in grants at Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit

Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Kirsten Johnson took the stage at the annual Opioids, Stimulant, and Trauma Summit in Wisconsin Dells today to highlight several grant awards totaling over $18 million to tribal nations and local health agencies and other partners to address opioid and other substance use disorders affecting Wisconsinites. Funding for these grants comes from the National Prescription Opiate Litigation settlement, as well as the State Opioid Response funds. “Our partners know their communities best and know how to address substance use disorder right where they are,” Johnson said. “They have innovative, evidence-based approaches to offer

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Seeking public comment for environmental review of the City of Greenwood Safe Drinking Water Loan Program project

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the City of Greenwood is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project includes the reconstruction associated with watermain and stormwater improvements along portions of Miller Street. Activities related to this project are minor actions under Chapter NR 150, Wis. Admin. Code, for which no environmental analysis is required; however, following the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program federal requirement 40 C.F.R. §35.3580, an environmental review must be conducted before funding this project. The Safe

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U.S. Dept. of Agriculture: Seeks feedback from producers about 2023 crops, stocks, inventories and values

MADISON, WI – Over the next several weeks, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service  (NASS) will conduct two major mid-year surveys, the June Agricultural Survey and the June  Area Survey. The agency will contact nearly 4,300 producers across Wisconsin to determine crop acreage and stock levels as of June 1, 2023.   “The June Agricultural Survey and the June Area Survey are two of the most important and well-known surveys NASS conducts,” explained Greg Bussler, Wisconsin State Statistician.  “When producers respond to these surveys, they provide essential information that helps determine the expected acreage and supply of major commodities in the United

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WEDC leader wants new VC effort to have outstate impact

The head of WEDC wants the agency’s $50 million venture capital fund to have an impact outside of the state’s main startup hubs of Madison and Milwaukee.  Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes was the featured guest at yesterday’s WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison. Among other topics, she discussed goals for the Wisconsin Investment Fund, supported by a grant from the federal State Small Business Credit Initiative.  “We’re really focused on making sure that that opportunity reaches to our rural areas,” she said. “It’s very easy to think about startups coming out of UW-Madison, or startups coming out

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WED News Summary: Evers optimistic on shared revenue deal; JFC approves $8.76 raise for prosecutors

STORY TOPICS – Us senate race – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Culture – Demographics – Economy – Education – Environment – Health care – Labor – Law and order – Non-profits – Public health and safety – Real estate – Small business – Taxes – Technology – Workplace safety – Editorials – Columns TOP STORIES Evers optimistic that bipartisa… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Incidental take notice for Sauk County

MADISON, Wis. –The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare turtle, which may result from the town of Spring Green project along Kennedy Road in Sauk County. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals or plants that does not put the species’ overall population at risk. The town of Spring Green project will consist of reconditioning the existing pavement structure by adding base aggregate, milling, and relaying the existing asphalt and placing new asphalt. The project also includes realigning the curve at Kennedy Road/County Line

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Healthy Climate Wisconsin: Call on the EPA to implement the strongest possible safeguards to cut climate pollution from power plants

Oak Creek, WI –  Wisconsin leaders from the health, climate, and environmental sectors- including Healthy Climate Wisconsin, Clean Wisconsin, and Action for the Climate Emergency-gathered today at Haas Park, near the Elm Road and South Oak Creek power plants, in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s historic proposal to cut

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Opens Columbia County Shooting Range

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the handgun range at the Columbia County Shooting Range at Mud Lake Wildlife Area is open following safety improvements. Range users are encouraged to check the range webpage for more information and updates about the range. The current range schedule is

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Dept. of Health Services: Secretary-designee highlights over $18 million in grants at Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit

Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Kirsten Johnson took the stage at the annual Opioids, Stimulant, and Trauma Summit in Wisconsin Dells today to highlight several grant awards totaling over $18 million to tribal nations and local health agencies and other partners to address opioid and other substance use

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Seeking public comment for environmental review of the City of Greenwood Safe Drinking Water Loan Program project

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the City of Greenwood is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project includes the reconstruction associated with watermain and stormwater improvements along portions

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WEDC leader wants new VC effort to have outstate impact

The head of WEDC wants the agency’s $50 million venture capital fund to have an impact outside of the state’s main startup hubs of Madison and Milwaukee.  Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes was the featured guest at yesterday’s WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison. Among other topics, she

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Incidental take notice for Sauk County

MADISON, Wis. –The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare turtle, which may result from the town of Spring Green project along Kennedy Road in Sauk County. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals or

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