Madison College, Wisconsin Technical College System, UW-Whitewater: Early childhood educators will get boost with new transfer partnership

Creating seamless transfer opportunities for students  MADISON, WIS.– Madison College, Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS), and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater have forged a new articulation agreement to enhance the goals of future early childhood educators.  Students completing the Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S) in Early Childhood Education at

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Gov. Evers, Dept. of Transportation: Announce Transportation Economic Assistance grant to help bring manufacturing business to Wisconsin, support 33 local jobs 

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced the village of Slinger will receive a $165,000 Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) program grant. The grant will help the hardware manufacturer Allegis Corporation relocate part of its business from Illinois to

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Rep. Udell: Statement on final floor session

MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, the Wisconsin Assembly met for 2025’s closing floor session. While Republicans proposed consolidating publics schools, Democrats attempted to force a vote on post-partum Medicaid expansion. Representative Randy Udell (D-47th District) released the following statement: “For decades, our

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Gov. Evers, WisDOT: Announce transportation economic assistance grant to support nearly 150 jobs in Southeast Wisconsin 

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov  MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced an over $700,000 Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) grant awarded to the village of Saukville. The grant will support the creation of 146 jobs through a roadway improvement project to

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City Forward Collective: Condemns MPS school board’s abandonment of process & single-year renewal for Carmen Schools of Science & Technology-Northwest

City Forward Collective, along with our advocacy partner CFC Action Fund (together, CFC), condemns the Milwaukee Board of School Directors for voting six to two to renew the charter for Carmen Schools of Science and Technology-Northwest for only one year, despite the MPS charter school review committee’s recommendation of a

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Rep. Anderson: Introduces Revitalize Wisconsin program to ensure a healthy, contaminant-free community

MADISON, Wis – Today, Representatives Clinton Anderson, Darrin Madison, and Alex Joers, along with Senators Jeff Smith, Mark Spreitzer, and Dora Drake, introduced LRB-4601. This bill creates the Revitalize Wisconsin program, an initiative providing grants and direct services to local governments, dry cleaners, and private parties including innocent landowners to

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Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations: Wisconsin’s unpaid caregivers shoulder a growing crisis: Survival Coalition survey reveals alarming trends

Madison, WI — November 19, 2025 — A new survey by the Survival Coalition of Wisconsin highlights the immense burden carried by unpaid family caregivers across the state. More than 525 respondents shared their experiences, painting a stark picture of the challenges faced by families who provide essential care without

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Madison College, Wisconsin Technical College System, UW-Whitewater: Early childhood educators will get boost with new transfer partnership

Creating seamless transfer opportunities for students  MADISON, WIS.– Madison College, Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS), and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater have forged a new articulation agreement to enhance the goals of future early childhood educators.  Students completing the Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S) in Early Childhood Education at any Wisconsin Technical College that offers the program are eligible. The program-to-program agreement between UW-Whitewater

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State Senate Democratic Committee: Senate Democrats continue Affordable Wisconsin Tour with visit to Hinchley’s dairy farm

CAMBRIDGE, WI – Senate Democrats made the eighth stop on their Affordable Wisconsin Tour today at Hinchley’s Dairy Farm in Cambridge, Wisconsin. Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein, Senator Melissa Ratcliff, and Senator Sarah Keyeski toured the farm with owner Tina Hinchley to hear firsthand how rising costs are affecting Wisconsin farmers and families. Wisconsin

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Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin: Former PBM Trade Association CEO calls for sweeping PBM reform; PSW urges immediate passage of SB 203

MADISON, WI — The Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin (PSW) strongly echoes and amplifies the call for comprehensive pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform issued by former Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) President and CEO Mark Merritt. In a striking and unprecedented critique from the former leader of the PBM industry’s own

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Weekly GOP radio address: Affordability is our top priority

Hey, Wisconsin. State Senator Chris Kapenga here. You know, affordability seems to be a flash word that’s being used a lot in politics right now. And the reality is, I think all of us are dealing with skyrocketing prices, struggling with financial budgets. And that’s why one of the bills

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Gov. Evers, Dept. of Transportation: Announce Transportation Economic Assistance grant to help bring manufacturing business to Wisconsin, support 33 local jobs 

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced the village of Slinger will receive a $165,000 Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) program grant. The grant will help the hardware manufacturer Allegis Corporation relocate part of its business from Illinois to Wisconsin, supporting the creation of 33 new jobs, while establishing the infrastructure needed to support future economic

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Backs bill to reverse Republicans’ historic cuts to SNAP

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 Donald Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ projected to kick 2.4 million Americans off food assistance and cut nearly $200 billion over next decade WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined the entire Democratic caucus in introducing the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of

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SSDC: Senate Republicans continue attacking reproductive healthcare in Wisconsin

CONTACT: press@wisenatedems.org MADISON, WI – New reporting from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has again shown Wisconsin Republicans’ efforts to limit access to reproductive healthcare in our state. A new bill from Senator André Jacque (R-De Pere), would mandate women to use medical waste bags to collect and dispose of the biological material they produce as a

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Rep. Udell: Statement on final floor session

MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, the Wisconsin Assembly met for 2025’s closing floor session. While Republicans proposed consolidating publics schools, Democrats attempted to force a vote on post-partum Medicaid expansion. Representative Randy Udell (D-47th District) released the following statement: “For decades, our Republican majority has underfunded Wisconsin’s schools. Their ‘solution’ for these

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Gov. Evers, WisDOT: Announce transportation economic assistance grant to support nearly 150 jobs in Southeast Wisconsin 

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov  MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced an over $700,000 Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) grant awarded to the village of Saukville. The grant will support the creation of 146 jobs through a roadway improvement project to accommodate traffic flow for employees, vendors, and deliveries for an orthodontic

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Sen. Jacque: Commonsense school funding reform receives committee approval

Contact: Sen. André Jacque, (608) 266-351 Jacque Bill to Save Schools Money, Eliminate Unnecessary Costs MADISON, WI…Bi-partisan legislation authored by State Senator André Jacque (New Franken) and Representative Nate Gustafson (Omro) to reform the way school payments are made unanimously passed the Assembly Committee on State Affairs today on a

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