UW Health: Encourages lung cancer screenings

MADISON, Wis. – Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and doctors are highlighting the importance of lung cancer screening to save lives  Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the United

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Multicultural Coalition, Inc.: Local food pantries brace for increased demand as SNAP cuts and federal shutdown take effect

Menasha, Wis., (October 31, 2025) – Local food pantries and community organizations are preparing for a surge in demand as the federal government shutdown continues, putting critical nutrition assistance at risk for more than 33,000 people in the Fox Valley and 700,000 residents across Wisconsin.* The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),

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Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: Register by February 1 to receive landscape pesticide advance notices

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) invites homeowners and renters to sign up for 2026 growing season notices in the landscape pesticide registry from November 1, 2025 through February 1, 2026. Registrants receive advance notice from commercial lawn care companies that apply pesticides to

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UW Health: Encourages lung cancer screenings

MADISON, Wis. – Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and doctors are highlighting the importance of lung cancer screening to save lives  Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the United States, not counting skin cancer, right behind breast cancer for

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Rep. Udell: Statement on healthcare premiums set to skyrocket

MADISON, Wis. — This week, new data shows skyrocketing healthcare costs in Wisconsin if the most popular Affordable Care Act tax credits expire. So far, Congressional Republicans have refused negotiations to renew these tax credits for 2026. Representative Randy Udell (D-47th District) released the following statement: “During the last Open Enrollment

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin, Colleagues: Introduce bill to fund SNAP while Trump Administration illegally withholds funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her colleagues introduced legislation to ensure there is not a disruption in vital food assistance for 42 million Americans while the Trump administration illegally withholds available funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Baldwin and her colleagues pushed for expedited

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Universities of Wisconsin, Alliant Energy: Recognize outstanding students, instructors for 2025

MADISON, Wis.—Two Universities of Wisconsin students and four educators are being recognized today by the Universities of Wisconsin and Alliant Energy Foundation for their outstanding achievements. The Alliant Energy Erroll B. Davis, Jr. Achievement Awards recognize the outstanding academic and community-service efforts of students from traditionally underrepresented minority groups who

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Reps. Taylor, Anderson: USDA must release contingency funds for SNAP immediately

Legislative Democrats and Advocates Send Letter to USDA Sec. Brooke Rollins, Pressing for Critical Assistance for Families Madison, Wis. — In a letter to Secretary Brooke Rollins, State Democratic Lawmakers and Advocates urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to immediately release contingency funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

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Weekly Dem radio address: Gov. Evers delivers radio address on skyrocketing healthcare premiums for Wisconsinites in 2026 if Republicans fail to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits

Hey there, folks! Governor Tony Evers here. With economic uncertainty and prices going up on everything from groceries to school supplies, we should be working to make healthcare more affordable and more accessible—not making it more expensive and harder for folks to get the healthcare they need. Unfortunately, President Trump

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Reps. Emerson, Phelps, Sen. Smith: Community leaders urge Congress to protect food assistance and end shutdown

Trump’s Government Shutdown is Delaying Wisconsinites’ FoodShare Benefits Eau Claire, Wis. — Today, SNAP recipients, community advocates, and elected officials gathered in Eau Claire to call on Congressional Republicans to stop cuts to food assistance, permanently extend health care tax credits, and end the ongoing federal government shutdown before funding

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UW-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs, State of Carbon Dioxide Removal: G20 pledges lack credible carbon removal alongside emission cuts 

Madison, Wis. – Ahead of COP30, a new Insight Reportby the State of Carbon Dioxide Removal – which features Professors Morgan Edwards and Gregory Nemet of the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison – finds the G20 pledges falling short in their ambition and credibility to scale up carbon dioxide removal

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Wisconsin Hospital Association: Wisconsin hospitals, health systems show modest signs of financial improvement in 2024

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center (WHAIC) released today its annual Guide to Wisconsin Hospitals for FY2024. Wisconsin hospitals and health systems showed slight financial improvement after facing significant challenges in recent years. The 2024 report shows operating margins improving slightly across both hospitals and health systems compared to

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Smith campaign: Announces campaign for Congress in Wisconsin’s 6th District

Veteran, business leader, and lifelong Wisconsinite launches community-focused campaign; Public kickoff event set for November 6 in Port Washington PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. — Brad Smith, a Wisconsin National Guard veteran, business leader, and advocate for middle-class families, today announced his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives in Wisconsin’s 6th

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Rep. Sinicki, Sen. Larson: Host emergency food drive in partnership with Project Concern in Cudahy

Trump’s Government Shutdown is Delaying Wisconsinites’ FoodShare Benefits Cudahy, Wis. — Today, Rep. Christine Sinicki and Sen. Chris Larson, in partnership with Rep. Karen Kirsch, Rep. Ryan Clancy, Rep. Margaret Arney, and Project Concern in Cudahy, hosted an emergency food drive and press conference in response to the announcement that Trump’s government

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U.S. Sens. Johnson, Grassley: Expose “Arctic Frost” witch hunt targeting 430 Republicans

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) for a press conference regarding the release of 197 subpoenas issued by Special Counsel Jack Smith as part of a case against President Trump. The investigation, launched by Joe Biden’s Federal Bureau of Investigation

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