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Menomonie, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-Stout senior Carson Leuzinger may be paying a little more attention than usual this year to Major League Baseball’s Opening Day, when the New York Yankees face the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, March 25.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI-04) introduced the Perinatal Workforce Act, legislation to address the urgent maternal health care crisis in the United States. Specifically, the bill will help grow
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MADISON, Wis. — A leading union has declared its endorsement of Huma Ahsan for the Dane County Circuit Court Branch 1 judicial race. Judicial candidate Ahsan has received the endorsement of the Building and Construction Trades Council of South Central
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A majority of Wisconsin voters remained undecided about the state’s Supreme Court race just a couple of weeks before the election, according to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll.
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MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) urges electric and natural gas utility customers with outstanding bills to make payment arrangements or apply for financial assistance before the annual winter moratorium on disconnections for nonpayment expires on Wednesday,
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WASHINGTON – On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent a letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), revealing yet another instance of the
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) today released its 2026 construction season preview, highlighting substantial infrastructure improvements designed to modernize the state’s transportation system, enhance safety for all road users and continue to spur economic growth across Wisconsin. WisDOT has
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In honor of National Ag Day, Congressman Derrick Van Orden joined Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO) to introduce the bipartisan Agriculture Access to Addiction and Mental Health Care Act, legislation aimed at improving access to mental health and addiction services for
Energy consumers are bearing the brunt of the economic impact from the war in Iran, a panel of experts agreed, while natural gas producers and oil-producing U.S. states are expected to see some benefit. Speaking yesterday during a WisPolitics-State Affairs
GREEN BAY, Wis.—Students who get a head start on college through University of Wisconsin–Green Bay dual enrollment programs will now receive a guaranteed financial boost when they continue their education at UW‑Green Bay. UW‑Green Bay has announced a $1,000 Dual Enrollment Scholarship for any
Energy consumers are bearing the brunt of the economic impact from the war in Iran, a panel of experts agreed, while natural gas producers and oil-producing U.S. states are expected to see some benefit.
State prisons and county jails in Wisconsin in recent years have significantly expanded access to medications for opioid use disorder for those held in their facilities, a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report finds. However, some prisons and jails do not
MADISON — Wisconsin State Representative Angelito Tenorio (D-West Allis), joined by 37 fellow legislators, including Representative Tara Johnson and Senator Chris Larson, introduced legislation last week to completely decarbonize Wisconsin’s power sector by 2050. The bill, AB 1203, is the first
Menomonie, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-Stout senior Carson Leuzinger may be paying a little more attention than usual this year to Major League Baseball’s Opening Day, when the New York Yankees face the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, March 25. That’s because Leuzinger, a dietetics major from Monroe, had two
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI-04) introduced the Perinatal Workforce Act, legislation to address the urgent maternal health care crisis in the United States. Specifically, the bill will help grow the perinatal workforce by creating grant programs to increase the
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MADISON, Wis. — A leading union has declared its endorsement of Huma Ahsan for the Dane County Circuit Court Branch 1 judicial race. Judicial candidate Ahsan has received the endorsement of the Building and Construction Trades Council of South Central Wisconsin in the race for Dane County Circuit Court Branch
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A majority of Wisconsin voters remained undecided about the state’s Supreme Court race just a couple of weeks before the election, according to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll.
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MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) urges electric and natural gas utility customers with outstanding bills to make payment arrangements or apply for financial assistance before the annual winter moratorium on disconnections for nonpayment expires on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. The annual winter moratorium from November 1st
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WASHINGTON – On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent a letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), revealing yet another instance of the Biden administration’s failure to take immediate action to warn the
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) today released its 2026 construction season preview, highlighting substantial infrastructure improvements designed to modernize the state’s transportation system, enhance safety for all road users and continue to spur economic growth across Wisconsin. WisDOT has more than 400 highway improvement projects this season. “As our
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In honor of National Ag Day, Congressman Derrick Van Orden joined Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO) to introduce the bipartisan Agriculture Access to Addiction and Mental Health Care Act, legislation aimed at improving access to mental health and addiction services for farmers and ranchers in rural communities. “Wisconsin’s farmers and ranchers
Energy consumers are bearing the brunt of the economic impact from the war in Iran, a panel of experts agreed, while natural gas producers and oil-producing U.S. states are expected to see some benefit. Speaking yesterday during a WisPolitics-State Affairs virtual luncheon, Customers First! Coalition Executive Director Kristin Gilkes noted
GREEN BAY, Wis.—Students who get a head start on college through University of Wisconsin–Green Bay dual enrollment programs will now receive a guaranteed financial boost when they continue their education at UW‑Green Bay. UW‑Green Bay has announced a $1,000 Dual Enrollment Scholarship for any student who has successfully completed a course with UW‑Green Bay
Energy consumers are bearing the brunt of the economic impact from the war in Iran, a panel of experts agreed, while natural gas producers and oil-producing U.S. states are expected to see some benefit.
State prisons and county jails in Wisconsin in recent years have significantly expanded access to medications for opioid use disorder for those held in their facilities, a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report finds. However, some prisons and jails do not provide access to buprenorphine and methadone in particular, according to
MADISON — Wisconsin State Representative Angelito Tenorio (D-West Allis), joined by 37 fellow legislators, including Representative Tara Johnson and Senator Chris Larson, introduced legislation last week to completely decarbonize Wisconsin’s power sector by 2050. The bill, AB 1203, is the first of its kind for the Wisconsin State Legislature. Representative Tenorio