USDA Rural Development WI: Biden-Harris Administration announces availability of $25 million to help expand high-speed internet access in rural areas

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden announced today that USDA is making available $25 million through the Broadband Technical Assistance (BTA) Program to help local organizations, cooperatives and Tribes expand affordable, high-speed

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Senate GOP wrestles with post-McConnell term limits

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Weekly GOP radio address:  Ensuring access to quality healthcare

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240621gopaddress.mp3 Hello, I’m State Senator Romaine Quinn, representing the 25th Senate District in Northwest Wisconsin.  It should come as no surprise that Wisconsin, like many states, is facing workforce challenges, especially in  health care. In rural areas those challenges can

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Weekly Dem radio address: Gov. Evers celebrates Juneteenth

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240621demaddress.mp3 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address celebrating Juneteenth in Wisconsin. This week, Gov. Evers also signed Executive Order #230, raising the Juneteenth Flag above the Wisconsin State Capitol for the fifth year in a row. Gov.

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Warren to stump for Biden in Wisconsin

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., will visit four Wisconsin cities on Monday and Tuesday to campaign for President Joe Biden and criticize Donald Trump’s stance on abortion.  Monday marks the two-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v.

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Wisconsin Policy Forum: Madison School District 2025 Budget Brief

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Wisconsin Family Action: Releases updated 2023-2024 Legislative Scorecard

Madison, WI – Today, Wisconsin Family Action (WFA) released its updated 2023-2024 Legislative Scorecard giving its assessment of how all thirty-three State Senators and all ninety-nine State Assembly Representatives did this past legislative session. The session began in early January 2023 and floor activity concluded in March of this year. “Within our mission,

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USDA Rural Development WI: Biden-Harris Administration announces availability of $25 million to help expand high-speed internet access in rural areas

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden announced today that USDA is making available $25 million through the Broadband Technical Assistance (BTA) Program to help local organizations, cooperatives and Tribes expand affordable, high-speed internet projects in rural communities. The Department will begin acce…

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

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare frog, which may result from the Halverson Dam Abandonment Project in Iowa County.   Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals or plants that

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Senate GOP wrestles with post-McConnell term limits

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AFP: On U.S. Sen. Baldwin: “She sides with Biden over Wisconsinites”

Madison, WI — Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin State Director Megan Novak released the following statement after Senator Baldwin admits she is proud to side with President Biden 95.5% of the time, in a recent interview with NBC 15. “It’s important to remind Wisconsinites that Tammy Baldwin’s track record of supporting Biden’s policies is exactly what

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Weekly GOP radio address:  Ensuring access to quality healthcare

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240621gopaddress.mp3 Hello, I’m State Senator Romaine Quinn, representing the 25th Senate District in Northwest Wisconsin.  It should come as no surprise that Wisconsin, like many states, is facing workforce challenges, especially in  health care. In rural areas those challenges can be especially severe.  For example, the recent… Please log in

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Weekly Dem radio address: Gov. Evers celebrates Juneteenth

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240621demaddress.mp3 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address celebrating Juneteenth in Wisconsin. This week, Gov. Evers also signed Executive Order #230, raising the Juneteenth Flag above the Wisconsin State Capitol for the fifth year in a row. Gov. Evers also proclaimed June 19, 2024, as “Juneteenth” throu… Please

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Warren to stump for Biden in Wisconsin

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., will visit four Wisconsin cities on Monday and Tuesday to campaign for President Joe Biden and criticize Donald Trump’s stance on abortion.  Monday marks the two-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, a 1973 decision that guaranteed the right to an

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