FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 23, 2024Contact: DNR Office of CommunicationsDNRPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges the public to practice ice safety on all of Wisconsin’s waterbodies and remember that no ice is safe ice. Temperature swings, mixed
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024 SPARTA, WI – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced Wisconsin will receive $8 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for a project she supported to upgrade a rest area along I-90 near Sparta with a new
County Executive Joe Parisi is proud to announce that after receiving multiple innovative proposals, Dane County is partnering with Purple Cow Organics to expand food waste and yard waste composting services in the county over the next five years. This
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 23, 2024Contact: DNR Office of CommunicationsDNRPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) invites all Wisconsinites to take part in its annual spring hearing process. The WCC is an independent organization of residents that advises the Wisconsin Natural
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 23, 2024 Yesterday, to mark the 51st anniversary of the Supreme Court issuing the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off her reproductive freedoms tour with official travel in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, where
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 22, 2024 While in Waukesha County, the Vice President called out extremists for proposing a national abortion ban, called on Congress to restore the protections of Roe v. Wade, and urged a crowd of more than 500
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/22/24 Contact: Jordan Dunn WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) today announced legislation to protect the annual sturgeon spearing on the Winnebago system. The bill, called the Sturgeon Protected and Exempt from Absurd Regulations
MADISON – Today, the Hospital Sisters Health System announced the closure of several medical centers in Eau Claire and the Chippewa Valley region. These closures are a result of financial and operational challenges, and are expected to be completed by
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According to prepared remarks the guv’s office released today, Evers will lay out three challenges to addressing the state’s workforce challenges, including addressing child care. His list also includes expanding paid family medical leave, a proposal Republicans rejected in the 2023-25 state budget, and investing in public education “at every level.”
MADISON, WI – After learning that Attorney Dexter Scott King, youngest son of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, passed away from prostate cancer at age 62, Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) released the following statement: “I am saddened to hear of the
WAUSAU, Wis. – Sen. Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) joined several of his Republican colleagues today to unveil a comprehensive tax relief plan that will return the state’s projected $4 billion surplus to its rightful owners: the hard-working taxpayers of Wisconsin.
Madison, WI – Representative Ellen Schutt (R-Clinton) joined her Republican colleagues at a press conference on Tuesday morning to unveil a package of bills that will provide Wisconsinites much-needed tax relief. Representative Schutt issued the following statement: “I believe that people
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Contact: DOJCommunications@doj.state.wi.us APPLETON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved critical incident (OICI) in Appleton, Wis. that occurred on the morning of Tuesday, January 23, 2024. At approximately 1:33 a.m.,
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today announced it is seeking sponsors to provide meals to children living in economically disadvantaged and rural areas in Wisconsin through its Summer Food Service Program. Through partnerships and creative collaboration, school districts work with area
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MADISON, WIS. – U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea announced today that the Western District of Wisconsin collected $7,596,171.74 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2023. Of this amount, $5,862,991.16 was collected in criminal actions and $1,733,180.58 was collected
Madison — The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) issued 60,696 initial licenses to professionals in 2023. That number represents a 38% increase over the 44,047 issued in 2022 and is the most the department has ever issued in
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 23, 2024Contact: DNR Office of CommunicationsDNRPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges the public to practice ice safety on all of Wisconsin’s waterbodies and remember that no ice is safe ice. Temperature swings, mixed precipitation and other factors are making ice unsafe to walk
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024 SPARTA, WI – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced Wisconsin will receive $8 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for a project she supported to upgrade a rest area along I-90 near Sparta with a new facility, expanded truck parking, and updated infrastructure. “The Bipartisan Infrastructure
County Executive Joe Parisi is proud to announce that after receiving multiple innovative proposals, Dane County is partnering with Purple Cow Organics to expand food waste and yard waste composting services in the county over the next five years. This strategic collaboration represents a significant step in Dane County’s commitment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 23, 2024Contact: DNR Office of CommunicationsDNRPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) invites all Wisconsinites to take part in its annual spring hearing process. The WCC is an independent organization of residents that advises the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 23, 2024 Yesterday, to mark the 51st anniversary of the Supreme Court issuing the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off her reproductive freedoms tour with official travel in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, where she called out Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans’ all-out assault
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 22, 2024 While in Waukesha County, the Vice President called out extremists for proposing a national abortion ban, called on Congress to restore the protections of Roe v. Wade, and urged a crowd of more than 500 to continue the fight to protect fundamental freedoms. BIG BEND,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/22/24 Contact: Jordan Dunn WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) today announced legislation to protect the annual sturgeon spearing on the Winnebago system. The bill, called the Sturgeon Protected and Exempt from Absurd Regulations (SPEAR) Act, would proactively exempt the state of Wisconsin from
MADISON – Today, the Hospital Sisters Health System announced the closure of several medical centers in Eau Claire and the Chippewa Valley region. These closures are a result of financial and operational challenges, and are expected to be completed by April 21, 2024. Representative Jodi Emerson (D-Eau Claire) released the
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According to prepared remarks the guv’s office released today, Evers will lay out three challenges to addressing the state’s workforce challenges, including addressing child care. His list also includes expanding paid family medical leave, a proposal Republicans rejected in the 2023-25 state budget, and investing in public education “at every level.”
MADISON, WI – After learning that Attorney Dexter Scott King, youngest son of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, passed away from prostate cancer at age 62, Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) released the following statement: “I am saddened to hear of the passing of Dexter Scott King, who was taken from us
WAUSAU, Wis. – Sen. Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) joined several of his Republican colleagues today to unveil a comprehensive tax relief plan that will return the state’s projected $4 billion surplus to its rightful owners: the hard-working taxpayers of Wisconsin. The four-part proposal introduced by Legislative Republicans will cut taxes
Madison, WI – Representative Ellen Schutt (R-Clinton) joined her Republican colleagues at a press conference on Tuesday morning to unveil a package of bills that will provide Wisconsinites much-needed tax relief. Representative Schutt issued the following statement: “I believe that people know best how to spend their own money. That should
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Contact: DOJCommunications@doj.state.wi.us APPLETON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved critical incident (OICI) in Appleton, Wis. that occurred on the morning of Tuesday, January 23, 2024. At approximately 1:33 a.m., the Appleton Police Department received a report of shots fired
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today announced it is seeking sponsors to provide meals to children living in economically disadvantaged and rural areas in Wisconsin through its Summer Food Service Program. Through partnerships and creative collaboration, school districts work with area organizations to extend the SFSP beyond summer school programs to
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MADISON, WIS. – U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea announced today that the Western District of Wisconsin collected $7,596,171.74 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2023. Of this amount, $5,862,991.16 was collected in criminal actions and $1,733,180.58 was collected in civil actions. “Collecting money owed to crime victims and
Madison — The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) issued 60,696 initial licenses to professionals in 2023. That number represents a 38% increase over the 44,047 issued in 2022 and is the most the department has ever issued in a single year. “We’re issuing more licenses more quickly than