MADISON, Wis. —Today, Opportunity Wisconsin released the following statement after Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by a bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate to become the 116th Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Senator Tammy Baldwin voted in favor of Judge Jackson, while Senator Ron Johnson voted against this

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is seeking public comment for its draft waiver request to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage for an additional 30 days. Under 2021 Wisconsin Act 58(link is external) DHS is required to submit an application for a federal Medicaid Section

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court In response, Congresswoman Moore released the following statement: “Today, the United States Senate voted, with bipartisan support, to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. In this moment, we

Appleton, Wis. – Following is the statement of Outagamie County Executive and U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson in response to the Senate’s confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown to the U.S. Supreme Court, over a ‘no’ vote by Sen. Ron Johnson: “Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will join the Supreme Court as

MADISON – Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the next associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in the land. Judge Jackson brings nearly a decade of judicial experience, bipartisan support, and a passion

MADISON, Wis. – Just one year after being sworn into office, President Biden fulfilled his promise of nominating the first Black woman to the Supreme Court – and today, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has made history with her confirmation as our next justice. After a rigorous confirmation process rife with Republican

Leaders from the Jewish Federation of Madison (JFM) returned home on April 5 after a whirlwind visit to the Ukraine/Poland border and four refugee centers in and around Warsaw. JFM Executive Director Alan Klugman and President Joe Shumow spent 48 hours on the ground in Poland as part of a

MADISON, Wis. — Today, as the United States Senate confirmed Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, a precedent on equality and representation – long overdue – has been set. “Progressive leaders across the country and right here in Wisconsin have been working hard to create communities that are more

MADISON — Today, Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes, candidate for U.S. Senate, announced the Barnes for Barns tour, a statewide listening tour to highlight issues faced by Wisconsin’s farming and agriculture industry. Mandela will kick off the first leg of the tour with campaign stops between Monday, April 11 and Thursday, April

MARSHFIELD – Marshfield Clinic Health System and Security Health Plan are now accepting applications from eligible school districts to implement b.e.s.t.® Universal Screening in the 2022-23 school year.   b.e.s.t.® (Behavioral Emotional Social Traits) is an online screening tool designed to help education professionals build the emotional health of students

(Shawano, WI) April 7, 2022– Today, Craig Arrowood announces his candidacy for Wisconsin’s 6th Assembly District.   “Wisconsinites and their families are strong and resilient, but their patience has run out with Madison and the feckless ‘leaders’ who have done more harm than good,” said Arrowood.  “From Madison to Washington,

State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly today released the following statement expressing her support for recent legislation aimed at providing access to free meals for children throughout the school year and the summer.   “Throughout the pandemic, our schools and their nutrition teams have worked to ensure Wisconsin’s children have access

Menomonie, Wis. — Chancellors of the three University of Wisconsin System schools in west-central Wisconsin offered visions of their schools’ futures as they met with a group of state legislators. Katherine Frank of UW-Stout, Maria Gallo of UW-River Falls and James Schmidt of UW-Eau Claire gave presentations April 4 at

Milwaukee – Today, Alex Lasry announced that his campaign has made several new hires as the campaign ramps up for the August primary. Shannon Rice, Finance Director – Shannon Rice is a Senate fundraising veteran who has worked on multiple campaigns, most notably for Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Michael Bennet.

In the game of Monopoly there is only one winner. If current dairy ‘market forces’ prevail, we are steadily moving in that direction. Losing one to two dairy herds per day, as we have in recent years, is not progress. It is a sign that our antiquated dairy policy and

WAUKESHA — The ACLU of Wisconsin filed an open records request with the School District of Waukesha seeking records about how its ban on political and controversial signage and symbols is being implemented and enforced. The ACLU wants to know whether the district’s actions violate the Constitution and other civil

MADISON, Wis. – Today, the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced they are hosting a free online student loan debt relief workshop on April 21. The workshop will help student loan borrowers prepare for the end of the federal student loan payment pause,

An innovative Dane County program that has stocked the coolers and shelves at local food pantries with locally grown produce and goods will be extended through the end of 2022, County Executive Joe Parisi announced today. Dane County has agreed to a five-month, $2.75 million extension with Second Harvest Foodbank

MADISON, Wis. – When tornadoes are in the forecast, ReadyWisconsin wants to ensure everyone knows how to stay safe. That’s why everyone is encouraged to take time today to practice their tornado and severe weather sheltering plans during Wisconsin’s statewide tornado drills at 1:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. “With no

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), and 24 of their colleagues sent a letter to Secretary of State Tony Blinken, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, and Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ur M. Jaddou. The letter urges them to expedite the resettlement