October 11, 2021- While Wisconsin’s unemployment situation has rebounded since April 2020, participation in government safety net programs remains elevated, according to a new Badger Institute brief authored by Dr. Angela Rachidi, senior fellow in poverty studies at the American Enterprise Institute and Badger Institute Visiting Fellow. In her brief,

Our state schools superintendent Jill Underly recently talked about the importance of teaching civics education. She said: “Most of all, teaching civics will encourage us to be better citizens and to hold our legislators accountable and set a strong example for our kids of what it means to be civically

Here is a statement by Wisconsin Technology Council President Tom Still on the announcement that UW-Madison Chancellor will become president of Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., in mid-2022. Chancellor Blank’s contributions to the UW-Madison campus, the community and the state over her tenure have been enormous in many areas, but

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul along with Governor Tony Evers, Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes and leaders of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Task Force today recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a holiday that celebrates and honors Native American people, their history and their

MILWAUKEE – In recognition of the reintroduction earlier today of LRB-4949, his bill proposal to rename Columbus Day in Wisconsin as Indigenous Peoples Day, State Rep. David Bowen (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement: “Today, I am honored to reintroduce LRB-4949, my bipartisan proposal to rename Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples

ONEIDA — Gov. Tony Evers on Indigenous Peoples Day today signed Executive Order #136 issuing a formal acknowledgment and apology for Wisconsin’s historical role in Indian boarding schools. The governor’s order also includes a formal declaration of support for the U.S. Department of Interior investigation announced earlier this year and requesting any investigations

Milwaukee – As we head into winter, We Energies is letting customers know that their heating bills will likely rise as the temperatures fall — it’s due to a nationwide spike in natural gas prices. The price of natural gas has more than doubled this year and currently sits at the highest

MADISON – This weekend, Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin and The Women’s Community partnered on a joint event displaying silhouettes in Wausau to kick off Domestic Violence Awareness Month and help raise awareness of crime victims’ rights in Wisconsin. The silhouettes highlighted various rights included under Marsy’s Law, the state crime victims’ constitutional

I have greatly appreciated the chancellor’s calm unflappable demeanor and smart, practical approach to many challenges facing the UW and our community over these past nine years. She had a tough job and she did it well in a very collaborative manner. Her wry sense of humor will also be

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking deer hunters and the public to help slow the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) by following baiting and feeding bans and properly disposing of deer carcass waste this hunting season. Baiting And Feeding Placing bait to hunt deer or feed deer for viewing

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released the following statement regarding University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison Chancellor Rebecca M. Blank’s announcement she will be departing at the end of the academic year. “I want to thank Chancellor Blank for her service to our state, the UW System, and our flagship campus

MARSHFIELD – Security Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc., has earned an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for its 2022 Medicare Advantage HMO-POS plans. Every year CMS evaluates plans based on a 5-star rating system used to rate Medicare

MADISON, Wis.—UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced today that she will be leaving the university to assume the leadership of Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. UW System Regent President Edmund Manydeeds III and UW System President Tommy Thompson issued these statements today: UW System Regent President Edmund Manydeeds III: “Chancellor Blank is an

Chancellor Rebecca Blank will leave the University of Wisconsin–Madison at the end of the 2021-22 academic year to assume the presidency of Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. Northwestern University announced Blank’s selection on Monday. She will succeed Morton Schapiro as the university’s 17th president in summer 2022. Blank has served

MADISON– Small Business owners across Wisconsin support making the enhanced child tax credit permanent by passing the Build Back Better plan. Corrine Hendrickson, owner of Corrine’s Little Explorers in New Glarus, shared how the enhanced child tax credit is helping: “As a parent the expanded child care tax credit has helped me keep