Today County Executive Parisi announced that community based organizations can now apply for the Partners in Equity Racial Equity and Social Justice (RESJ) Grant. The Partners in Equity Grant Program supports Dane County-based community groups that propose to use funding to address systemic racial inequities in the criminal justice system. The

Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) encourage anyone attending school in the upcoming 2021-2022 school year to get their COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible. This includes children ages 12 and up as well as anyone planning to attend in-person classes at a college or university. “Getting

MILWAUKEE— Yesterday, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes continued his Senate campaign launch tour with four stops throughout Madison highlighting his message to bring progressive change to the United States Senate and create good-paying jobs, support Wisconsin small businesses and grow the green economy to combat climate change. At the first stop, Lt.

Madison…Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) released the following statement on news of a tentative settlement in the nationwide opioid litigation and 2021 Wisconsin Act 57, the law which allows Wisconsin communities to more quickly receive approximately $400 million in Opioid Settlement Funds: “With the news

MADISON, Wis. – The latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show” spotlights Bre Loughlin, who won the Information Technology category of the 2021 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest with her pitch on Nurse Disrupted. Listen to Loughlin’s presentation at the recent Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference to a live audience. Nurse Disrupted developed the

WISCONSIN — Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is among the 40 U.S. Senators who co-sponsored the Better Care Better Jobs Act, historic legislation that would expand access to home and community-based services for seniors and people with disabilities, boost wages and strengthen protections for home care workers, and empower families and

MADISON, WI – Rep. Plumer (R – Lodi) released the following statement in response to the announced settlement of the National Prescription Opiate Litigation Case: “The news of this settlement is an important day for Wisconsin. Though no amount of money can ever bring back the lives that were lost

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), co-chairs of the Defense Critical Supply Chain Task Force, today released their final report, findings, and recommendations following a months-long review of supply chain threats and vulnerabilities. The Task Force, created in March of this year, was established to review the industrial

The Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation will honor Derrick Siebert, MD, with the Kenneth M. Viste, Jr., MD, Young Physician Leadership Award at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital Birthing Center and NICU at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, July 23, 2021. The Kenneth M. Viste, Jr., MD, Young Physician Leadership Award is presented

The Wisconsin Counties Association (WCA) announced today a milestone moment in the county effort to battle the opioid epidemic – the county, state, and other local government litigants have reached a tentative nationwide settlement with drug maker Johnson & Johnson and wholesale distributors, McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen. Wisconsin

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), a member of the Congressional PFAS Task Force, voted to protect Wisconsin families from exposure to dangerous PFAS chemicals with H.R. 535, the PFAS Action Act.  This legislation seeks to address “forever chemicals,” which pose a direct threat to public health, and implement stronger protections

Madison, Wis. — Today, Senator Ron Johnson continued his crusade against bipartisanship as he voted to block debate on a bipartisan infrastructure bill that would be a boon for Wisconsin’s workers and economy. In response, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Senate Communications Advisor Philip Shulman released the following statement: “Ron Johnson

WISCONSIN — Throughout the August Congressional recess, Protect Our Care will be running its third nationwide bus tour to demonstrate the urgent need for lowering health costs, expanding coverage, and reducing racial disparities in care. Kicking off in Bangor, Maine, on August 9th, Care Force One’s “Lower Cost, Better Care”

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald led 43 of his colleagues in sending a letter to the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, concerning the significant delays for new and existing passport applicants. On March 19, 2020, the State Department paused the passport application process due to the COVID-19 pandemic. By June 2020, the

Washington, DC —Today Rep. Ron Kind voted to pass the bipartisan PFAS Action Act, a comprehensive package that aims to protect Wisconsinites and our environment from harmful forever chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This legislation, which Rep. Kind helped introduce earlier this year, will clean up these “forever chemicals,” which pose a direct threat

The Wisconsin Counties Association (WCA) announced today a milestone moment in the county effort to battle the opioid epidemic – the county, state, and other local government litigants have reached a tentative nationwide settlement with drug maker Johnson & Johnson and wholesale distributors, McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen. Wisconsin

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) appeared on Fox Businesses “Mornings with Maria” to discuss the need for transparency from health agencies and the collusion between Big Tech, Big Government, and the mainstream media in censoring conversation around gain of function research, COVID origins, and early treatment. The