The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) are partnering on an initiative to improve health equity in Wisconsin. MCW’s Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW) and the SMPH’s Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP), statewide health funders based at Wisconsin’s two medical schools,

Today, this grassroots coalition has traveled to Madison from Milwaukee to demand answers for the criminal investigation of Milwaukee’s toxic lead abatement program. We have waited for years for answers into possible criminal harm done to our city. People have been harmed here. We have come today to demand that

(Milwaukee, WI) – Yesterday, Judge Hanen of Texas ruled to partially end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, halting any new DACA applications from being approved while only permitting current recipients to renew their status.  This ruling is a part of a cruel, far-right Republcan anti-immigrant agenda aimed

La Crosse, WI — Today, the Washington Post published an extensive fact check of two of Senator Ron Johnson’s most egregious claims about COVID-19 vaccines and natural immunity from the disease. For falsely saying, and repeating, that, “Natural immunity is as strong if not stronger,” than immunity offered by the

MADISON- The proposal for a statue of notable civil rights advocate Vel Philips to be featured on the grounds of the Wisconsin Capitol was approved by a subcommittee of the State Capitol and Executive Residence Board (SCERB). Representative Stubbs (D-Madison) is a member of the Vel Phillips Statue Task Force

(Stoddard, WI) – This morning, Senator Brad Pfaff (D-Onalaska) joined U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and U.S. Representative Ron Kind (D-WI) on the Servais Farm in Stoddard for a round table with farmers on how international trade and markets impact family farming in Wisconsin. The panelists spoke about the state of

July 16, 2021 Contact: Samara Sheff 202-495-8879 Congresswoman Gwen Moore Introduces Legislation to Expand Education and Training for Doulas and Midwifery Washington, D.C –  A bipartisan group of Ways and Means Committee members introduced legislation, The Pathways to Health Careers Act, to expand and improve the Health Professions Opportunity Grant Program (HPOG) to help

July 16, 2021 Contact: Samara Sheff 202-495-8879 Congresswoman Gwen Moore Secures Community Project Funding in FY 2022 Department of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Funding Bill Today, Rep. Gwen Moore announced that she had secured inclusion of a total of $857,000 in funding for three separate projects by Pathfinders Milwaukee,

July 16, 2021 Contact: Rori Paloski, DNR Conservation Biologist rori.paloski@wisconsin.gov or 608-516-3742 Incidental Take Notice For Eau Claire County   MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare turtle, which may result from the City of Augusta Water Quality

7/16/21 CONTACT: Anna Dvorak 414-469-0118; anna@vdlf.org Momentum Building to Pass Citizenship for 11 Million Essential Workers and Families in 2021   Voces de la Frontera Applauds Senate Democrats  for Including Funding for Citizenship in Biden’s Jobs Budget Bill (Milwaukee, WI) – Earlier this week, Democrats in the U.S. Senate came out with

Keep an eye on your speed as Wisconsin State Patrol (WSP) officers take to the sky to monitor traffic on state highways in four counties. WSP’s Aerial Support Unit is scheduled to conduct aerial speed enforcement in Pierce, Kenosha, Portage and Dane counties next week. Weather permitting, the pilots plan

MADISON- The proposal for a statue of notable civil rights advocate Vel Philips to be featured on the grounds of the Wisconsin Capitol was approved by the State Capitol and Executive Residence Board. Representative Stubbs (D-Madison) is a member of the Vel Phillips Statue Task Force which spearheaded this effort.

Madison Wis. — Yesterday, Wisconsin parents began to see the first installments of the expanded Child Tax Credits, a tax cut made possible by the American Rescue Plan. ​​An estimated 1,159,000 children in Wisconsin will benefit from the Child Tax Credit, and the average family will see more than $400

City of Racine – Today, Mayor Cory Mason announced a citywide push to ensure that all eligible families in Racine claim their Child Tax Credit (CTC), a newly expanded federal tax credit that could cut child poverty in half. Families are eligible for up to $300 per child, starting this month.

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding beachgoers and their pets to watch for blue-green algae and know the risks. Blue-green algae can cause illness if swallowed or inhaled in water droplets, or irritation if rubbed on the skin under clothing. Blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, are photosynthetic bacteria