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MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is actively following incidents of bird mortalities first reported in the eastern United States in late May. At that time, wildlife managers in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky
MADISON, WI – AARP Wisconsin today voiced its disappointment that many provisions included in the governor’s original biennial budget proposal to help Wisconsinites age 50-plus are not part of the 2021-23 budget that he signed into law yesterday. However, AARP Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis.—Edmund Manydeeds III, President of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, today appointed a 19-member Search and Screen Committee to help identify the next UW System President. Current President Tommy Thompson has been serving in an interim
Reconstruction work is ongoing at the I-39/90 and I-43/WIS 81 interchange (Exit 185) in Beloit. During three nights next week, crews will set the last girders for the new I-43 southbound flyover ramp to I-39/90 southbound. Sections of I-39/90 and
JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) announced an innovative challenge for middle school and high school students to grow interest in coding and computer technology. The national Congressional App Challenge is now accepting registrants from Wisconsin’s First Congressional District for the
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the City of Cumberland is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement
MILWAUKEE, WI – Freshwater for Life Action Coalition (FLAC) and The Get The Lead Out Coalition believe that it is long overdue for our community to take seriously the removal of the toxic lead infrastructure which continues to harm our community. We must
MADISON, WI – AARP Wisconsin today voiced its disappointment that many provisions included in the governor’s original biennial budget proposal to help Wisconsinites age 50-plus are not part of the 2021-23 budget that he signed into law yesterday. However, AARP Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council applauds Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers for vetoing Assembly Bill 407, to create a legislative service agency called the Legislative Human Resources Office. As the Council noted, the bill contained troublesome language that could be used to keep the public
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is actively following incidents of bird mortalities first reported in the eastern United States in late May. At that time, wildlife managers in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky began receiving reports of sick and dying birds with eye
MADISON, WI – AARP Wisconsin today voiced its disappointment that many provisions included in the governor’s original biennial budget proposal to help Wisconsinites age 50-plus are not part of the 2021-23 budget that he signed into law yesterday. However, AARP Wisconsin State Director Sam Wilson said he is confident that some
MADISON, Wis.—Edmund Manydeeds III, President of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, today appointed a 19-member Search and Screen Committee to help identify the next UW System President. Current President Tommy Thompson has been serving in an interim role since July 1, 2020. He replaced Ray Cross, who
Reconstruction work is ongoing at the I-39/90 and I-43/WIS 81 interchange (Exit 185) in Beloit. During three nights next week, crews will set the last girders for the new I-43 southbound flyover ramp to I-39/90 southbound. Sections of I-39/90 and I-43 near the Beloit interchange will be closed nightly from
JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) announced an innovative challenge for middle school and high school students to grow interest in coding and computer technology. The national Congressional App Challenge is now accepting registrants from Wisconsin’s First Congressional District for the 2021 competition. “I am excited to help bring the Congressional
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the City of Cumberland is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement of water mains throughout the City of Cumberland. Activities related
MILWAUKEE, WI – Freshwater for Life Action Coalition (FLAC) and The Get The Lead Out Coalition believe that it is long overdue for our community to take seriously the removal of the toxic lead infrastructure which continues to harm our community. We must also remove the toxic political elements which allow this issue
MADISON, WI – AARP Wisconsin today voiced its disappointment that many provisions included in the governor’s original biennial budget proposal to help Wisconsinites age 50-plus are not part of the 2021-23 budget that he signed into law yesterday. However, AARP Wisconsin State Director Sam Wilson said he is confident that some
The Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council applauds Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers for vetoing Assembly Bill 407, to create a legislative service agency called the Legislative Human Resources Office. As the Council noted, the bill contained troublesome language that could be used to keep the public from knowing about allegations of misconduct by members of the