Rebekah Sweeney, 608-386-3012 or rsweeney@wischeesemakers.org MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today applauded Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers’ direction of $100 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to expand access to high-speed broadband internet statewide.  According to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 2021 Broadband Deployment Report, approximately

Contact:           Kevin Conway                         Associate Director of University Communication                         (414) 288-4745 – office                         (414) 202-9329 – mobile                         kevin.m.conway@marquette.edu MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin State Representatives Jim Steineke and Shelia Stubbs, co-chairs of the Assembly Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities, will be featured guests for an upcoming virtual “On the Issues with Mike Gousha,”

Contact: WisDems Communications (press@wisdems.org) MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans are continuing their push to reject federal unemployment benefits from struggling Wisconsin families as they try to recover from the pandemic. Today, in an ad through the 1848 Project, likely gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Kleefisch advocated for ripping away unemployment benefits, and Republicans

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PRESS CONTACT press@opportunitywisconsin.org With federal eviction moratorium on shaky ground, new federal funding is helping to prevent a worsening crisis Wisconsin received $306 million to help low-income renters pay back rent MADISON, Wis.— Opportunity Wisconsin today released a new report highlighting how the American Rescue Plan is keeping Wisconsin housed during the pandemic, especially

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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind announced the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is distributing $46 million in funding to support mental health and substance use treatment in Wisconsin. This funding, which was made available by the American Rescue Plan, will help communities across Wisconsin address mental health and substance use needs during the

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statement on reports of the Biden Administration’s decision to waive sanctions related to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline: “If these reports are accurate, the administration’s decision to waive sanctions sends an unfortunate signal that

MILWAUKEE – The County Board will take up a proposal from Supervisor John F. Weishan, Jr. Thursday to increase the membership of the County Board of Supervisors from 18 to 21 effective by the February 2022 Spring Primary Election. “With redistricting around the corner, we have a once in a decade window

MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced that its Mobile Career Lab will be set up at various vaccination sites in Wisconsin, with its first location at Alliant Energy Center, one of Wisconsin’s busiest COVID-19 vaccination and testing centers, located at 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way in Madison. The Mobile

Contact: Jerel Ballard at the PSC, 608-266-9600, jerel.ballard@wisconsin.gov Applications for largest single round of broadband investment in state history available on June 1, 2021 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) will launch a round of broadband expansion funding in two weeks with

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Contact: Alexa Henning Vanessa Ambrosini WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Monday joined Sen. Rick Scott of Florida and 17 other Republican colleagues on a resolution condemning the attacks against Israel by Hamas, an Iranian-backed and funded terrorist organization, and reaffirming the United States’ unwavering commitment to our ally Israel and its right

The following is a quote from AG candidate Eric Toney regarding the investigation and complaint against Josh Kaul/DOJ: “Josh Kaul is our state’s top cop, and the buck stops with him. He needs to be transparent, and ensure the harassment and discrimination abuses never happen again. This is a troubling

Contact: Timothy Svoboda, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) continued to fight the growing influence of Critical Race Theory (CRT). Grothman became an original cosponsor of a bill (authored by Congressman Burgess Owens (R-UT)) that will rescind President Biden’s Executive Order that nullified the Trump Administration’s executive action to

Contact: Jeanine Schneider, (608) 266-7521 MADISON – Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) released the following statement regarding today’s introduction of nonpartisan redistricting reform legislation by Legislative Democrats.  The legislation is based on Iowa’s successful model of nonpartisan redistricting. “The majority of Wisconsinites want fair maps and an open, transparent redistricting process.

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