Today, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services released a new data table on our variant webpage that shows SARS-CoV-2 variant proportions by Health Care Emergency Readiness Coalition (HERC) region. The variants page now also includes information on two additional variant strains of SARS-CoV-2 – variants B.1.427 and B.1.429. DHS first identified these variants

Even though he has not yet announced that he is running, and I certainly hope he does, I am giving my Complete and Total Endorsement to Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin. He is brave, he is bold, he loves our Country, our Military, and our Vets. He will protect our

Far right extremist Derrick Van Orden just announced he’s running again for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District after voters already rejected his out-of-touch agenda.   Since his last failed candidacy, Van Orden has doubled down on his far-right bone fides by baselessly and dangerously casting doubt on the results of his own election and propagating the “Big Lie” which led to the insurrectionist mob attacking the U.S. Capitol on January 6th. Van Orden also proudly promoted his own participation in

The Department of Children and Families (DCF) is launching another round of the Child Care Counts Payment programs to support Wisconsin’s early care and education community. The programs will consist of two application periods, with the first period opening on Monday, April 19, 2021. Funding for new rounds of the Child

For more information, please contact: Joette Richards, (262)894-2224 admin@milwaukeepressclub.org www.milwaukeepressclub.org Support the Gridiron Awards Virtual Ceremony Congratulate winners of the MPC Awards for Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism Contest in our Once A Year magazine The Milwaukee Press Club, one of the oldest continuously operating press clubs in the world, will host its Gridiron

Contact: DPW Communications (press@wisdems.org) (MADISON) — In response to failed Congressional candidate Derrick Van Orden’s announcement that he will run again to represent Wisconsin’s 3rd District, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued the following statement: “Derrick Van Orden is a self-confessed sexual harasser and a failed candidate who voters rejected as

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 4/8/2021 CONTACT: Jacquelyn Kovarik, 414-436-9822,jacquelyn@vdlf.org MILWAUKEE – Voces de la Frontera Action (VDLFA) is proud to have mobilized Black and Brown voters to turn out in Wisconsin’s Spring 2021 Elections, and today we celebrate historic victories. This marks our 5th election during a pandemic, and despite ongoing pandemic

For more information, contact: Steven Theisen, WisDOT Communications Manager (608) 884-1230, steven.theisen@dot.wi.gov Frontage road traffic adjacent to the Madison Beltline (US 12/18), between Todd Drive and the Cannonball Path overpass, will be restricted to one-way starting at 11:30 p.m. Friday (April 9). Traffic on the north side of the Beltline will

Contact: Alaina Gerrits, DNR Assistant Upland Wildlife Ecologist Alaina.Gerrits@wisconsin.gov or 608-513-6739 MADISON, Wis. – Youth hunters can experience the excitement of Wisconsin turkey hunting with family before the regular season begins. The 2021 youth turkey hunt runs April 17-18, before the statewide turkey opener for period A on April 21. The youth turkey

PRESS CONTACT: press@opportunitywisconsin.org                             LA CROSSE, Wis.— As Wisconsin’s small businesses begin the long road to recovery, a few of them were joined yesterday by U.S. Representative Ron Kind for a conversation about how the American Rescue Plan

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov    MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and First Lady Kathy Evers announced that Wisconsin and five other states were selected to work with the National Governors Association (NGA) on strategies for equitably meeting the social-emotional needs of students and families during and beyond the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement comes

Contact:           Lynn Griffith                         Senior Director of University Communication                         (414) 288-4719 – office                         (414) 499-5157 – mobile                         lynn.griffith@marquette.edu MILWAUKEE — President Michael R. Lovell today announced the public launch of Time to Rise: The Marquette Promise to Be The Difference — a bold, $750 million comprehensive fundraising campaign that

Contact: Amanda Kamps, DNR Wildlife Health Conservation Specialist Amanda.Kamps@wisconsin.gov 608-712-5280 MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is pleased to announce the winners of the third annual Keep Wildlife Wild poster contest. Submitted by fourth through sixth graders around the state, each poster helps spread the word about our shared role

Contact: Jennifer Miller/Elizabeth Goodsitt 608-266-1683 What: DHS experts will answer questions about the status of COVID-19 in Wisconsin and our response, along with questions about vaccine and variants. Who: Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk, Wisconsin Department of Health Services Dr. Ryan Westergaard, Chief Medical Officer, DHS Bureau of Communicable