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MADISON – Today, Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) presented a petition of over 2,500 Wisconsinites signing their support for legal recreational and medicinal cannabis and taxing it like alcohol to the Joint Finance Committee Co-Chairs, Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) and
MADISON —The Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has awarded $290,000 to tribal early childhood education and tribal Head Start programs to support American Indian language revitalization. The Young Learners Tribal Language Revitalization
MADISON, Wis. – Much has changed with the COVID-19 vaccination efforts in recent weeks, and with that change UW Health continues to update patients and the public on what is new and what to expect going forward. UW Health now
We hope you will help us speak out against the anti-voter bills that have been introduced into the Wisconsin Legislature that will make voting more complicated and difficult, especially for voters who vote by absentee ballot which, in Wisconsin, has
La Crosse, WI – Today, Rep. Ron Kind announced that the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has approved grants to help expand access to broadband in the towns of Menomonie and Red Cedar in Dunn County and Drammen in Eau Claire County. Rep.
MADISON – Senator Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) and Representative Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) commend Governor Tony Evers for signing 2021 Senate Bill 116 (SB 116) into law as 2021 Act 20. Under current law, child custody and placement agreements cannot be modified within
MADISON, Wisc. – Today, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed AB32 making cocktails to-go permanent from restaurants and taverns which will increase consumer convenience and support local hospitality businesses devastated by COVID-19. “Cocktails to-go have been a source of support for restaurants, bars and
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today introduced the Safe Routes Act of 2021, a bill that would allow logging trucks that meet state-determined legal requirements to travel up to 150 air miles on the Federal Interstate Highway System. Current law
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today, in addition to signing Senate Bill 3, now Wisconsin Act 9, this morning in Wausau, signed fourteen more bills, including Assembly 148, which continues licensure processes adopted during the COVID-19 health emergency for healthcare providers who
Madison, WI – On Friday, Governor Evers signed into law two bills championed by Senator Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk). The first will put parameters in place for Pharmacy Benefit Managers in Wisconsin. The second will allow the sale of cocktails with carry-out
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today joined more than a dozen of her Senate Democratic colleagues, led by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), to introduce new legislation building on the Emergency Broadband Connections Act to ensure working families can stay
Madison – Legislative leaders on the Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities released the following statement regarding Damond Boatwright, a member of the Subcommittee on Education and Workforce Development, leaving his position with SSM in Madison for a new role as
MADISON, WI – Wisconsin voters who are voting absentee by mail must act soon, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. “More than 390,000 Wisconsin voters have requested absentee ballots by mail, but less than 96,000 have been recorded as returned,”
Madison, Wis. – Today the Foundation for Madison’s Public Schools released the following statement after the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) Board of Education approved a motion to provide an increase of $1,300,000 to both 2021-22 elementary and Early Childhood Program staffing budgets and non-personnel budget.
MADISON—The People’s Maps Commission announced today that it has heard from over 1,000 Wisconsinites representing 65 counties and 245 municipalities since their first virtual hearing on October 1, 2020. “Over the last six months, we’ve learned a great deal
MILWAUKEE – Julie Willems Van Dijk, deputy secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Monday, March 29. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership
WAUSAU — Gov. Tony Evers today visited the Bridge Community Clinic in Wausau to tour their vaccine program and highlight his Badger Bounceback agenda’s investments in affordable and accessible healthcare. The governor also signed Senate Bill 3, which will increase transparency in the
MADISON – Today, Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) presented a petition of over 2,500 Wisconsinites signing their support for legal recreational and medicinal cannabis and taxing it like alcohol to the Joint Finance Committee Co-Chairs, Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) and Representative Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam). This petition is in favor
MADISON —The Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has awarded $290,000 to tribal early childhood education and tribal Head Start programs to support American Indian language revitalization. The Young Learners Tribal Language Revitalization grants were funded by Wisconsin’s Preschool Development Grant – Birth
MADISON, Wis. – Much has changed with the COVID-19 vaccination efforts in recent weeks, and with that change UW Health continues to update patients and the public on what is new and what to expect going forward. UW Health now has open scheduling for any eligible members of the public
We hope you will help us speak out against the anti-voter bills that have been introduced into the Wisconsin Legislature that will make voting more complicated and difficult, especially for voters who vote by absentee ballot which, in Wisconsin, has continuously been a common way for older voters and voters
La Crosse, WI – Today, Rep. Ron Kind announced that the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has approved grants to help expand access to broadband in the towns of Menomonie and Red Cedar in Dunn County and Drammen in Eau Claire County. Rep. Kind sent letters in support of applications for this funding,
MADISON – Senator Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) and Representative Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) commend Governor Tony Evers for signing 2021 Senate Bill 116 (SB 116) into law as 2021 Act 20. Under current law, child custody and placement agreements cannot be modified within two years of final judgement, even if both parents and
MADISON, Wisc. – Today, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed AB32 making cocktails to-go permanent from restaurants and taverns which will increase consumer convenience and support local hospitality businesses devastated by COVID-19. “Cocktails to-go have been a source of support for restaurants, bars and distilleries all across the U.S.,” said Kristi Brown, Distilled Spirits Council
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today introduced the Safe Routes Act of 2021, a bill that would allow logging trucks that meet state-determined legal requirements to travel up to 150 air miles on the Federal Interstate Highway System. Current law prohibits trucks that meet these requirements from using the federal
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today, in addition to signing Senate Bill 3, now Wisconsin Act 9, this morning in Wausau, signed fourteen more bills, including Assembly 148, which continues licensure processes adopted during the COVID-19 health emergency for healthcare providers who hold licenses in other states to serve Wisconsinites until their
Madison, WI – On Friday, Governor Evers signed into law two bills championed by Senator Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk). The first will put parameters in place for Pharmacy Benefit Managers in Wisconsin. The second will allow the sale of cocktails with carry-out food orders. Both bills had overwhelming bi-partisan support and will
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today joined more than a dozen of her Senate Democratic colleagues, led by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), to introduce new legislation building on the Emergency Broadband Connections Act to ensure working families can stay online through the current economic and health crisis. “Reliable
Madison – Legislative leaders on the Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities released the following statement regarding Damond Boatwright, a member of the Subcommittee on Education and Workforce Development, leaving his position with SSM in Madison for a new role as president and CEO of Hospital Sisters Health System in Illinois:
MADISON, WI – Wisconsin voters who are voting absentee by mail must act soon, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. “More than 390,000 Wisconsin voters have requested absentee ballots by mail, but less than 96,000 have been recorded as returned,” said Meagan Wolfe, administrator for the Wisconsin Elections Commission. “Your
Madison, Wis. – Today the Foundation for Madison’s Public Schools released the following statement after the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) Board of Education approved a motion to provide an increase of $1,300,000 to both 2021-22 elementary and Early Childhood Program staffing budgets and non-personnel budget. Melinda Heinritz, Executive Director of the Foundation and its affiliate,
MADISON—The People’s Maps Commission announced today that it has heard from over 1,000 Wisconsinites representing 65 counties and 245 municipalities since their first virtual hearing on October 1, 2020. “Over the last six months, we’ve learned a great deal as a commission on redistricting and considerations involved in the process,”
MILWAUKEE – Julie Willems Van Dijk, deputy secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Monday, March 29. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership between the Milwaukee Press Club, and WisPolitics.com. Prior to joining DHS,
WAUSAU — Gov. Tony Evers today visited the Bridge Community Clinic in Wausau to tour their vaccine program and highlight his Badger Bounceback agenda’s investments in affordable and accessible healthcare. The governor also signed Senate Bill 3, which will increase transparency in the prescription drug supply chain by creating licensing and practice requirements