City of Racine – Starting today, Monday, March 22nd, the City of Racine’s RYDE Transit System will offer free rides to community members going to a vaccination site or who just got vaccinated and need to return to their home or work. “Everyone deserves access to the COVID-19 vaccine. As more vaccine

MILWAUKEE — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Senate Bill (SB) 13, now Wisconsin Act 8, while visiting the UW-Milwaukee COVID-19 vaccine site. SB 13 allows dentists to administer COVID-19 and flu vaccines under certain circumstances, including completing an eight hour course of study and training on vaccine storage, protocols, administration technique, emergency

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin National Guard specimen collection teams continue supporting local COVID-19 testing efforts this week as they operate a number of regional community-based testing sites. The Wisconsin National Guard has supported the state’s COVID-19 response since Mar. 12, 2020. Teams have collected a cumulative total of over one million specimens since

Enclosed is an op-ed on the ERA by Dolores Huerta, president of the Dolores Huerta Foundation and Co-Founder of the United Farm Workers; Carol Jenkins, president of the ERA Coalition; and, Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation. Please let me know if you are interested in using the piece. Photos

WISCONSIN — Eleven years ago, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became the law of the land and millions of people gained coverage and critical protections as a result. The ACA helped reduce longstanding racial disparities in coverage rates, improving health care access for communities of color across the board. In

Brookfield, WI – School Choice Wisconsin (SCW) has named Mary McIntosh to the position of president effective April 5, said Susan Mitchell, acting president and board chair. McIntosh has 13 years of successful leadership of two highly respected private schools in Milwaukee. She is currently the president of St. Thomas

Washington, DC (March 22, 2021) – Today, Congressmembers Gwen Moore (WI-04), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) announced the reintroduction of The Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair or CROWN Act in the House of Representatives, simultaneously releasing a letter sent to Vice President

Anyone who doesn’t have an ID to vote in the Spring Election should start the process now Wisconsin driver licenses or IDs are the most common form of identification used for voting purposes. Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) encourages voters to check and be sure that

(MADISON) — Appearing on a Green Bay radio show last Friday, likely Republican gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Kleefisch issued a dog-whistle to conservative listeners, asking them to “go into battle” and do “hand to hand combat” to promote their agenda. REBECCA KLEEFISCH: But look at what they’re continuing to do. It’s like they

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission today released its list of the top things Wisconsin voters should know for the Spring Election on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.   1. The Wisconsin Elections Commission continues to recommend all voters wear face coverings for voting on Election Day, but they are

Wisconsin Senator Julian Bradley wrote a column for the Washington Examiner on Monday on why he and Representative Joe Sanfelippo are working to ensure prisoners’ stimulus checks to go pay restitution. Read an excerpt from his column below: Black crime victims matter, so make convicts pay restitution from Biden’s stimulus Senator Julian

MADISON, Wis. – As chair of the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands, State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski today announced a record $39 million will be disbursed to public school libraries across Wisconsin to help students, parents, and educators continue to tackle the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Common

MARSHFIELD – Marshfield Clinic Health System began enrollment today for Community Corps, a new AmeriCorps program launched in January that will place 80 full-time members across Wisconsin to support clinics, hospitals, coalitions, youth serving organizations, public health, and other nonprofits and government agencies to address local health priorities.   Marshfield

(Waukesha, WI) – The Waukesha County Department of Parks and Land Use is pleased to have the City of Pewaukee join the Adopt-A-Drain program on World Water Day, March 22, 2021. Clean storm drains help improve water quality, prevent future flooding, and save taxpayers money.   “Our resident adopters help

Direct Care Workforce, Special Education, Medicaid, Transportation, Children and Family Supports, Mental Health, ABLE, Long-Term Care all on Priority List   (MADISON) – More than 200 members of the disability community from all parts of Wisconsin plan to rally virtually on March 23 for the Survival Coalition’s annual Disability Advocacy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Jackie Speier (D-CA) yesterday reintroduced the bipartisan Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act, legislation that would increase transparency and accountability in large-scale government projects. The bill, which was introduced in the Senate by Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Gary Peters (D-MI), requires an annual report to

The Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Coalition of Wisconsin hosted a rally at Milwaukee City Hall, Thursday (March 18) – following the Atlanta spa shootings on Wednesday that left eight dead, including six individuals of Asian descent. I am calling for the full rejection of all acts of racial terrorism

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announces that four new pharmacy partners in Wisconsin started receiving vaccine this week as part of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. This includes the Community Pharmacy Enhanced Services Network (CPESN), which includes some Hometown Pharmacies, as well as Managed Health Care Associates, Meijer, and Walmart.