ontact: Kevin Olson, DNR Community Financial Assistance Specialist Kevin.Olson@wisconsin.gov or 608-234-2238 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the City of Bangor 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 both

“The Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act would  reauthorize critical programs under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to prevent and address child abuse and neglect. I am pleased to support this legislation, which includes language from my bill, the Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act, that aims to

Carrie Lee Nelson, widow of U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI), died Monday, March 15, at her home in Kensington, MD of congestive pulmonary disease. She was 98. Carrie Lee Dotson was born into poverty in Appalachia’s Cumberland Mountains on Jan. 29, 1923 in Wise, Virginia, the ninth of 10 children,

(MADISON) — Following today’s vote by Republicans in the Wisconsin State Senate to honor Rush Limbaugh, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued the following statement: “Today’s Republican resolution honoring Rush Limbaugh was another partisan political exercise aimed at further dividing our state. After refusing to even take up a resolution

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host online listening sessions on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 to seek public input on PFAS contamination in Marinette, Peshtigo and surrounding communities. The meeting is the 13th in a series of meetings the DNR will host for area residents. The

MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released its 2021 Unemployment Insurance Fraud Report covering the agency’s efforts to prevent fraudulent activity through technical upgrades, deterrence and education. This past year was unprecedented, both in terms of the number of claims filed and the sophisticated, coordinated attempts of