Contact: Jennifer Miller/Elizabeth Goodsitt 608-266-1683 What: DHS experts will join Governor Tony Evers to answer questions about the status of COVID-19 in Wisconsin and our response, along with questions about vaccine allocation, distribution, and administration. Who: Governor Tony Evers Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk, Wisconsin Department of Health Services Ryan

Contact: Rep. Don Vruwink, 608-266-3790  Every odd-numbered year the Legislature creates a budget for the state. This year, 2021, is one of those years. Think of the budget process as you figuring out your spending priorities and how you will pay for the. What are the necessities and what are the

Contact: Kristina Hoffman MCTS Director of Marketing and Communications (414) 937-3250 | khoffman@mcts.org MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) announced today that it has awarded a contract to the vendor who will build Milwaukee County’s first battery-electric buses. Nova Bus, a leading North American transportation manufacturer that’s part of the Volvo

MADISON – The latest release of AARP’s Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard shows that both cases and deaths in Wisconsin nursing homes fell in the four weeks ending Feb. 14. But AARP Wisconsin says that does not mean it’s time for nursing homes or state lawmakers to let our guard down. Deaths of nursing

Contact Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, 608-208-1129 (office), 608-213-6972 (mobile/text), or ryan@conservationvoters.org. MADISON – Wisconsin Conservation Voters is proud to announce its endorsements for candidates running for office in the Spring 2021 election. This slate of endorsements focuses on local candidates in local elections. Wisconsin Conservation Voters is proud

Contact: Joe Zepecki jz@jzcomms.com 202-445-1517 MILWAUKEE – Today, Thursday, March 11 at 12:00 PM CT Protect Our Care’s Coronavirus War Room will hold a virtual press event with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and St. Petersburg Florida Mayor Rick Kriseman to mark the anniversary of the Coronavirus

MUSKEGO — Today, Judge Shelley Grogan announces the support of Wisconsin Conservative State Senators—current and former—including Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and Senate President Chris Kapenga. They join a growing list of strong conservative leaders who are ready to replace liberal Governor Tony Evers’ appointee with a constitutional conservative. Senate Majority

Contact: Kelli Liegel 202-225-5101 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) co-introduced the Ensuring Economic Recovery Act alongside his colleagues Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (MI-03), Reps. Beth Van Duyne (TX-24), Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), and Pete Stauber (MN-08). This legislation would direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration

Contact: Kevin Olson, DNR Community Financial Assistance Specialist Kevin.Olson@wisconsin.gov or 608-234-2238 MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the City of Milton is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The projects primarily include the

Contact: Jordan Dunn WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) today announced the formal launch of a new House Armed Services Committee task force dedicated to strengthening our defense supply chain. Gallagher and Slotkin will serve as co-chairs of the task force, and will lead a group of

Rural WI families will receive stimulus checks, an historic increase in the child tax credit, ag and food supply chain investments, school funding, rural health care support and more Today, Chris Gibbs, Board President of Rural Voices USA, the nationwide network of farmers and rural community leaders, released the following

MILWAUKEE – Deb Kerr, the kids’ and families’ choice for State Superintendent, pledged to decentralize Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction and highlighted the urgency to reopen schools while speaking at a press event at Walker Square Park in Milwaukee. “As State Superintendent, I’ll make sure that the DPI isn’t bogged down

Washington, DC — Today, Democrats in the House passed the Senate version of the American Rescue Plan, sending desperately needed pandemic relief and historic health care reform to President Biden’s desk. The American Rescue Plan includes measures to lower health care costs, expand coverage, and address inequities in care. In

[Madison, WI] – Yesterday, the Wisconsin Spotlight published a bombshell report revealing that a Mark Zuckerberg-financed grant intended to “bolster democracy during the pandemic” actually resulted in concerning influence from an outside group in Green Bay’s election administration in November. According to the report, a left-leaning group led by a