PRESS CONTACT press@opportunitywisconsin.org MADISON — Ahead of an expected vote in the House of Representatives, today Opportunity Wisconsin released highlights of  how the Badger State stands to benefit once the American Rescue Plan is signed into law. A recent survey from Opportunity Wisconsin and Change Research found broad support from Wisconsinites for the American Rescue

WHAT:        Attorney General Josh Kaul, Columbia County District Attorney Brenda Yaskal and Division of Forensic Science Administrator Nicole Roehm to highlight the need for the authority to hire four additional toxicology positions and purchase new instrumentation to address the changing drug epidemic in Wisconsin. WHEN:       TODAY, March 10 at 12:15pm. WHERE:     To

The countdown is under way for middle- and high-school students to enter Wisconsin Youth Entrepreneurs in Science, a statewide youth business plan contest modeled after the successful Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. It is open for online entries from Wisconsin middle- and high-school students through 5 p.m. April 14, 2021. Public,

Contact: Christine Bellport – christine.bellport@wisconsin.gov, (608) 242-3239, Andrew Beckett – andrew.beckett@wisconsin.gov – (608) 242-3211 MADISON – Clocks will jump forward this weekend for daylight saving time and ReadyWisconsin is encouraging you to change more than the time on your clock. “As we’ve been spending more time in our homes this past year,

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov   MADISON – Gov. Evers announced today that he is appointing Paul Czisny to the Fond du Lac County Circuit Court. The appointment fills a vacancy created by Judge Robert Writz’s retirement, effective May 2, 2021. “Paul Czisny is a seasoned attorney with extensive knowledge of the criminal justice

Media Contact: Susie Falk, 414.232.2562 MILWAUKEE – Deb Kerr, candidate for Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction, will roll out groundbreaking plans to decentralize the Department of Public Instruction at a press event today. This reform would allow for the extension of DPI offices across the state instead of just in Madison.

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Washington, DC — Today, Rep. Ron Kind voted for the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. This legislation will protect workers’ right to join a union and bargain for safer working conditions, better benefits, and higher wages. The bill passed with bipartisan support. “Growing up in a union household on the north side

“We need to restore power back to workers, so they can make choose to organize without interference or intimidation. For decades, workers’ rights have been under assault by powerful special interests as income inequality has soared and wages have stagnated. The PRO Act strengthens workers’ labor protections by ensuring union

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Democrats voted to pass H.R. 842, partisan legislation that robs workers of workplace freedoms, forces employers to give labor organizations access to employee contact information without consent, and lines the pockets of union bosses by enacting mandatory union membership. Congressman Fitzgerald offered an amendment on the House floor in

(March 9, 2021, MILWAUKEE, WI) – Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, released the following statement as the House passes the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, one of labor’s top priorities to restore fairness to our economy and protect a worker’s right to a union: “Working people

Madison, WI – Today, Assembly Bill 121, relating to the deregulation of natural hair braiding, passed through the Assembly Committee on Regulatory and Licensing Reform on a 6-2 vote. This bill specifies that a person does not need to obtain a barbering or cosmetology license in order to perform natural hair

MADISON, Wisc. — Dressed in scrubs and donning stickers that read “We’ve Earned Our Time,” dozens of UnityPoint Health-Meriter nurses, joined by community supporters and elected officials, gathered Tuesday to signal their determination to win a strong, fair contract. Meriter nurses announced that by a nearly unanimous vote, nurses had authorized

Today, the House Science, Space, and Technology adopted an amendment by Congresswoman Moore to a bill (H.R. 144) requiring the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) to create 2-year pilot program to support early career scientists impacted by COVID-19. Her amendment would call for a report assessing the effectiveness of this program

MADISON – This past month, nurses at UnityPoint Health-Meriter have been at the bargaining table with management, advocating for a fair contract that would create a more collaborative, safer, and respectful work environment that will improve the lives of nurses and patients. Meriter nurses voted on March 5th to authorize