Contact: Christine Haag, DNR Remediation And Redevelopment Program Director Christine.Haag@wisconsin.gov or 608-422-1148 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is holding online listening sessions on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 to seek public input on PFAS contamination in Marinette, Peshtigo and surrounding communities. The meeting is the 12th in a series

Contact: Elizabeth Goodsitt/Jennifer Miller 608-266-1683 The Department of Health Services (DHS) has released new data features on the COVID-19 vaccine data page. The first includes additional information on the Vaccine Distribution Summary table, which now breaks down how many doses providers in Wisconsin have ordered and how many doses are

Clean water initiatives, truth-in-labeling among the items MADISON, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading dairy advocacy group, today announced its top legislative and budget priorities for this year’s session. Among the group’s areas of focus are improving the program that regulates larger farms, protecting customers with truth-in-labeling bills for dairy

Lehmann Plans to Seek Appointment Sheriff Dave Mahoney has served Dane County with integrity, compassion, and professionalism for 40 years. His unwavering commitment to the public he serves and to the men and women of this department will have a positive impact on our County and the Sheriff’s office for

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi issued the following statement regarding the retirement of Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney: “Few people will have such a profound and positive impact on an organization and community than what Dave Mahoney accomplished in his four decades of public service, most recently as Sheriff of

Madison, WI – Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) today announced that Wisconsinites 65+ will be able to begin COVID-19 vaccinations on January 25, 2021, if not sooner. “DHS just announced that anyone 65 and older may begin receiving COVID-19 vaccinations through their healthcare provider, pharmacy, local or tribal public health

Today the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced that adults over the age of 65 will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning January 25th. Currently, frontline health care workers, residents in long term care facilities (nursing homes and assisted living facilities), and police and fire personnel are eligible.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Hundreds of animal rights activist groups are influencing the way farmers do business around the globe. As these activists become even more organized and their tactics evolve, agriculture advocates are encouraging farmers to protect themselves from damaging consequences. “Animal rights activists hope to bring an end

GREEN BAY, Wis. — As 2021 gets underway, farmers are dealing with familiar issues, things like up-and-down milk prices and weather. Increasingly, the challenge of finding and keeping quality employees is becoming one of the standard issues as well. But while milk prices and weather are out of a farmer’s

Washington, DC — Today, President-elect Biden announced that he has chosen Andrea Palm, the Secretary-designate of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, to be Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. During the Obama-Biden administration, Palm served as Chief of Staff and as Senior Counselor to the

Teams have collected a cumulative total of over one million specimens since April 2020 at community-based testing sites and institutional-based testing missions. The Wisconsin National Guard’s collection activities support the Wisconsin Department of Health Service’s efforts to expand COVID-19 testing throughout the entire state. The teams, which are tailorable to meet the