Gov. Evers: Signs dozens of bills aimed at improving community safety, reducing crime across Wisconsin

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed dozens of bills aimed at improving community safety, reducing crime, and supporting crime victims across Wisconsin. Among legislation Gov. Evers enacted today include bills to invest $10 million to support crime victims, including sexual assault and domestic abuse survivors; create a state Human Trafficki…

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Gov. Evers: Signs dozens of bills aimed at improving community safety, reducing crime across Wisconsin

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed dozens of bills aimed at improving community safety, reducing crime, and supporting crime victims across Wisconsin. Among legislation Gov. Evers enacted today include bills to invest $10 million to support crime victims, including sexual assault and domestic abuse survivors; create a state Human Trafficki… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t

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Farmers for Sustainable Food, Edge: Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative member Sandy Larson speaks at USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities event

FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. — Edge member Sandy Larson of Larson Acres presented yesterday at a United States Department of Agriculture Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities event. She spoke about the values important to her every day on her family’s farm: quality, pride and family and how these values are reinforced in

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Dept. of Workforce Development: February local employment and unemployment data released

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary estimates of employment and unemployment statistics for Wisconsin metropolitan areas, major cities, and counties in Wisconsin for February 2024. In brief, the nonseasonally adjusted data for Wisconsin shows: Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Preliminary

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Dept. of Revenue: Patty Mayers Appointed Assistant Deputy Secretary

Department of Revenue Secretary Peter Barca announced this week that he has appointed Patty Mayers to serve as the department’s Assistant Deputy Secretary, effective March 25, 2024. “Having directed communications for two large public-facing state agencies, Patty brings strategic communications experience to this position.  A key member of our senior

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Dept. of Public Instruction: Allocates nearly $12M to support school districts in meeting students’ mental health needs

MADISON — As students continue facing growing mental health challenges, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction announced it has allocated nearly $12 million in federal funding to local education agencies across the state to help meet their unique individual needs. The Stronger Connections competitive grant is part of the Bipartisan

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DCCC: U.S. Rep. Steil pioneered same legislation as the anti-abortion groups currently in front of Supreme Court

As the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments that could “pave the way toward a national abortion ban” by severely restricting access to the medication mifepristone, Bryan Steil and House Republicans have been simultaneously mounting a multiple front attack on reproductive freedoms in America. Last fall, Steil voted for fervently anti-abortion legislation that would prevent women

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Introduces bill to improve safety for bicyclists and pedestrians and honor Wisconsinite killed in bike accident

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Active Safety Transportation Act, legislation to make it easier for local governments to access federal funds to improve safety for vulnerable bicyclists and pedestrians. The bill honors Sarah Debbink Langenkamp, a mother, wife, and American diplomat raised in Oconomowoc,

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