MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin hospitals’ health care quality tops the national average and have the fourth-most five-star-rated hospitals in the country, according to the recently released Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The ratings reflect 46 measures across five categories of quality: mortality; safety of

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Wisconsin Veterans Chamber of Commerce, Wisconsin’s premier business association dedicated to serving the veteran and military community, today announced its President & CEO, Saul Newton, will be leaving in October 2023. After eight years of leading the organization and making it a national model for supporting veteran-owned and

Madison, WI – Dane Buy Local announces the upcoming installment of the Shop Local Tour, scheduled for August 22, 2023. This special initiative continues its mission of promoting and supporting the diverse range of locally owned businesses in the Madison area. The upcoming tour will focus on the University Ave

MADISON, Wis. – Teens and young adults who received a brief social media counseling session during a health care visit remembered the lessons and reported safer online behavior six months later, according to a large new study from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. The study

American Federation of Teachers Local 212 supports Governor Evers’ proposals to address Wisconsin’s workforce challenges, and his call for a Special Session to enact them.   Local 212, the faculty and professional staff union at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC), praised  Evers’ plan to increase general aid to the Wisconsin Technical College

MADISON, Wis. — On the first anniversary of President Biden signing the Inflation Reduction Act into law, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Executive Director Devin Remiker released the following statement: “Last year, President Biden and Senator Baldwin took on Big Pharma and ultra-wealthy special interests and won a historic victory for the American people when

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Wisconsin Chimney Swift Working Group invite the public to help monitor chimney swift populations by participating in a “Swift Night Out.” Chimney swifts, a unique bird species that nests and roosts in chimneys, are starting to migrate from Wisconsin

WISCONSIN – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) being signed into law, landmark legislation that is lowering the cost of health care, prescription drugs, and energy for American families, growing the Made in Wisconsin clean energy economy to tackle climate

“The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was made for Milwaukee, helping build on our proud legacy as the machine shop of the world with investments in clean energy and domestic manufacturing. I was so thrilled to welcome President Biden to Milwaukee to highlight the Inflation Reduction Act’s investments in building a

MADISON, Wis. — Right-wing Wisconsin state Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley has been caught trying to re-write her history. As reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Bradley has been repeatedly and surreptitiously trying to edit her biography on the Wikipedia website to revise or erase some of the vile homophobic, racist

MADISON — Today, Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer announced Representative Evan Goyke, who is a candidate for City Attorney in Milwaukee, will step down from the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC), and Representative Deb Andraca will join the Committee to fill the vacancy created. Rep. Goyke released the following statement: “I

Madison, Wis. – Today Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer announced the appointment of Representative Deb Andraca (D–Whitefish Bay) to the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance. Rep. Andraca will fill a vacancy created by Rep. Evan Goyke, who is stepping down after serving on Joint Finance since 2019. Rep. Andraca issued the

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the Village of Windsor 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 the replacement of watermains along Morrison Street and Maple Street.

MADISON, Wis. — One year ago today, Tammy Baldwin took on Big Pharma–and won–with the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act. The IRA capped the cost of life-saving insulin at $35/month for folks on Medicare, made other critical investments in improving Wisconsinites’ health care, and created made-in-America jobs. “As Republicans in Congress try

Contact: Rep. Greta Neubauer, (608) 266-0634 MADISON, Wis. — Today, Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) announced her appointment of Representative Deb Andraca (D-Whitefish Bay) to serve on the Joint Committee on Finance for the remainder of the 2023-2024 legislative session with Representative Tip McGuire (D-Kenosha). Rep. Andraca will fill

MADISON – Late last night, we learned of the passing of Ada Deer, a remarkable advocate for Native American rights and a prominent leader both at the state and federal level. State Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement: “I will forever remain inspired by Ada’s work and will

MADISON, Wis. – On the first anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, Wisconsinites are already benefiting from new investments in communities and seeing lower health care premiums and prescription drug costs. Despite the law’s success, Wisconsin’s Republican congressional delegation continues to oppose the law and have stood by as the pharmaceutical

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold a public meeting to discuss proposed modifications for disposal of dredged material at the Bay Port Dredged Material Disposal Facility (Bay Port) in Brown County. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 30 at 4 p.m. at the DNR

MADISON, Wis. — Rep. Neubauer released the following statement: “It breaks my heart to learn that Ada Deer has passed away. Ada worked for years to build  a better state and country for all of us, and I feel incredibly lucky to have known her and to have celebrated with

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced Three Lakes Sanitary District #1 is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement of water mains throughout the Three Lakes Sanitary District