Evers orders reopening of 34 state parks, forests

One day after relaxing his state-at-home order to allow curbside dropoff services for certain businesses, Gov. Tony Evers today ordered the reopening of state parks and forests. Evers had ordered 40 parks, forest and recreation areas closed effective April 10

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Sen. Cowles: Reopening of State Parks a Promising Step

GREEN BAY– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay), Chair of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, released the following statement after the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that 34 of the 40 previously closed Wisconsin State Park System Properties

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Rep. Emerson: Statement of support for ACLU letter

MADISON – This week, The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin sent a letter to state and local officials urging public responses to the increasing incidents of harassment, discrimination, and attacks on Asian-Americans in Wisconsin and around the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In

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Rep. Steineke: Coronavirus update

I hope that you and your family are staying safe, remaining home when possible and following the federal guidelines the CDC has outlined. In short, these are unprecedented times. I and my office remain committed to working with Governor Evers and

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Dept. of Military Affairs: Approximately 150 Red Arrow Soldiers from 128th Infantry returning today

Please find B-roll from today’s homecoming ceremony at the following link: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/749868/wisconsin-national-guard-homecoming-133rd-airlift-wing  Approximately 150 Soldiers from the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry returned to Wisconsin today after nearly seven months in Afghanistan. The returning troops are among those

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Wisconsin Right to Life: Calls for context in COVID-19 reporting

Today, Wisconsin Right to Life sent a letter to Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm, requesting the publication of other data in conjunction with the daily publication of COVID-19 statistics. Even amid the pandemic, thousands in the state are losing their lives to other causes, such as heart diseases

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Evers orders reopening of 34 state parks, forests

One day after relaxing his state-at-home order to allow curbside dropoff services for certain businesses, Gov. Tony Evers today ordered the reopening of state parks and forests. Evers had ordered 40 parks, forest and recreation areas closed effective April 10 due to vandalism, litter and crowding amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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UW-Stout: Quill, restored, returns to its perch atop Bowman Hall

Menomonie, Wis. — A high, shining symbol of the belief that education is a way forward for the people of Wisconsin and beyond has returned to the campus of University of Wisconsin- Stout. The quill, which sits atop Bowman Hall, 135 feet above campus and downtown Menomonie, was reinstalled Thursday,

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Sen. Cowles: Reopening of State Parks a Promising Step

GREEN BAY– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay), Chair of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, released the following statement after the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that 34 of the 40 previously closed Wisconsin State Park System Properties will reopen this Friday, May 1st:   “As the days

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Rep. Emerson: Statement of support for ACLU letter

MADISON – This week, The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin sent a letter to state and local officials urging public responses to the increasing incidents of harassment, discrimination, and attacks on Asian-Americans in Wisconsin and around the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In two weeks alone, there were over 1,100 reports of racist attacks on

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Evers Administration: Seeks to save lives, stop Republican lawsuit

MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers today announced that the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and Wisconsin Department of Justice filed a response to the Legislative Republicans’ lawsuit that endangers lives by blocking Safer at Home. The Evers Administration has asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to toss the lawsuit. “Safer

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Rep. Steineke: Coronavirus update

I hope that you and your family are staying safe, remaining home when possible and following the federal guidelines the CDC has outlined. In short, these are unprecedented times. I and my office remain committed to working with Governor Evers and his administration on issues related to COVID-19, and are staying

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Dept. of Military Affairs: Approximately 150 Red Arrow Soldiers from 128th Infantry returning today

Please find B-roll from today’s homecoming ceremony at the following link: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/749868/wisconsin-national-guard-homecoming-133rd-airlift-wing  Approximately 150 Soldiers from the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry returned to Wisconsin today after nearly seven months in Afghanistan. The returning troops are among those identified as part of larger drawdown of troops in Afghanistan

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