The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) today launched new data designed to give Wisconsinites a better picture of the impact of COVID-19 in our state, what the trends in cases mean, and how to most effectively respond to this virus. In tandem with this data update, DHS also released

MADISON – Today, the People’s Maps Commission announced Eric Holder will be among the redistricting experts presenting to the Commission during their inaugural online public hearing on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. Holder is currently Chair of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee and is an internationally recognized expert on a broad range

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is conducting sampling of potable wells in an Expanded Site Investigation Area in the Town of Peshtigo due to the potential presence of groundwater contaminated with PFAS, using state funds. On Wednesday, Sept. 30, the DNR is sending a packet of documents to potable well

Dr. Kristin Lyerly says Legislature’s Failure to Act on COVID-19 Puts Us at Risk Our Republican-led legislature has done nothing to help communities fight the COVID-19 pandemic. “Legislative Republicans are a public health menace,” she said. “While the virus surges in northeast Wisconsin, as local hospitals are reaching capacity, the

[Madison, WI] – Following tonight’s first presidential debate, the Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Chairman Andrew Hitt: “The contrast from tonight’s debate couldn’t be more clear — President Trump is working to make America Great Again. Joe Biden is a failed career politician who is responsible

MILWAUKEE, WI — With a vacancy on the Supreme Court and the coronavirus pandemic ravaging our country, health care is on the ballot, and President Trump is hard at work spinning lies to obscure his disastrous war on health care. The truth is that since taking office, Trump has taken

JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN–Today, Congressman Bryan Steil announced his new ad, “PPE,” which airs on Milwaukee broadcast. “When our frontline workers needed personal protective equipment, I got to work with the White House, Jockey, and Charter NEX. My previous background in manufacturing and current role in Congress helped Southeast Wisconsin deliver for

MADISON —​ Gov. Tony Evers today announced 33 appointments to the Governor’s Health Equity Council. The purpose of the council is to address the various factors that exacerbate health disparities by creating a comprehensive plan to achieve long-lasting and equitable health outcomes for all Wisconsinites.  “Ensuring that all Wisconsinites have access to quality

Trump Misleads Voters About His Health Care Record and Failed Coronavirus Response MILWAUKEE, WI — Last night, Donald Trump took the debate stage and continued what he’s been doing since he took office — lying to voters about his health care record. One of his most egregious lies was about

The joint Wisconsin-Minnesota Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago (TCMC) Passenger Rail Project has been selected to receive a $31.8 million federal rail grant. The TCMC project will add an additional daily round-trip between the Twin Cities, La Crosse, Milwaukee, and Chicago and points in-between, along the existing long-distance Amtrak Empire Builder route. The

Contact: DOJCommunications@doj.state.wi.us MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced that 43 states, including Wisconsin, have reached a $39.5 million settlement with Anthem stemming from the massive 2014 data breach that involved the personal information of 78.8 million Americans. Through the settlement, Anthem has reached a resolution with the 43-state

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today with Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), and the Population Health Institute (PHI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, announced the Just Recovery for Racial Equity initiative. “COVID-19 has had a devastating and disproportionate impact on communities of color across the state of Wisconsin,” said Gov. Evers. “We must take urgent and

Brookfield, WI – Nearly every community in Wisconsin’s Fifth District has been building senior living facilities.  Assisted living, memory care, and nursing homes are going up to meet the needs of retiring Baby Boomers.  Democrat Tom Palzewicz, running for the Fifth Congressional District seat, envisions significant challenges ahead unless there is

Today, Representatives Gwen Moore, Jamie Raskin, and Brian Fitzpatrick led a bipartisan letter  joined by over 100 cosponsors to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin calling on them to establish process that allows a survivor of domestic violence victims to notify the IRS that he/she is