Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) has been on the front lines of the state’s battle against COVID-19 since March 12, 2020, when Gov. Tony Evers ordered the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) opened to support the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced today that people age 16 and older with certain medical conditions will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 29. This eligibility group includes individuals with medical conditions associated with an
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “I know the strength that Black Lives Matter had in this last election, I
Contact: Abbey Goers, Marketing Communications, 715-232-2565, Marketing Communications, 715-232-2381, News Center Story Link Menomonie, Wis. – With the support of Dunn County Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Stout employees are now able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine through the Mayo Clinic Health
Contact: Steven Theisen, WisDOT Communications Manager, (608) 884-1230, steven.theisen@dot.wi.gov Despite bridge operations over the winter months, construction work will resume in earnest next week around the I-39/90 and I-43/WIS 81 interchange (Exit 185) in Beloit. Earlier this week, all WIS 81
MILWAUKEE — Saru Jayaraman, president of One Fair Wage and director of the Food Labor Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley, will keynote the next conversation in the Pay Equity Series hosted by Marquette University’s Institute for Women’s
Contact: Chelsea Cross, chelsea@crossroadsolutions.org, 262-421-6464, voteforcunningham.com KENOSHA – Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm endorses Angela Cunningham for Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Branch 6. “I’ve known Angela since her time as an Assistant District Attorney. I have always been impressed
Contact: DOJCommunications@doj.state.wi.us APPLETON, Wis. – On July 27, 2020, LeeRoy R. Blank entered a plea of no contest to, and was found guilty of, possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine greater than 50 grams as a second or subsequent offender. On
CONTACT: Meredith McGlone, meredith.mcglone@wisc.edu, (608) 263-7523 MADISON – After a year in which students faced many challenges, University of Wisconsin-Madison leaders are pleased to announce plans to hold in-person commencement ceremonies for spring 2021 graduates at Camp Randall. The university is
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov Audio file of Radio Address. MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address reflecting on the one year anniversary of his first statewide Public Health Emergency declaration on COVID-19 and his plan to ensure Wisconsin bounces
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 15: WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon with Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, joins a WisPolitics.com Madison virtual luncheon on Thursday, April 15 from noon to 1 p.m. LeMahieu will take
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan joined the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership to discuss current policy priorities, including evidence-based public policies with the American Idea Foundation and opportunity zones designed to provide incentives to invest in Census tracts where poverty is persistent.
For years now, Republican legislators, apparently aware that they can’t win elections if more people vote, have been doing their best to make it harder, not easier.
The Wisconsin state Legislature has such a rule. It keeps legislation clean and relational to the intent of the original bill.
Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) has been on the front lines of the state’s battle against COVID-19 since March 12, 2020, when Gov. Tony Evers ordered the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) opened to support the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in coordinating statewide efforts to slow the spread of the
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced today that people age 16 and older with certain medical conditions will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 29. This eligibility group includes individuals with medical conditions associated with an increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19. Based on the
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “I know the strength that Black Lives Matter had in this last election, I know it’s a group that doesn’t like the old-fashioned family.”
Contact: Abbey Goers, Marketing Communications, 715-232-2565, Marketing Communications, 715-232-2381, News Center Story Link Menomonie, Wis. – With the support of Dunn County Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Stout employees are now able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine through the Mayo Clinic Health System. And through a partnership with the Medicine Shoppe, a
Contact: Steven Theisen, WisDOT Communications Manager, (608) 884-1230, steven.theisen@dot.wi.gov Despite bridge operations over the winter months, construction work will resume in earnest next week around the I-39/90 and I-43/WIS 81 interchange (Exit 185) in Beloit. Earlier this week, all WIS 81 traffic within the city of Beloit shifted onto the eastbound
MILWAUKEE — Saru Jayaraman, president of One Fair Wage and director of the Food Labor Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley, will keynote the next conversation in the Pay Equity Series hosted by Marquette University’s Institute for Women’s Leadership on Tuesday, March 16, at 1 p.m. Jayaraman will
Contact: Chelsea Cross, chelsea@crossroadsolutions.org, 262-421-6464, voteforcunningham.com KENOSHA – Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm endorses Angela Cunningham for Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Branch 6. “I’ve known Angela since her time as an Assistant District Attorney. I have always been impressed by her passion for justice. As a prosecutor, Angela advocated
Contact: DOJCommunications@doj.state.wi.us APPLETON, Wis. – On July 27, 2020, LeeRoy R. Blank entered a plea of no contest to, and was found guilty of, possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine greater than 50 grams as a second or subsequent offender. On Tuesday, Blank was sentenced to six years initial confinement followed
CONTACT: Meredith McGlone, meredith.mcglone@wisc.edu, (608) 263-7523 MADISON – After a year in which students faced many challenges, University of Wisconsin-Madison leaders are pleased to announce plans to hold in-person commencement ceremonies for spring 2021 graduates at Camp Randall. The university is planning two ceremonies on Saturday, May 8 – one for
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov Audio file of Radio Address. MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address reflecting on the one year anniversary of his first statewide Public Health Emergency declaration on COVID-19 and his plan to ensure Wisconsin bounces back and better. Hey, everyone. Governor Tony Evers here. One
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 15: WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon with Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, joins a WisPolitics.com Madison virtual luncheon on Thursday, April 15 from noon to 1 p.m. LeMahieu will take questions on the state budget and Senate Republican priorities. The
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan joined the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership to discuss current policy priorities, including evidence-based public policies with the American Idea Foundation and opportunity zones designed to provide incentives to invest in Census tracts where poverty is persistent.
For years now, Republican legislators, apparently aware that they can’t win elections if more people vote, have been doing their best to make it harder, not easier.
The Wisconsin state Legislature has such a rule. It keeps legislation clean and relational to the intent of the original bill.