Kim Uetz enjoys the challenges of working at the University of Wisconsin-Stout University Library and helping faculty and students with their textbook needs. Uetz, a library services assistant-advanced acquisitions specialist, recently received the 2021 University Library’s Barnard Outstanding Service Award. “I get a chance each day to work with a team I

Media Contact: Justin Giorgio jg@k2andcompany.com PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI – Following last night’s joint address to Congress, Derrick Van Orden released the following statement on President Biden’s speech and the reckless, one-party vision he laid out for the United States. “President Biden, Ron Kind, and Democrats in Washington have put

Contact: Morgan Finke, 608-243-0482, communications@publichealthmdc.com Public Health Madison & Dane County has issued Emergency Order #16, which further continues the phased reopening of Dane County. The order goes into effect May 5 and will be in effect until June 2, 2021. “Because our COVID-19 vaccination rates are among the highest in

Contact: Sara Vinson, (608) 852-2605, svinson@uwhealth.org MADISON, Wis. – The UW Carbone Cancer Center has launched the Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program, the first of its kind in Wisconsin, which is designed to improve the quality of life and long-term survival for adolescents and young adults (age 15-39) diagnosed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 29, 2021 Contact: Stacy Rowe, DNR Conservation Biologist stacy.rowe@wisconsin.gov or 608-228-9796 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare frog, which may result from the CenturyTel N.823603 Centerville project. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss

Collin Roth Director of Communication collin@will-law.org 414-607-2558 The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the unconstitutional race discrimination in the American Rescue Plan’s provision to offer loan forgiveness based on racial categories. WILL filed the lawsuit, Thursday, in the Eastern District of Wisconsin

WiSys invites UW System student and faculty researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs, as well as the business community, to learn, grow and connect this summer in the WiSys SPARK Symposium Virtual Series. The 14-event virtual series, stretching from May through August, will: Showcase student research and innovative projects. Encourage interaction between

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 UW Women’s Hockey Team Won Their 6th National Title WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin introduced a resolution that passed the Senate Wednesday night congratulating the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team on winning the 2021 NCAA ice hockey championship. It was UW women’s hockey team’s 6th

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – TODAY, Thursday, April 29 at 10:00AM (ET)/9:00AM (CT), U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) will hold her first hearing as Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. The hearing is titled “Diversifying On-Farm Income: Opportunities to Strengthen Rural America”

Contact: Kelli Liegel, 202-225-5101 WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) made the following statement regarding President Biden’s Joint Address to Congress: “Unsurprisingly, President Biden’s speech tonight amounted to a full out attack on our Constitution. The President urged the Senate to send H.R. 1 to his desk; this bill would

press@owensforwisconsin.com MADISON, Wis. — Ryan Owens, a Republican candidate for Attorney General released a launch video this morning, titled, “A Safer, Freer, More Prosperous Wisconsin.” In the video, Owens outlines why he is running for Attorney General, the failures of Josh Kaul, and how, together, we can turn around Wisconsin. “We have

CONTACT: Annika Doner, annika@committeetoprotect.org, (313) 670-4737 To view a video of Dr. Helms reading her statement, click here. Milwaukee, WI — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) in a Thursday interview with conservative Wisconsin radio host, Vicki McKenna, herself a vaccine skeptic, called into question the importance of vaccinating the nation for

Contact: Jordan Dunn GREEN BAY, WI – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today released the following statement following President Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress. “President Biden’s address last night proved he has misinterpreted a narrow majority in Congress as a mandate for radical progressive change. As if cancelling the