Sen. Agard: Legislation covers cost of STI home testing

Madison, WI – Today, Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) introduced legislation that would require health insurance plans to cover home test kits for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including any laboratory costs for processing the kits. “STI testing is an important part

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Joint Committee on Finance executive session

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Lasry campaign: Poll shows Alex Lasry surging in Democratic Primary

Milwaukee – Today, Alex Lasry, candidate for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, released a new polling memo showing that his campaign has continued to gain ground in the Democratic Primary. Since the first public polls were released last fall, support for Lasry has grown by 23 points among Democratic primary voters. Lasry now sits in a

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UW-Madison: New lightweight super material could battle bullets, deflect space debris

MADISON — University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have created a nanofiber material that outperforms its widely used counterparts — including steel plates and Kevlar fabric — in protecting against high-speed projectile impacts. Basically, it’s better than bulletproof. “Our nanofiber mats exhibit protective properties that far surpass other material systems at much

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Sen. Agard: Legislation covers cost of STI home testing

Madison, WI – Today, Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) introduced legislation that would require health insurance plans to cover home test kits for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including any laboratory costs for processing the kits. “STI testing is an important part of our physical and sexual health. For any sexually active

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WILL: Demands explanation for illegal grants to Planned Parenthood

Gov. Evers lacks authority to create grant programs, Planned Parenthood barred by state law from receiving federal funds through the state The News: Attorneys at the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) issued a letter to Governor Tony Evers demanding to know the legal authority for a series of grant programs.

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Joint Committee on Finance executive session

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Gableman urges Legislature to consider rescinding state’s electoral votes

Former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman urged the state Legislature to “take a hard look” at decertifying the state’s electoral votes for Joe Biden despite opinions from the Legislature’s non-partisan attorneys that it’s not possible. Still, the report Gableman presented to the Assembly Campaigns and Elections Committee Tuesday noted that

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