U.S. Reps Moore, Kamlager-Dove: Introduce legislation to ensure dental care for foster youth

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) introduced the Foster Youth Dental Act to help expand Medicaid eligibility for foster youth by providing more incentives for dental providers, increasing Medicaid enrollment opportunities, and preventing lapses in coverage. This legislation would ensure foster youth have

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Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors: Adopts key items promoting accountability, public input, responsiveness to local stakeholders

MILWAUKEE – Today, the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors adopted three resolutions authored by Supervisor Ryan Clancy and Supervisor Juan Miguel Martinez. The resolutions initiated a comprehensive probe into the Milwaukee County jail, took a stance in favor of shared revenue and local autonomy, and created an additional coordinator position for local committees. Supervisors Clancy and Martinez made the following joint statement:   “These issues

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FRI AM Update: Audit Committee co-chairs accuse DOA of withholding documents in LAB’s COVID-19 funds audit

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The co-chairs of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee are accusing DOA of withholding documents from the Legislative Audit Bureau as it reviewed how the agency used federal COVID-19 funds. But Administration Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld wrote to the lawmakers

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Weekly Dem radio address: Gov. Evers touts his proposed historic investment in fixing Wisconsin’s roads and infrastructure

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/230525DemAddress.mp3 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address as he kicks off his annual Pothole Patrol tour to fix potholes across Wisconsin and highlight his plan to make historic investments in the state’s roads and infrastructure. More information regarding Gov. Evers’ plan to invest in Wisconsin’s

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Weekly GOP radio address: Sen. Wimberger touts the Joint Finance Committee’s historic action on PFAS

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/230525GOPAddress.mp3 I’m State Senator Eric Wimberger from the 30th Senate District in Northeast Wisconsin. Last week, I championed a motion to create a dedicated $125 million PFAS Fund in the state budget. PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals” are a group of chemicals linked to environmental contamination. PFAS are widely

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