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MILWAUKEE (March 24, 2022) – Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) has announced that masks will be optional for students and staff in school buildings. The new policy will take effect Monday, April 18, 2022. The decision was made after a vote by the Milwaukee Board

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) continues to work with local, state, and federal partners to respond to the Jefferson County poultry farm infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Spring has sprung and people across

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University’s Board of Trustees has approved an updated investment policy for the university endowment with new socially responsible investing and sustainability language that strictly prohibits direct investments in public securities whose primary business is the exploration or

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) sent a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra, the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Dr. Robert Califf, the Director of

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/220324DemAddress.mp3 Hi, this is Senator Janis Ringhand with this week’s Democratic Radio Address. On Tuesday, Governor Evers celebrated National Agriculture Day with the signing of Senate Bill 827, which will help bolster Wisconsin’s dairy exports. Governor Evers and Democrats have

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/220324GOPaddress.mp3 Hi, this is State Senator Dan Feyen. Last month, the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau released a memo that found since 2011 Republicans have cut taxes by $22 billion. Over that time Wisconsin fell from the 4th highest taxed state

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today released the following statement after President Biden said in a news conference that “sanctions don’t deter.” “In January, Secretary Blinken defended the administration’s decision to delay imposing sanctions on Russia because ‘the purpose of those

PSC expected to award $100 million for broadband expansion by summer 2022 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) received 194 applications requesting more than $495 million for the state’s Broadband Expansion Grant Program.

MILWAUKEE – Today the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a proposal by Supervisors Liz Sumner and Ryan Clancy to provide eight weeks of paid parental leave for county employees. “At its core, paid parental leave is a needed investment in

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and six of their Republican colleagues in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland urging the Department of

MADISON, Wis. – Yesterday, on the 12 year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act being signed into law, Democrats across the state blasted Senator Ron Johnson for his repeated self-serving attacks on Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions and those who get

 MADISON, Wis. – In his most recent self-serving diatribe, Ron Johnson lambasted investing in chip manufacturing in the United States, even with the impact it would have bolstering supply chains, fighting inflation, and creating good paying jobs. Despite Johnson previously

Project to create space to serve girls The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) today broke ground to mark the start of construction for the $65.9 million expansion and renovation of the Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center (MJTC). Located on the grounds of

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has released new County Workforce Profiles, the latest available data at the local level through 2021, a valuable resource for all partners in labor, commerce and government, as well as the general

CBD products are booming in popularity, but many of the products on the market don’t actually contain what they claim, according to new research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. UW-Madison School of Pharmacy researchers, including doctor of pharmacy student, Owen

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University President Michael R. Lovell today announced a $2 million gift from longtime supporter Delta Dental of Wisconsin Foundation directed to the university’s School of Dentistry. The gift will support significant technology enhancements and the establishment of

Kleefisch, Nicholson, and Ramthun All Support Banning Abortions With No Exceptions, Would Let 1849 Ban Stay If Roe Is Overturned MADISON, Wis. – Access to health care is on the ballot in 2022, and if any of the candidates in the

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced he has appointed two additional members to the Governor’s Pardon Advisory Board. Additionally, the governor also announced today he has granted another 33 pardons, bringing his total number of pardons granted to 449. “Anthony Cooper and