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AARP says Congress should allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices MADISON, WISCONSIN – The cost of prescription drug treatments grew nearlytwice as fast as the average Wisconsin resident’s income from 2015 to 2019,while Big Pharma spent more on stock buybacks and dividends than on researchand development from 2008 to 2018, new AARP fact...

Five organizations working to reduce youth substance abuse in Wisconsin are getting a total of over $3.1 million in federal grants from the Office of National Drug Policy over the next five years. Each recipient is getting $125,000 in grants per year, supporting efforts to prevent the abuse of prescription drugs, marijuana, tobacco and...

MADISON – Since the designation of the West Point agricultural enterprise area (AEA) in 2014, the Columbia County Land and Water Conservation Department has been connecting farmers and the Lake Wisconsin community on how conservation practices are working to protect soil health and water quality. This relationship helps both farmers and the lake community build a mutual...

MADISON, Wis.—Sept. 23, 2021—WPS Health Solutions has expanded its support of five Madison College students currently enrolled in the Risk Management and Insurance Program through the ‘WPS Diversity in Insurance’ scholarship.  In 2020, The WPS Charitable Foundation established the scholarship to allow underrepresented students the opportunity to earn an insurance certificate through Madison College. The...

GREEN BAY, Wis. – There are several key reasons American Dairy Coalition supports a temporary return to the previous Class I milk pricing formula using the ‘higher of’ Classes III or IV, until a USDA hearing process can evaluate other ideas including a change made in the 2018 Farm Bill to an averaging method plus 74 cents,...

Milwaukee, WI (September 23, 2021) — The Milwaukee headquartered fixed-base operator Jet In has announced plans to break ground on its new facility located at 504 E Citation Way at the Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport. An $11 million investment will permit the development of the last greenfield parcel on the airport into the premier...

MADISON, Wis. – Infectious disease experts are encouraging patients not to delay getting their influenza vaccine this year. COVID-19 is not the only dangerous and deadly virus at play as winter approaches. The 2019-20 flu season included as many as 56 million influenza cases, around 740 thousand hospitalizations and up to 62 thousand deaths,...

Fox Valley, Wis. – Hospitals and healthcare facilities throughout the Fox Valley Region are experiencing an increased number of patients with COVID-19 and asking the community to get vaccinated to reduce the spread and help end this pandemic. COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective at preventing serious illness and death. The climbing COVID-19 cases...

Madison, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society has released a collection of new posters commissioned for the second phase of its COVID-19 Poster Project. The project, which was first introduced in early 2020, shares public health messages related to the pandemic as interpreted by artists with ties to Wisconsin. The Society will promote the new artwork throughout the coming...

As COVID-19 continues to circulate in our community, fueled by the prevalence of the more infectious Delta variant, Public Health Madison & Dane County wants to remind residents of the vast options for testing available in the community. “The demand for testing is high right now, as people continue to experience COVID-like symptoms, many...

-- Five organizations working to reduce youth substance abuse in Wisconsin are getting a total of over $3.1 million in federal grants from the Office of National Drug Policy over the next five years.  Each recipient is getting $125,000 in grants per year, supporting efforts to prevent the abuse of prescription drugs, marijuana, tobacco...

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group announced on Wednesday the top 16 products moving on in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. Nearly 50,000 votes were cast over the last week. The 16 Wisconsin-made products will move on to Manufacturing Madness – a head-to-head tournament-style bracket. “Manufacturing is...