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STEVENS POINT, Wis., July 15, 2025 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) Wisconsin State Director Andrew C. Iverson today announced that USDA RD is investing a $24 million loan to the City of Baraboo to construct a new central fire station and a smaller satellite station. The funding is through the USDA RD Community Facilities (CF) Direct Loan...

On Friday, July 4, the president signed the budget reconciliation bill (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act), which will increase red tape for FoodShare and Medicaid members and will force 270,000 Wisconsinites to lose health insurance by taking away necessary support for them to afford health care coverage. Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin Department of Health Secretary...

KENOSHA, Wis. – Carthage College, already well-known in the region for preparing highly qualified, compassionate healthcare professionals, is stepping forward to meet the rising demand for healthcare by opening a School of Health. Carthage intends to make the new school a highly adaptive talent incubator that relies on real-time input from regional employers and...

MADISON, WI – Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) has hired Amelia Neas as its new Programs & Policy Manager, supporting the organization’s advocacy initiatives and communications on behalf of its more than 800 members operating across the U.S. and around the world.  With a strong background in stakeholder engagement and a passion for fostering...

Madison, WI, July 15, 2025 – Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin recently launched a new resource for hunger-related data in southwestern Wisconsin. The resource can be found at SecondHarvestSW.org/HungerInfo. According to the data: The number of people considered food insecure in Second Harvest’s 16-county service area rose by 13%.

Legislation being circulated for cosponsorship in Wisconsin would establish a separate tax rate for some alternative tobacco products that are deemed a lower health risk than cigarettes.  Sen. Patrick Testin, R-Stevens Point, and Rep. Chanz Green, R-Grand View, recently sent a memo to other lawmakers seeking support for the bill.  They...

-- Legislation being circulated for cosponsorship in Wisconsin would establish a separate tax rate for some alternative tobacco products that are deemed a lower health risk than cigarettes.  Sen. Patrick Testin, R-Stevens Point, and Rep. Chanz Green, R-Grand View, recently sent a memo to other lawmakers seeking support for the bill. 

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MILWAUKEE — The Office of Marketing and Communication at Marquette University has received a Circle of Excellence Silver Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for “Connections,” a commercial spot aimed at those both familiar and unfamiliar with Marquette. The Circle of Excellence is CASE’s premier awards program for higher...

– The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) is proud to announce Rossignol as the Title Sponsor of the 2025 Birkie Trail Run.   "Rossignol has enjoyed a long and meaningful partnership with the ABSF. To now be able to expand that as title sponsor of Birkie Trail Run and begin engaging ABSF communities year-round, across...

Contact: Megan Brown, CAE at megan@abcdmentor.org or (414) 410-3211 Milwaukee, WI & New York, NY — (July 14, 2025) — ABCD: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Young Survival Coalition (YSC) are excited to announce a partnership that connects young survivors and those living with metastatic breast cancer to trained peer mentors. This collaboration ensures more young adults impacted by breast cancer have...