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Gov. Tony Evers early this morning signed a $111.1 billion budget less than an hour after it cleared the full Legislature as he and lawmakers raced to complete the document before Congress signed off on the reconciliation bill.

– ProjectWise Consulting LLC is proud to announce its official certification as both a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) and Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) by the State of Wisconsin’s Department of Administration Supplier Diversity Program. These certifications affirm ProjectWise Consulting’s ownership, leadership, and commitment to excellence under the direction of founder Mary Thao and Jodie Gardner. The...

 The law limits secondhand smoke indoors and supports prevention efforts Saturday, July 5 marks the 15th anniversary of Wisconsin's smoke-free indoor air law, and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is celebrating the ways it has protected and improved health of our state's residents. "Whether working a shift at a...

MADISON - Early Thursday morning, the Wisconsin Legislature passed Wisconsin's biennial budget, which implements a fee schedule for the state's workers' compensation program. Within an hour, Governor Evers signed the full budget into law. WMC Executive Vice President of Government Affairs Scott Manley issued the following statement in response to the budget's inclusion of a fee schedule: 

The state will form a Nuclear Power Summit Board and the Public Service Commission will conduct a nuclear power siting study under a pair of bills the governor approved.

MADISON, WI – Members of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today applauded Governor Tony Evers and legislative leaders on the bipartisan passage and signing of the 2025-2027 biennial state budget into law. The bill includes more than half a billion dollars of funding, championed by WCMA, to support dairy innovation, boost dairy exports, address food insecurity, and strengthen...

Today’s WisBusiness AM News will be the last for this week. Thank you for subscribing! -- The state will form a Nuclear Power Summit Board and the Public Service Commission will conduct a nuclear power siting study under a pair of bills the governor approved. Gov. Tony Evers yesterday signed SB...

MADISON - The Wisconsin Health Care Association/Wisconsin Center for Assisted Living (WHCA/WiCAL) issued the following statement following the passage of the 2025-27 Biennial Budget Bill: The 2025-27 Biennial Budget bill includes crucial funding to maintain access to long-term care services across the State of Wisconsin, specifically funding to support reimbursement rates for nursing homes...

MADISON, Wis. – In the Wisconsin Bankers Association’s latest Economic Conditions Survey of Wisconsin bank CEOs, 86% of respondents rated Wisconsin’s current economic health as “excellent” or “good.” Most survey respondents (59%) predict that Wisconsin’s economy will stay about the same over the next six months and expect inflation to either stay about the same (63%) or...

(Green Bay, Wisconsin) - Tony Pichler has been named Executive Director of Envision Greater Green Bay, the Envision Board of Directors announced today. He succeeds Alexa Naudziunas, who served as the organization's executive director until her resignation earlier this year. Pichler is a graduate of Envision’s strategic foresight workshop. Before joining Envision Greater...

Celebrating the greatest accomplishments since joining the Children’s Hospital Association in 2015 GREEN BAY, Wis. – 2025 marks a milestone year for Green Bay’s only dedicated children’s hospital: HSHS St. Vincent Children’s Hospital is celebrating 10 years since it was first established within the walls of HSHS St. Vincent Hospital at 835 S. Van Buren...

State’s Creative Economy Poised for Growth with Hopeful Legislative Passage of 2025-2027 Budget Madison, WI, July 2, 2025 – With the latest version of Wisconsin’s proposed 2025-2027 budget now headed to a full legislative vote, the state’s creative economy is poised for growth. The proposed budget includes an investment to establish a state film office...

The Senate version of the bill cuts Wisconsinites’ health care even more than the House version Steil and Van Orden voted for in May  MADISON, Wis. – As the House begins debate on the Senate version of Republican Tax Scam today, Congressmen Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil have an opportunity to stand up...

MADISON, WI July 2, 2025   Employment Resources, Inc. (ERI) Executive Director Kweku-TeAngelo Cargile Jr. issued the following statement today after the U.S. Senate passed a budget reconciliation bill with cuts to Medicaid that are even deeper than those passed by the House in May: “When we warned in May about the House proposal to cut...

Madison, Wis. – Today the Wisconsin Supreme Court confirmed that statute 940.04 was impliedly repealed through forty years of law regulating abortion since Roe v Wade.  The following is a statement from attorney Michelle Velasquez, Chief Strategy Officer, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin.  “Today’s ruling is an important step forward in ensuring access to abortion in Wisconsin. Since...