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Contact: WisDems Press press@wisdems.org MADISON, Wis. — According to a new report from the Century Foundation, over 2,100 child care programs in Wisconsin are at risk of closing and parents could lose more than $232 million in wages after Republicans on the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee voted to end funding for the Child Care Counts program.

Contacts: Jessica Henrichs Senior Media Manager 913-671-0333Bill G. Smith NFIB State Director in Wisconsin 608-255-6083 Bill also includes protections in future public health crises for small business owners MADISON (June 21, 2023) – Small business owners across Wisconsin applaud the repeal of the personal property tax, a complex tax that is assessed...

Contact:CommunicationsOffice@DWD.Wisconsin.gov Thirty-nine counties, 15 major cities and six metro areas report historically low May unemployment rates MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates of unemployment and employment statistics for Wisconsin metropolitan areas, major cities, and counties in Wisconsin...

MILWAUKEE -- Matt Quinn joins Mead & Hunt’s Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) -- Renewable Energy Team as a Waste-to-Energy Project Developer. Bringing 12 years of experience in the renewable energy sector, Matt knows the importance of establishing resilient, reliable, and affordable energy sources to help enable the transition to renewable energy for our planet...

Contact:WisDOT Office of Public Affairs608-266-3581 opa.exec@dot.wi.gov Comment period open through July 20 The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) received an application requesting a new specialty license plate from an organization that promotes the spaying, neutering and adoption of cats and dogs in Wisconsin. The plates...

Contact:          Kevin ConwayAssociate Director of University Communication(414) 288-4745 – officekevin.m.conway@marquette.edu MILWAUKEE — Expanding broadband coverage in communities most impacted by domestic violence is necessary to provide adequate resources and support for victims of domestic violence, according to a white paper published by the Institute for Women’s Leadership at Marquette University. The...

Contact: Ariana Vruwink608-267-8823 The Dane County Land and Water Resources Department has been working with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) on developing Wisconsin’s first Agricultural Wetland Mitigation Bank, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced today. Approximately 31 acres of land located...

Contact: Jason Mugnaini Wisconsin Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Relations608.828.5713 MADISON – The Wisconsin Ag Coalition thanks Governor Tony Evers for signing Senate Bill 247 today, creating the new Agricultural Road Improvement Program (ARIP) into law. The signing of the bill marks a significant step forward in addressing the urgent need to repair...

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov Governor enacts bill creating the Agricultural Roads Improvement Program STODDARD — Gov. Tony Evers today, during June Dairy Month, visited Hamburg Hills Farm in Stoddard to sign Senate Bill 247, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 13, to expand the Local Roads Improvement Program (LRIP) to include agricultural road improvement projects by creating the Agricultural Roads Improvement Program. The move by the governor today to help support local...

Contact: Anna SchryverMCTS Marketing and Communications Manager(414) 937-3251 | aschryver@mcts.org MILWAUKEE (June 21, 2023) — Today, Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) announced Wisconsin’s first-ever Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line, called CONNECT 1, delivered approximately 16,800 rides during the first week of service from June 4 through June 10, 2023. “We are thrilled with the early results on CONNECT and appreciate all...

Contact:      Michelle Keffer715-207-5562 keffer.michelle@securityhealth.org Matt Schneider 715-858-4427 schneider.matthew@marshfieldclinic.org CHIPPEWA FALLS – Food insecurity – limited or uncertain access to enough food to live an active, healthy life – is an ongoing concern across the nation as well as here in Wisconsin. One local organization working to alleviate food insecurity is Legacy Community Center.

CLEAR LAKE, Wis. -- An additional 500 residences and businesses in northern Dunn County will have access to high-speed broadband services from Nextgen Broadband next year after the company’s grant application was approved recently by the state Public Service Commission.  The PSC’s Wisconsin Broadband Office announced that Nextgen Broadband, a subsidiary of Clear Lake...

Contact: Meghan Sovey 608-266-9600meghan.sovey1@wisconsin.gov Will Advise the Commissioner on all Matters Before the PSC MADISON – Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) Commissioner Summer Strand announced today the appointment of Tanner Blair as her Executive Assistant (EA). Blair’s first day in this role is June 21. Each Commissioner at the...