Category Archives: State News
Something Special from Wisconsin™ Announces New Line of "Boxes of Fun" for Easter
The DATCP has announced a new line of "Boxes of Fun" through the Something Special from Wisconsin (SSfW) program including holiday options for Easter. SSfW Program Director Lois Federman explained tha...
Mar 27, 2022
Petition Pushes Congress to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
More than 126,000 Wisconsinites have signed an AARP petition urging Congress to lower prescription drug prices. According to GoodRx, an American healthcare company, the average cost of prescription dr...
Mar 27, 2022 Charles Williams / CC
On 12-Year Anniversary of ACA, Wisconsinites Discuss its Impacts
Wednesday marked the twelve-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which currently extends health insurance coverage to roughly 224,000 Wisconsinites. Eliminating the ACA has been a yearsl...
Mar 26, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer and Speaker / CC
Closure of Controversial WI Youth Prisons on Horizon
Wisconsin legislators passed a bipartisan agreement this month to build a replacement for the controversial Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth prisons, a move one advocate said should come with a new...
Mar 26, 2022
Wisconsin Power Outage Update
Following this week's damaging storms in northern Wisconsin, crews from Wisconsin Public Service are said to be making significant progress repairing power outages. Matt Cullen, Senior Communications ...
Mar 26, 2022
Stories You May Have Missed, A Week In Review
MONDAY Another bill penned by Senator Andre Jacque and Representative Paul Tittl has been signed into law. Click here to see which one. Lakeshore Technical College in Cleveland has been approved for a...
Mar 26, 2022
Group Describes International Election Conspiracy Before Assembly Committee
Members of the group True the Vote have described what they call an international election fraud conspiracy during a hearing at the Wisconsin Capitol. Data analyst Greg Phillips told members of the As...
Mar 25, 2022 cc / depositphotos
Governor Offers State Supreme Court Options As It Reconsiders Legislative Maps
Governor Tony Evers tells the Wisconsin Supreme Court it should let him submit additional evidence to defend his map for legislative districts. Evers contends it's still better than the one submitted ...
Mar 25, 2022
Feds Take Custody Of Missouri Man Accused Of Killing 2 Wisconsin Brothers
The federal government has taken custody of a Missouri man who is accused of killing two Wisconsin brothers. Garland Nelson will face fraud charges in federal court during a trial scheduled for early ...
Mar 25, 2022
Jury Selected For Door County Cold Case Homicide
A jury has been selected in Door County to hear the trial for a man who is charged with causing the disappearance of his wife 47 years ago. Carol Jean Pierce's body was never found. 85-year-old Richar...
Mar 25, 2022
