MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 20 -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued the following news release: * * * Pertussis cases currently more than ten times higher than last year in Wisconsin, high nationwide * * * The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is reporting a significant increase in cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, across Wisconsin. Data in the state, and nationally, show case counts are now similar to pre-pandemic levels. To prevent the spread and   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 20 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of Watertown is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes lead service line replacement throughout the city of Watertown. Activities related to this project are minor actions under Chapter NR 150  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: Today, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is releasing a new television ad in the Wisconsin Senate race, "Respect." The spot features a Wisconsin worker calling out Hovde for being a rich California banker and "straight up jerk" who doesn't respect Wisconsin workers. The ad will reach voters on TV starting today as part of the DSCC's previously announced   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 21 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address highlighting plan to propose the largest biennial increase in state funding for the University of Wisconsin (UW) System in his 2025-27 budget. The governor's address comes as this week, Gov. Evers continued his annual statewide back-to-school tour with visits to UW campuses across the state, including UW-La Crosse, UW-Superio  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF), today announced the results of DCF's Child Care Supply and Demand Survey, which found almost 60 percent of providers across the state have unutilized capacity, such as closed classrooms, due primarily to staff shortages. Providers report that if they were able to operate at full capacity, they could serv  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 16 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Expansion offers additional opportunities to state youth for on-the-job training in law enforcement, fire protection, project management, and barbering/cosmetology * * * Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), today announced that Wisconsin's Youth Apprenticeship program will add four new occupational pathways to its program offerings in the 2  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 20 -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the 2024 Wisconsin Cranberry Board election results. David Bartling of Manitowish Waters and Nicole Hansen of Necedah began three-year terms as elected members of the Wisconsin Cranberry Board on September 1, 2024. * * * About the Wisconsin Cranberry Board The Wisc  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 21 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: OSHKOSH, Wis. - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Baumann Block in the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 2024. The building was constructed circa 1894 as a grocery store and a nickelodeon theater, known as the Star Theater, built within the grocery space in 1910 in Oshkosh, Winnebago County. The Baumann Block is a distinctive example  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 21 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Railway Bridge in the National Register of Historic Places on September 4, 2024. The building was constructed in 1881 in the city of Eau Claire, Eau Claire County. The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Railway Bridge is located 82 feet above the Ch  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 21 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: THERESA, Wis. - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Solomon and Josette Juneau House in the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 2024. The building was constructed in 1847 in Theresa, Dodge County. The Solomon and Josette Juneau House is significant as the only remaining building associated with the people who founded the village of There  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 21 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: ALBION, Wis. - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Spring Creek School in the National Register of Historic Places on September 5, 2024. The building was constructed in 1885 as a rural one-room school in the town of Albion, Jackson County. Spring Creek School is located at N5311 Moss Hill Road in the Town of Albion. It was constructed as a one-story, o  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 20 -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board election results. The following soybean producers started their three-year terms as elected members of the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board on September 1, 2024: District 2: Justin Bauer, Eau Claire Buffalo, Dunn, Eau Claire, J  more