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Pardon Advisory Board Will Meet in June PDF Print E-mail
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Written by GOV Press Wisconsin   
Wednesday, 17 June 2020 09:16

pardon-advisory-board-nbc15A pardon is an official act of forgiveness that restores some of the rights that are lost when someone is convicted of a felony.

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Governor Rejects Scope Statement Implementing Trump Administration Title IX Changes PDF Print E-mail
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Written by GOV Press Wisconsin   
Tuesday, 16 June 2020 10:42

sexual-assaultSays proposed UW emergency rule could weaken protections for survivors of sexual harassment and assault.

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Task Force on Climate Change Calls for Public Input PDF Print E-mail
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Written by GOV Press Wisconsin   
Tuesday, 16 June 2020 08:37

fossil-fuel-industryVirtual listening sessions on the internet for members of the public will take place June 23 through July 15.

Last Updated on Thursday, 18 June 2020 09:04
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Masks now seen as vital tool in coronavirus fight PDF Print E-mail
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Written by The Hill Press   
Saturday, 13 June 2020 10:42

coronavirus-outbreak-czech-republicEverybody wearing a mask is a relatively easy action and a lot less economically disruptive than to shut society says CDC.

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First Lady Evers Announces "Women Who Inspire" Website Feature PDF Print E-mail
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Written by GOV Press Wisconsin   
Saturday, 13 June 2020 09:49

frances-huntley-cooperWisconsin 19th Amendment Celebration Committee celebrates first nominee Frances Huntley-Cooper of Fitchburg.


MADISON — First Lady Kathy Evers today announced that the Committee to Celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of Wisconsin's Ratification of the 19th Amendment will be highlighting “Women Who Inspire” from across Wisconsin in a new website feature leading up to the 100th anniversary of enactment of the 19th Amendment in August. 

kathy-evers-first-lady-wi“As we celebrate women’s vote, from enactment of the 19th Amendment to the Voting Rights Act to the 2020 Centennial and all the progress women have made in the last 100 years, we recognize there is work still to be done,” said First Lady Evers who chairs the Committee, “That's why the Committee chose to recognize women who are working today for social change and increasing parity for women and girls in Wisconsin.”

The first woman to be honored, former Fitchburg mayor Frances Huntley-Cooper, was the first and is still the only African American mayor to be elected in Wisconsin. Among many other accomplishments, she serves as chair for the NAACP Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics, is a lifetime member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., chair of Madison College Board of Trustees and founding member of the NAACP of Dane County.  

Secretary-Designee of the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) Dawn Crim nominated Huntley-Cooper saying she is a “trailblazer for women seeking (and winning!) elected office…She also has a passion for social justice, and for inspiring and supporting achievement for African-American high school students.​ Frances is an inspirational leader and change-maker.”

Committee members were invited to nominate and interview women who inspire them to feature on the Committee website with the intent of inspiring a broad bipartisan audience and bringing more diversity in terms of race, ethnicity, age, geography, background, and identity to the women's rights conversation. All nominees that will be featured on the website were submitted by members of the Committee and will be featured on a rotating basis beginning with Frances Huntley-Cooper.

The website separately highlights notable Wisconsin social activists and trailblazers, such as Vel Phillips, Ada Deer, Justice Shirley Abrahamson, Belle Case LaFollette and others with links to outside resources.

The 19th Amendment Committee was formed by Executive Order 19​ on April 11, 2019 and is comprised of Wisconsin’s women in elected and appointed state office and other women leaders and experts.

 
$40 Million Goes to Hospitals to Help With COVID-19 Losses PDF Print E-mail
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Written by GOV Press Wisconsin   
Friday, 12 June 2020 08:45

covid-19-hospital-icuMoney is in addition to personal protective equipment, as well as COVID-19 test kits and other supplies sent directly to hospitals and health care partners across the state.

Last Updated on Friday, 12 June 2020 16:54
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State Rep. Chris Taylor Appointed to Dane County Circuit Court PDF Print E-mail
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Written by GOV Press Wisconsin   
Friday, 12 June 2020 08:25

chris-taylor-ch3000Taylor served five terms in the Assembly representing Madison, and has worked as an attorney and as the public policy director for Planned Parenthood.

Last Updated on Friday, 12 June 2020 16:43
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More than 1.5 million file new jobless claims in first week of June PDF Print E-mail
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Written by The Hill Press   
Thursday, 11 June 2020 11:42

unemployment-great-depression-jobsU.S. added 2.5 million jobs in May report, largely due to 2.7 million workers returning from furloughs.

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 June 2020 15:53
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Verso Mill Closure Forces 900 Lost Jobs PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Wisconsin Assembly, Ryan Neigbauer   
Thursday, 11 June 2020 10:56

verso-plant-wrVerso Corporation Announces Indefinite Shuttering of Plant in Wisconsin Rapids, indicating most of the 915 Jobs to Be Eliminated.

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 June 2020 15:23
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Website Provides Information about COVID-19 Resources in Wisconsin PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Wisconsin Senate, Jay Wadd   
Wednesday, 10 June 2020 16:58

covid-19-testWebsite has up-to-date information on the spread of COVID-19 cases, where to get help with unemployment applications, find work, and get testing.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 June 2020 17:12
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Wisconsin seniors face extraordinary risks amid pandemic PDF Print E-mail
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Written by WisDems Press, Philip Shulman   
Wednesday, 10 June 2020 12:36

elderlyWISCONSIN - Despite the acute risk that coronavirus poses to seniors, President Trump has put them in harm’s way with his disastrous response and repeated attempts to repeal the ACA. After spending years gutting the health care system, Republican lawmakers are backing Trump’s efforts to put partisan games above human lives.

The Wisconsin Alliance of the Association of Retired Americans Gary Mitchell penned an op-ed standing up for the elderly Wisconsinites Trump has put in his crosshairs.

Read the full story here or below.

Wisconsin Examiner: Gary Mitchell: Wisconsin seniors face extraordinary risks amid pandemic

As the COVID19 pandemic rages in America, our senior citizens face extraordinary risks.  I know, because I’m one of them. As a lung transplant survivor requiring immunosuppressing drugs, I fall squarely into the highest risk categories.

To date, about 80% of coronavirus deaths in America have been seniors over the age of 65.  But in spite of that fact, President Donald Trump and his Republican allies continue to undermine access to healthcare through sabotage of the Affordable Care Act. And it’s our seniors with the most to lose. 

Trump and Republicans in Congress have spent years systematically sabotaging seniors’ healthcare. Between undermining Medicaid expansion, proposing steep Medicare budget cuts and prescription drug price increases, and the repeated and ongoing attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, they have done nothing but cause older Americans to lose coverage and face higher costs for care. At a time when millions of insured people are facing the possibility of coronavirus infection and devastating healthcare bills, the need for critical healthcare programs like Medicare and Medicaid has never been more important.

Specifically, nearly 40 million people across the country have already lost their jobs, and an estimated 27 million have lost their employer-sponsored health coverage as a result of the crisis. Economists have estimated that up to 43 million people could lose their job-based coverage during the pandemic. Outrageously, Trump and the Republicans backing him have eroded America’s healthcare safety net, which will undoubtedly devastate families and hamper efforts to curb the spread of this deadly disease.

To make matters worse, seniors are at high risk of developing serious complications if they contract COVID19. Roughly half of people who had died from coronavirus in Wisconsin were 70 or older as of mid-May.  Despite the dire warnings from experts, Trump and Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are prioritizing reopening the economy even if it means sacrificing the health and safety of our nation’s most vulnerable people.

The fact is that as older adults, we face unique risks as the country grapples with this healthcare crisis. We know from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that the groups “at high-risk for severe illness from COVID19” are people 65 years old and older, and those who live in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.  Ahead of the pandemic, the Trump administration weakened the federal government’s oversight of nursing homes and rolled back critical protections for residents. Now, nursing homes and long-term care facilities across the country have experienced a surge in outbreaks, with about one-third of deaths in America associated with these facilities. As of May 26, 41% of Wisconsin coronavirus deaths had occurred in long-term care facilities, and now more than 50 Wisconsin nursing homes are under investigation for coronavirus outbreaks.   

The novel coronavirus is also a threat to millions of seniors and older adults who live outside of institutions and may be exposed through work, family members or caregivers.  Roughly 47 million older adults in this country are aging in place.  More than seven million seniors are considered medically frail, 60% have at least two chronic conditions, such as heart disease or diabetes, which are serious factors for developing complications from COVID-19.  And we know that nearly 32 million people ages 55-64 have pre-existing conditions. The current rush to reopen prematurely puts older workers at risk before their workplaces are safe again.

While the Trump Administration continues their war on seniors’ health care, Democrats in Congress are taking concrete action to lower costs and help them during this crisis, including passage of a bill to lower prescription drug prices by empowering Medicare to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies for lower drug costs. They have also proposed strengthening the Affordable Care Act through a special enrollment period during the pandemic and to provide incentives to states which have yet to do so to expand Medicaid.  America’s seniors — and all who love them — desperately need President Trump and Republicans to end their assault on America’s health care.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 11 June 2020 12:46
 
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