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News from May 2023

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Gov. Evers Optimistic About Ongoing Shared Revenue Negotiations With Republican Leaders

By The Sconi Report | May 20, 2023

Gov. Tony Evers today released a statement expressing optimism regarding ongoing negotiations with Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) toward reaching a bipartisan compromise to increase local community funding statewide through shared revenue, one of the most significant sources of funding provided by the state to local governments.

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Gov. Evers Releases Clean Energy Plan Progress Report

By The Sconi Report | May 20, 2023

Gov. Tony Evers today, together with the Evers Administration’s Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy, released the Clean Energy Plan Progress Report, highlighting accomplishments in the year since the release of the state’s first-ever Clean Energy Plan.

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Week ending May 6 could be deadliest for people in 25-44 age group in Wisconsin

By The Sconi | May 20, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 35 people in the 25-44 age group died during the week ending May 6.

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Senators Baldwin, Merkley Join Congresswoman Moore to Grow Pregnancy and Maternity Care Workforce, Expand Access to Care

By The Sconi Report | May 20, 2023

The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of any high-income country

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Senators Baldwin, Daines Introduce Bipartisan WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act

By The Sconi Report | May 19, 2023

Legislation will award a Congressional Gold Medal to the heroic women who served as nurses in World War II

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Baldwin, Vance Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Safety Standards for Foreign-Made Gas Cylinders and Boost U.S. Manufacturers

By The Sconi Report | May 19, 2023

Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and JD Vance (R-OH) introduced legislation, the Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvements Act of 2023, to strengthen safety standards for foreign-made gas cylinders and level the playing field for domestic manufacturers.

Wisconsin Builders Association backs workforce housing initiative

By The Sconi | May 19, 2023

The Wisconsin Builders Association (WBA) has declared its support for the Workforce Housing Package. This initiative, led by Representative Robert Brooks and Senator Romaine Quinn, aims to boost the availability of workforce housing across Wisconsin.

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ICYMI: Gov. Evers Proposes Historic Investment in Expanding Access and Affordability of High-speed Internet

By The Sconi Report | May 18, 2023

Gov. Tony Evers this week will travel across the state to highlight his 2023-25 biennial budget proposal to provide a historic investment of $750 million for the Broadband Expansion Grant Program to expand access to high-speed internet across the state.

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Wisconsin: 12 people age 25 and younger are estimated to have died during week ending April 29

By The Sconi | May 18, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 12 individuals under the age of 25 died during the week ending April 29.

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Senator Johnson Joins Colleagues in Public Comment Defending Women’s Sports

By The Sconi Report | May 18, 2023

On Monday, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Senate colleagues in filing a public comment opposing the Department of Education proposed rule to expand Title IX to allow biological males to compete in women’s sports.

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Baldwin, Bipartisan Group of Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Keep AM Radio Available in New Vehicles

By The Sconi Report | May 18, 2023

Legislation supports rural and farming communities that rely on AM Radio

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Baldwin Helps Introduce Legislative Package to End America’s Maternal Health Crisis

By The Sconi Report | May 17, 2023

The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act includes 13 bills to address the maternal health crisis, including Baldwin’s bill to diversify and grow the perinatal workforce

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CDC estimates 317 people age 85 and older in Wisconsin died during week ending April 29

By The Sconi | May 17, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 317 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending April 29.

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Attorney General Kaul Joins Coalition Sounding Alarm Over Pervasive Plastic Microfiber Pollution, Calls on EPA to Protect Public Health

By The Sconi Report | May 16, 2023

In a letter today to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a coalition of 16 states sounding the alarm over pervasive plastic microfiber pollution, urging EPA and NOAA to use the full extent of their authority to protect public health and the safety of our oceans.

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End of life: Wisconsin deaths during week ending April 29 did not exceed death expectancy

By The Sconi | May 16, 2023

Wisconsin's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending April 29, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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CDC predicts 265 people in 75-84 age group in Wisconsin died during week ending April 29

By The Sconi | May 16, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 265 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending April 29.

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Sen. Johnson Joins Colleagues in Demanding Transparency from Biden on Plans for Taxpayer-Funded Voter Mobilization

By The Sconi Report | May 16, 2023

On May 10, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and 12 of their Republican colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden requesting a full accounting of all federal funding used to implement Executive Order 14019 on “Promoting Access to Voting,” which directs federal agencies to submit strategic plans to the White House describing how they will use taxpayer-funded resources to, among other things, “provide access to voter registration services and vote-by-mail ballot applications in the course of activities or services that directly engage with the public.”

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Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Address Teacher Shortages in Low-Income and Communities of Color

By The Sconi Report | May 16, 2023

U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and a bicameral group of colleagues introduced the Retaining Educators Takes Added Investment Now (RETAIN) Act to address severe nationwide shortages of early childhood and K-12 teachers that disproportionately impact students from low-income backgrounds and students of color.

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Senator Baldwin Helps Secure Funding for Regional Innovation Engines in Wisconsin

By The Sconi Report | May 16, 2023

Funding from the Baldwin-supported CHIPS and Science Act will support local manufacturing economy, develop our innovation ecosystem, and help create jobs

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Attorney General Kaul Announces Distribution of $141 Million Settlement to Millions of Low-Income Americans Deceived by TurboTax Owner Intuit

By The Sconi Report | May 15, 2023

Consumers to Receive Checks in the Mail from Multistate Settlement Without Needing to File a Claim