Will succeed Gordon Hintz, with Rep. Kalan Haywood as assistant minority leader. By Laurel White Wisconsin Public Radio Democrats in the Wisconsin Assembly have elected new leaders to guide the party in the chamber for the rest of the current legislative session, including the lead up to the 2022 election. Lawmakers chose Rep. Greta Neubauer, […]
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Wisconsin Department of Health Services Requests $450M Increase To Cover Growing Medicaid Costs
Spending Hike Less Than Previous Budget By Laurel White Medicaid costs are expected to grow again in the next state budget, but the increase will be less than in recent years. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is requesting a $450 million funding increase to cover Medicaid spending in the next biennial budget. In her […]
‘I’m A Justice, But Also A Human,’ Sotomayor Says At UW-Madison
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Reflects On Personal Life, Career In Lecture By Laurel White United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor made the nation’s highest court seem much more human during her remarks Thursday at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sotomayor, who was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Barack Obama in 2009, […]
UW-Madison Police Chief Apologizes For Classroom Arrest
Student Accused Of Campus Graffiti Was Arrested On Thursday by Laurel White The University of Wisconsin- Madison Police Chief issued an apology on Friday after campus officers interrupted a class to arrest a student earlier this week. “I extend my sincerest apologies to the students and the professor who were in this class and witnessed […]