Benita Mathew
Health and government reporter @USATODAY Network-Wisconsin | she/her | DM or email [email protected] | @UWMadison grad, IL grown
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1 week ago |
greenbaypressgazette.com | Benita Mathew
Construction of the new Denmark Community Center could start as soon as this summer. OneDenmark hosted a fill the bucket open house May 27 as they try to raise an additional $2 million for the community center, which will open in the former Early Childhood Center building, 150 N. Wall St. Visitors could see the floorplans and renderings for gym and fitness center; food pantry; meeting rooms; children and teen spaces; a mobile computer lab with printers, laptops and charging station; and library.
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1 week ago |
greenbaypressgazette.com | Benita Mathew
This weekend is your chance to find a new barbecue recipe at MeatFest or listen to your favorite video game music live in concert. Here are the details on events going on around the Green Bay area this weekend. Blizzard gameThe Green Bay Blizzard play Fishers Freight on '90s night and diabetes awareness night May 30. The first 1,000 fans will get a diabetes awareness night foam finger and '90s music will play during the game. The indoor football game is at 7 p.m. May 30 at the Resch Center.
Brown County legislators push for more judges, assistant district attorneys, support staff in budget
1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Benita Mathew
Local lawmakers are making a push to get two more courtrooms in Brown County to reduce a decade-high backlog of cases going through circuit court. Brown County-area legislators submitted the budget motion for two more judges, three assistant district attorneys, two court reporters, and two support staff members for the state public defender's office in Brown County. County officials and lawmakers, including State Reps. Ben Franklin, R-De Pere, Ryan Spaude, D-Ashwaubenon, and Sen.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Benita Mathew
A state senator is asking for an extension of the May 30 deadline of a grant to help relocate the coal piles in Green Bay. If Green Bay, Brown County, and C. Reiss Co. don't reach an agreement in a week, the state Department of Administration notified the parties in late April that it will take back the $15 million Neighborhood Investment Grant that was awarded in 2022 for the relocation effort. On May 23, state Sen.
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2 weeks ago |
greenbaypressgazette.com | Benita Mathew
Proposed cuts to Medicaid could significantly impact mental health and substance abuse services in the Green Bay area. School-based mental health services, including therapists and dental care, are also at risk due to potential Medicaid reductions.
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