Margaret Shreiner

3 weeks ago | civicmedia.us | Margaret Shreiner |Jimmie Kaska |Savanna Tomei |James Kelly

Multiple Wisconsin health care systems have removed diversity, equity and inclusion language or resources from their websites in the wake of President Donald Trump’s federal ban on funding for DEI programming. The systems include SSM Health, Aurora Health, UW Health and, most recently, Ascension. Froedtert ThedaCare Health has maintained its DEI webpage, though it removed a link to its equal employment opportunity policy in recent months.

3 weeks ago | civicmedia.us | Margaret Shreiner |Lucas Hunt |Melissa Kaye |Juli Thompson

The Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS), the agency responsible for licensing about 200 credentials, including in health care, business and the trades, would face a 31% staff cut starting Oct. 1 under the budget Republicans advanced in committee last week. The reduction would mean longer wait times for licenses and worse call center customer service, DSPS Communications Director John Beard said.

1 month ago | waukradio.com | Jack Kelly |Margaret Shreiner |Teri Barr |Chuck Gennaro

The Legislature’s Republican-controlled budget committee used its first working meeting on the state’s next two-year budget to scrap Gov. Tony Evers’ recommended spending plan — but it offered clues to which of the public’s priorities remain in the mix and which are DOA.

1 month ago | wisconsinwatch.org | Jack Kelly |Margaret Shreiner

Reading Time: 5 minutes The Legislature’s Republican-controlled budget committee used its first working meeting on the state’s next two-year budget to scrap Gov. Tony Evers’ recommended spending plan — but it offered clues to which of the public’s priorities remain in the mix and which are DOA.

2 months ago | waukradio.com | Margaret Shreiner |Teri Barr |David Hyland |Phil Nee

Democratic legislators on April 10 introduced Assembly Bill 227, which would expand Wisconsin’s existing election bribery laws to also prohibit people from making payments to voters in exchange for signing petitions during an election period. The bill was introduced just nine days after the April 1 election, before which Elon Musk offered the public $100 to sign a petition opposing “activist judges.” At an event just two days before the election, Musk gave two Wisconsin voters $1 million checks.