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Steil pledges to support Social Security, Medicare amid Democrat skepticism
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin Rep. Bryan Steil outlined his plans to support Social Security and Medicare in his first reelection campaign ad and during a town hall meeting Wednesday, even as Democrats remain unconvinced of his sincerity. “Social security and Medicare are promises that we have made to our seniors, promises we need to keep,” Steil told a caller during the telephone-conducted town hall meeting. Steil said that in...
Emergency department visits from heat rose 25% in Wisconsin in 2024
This year, Milwaukee saw one of its warmest-ever summers — thanks in no small part to several stretches of sweltering heat nearing triple-digit temperatures. Milwaukee's summer heat came amid warming temperatures globally due to climate change: 2023 was the world's hottest year on record, and a recent report found more Americans died from...
Black Conservative Federation launches bus tour for Trump
One of the leading Black conservative organizations is launching a bus tour across battleground states in the hopes of mobilizing Black voters to cast their ballots for former President Trump. The Black Conservative Federation announced Thursday its “Black Voters for Trump” bus tour. The tour will hit the road Friday and travel through the key…
DNR will pay for red, white pine cones
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources needs your help collecting red and white pine cones for its reforestation program. “The state nurseries will pay collectors to bring in these cones,” said Joseph Vande Hey, Wisconsin DNR forestation team leader at the Wilson State Nursery in Boscobel. “We have a network of seed- and cone-buying stations scattered across the state.”
Wisconsin’s long-term care crisis: Staffing troubles, low Medicaid rates prompt closures
Barbara Hendricks needs at least 10 residents to pay out of pocket for her 22-bed assisted living facility in Horicon, Wisconsin, to survive. That’s because the other residents in the Dodge County home, Marvin’s Manor, rely solely on Medicaid, which Hendricks said pays her a little more than half the private-pay rate she charges — far below the cost of paying her workers.
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