Advocates for older adults and those with disabilities are urging candidates running for governor to support Medicaid home and community-based services, address affordable and accessible housing, and fund special education.
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Democrats vying to be Wisconsin’s next governor talked about accountability requirements for nonprofit hospitals, private equity and the Make America Healthy Again movement at a Wisconsin Health News forum this week.
Judge Chris Taylor, who serves on an appeals court based in Madison, won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Tuesday night, bolstering the court’s liberal majority.
A plurality of Wisconsin voters chose tackling health insurance costs as their top healthcare policy priority, according to poll results released by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network on Tuesday.
The 2023-25 state budget includes a slew of healthcare and long-term care investments, but lawmakers left out key planks of Gov. Tony Evers’ original proposal.
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez launched a political action committee last week that will support legislative candidates who are seeking to boost healthcare access, support Medicaid expansion and have experience in health and science industries.
A plan boosting aid for local governments, while curtailing the power of public health officials to respond to disease outbreaks, is heading to Gov. Tony Evers’ desk.
The Milwaukee Common Council on Tuesday confirmed Michael Totoraitis as the city’s health commissioner.
Michael Totoraitis, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s pick to run the city’s health department, sailed through a Thursday Common Council committee hearing on his nomination.
Wisconsinites elected Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz to the state’s Supreme Court Tuesday, tilting the body’s balance to the left as a challenge to the state’s criminal abortion ban moves forward.
The two candidates vying for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court sparred over how their opponent would rule on a case that could overturn the state’s criminal abortion ban during a Tuesday debate.
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