Category: Federal Government

Pocan calls on HHS to keep regional offices open

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 25, 2025 | Federal Government, Top Stories | 0 |

The federal health department should reverse its decision to close six regional offices that safeguard taxpayers’ dollars and health, including the location that serves Wisconsin, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Black Earth, urged last week.

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Wisconsin asks court to block layoffs of federal probationary workers

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 10, 2025 | Federal Government, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin and other states asked a federal court Friday to block mass layoffs of federal probationary employees and reinstate those fired by President Donald Trump’s administration.

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Businesses laud Trump’s healthcare price transparency plans

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 3, 2025 | Federal Government, Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin businesses lauded last week’s move by President Donald Trump to enforce healthcare price transparency regulations.

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Most Wisconsin community health centers able to access federal funding

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 11, 2025 | Federal Government, Top Stories | 0 |

Most Wisconsin community health centers are now able to access federal funding, after an outage of their federal payment system late last month.

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UW warns NIH funding cap will ‘harm’ Wisconsinites’ livelihoods

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 10, 2025 | Education, Federal Government, Medical Research, Top Stories | 0 |

The University of Wisconsin warned Saturday that a change enacted by President Donald Trump to cap indirect costs for grants from the National Institutes for Health will disrupt medical research. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., called the move "illegal."

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Trump seeks to bar federal funds for gender-affirming care

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 3, 2025 | Federal Government, Hospitals, LGBTQ+, Top Stories | 0 |

President Donald Trump last week moved to cut federal support for healthcare providers that offer gender-affirming care to those under the age of 19.

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Wisconsin senators take dueling approaches during Kennedy hearings

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 31, 2025 | Abortion, Federal Government, Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin’s Democratic senator on Thursday questioned President Donald Trump’s choice for health secretary on abortion pill access, a day after the state’s Republican senator praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for targeting chronic health conditions.

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Evers continues push against federal spending freeze

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 30, 2025 | Federal Government, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday he’ll continue to fight any pause on federal spending.

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Millions head to healthcare projects in Wisconsin

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 3, 2024 | Federal Government, Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

A federal spending package enacted late last month includes millions of dollars for Wisconsin healthcare projects, according to a recent statement from Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.

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Baldwin co-leads resolution to support access to medication abortion

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 21, 2023 | Abortion, Federal Government, Top Stories | 0 |

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., was a co-leader on a resolution introduced last week in the Senate supporting access to medication abortion.

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Nearly 100,000 Wisconsinites sign up through Healthcare.gov

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 7, 2023 | Federal Government, Insurance, Top Stories | 0 |

Almost 100,000 Wisconsinites have signed up for 2024 health plans through Healthcare.gov, according to federal data released Wednesday.

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White House says domestic spending package includes $15 million for Wisconsin to fight opioid crisis

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 3, 2023 | Federal Government, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

The White House wants Congress to reach a bipartisan agreement to fund the government and provide resources to fight the opioid epidemic, including an estimated $15 million for Wisconsin.

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