Gov. Tony Evers in a letter to President Donald Trump said Wisconsinites "are rightfully alarmed and concerned" by a abrupt freeze on federal funds.
Wisconsin state agencies had received just about $1 million of the $128.7 million requested this week through online portals.
More than $17 billion, or 61%, of the federal aid the Wisconsin government receives goes to the state's Department of Health Services. The health department spends most of that amount on Medicaid programs, according to the state Legislature's nonpartisan fiscal bureau.
Trump's executive orders could affect tribal citizenship and education opportunities. Tribal leaders are concerned, but holding their comments for now.
A spokeswoman for the Trump administration said the "White House is aware of the Medicaid website portal outage" and was moving to get it back online.
Graduate students are facing uncertainty after the White House said a federal funding freeze remains in "full force and effect" despite it rescinding a controversial memo ordering
After the slew of executive actions from President Donald Trump during his first days in office, local Native American tribal communities are responding.
Duffy, formerly a reality TV star and Wisconsin congressman, was confirmed as the new transportation secretary on Tuesday.
A conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice will not participate in a pending case that will determine whether tens of thousands of public sector workers regain collective bargaining rights that were taken away by a 2011 law.
As President Donald Trump briefed reporters Thursday on the midair collision between an Army helicopter and regional passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, his pick to
A midair collision between a commercial jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia resulted in 67 fatalities, with no conclusive evidence yet on the cause of the crash.