AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoHealth Care Deal: Sanford Health and North Memorial Health have signed a definitive agreement to merge into one nonprofit system, with Sanford’s CEO set to lead the combined organization and a planned $600 million investment aimed at Robbinsdale and Maple Grove hospitals. Local Safety: Madison unveiled a Safe Routes to School plan to make walking and biking to school safer, while Sun Prairie police are joining the statewide “Click It or Ticket” seat belt push running May 11–31. Road Work: Wisconsin Highway 80 in Iowa County is set for a resurfacing and bridge replacement starting May 26, with through-traffic detours during the project. Politics & Schools: Wisconsin’s Joint Finance Committee advanced a $1.8B bipartisan tax relief deal that includes up to $300 rebate checks and changes to school funding, but school-funding lawsuits say the deeper structural problems remain. Environment Watch: Officials are urging people to report lesser celandine, an invasive plant that can carpet forest floors and crowd out spring wildflowers.
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