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Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Representative Susie Lee (D-NV), along with 11 original Senate co-sponsors and 16 original House...

On Tuesday DSPN was excited to particpate in the signing of the “R” word bill which will eliminate the use of the R word in...

In an effort to maximize attendance to our Membership and Board of Director’s meetings, we do our best to schedule them in December for...

Registration is open for the 2019 ACCSES Annual Conference! This year's Annual Conference is July 14-16 in Washington, DC. Once a year,...

Several weeks ago DSPN testified on AB20 which would eliminate the use of the “R” word in administrative code. Yesterday Senate bill 19,...

The Joint Finance Committee will hold public hearings around the state starting this Friday to take public input on Gov. Tony Evers'...

The DHS is preparing its application to renew the IRIS (Include, Respect, I Self-Direct) waiver. The Department would like input from...

The DHS will be directing MCOs to make Quarter 3 (Q3) Direct Care Workforce payments to all participating providers. DHS will be...

Randy Klein, Executive Director of Greenco Industries in Monroe, informed DSPN that Representative Todd Novak, Assembly District 51...

The DHS is hosting a second Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Forum on April 10, 2019 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. The forum will be held at...

On Thursday, March 7, the Department of Labor issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would make more than a million more American...

The Department of Health Services has completed its review of the second round of Quarter 2 Direct Care Workforce survey responses that...

The Washington State Senate recently held hearings on SB 5753, a bill that would eliminate special minimum wage in Washington. The first...

Walmart Under Fire for Eliminating Jobs NPR is reporting that Walmart is altering their job descriptions for the greeter position in...

Lincoln Burr testified on Tuesday before the Committee on Government Operations, Technology, and Consumer Protection in favor of Senate...

DHS ASSISTED LIVING FORUM 2019 The 2019 Assisted Living Forum meeting dates and locations are as follow: March 12, 2019 - In-Person –...

A-Teams across the nation raised their unified voices on Tuesday, April 24th, during the A-Team's National Day for Choice 2018! Advocates...

Funding to help create addiction medicine consultation line The Department of Health Services (DHS) has awarded a $500,000 annual grant...

Margaret Winn from Lakeside Packaging Plus, Inc. invited DSPN to be involved in a meeting with LPP and IRIS staff from the Winnebago...

Jeff Kaphengst (Left) had the opportunity to tour Brooke Industries, Inc. (Bi) in Fond du Lac this week. Kelli Hughes (Mid Left),...