State Representative Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point) joined members of the Portage County EMS Association last night at the association’s annual awards banquet in Plover. She was honored with the President Award in recognition of her bipartisan efforts to introduce and pass 2021 Wisconsin Act 115 into law. “Our first responders are our heroes, and we owe them our deep and enduring gratitude for the tireless work they do every day to keep our communities safe and healthy. I am honored to receive the President Award from the Portage County EMS Association in recognition of our work together to author and pass Act 115 into law. Our local EMS providers and all first responders deserve the stronger protections afforded under this new law to ensure they make it home safely.