DNR news conference, Sturgeon season opener

  LOCATION: Critter’s Wolf River Sports, 700 W. Main St., Winneconne, along State 116, six blocks west of the bridge  CONTACT: Ed Culhane, DNR communications, 715-781-1683 SUBJECT: DNR news conference – Sturgeon season opener   TIME:                 1 p.m. Saturday,

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Big Data Madison Meetup and Accelerate Madison event

Foley & Lardner, Suite 5000, 150 E. Gilman St., Madison Contact: Erik Greenfield, Communications Manager, 608-443-1952 (office), 608-669-7884 (cell) Wisconsin’s Largest Tech Meetup to Join With Accelerate Madison for Sold-Out Big Data Event Trio of local experts will lead discussion

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Homeland Security Committee: To hold hearing titled: “High Risk: Government Operations Susceptible to Waste, Fraud, and Mismanagement.”

Contact: Brittni Palke (Johnson), (202) 224-0382, Drew Pusateri (McCaskill), (202) 224-0101   ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** WASHINGTON — Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Ranking Member Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) will hold a hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 to examine and evaluate government operations identified by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) as being “high risk”

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Wisconsin Department of Health Services: Report highlights opioid overdose and death rates in Wisconsin

Contact: Jennifer Miller/Elizabeth Goodsitt (608) 266-1683 The rate of opioid overdose deaths in Wisconsin has nearly doubled over the last decade, according to a new Department of Health Services (DHS) report, “Select Opioid-Related Morbidity and Mortality Data for Wisconsin.” The report provides statewide and county-level data on opioid-related deaths and

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DNR news conference, Sturgeon season opener

  LOCATION: Critter’s Wolf River Sports, 700 W. Main St., Winneconne, along State 116, six blocks west of the bridge  CONTACT: Ed Culhane, DNR communications, 715-781-1683 SUBJECT: DNR news conference – Sturgeon season opener   TIME:                 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 Editors, reporters:  DNR sturgeon biologist Ryan Koenigs and

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Big Data Madison Meetup and Accelerate Madison event

Foley & Lardner, Suite 5000, 150 E. Gilman St., Madison Contact: Erik Greenfield, Communications Manager, 608-443-1952 (office), 608-669-7884 (cell) Wisconsin’s Largest Tech Meetup to Join With Accelerate Madison for Sold-Out Big Data Event Trio of local experts will lead discussion on making better business decisions using data MADISON – For

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Greater Madison Chamber of Commerse: Wisconsin’s largest tech meetup to join with accelerate Madison for sold-out big data event

Contact: Erik Greenfield, Communications Manager, 608-443-1952 (office), 608-669-7884 (cell) Trio of local experts will lead discussion on making better business decisions using data MADISON – For the first Accelerate Madison event of 2017, the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce will join the Big Data Madison Meetup for a special sold-out

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Gov. Walker: Travels Wisconsin fighting for tax cuts, more education funding

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2017 Contact: Joe Fadness media@scottwalker.com In case you missed it, Governor Walker spent Thursday traveling across the state discussing his state budget proposal, which includes tax cuts, increased funding for education, a historic cut in University of Wisconsin tuition, and other priorities for Wisconsin’s working families that

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FRI News Summary: K-12, transportation, taxes among budget areas GOP lawmakers may break with Walker

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Baldwin, Warren seek information on Goldman Sachs’ role in and influence over Trump administration economic policies

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, (202) 224 – 622  Company stock up dramatically as former Goldman executive Gary Cohn and other Goldman bankers joined Trump Administration WAHSINGTON, D.C. – United States Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) today sent a letter to Lloyd Blankfein, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, calling on

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