WisDOT: License plate combinations running out, April debut expected for new license plates with seven characters

Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) anticipates the supply of regular Wisconsin license plates with six characters (123-ABC) will run out at the central office and new vehicle license plates with seven characters will be issued beginning mid April. Local DMVs and 3rd party vendors will continue to issue the 6-character plates until their inventory is exhausted.   “There’s been a lot of interest as we near the end of the alphabet and the license plate series,” said Jeremy Krueger, supervisor, License Plate Issuance Unit. “All of the number combinations have been used, and we needed to

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THU News Summary: DHS settles with feds for $7 million over food stamp claims

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday, May 4: WisPolitics.com luncheon: “Medicaid in Transition” The WisPolitics.com lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, May 4 features a “Medicaid in Transition” panel discussing proposed changes to the federal-state Medicaid program. Panelists: – Michael Heifetz, state of Wisconsin Medicaid director – John … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me     Forgot Password

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State GOP launches website highlighting ‘disarray’ from Democrats

The state GOP has launched a new website highlighting the “disarray” from Wisconsin Democrats ahead of the 2018 elections. The website, DemocratsInDisarray.com, has a photo of a conference room overlooking the Capitol, letting viewers scroll over icons that lead to news articles popping up on several issues. Those issues include: the party’s losses in 2016, Dem prospects declining to run for guv i… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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Voces de la Frontera: Expresses solidarity with Milwaukee Muslim community following apparent hate crime

MILWAUKEE – On Monday, a knife-wielding man attacked a woman leaving the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, attempting to tear off her hijab. Voces de la Frontera issued the following statement from Executive Director Christine Neumann-Ortiz: “We want to express solidarity and love with the woman who was attacked and with Muslim community members. We urge District Attorney John Chisolm and law enforcement to investigate this as a hate crime and bring the attacker swiftly to justice. This attack is part of a pattern. We saw the Sikh temple murders in Oak Creek, and last year’s triple homicide in Milwaukee of Hmong parents and a

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THU News Summary: DHS settles with feds for $7 million over food stamp claims

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday, May 4: WisPolitics.com luncheon: “Medicaid in Transition” The WisPolitics.com lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, May 4 features a “Medicaid in Transition” panel discussing proposed changes to the federal-state Medicaid program. Panelists: – Michael Heifetz, state of Wisconsin Medicaid director – John …

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State GOP launches website highlighting ‘disarray’ from Democrats

The state GOP has launched a new website highlighting the “disarray” from Wisconsin Democrats ahead of the 2018 elections. The website, DemocratsInDisarray.com, has a photo of a conference room overlooking the Capitol, letting viewers scroll over icons that lead to news articles popping up on several issues. Those issues include:

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