Contact: Rick Hummell, 608-224-5041 richard.hummell@wi.gov or Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 William2.Cosh@wi.gov MADISON – Wisconsin’s cranberry growers have re-elected one director and elected a new director to the industry’s market order board. Re-elected is Fawn Gottschalk of Wisconsin Rapids. The newly elected director is
Contacts: Rick Hummell, 608-224-5041 richard.hummell@wi.gov or Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 William2.Cosh@wi.gov MADISON – Wisconsin’s soybean growers have re-elected two directors to the industry’s market order board. The re-elected directors are: Andy Bensend, Dallas, District 1; and Matthew Wagenson, Bear Creek, District 7. The two
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Tourism Secretary Klett, Cabinet leadership join Governor Walker in recognizing Wisconsin’s iconic supper clubs MADISON – Governor Scott Walker joined Tourism Secretary Stephanie Klett and Cabinet leadership today in presenting honorary plaques to several of the top
Madison, WI (August 31, 2017) – The Urban League of Greater Madison has announced the recipients of its 2017 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Equal Opportunity Award and its 2017 Urban League President’s Awards. The awards will be presented at the 5th Annual Urban Cabaret on October 13 at the
Contact: Rep. Katrina Shankland (608) 267-9649 Memo confirms permit exemptions could apply to multiple businesses, or across whole state MADISON – At the August 22nd Joint Finance Committee public hearing on the Foxconn special session bill, members of Governor Walker’s administration
Contact: Mike Koles Executive Director 715-526-3157 On Wednesday Wisconsin town officials testified in Madison to support legislation closing the “dark store” tax loophole. Big box stores use this loophole to argue their fully operational stores should have the same value
Contact: press@wisdems.org, 608-260-2409 MADISON — As has been reported and quickly contradicted by former College Democrats of America Chair and recently turned Republican for U.S. Senate, Kevin Nicholson voted in the 2008 Democratic primary. Today, Politifact Wisconsin dug into Nicholson’s claim and noted “what
Contact: David Hunt, Division of Transportation System Development 608-261-6121, david.hunt@dot.wi.gov Paul Keltner, Bureau of Traffic Operations 414-227-2141, paul.keltner@dot.wi.gov Know before you go with mobile-friendly features that incorporate weather, traffic speed, trucker information and more to help you get where you’re going safely
CONTACT: Toni Morrissey (608) 263-3223 (608) 576-6456 tmorrissey@uwhealth.org MADISON- A researcher has received a $2.4 million award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue his work that has found flu activity in schools is a good
Worse yet, Legislative Republicans budget actions cut rural school funding MADISON, WI – Noting that the latest budget deadline to come and go has a damaging impact on school district budgets, Democratic Senate Leaders Jennifer Shilling (D-La Crosse) and Janet
Contact: Rep. Sondy Pope, 608.266.3520 MADISON – Today, Rep. Sondy Pope (D-Mount Horeb) offered the Democratic Weekly Radio Address on the new school year and the same old Republican tricks: “On Tuesday, students across Wisconsin will pack their backpacks and head
Trump is threatening to take away DACA protections for immigrant youth. Wisconsin DACA recipient constituents of Paul Ryan are launching a hunger strike in front of Ryan’s Racine office on September 1st to demand DACA stay in place. We call on
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker released his Weekly Radio Address today titled “Wisconsin’s K-12 Schools Receive Historic $639 Million Increase.” Hi, Scott Walker here. Thanks to the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee for supporting the education portion of
