Rep. Tittl: Final local school receives first round safety grant

Contact: Rep. Paul Tittl August 17, 2018 (608) 266-0315 Madison: Yesterday the final 60 schools receiving funding as part of the first round of the Wisconsin Department of Justice School Safety Grant Program were announced. This group includes Bethany Evangelical Lutheran School in Manitowoc, which will receive $15,050 for building

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U.S. Rep. Kind: Hosts roundtable in La Crosse with Wisconsin farmers, workers and manufacturers to discuss safeguarding Wisconsin’s rural economy

Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov La Crosse – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind hosted a roundtable in La Crosse to listen and hear directly from Wisconsin workers, farmers and manufacturers about the impact of increased steel and aluminum tariffs and the subsequent retaliation on Wisconsin exports. The attendees of

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Schimel awards remainder of first round of school safety grants

AG Brad Schimel has awarded the remainder of the first round school safety grants. Schimel yesterday announced 60 schools and districts will get the remaining $2.6 million in funding. That leaves some $48 million in funding for applicants interested in the second round of grant funding to shore up mental

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Vukmir campaign: Leah’s primary victory tour with Sen. Ron Johnson

Contact: Mattias Gugel, (920) 287-9598 Brookfield, Wis. — Fresh off her primary victory, nurse and Republican nominee for U.S. Senate Leah Vukmir will be touring the state with Sen. Ron Johnson on Saturday, talking with voters about the importance of beating Two-Faced Tammy Baldwin in the fall. Credentialed members of

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FRI News Summary: Walker, Evers on transpo funding; Vukmir, Johnson hope megadonor Uihlein will stay involved in U.S. Senate race

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Kids Forward: Wisconsin locks up too many youth of color

The racial disproportionality of youth of color who have contact with the juvenile justice system in Wisconsin remains among the highest in the nation, according to our latest report from Race to Equity. Too many African American, Native American, and Latinx youth of color are caught up in a complex

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