MON PM Update: Hogan says lame-duck provisions wouldn’t change WEDC job creation verification process

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The head of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation says proposed changes to the way the agency verifies job creation under a new lame-duck bill wouldn’t alter WEDC’s current process for certifying jobs. Instead, WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan told reporters today the legislation “clarifies, and it will identify what… 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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Gov.-elect Evers and Lt. Gov.-elect Barnes: Announce Agriculture, Energy, and Natural Resources Policy Advisory Council

Contact: EversPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-267-2560 MADISON – Today, Governor-elect Tony Evers and Lt. Governor-elect Mandela Barnes announced their Agriculture, Energy, and Natural Resources Policy Advisory Council. The Council will work directly with the transition team on identifying strategies to protect Wisconsin’s natural resources, strengthen our agricultural industries, and work toward clean energy innovation. “We’re going to bring science back to decision-making in Wisconsin,” Evers said. “Whether it’s ensuring we have clean drinking water, protecting our natural resources, standing up for our family dairy farms, or investing in clean, renewable energy, we have to get to work on addressing these issues that

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WisPolitics Midday: Dec. 10, 2018

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Gov.-elect Tony Evers announces his criminal justice council. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says good news may be coming regarding efforts to keep Kimberly-Clark in Wisconsin. … 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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Rep. Shankland: To host town hall on lame duck session legislation

Contact: Rep. Katrina Shankland Office: (608) 267-9649  6:00-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 12 STEVENS POINT – This Wednesday, Representative Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point) will host a community town hall to discuss last week’s extraordinary lame duck session of the Wisconsin State Legislature. The town hall will be an open forum for community members to learn and ask questions about the legislation that was passed and how it will affect our state and local community. What:        Community Town Hall on Lame Duck Session Legislation Who:         Rep. Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point) When:       Wednesday, December 12th, 2018                   6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Where:      University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point                   College

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U.S. Rep. Moore: Bill honoring Vel R. Phillips’ legacy signed into law

Washington, DC – Last week, Congresswoman Gwen Moore’s (WI-04) bill to designate the US Post Office located at 2650 North Doctor Martin Luther King Drive in Milwaukee as the “Vel R. Phillips Post Office Building” was signed into law. Vel Phillips inspired profound activism in the City of Milwaukee. Her movement influenced the congressional fair housing debates and led to the enactment of the Fair Housing Act in 1968. As the first Black official elected to Milwaukee’s Common Council and the first Black member of the Democratic National Committee, Vel was also a prolific trailblazer. “Vel was a soldier for

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Employers looking to coding bootcamps for junior developers

Some Wisconsin employers are looking outside of traditional higher education to find job-ready software developers.   That’s according to Paul Jirovetz, director of operations for DevCodeCamp, a coding bootcamp with headquarters in Milwaukee. The program also recently opened a location in Madison.   “We’re just happy that we can find people who want to up-skill, who want to get into tech… 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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O’Connor Connective: Focused on advancing women in business, The Connective Opens on Main Avenue in Historic Downtown De Pere

Contact: Todd McMahon, todd@oconnorconnective.com, (920) 412-0114 The versatile professional office building is an initiative by O’Connor Connective to create a place for women to work, learn and collaborate. DE PERE, Wis. — As one of more than 70 women-owned businesses in the City of De Pere’s Business Improvement District, O’Connor Connective is a prime example of how important location and community support is to growth. Today, O’Connor Connective and its founder, Bridget O’Connor, seek to expand what’s available for women in business by starting a collaborative professional office building catering to the needs of female entrepreneurs—in the heart of historic downtown De Pere. “At

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WEDC: Awards $750,000 to four minority business organizations

Funding will help chambers provide capital, training and other resources to minority-owned businesses statewide MADISON, WI.  – The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) today announced it has awarded $750,000 to four statewide minority chambers of commerce to support their efforts to assist minority-owned businesses. The funds are being awarded to the African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin, the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin and the Hmong Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce. The organizations will use the funds to support operations that include access to capital through revolving loan funds, business training workshops,

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MON News Summary: Evers not optimistic Walker will veto lame-duck bills; Evers’ budget listening tour starts Tues

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/news-summary/ STORY TOPICS – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Demographics – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Iowa – Law and order – Management – Media – Public health and saf… 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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Milwaukee Press Club: To honor journalist Crocker Stephenson

Contact: Joette Richards, (262)894-2224      admin@milwaukeepressclub.org www.milwaukeepressclub.org Award winning reporter to enter The Knights of the Golden Quill, the club’s highest honor MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Press Club will induct Crocker Stephenson, a veteran reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, into The Knights of the Golden Quill, the club’s highest honor for journalists. Stephenson will be honored at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, January 8 at the Newsroom Pub, 137 East Wells Street. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Stephenson was born in Rochester, New York, the second oldest of nine children.  His family moved to North Carolina when he was in his teens. He attended Lenoir-Rhyne

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Gov.-elect Evers and Lt. Gov.-elect Barnes: Announce Agriculture, Energy, and Natural Resources Policy Advisory Council

Contact: EversPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-267-2560 MADISON – Today, Governor-elect Tony Evers and Lt. Governor-elect Mandela Barnes announced their Agriculture, Energy, and Natural Resources Policy Advisory Council. The Council will work directly with the transition team on identifying strategies to protect Wisconsin’s natural resources, strengthen our agricultural industries, and work toward clean

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WisPolitics Midday: Dec. 10, 2018

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Gov.-elect Tony Evers announces his criminal justice council. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says good news may be coming regarding efforts to keep Kimberly-Clark in Wisconsin. … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics

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Rep. Shankland: To host town hall on lame duck session legislation

Contact: Rep. Katrina Shankland Office: (608) 267-9649  6:00-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 12 STEVENS POINT – This Wednesday, Representative Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point) will host a community town hall to discuss last week’s extraordinary lame duck session of the Wisconsin State Legislature. The town hall will be an open forum

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Employers looking to coding bootcamps for junior developers

Some Wisconsin employers are looking outside of traditional higher education to find job-ready software developers.   That’s according to Paul Jirovetz, director of operations for DevCodeCamp, a coding bootcamp with headquarters in Milwaukee. The program also recently opened a location in Madison.   “We’re just happy that we can find

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O’Connor Connective: Focused on advancing women in business, The Connective Opens on Main Avenue in Historic Downtown De Pere

Contact: Todd McMahon, todd@oconnorconnective.com, (920) 412-0114 The versatile professional office building is an initiative by O’Connor Connective to create a place for women to work, learn and collaborate. DE PERE, Wis. — As one of more than 70 women-owned businesses in the City of De Pere’s Business Improvement District, O’Connor Connective is a prime

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WEDC: Awards $750,000 to four minority business organizations

Funding will help chambers provide capital, training and other resources to minority-owned businesses statewide MADISON, WI.  – The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) today announced it has awarded $750,000 to four statewide minority chambers of commerce to support their efforts to assist minority-owned businesses. The funds are being awarded to the

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MON News Summary: Evers not optimistic Walker will veto lame-duck bills; Evers’ budget listening tour starts Tues

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/news-summary/ STORY TOPICS – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Demographics – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Iowa – Law and order – Management –

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Milwaukee Press Club: To honor journalist Crocker Stephenson

Contact: Joette Richards, (262)894-2224      admin@milwaukeepressclub.org www.milwaukeepressclub.org Award winning reporter to enter The Knights of the Golden Quill, the club’s highest honor MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Press Club will induct Crocker Stephenson, a veteran reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, into The Knights of the Golden Quill, the club’s highest honor for journalists.

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