Profile: Department of Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr

WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. Our fourth installment features Department of Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr. Carr is a career law enforcement officer, most recently holding the position of U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Before that, he served in the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office, working his way up the ranks from deputy sheri… 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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FRI REPORT: Evers’ budget to push more accountability, transparency in WEDC

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Evers’ budget to push more accountability, transparency in WEDC Neubauer, Hagedorn disagreed in just 3 Appeals Court rulings Dem chair field still taking shape ahead of leadership meeting Electronic registration pilot seeks to ease public hearing testimony sign-up process Vos warns Evers admi… 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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WisBusiness: The Podcast with Joe Scanlin, CEO and co-founder of Scanalytics

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” is with Joe Scanlin, CEO and co-founder for a Milwaukee startup called Scanalytics.   The company was founded about six years ago around a technology with broad applicability: smart floor sensors which help building managers track human movement.   “Our floor sensor can be imbedded into existing flooring, it can be added on top of existing flooring, or be part of new construction,” he said. “We’re finding a non-invasive way to measure the paths people are taking.”   That can include retail locations, elderly care facilities and even commercial real estate firms with

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WisPolitics Midday: Feb. 22, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: The first candidate enters the race for State Dem Chair. Three cabinet secretary nominees clear their Senate confirmation hearings. Assembly Speaker Vos not sure if there will be an attempt to override Gov Evers veto of their middle-class tax cut.  

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Gov.Evers: Appoints Dawn Nemec as Vernon County Register of Deeds

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON – Today, Governor Tony Evers announced the appointment of Dawn Nemec as the new Vernon County Register of Deeds, replacing Konna Spaeth who resigned effective today. “Dawn Nemec possesses the experience and vision necessary to serve Vernon County as the Register of Deeds,” Governor Evers said. “With deep ties to the community and over 25 years of experience serving the people of Vernon County through her positions at Couleecap and the Viroqua Housing Authority, Dawn will continue to be an exemplary public servant in the Register’s office.” Nemec currently works in the Accounting Department at

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Profile: Department of Financial Institutions Secretary Kathy Koltin Blumenfeld

(Note: Video was cut short due to technical problems) WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced agency heads. Our third installment features state Department of Financial Institutions Secretary Kathy Koltin Blumenfeld. Blumenfeld most recently served as executive vice president of special operations at TASC. She replaces former Secretary Jay Risch, who was appointed by then-Gov. Sco… 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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Dept. of Safety and Professional Services: DSPS secretary-designee crim leadership team nearly complete

Contact: DSPS Newsroom, (608) 266-6795 DSPSNewsroom@wisconsin.gov Madison, WI – The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) Secretary-designee Dawn B. Crim announced three additional appointments to her leadership team today. Brennan Nardi has been appointed to serve as communications director effective February 28, 2019. She will manage internal and external communications, public relations, news and social media for the agency. Nardi has more than twenty years of experience in journalism and communications, mostly recently as Communications Director of Madison Community Foundation. Prior to that, she served as Editor of Madison Magazine, where she continues to write a monthly column

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Milwauke County Sheriff’s Office: Interstate closure affecting travel into Milwaukee County

Effective 12:00 p.m. today, northbound I-94 is closed from Racine County Highway G to Ryan Rd. in Milwaukee County due to a severe dip in the road. Northbound motorists will use a detour, exiting on Highway G and re-entering I-94 at Ryan Rd. As of this time, we have no estimate of when northbound I-94 will be reopened between Racine County Highway G and Ryan Rd. The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office encourages all motorists to pay careful attention to road conditions and signage indicating the detour. Please direct inquiries to MCSO Director of Public Affairs and Community Engagement Faithe Colas

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WisGOP: Gov. Evers lies to public to push political agenda

Contact: Charles Nichols (608) 257-4765    [Madison, WI] – In an attempt to garner support for his new social justice proposal to decriminalize marijuana possession, Governor Evers lied to Wisconsinites by stating that drug-related offenses make up as much as 75-85% of the state’s inmate population. In reality, such offenses make up only 11% of the inmate population. The Governor’s claim was a complete mischaracterization of the truth – and he knows it. Later, after media outlets ran with Evers’ version of the truth, the Governor’s team quietly scrubbed the statistic in a revised press release on his website. Yet,

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Profile: Department of Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr

WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. Our fourth installment features Department of Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr. Carr is a career law enforcement officer, most recently holding the position of U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Before that, he served in the Milwaukee County

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WisPolitics Midday: Feb. 22, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: The first candidate enters the race for State Dem Chair. Three cabinet secretary nominees clear their Senate confirmation hearings. Assembly Speaker Vos not sure if there will be an attempt to override Gov Evers veto of their middle-class tax cut.  

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Gov.Evers: Appoints Dawn Nemec as Vernon County Register of Deeds

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON – Today, Governor Tony Evers announced the appointment of Dawn Nemec as the new Vernon County Register of Deeds, replacing Konna Spaeth who resigned effective today. “Dawn Nemec possesses the experience and vision necessary to serve Vernon County as the Register of Deeds,” Governor Evers

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Dept. of Safety and Professional Services: DSPS secretary-designee crim leadership team nearly complete

Contact: DSPS Newsroom, (608) 266-6795 DSPSNewsroom@wisconsin.gov Madison, WI – The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) Secretary-designee Dawn B. Crim announced three additional appointments to her leadership team today. Brennan Nardi has been appointed to serve as communications director effective February 28, 2019. She will manage internal and

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WisGOP: Gov. Evers lies to public to push political agenda

Contact: Charles Nichols (608) 257-4765    [Madison, WI] – In an attempt to garner support for his new social justice proposal to decriminalize marijuana possession, Governor Evers lied to Wisconsinites by stating that drug-related offenses make up as much as 75-85% of the state’s inmate population. In reality, such offenses

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