DWD: Releases information on unemployment data

MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released information related to the total number of unemployment calls received, applications filed, claims processed, and monies distributed in Wisconsin as of the week ending May 23, 2020. Unemployment Insurance is

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MCTS: to Resume fare collection on June 1

MILWAUKEE (May 26, 2020) — The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) announced today that it will resume fare collection and front door boarding on all buses and on paratransit vehicles providing Transit Plus rides starting at 4:00 a.m. on June 1,

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NextGen Wisconsin: Endorses Joe Biden for President

MADISON, WI — Today, NextGen Wisconsin endorsed Joe Biden for President of the United States. With its endorsement, NextGen America will leverage its $3.5 million dollar investment in Wisconsin to support Biden’s campaign, pledging nearly 50 thousand young voters and working

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DWD: Releases information on unemployment data

MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released information related to the total number of unemployment calls received, applications filed, claims processed, and monies distributed in Wisconsin as of the week ending May 23, 2020. Unemployment Insurance is a joint state-federal program that provides benefits to eligible workers.

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MCTS: to Resume fare collection on June 1

MILWAUKEE (May 26, 2020) — The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) announced today that it will resume fare collection and front door boarding on all buses and on paratransit vehicles providing Transit Plus rides starting at 4:00 a.m. on June 1, 2020. MCTS is recommending that riders who are medically able

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Dept. of Military Affairs: Wisconsin National Guard resumes mobile testing at sites around the state

Wisconsin National Guard specimen collection teams resumed statewide operations today supporting local health departments and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services effort to increase the state’s COVID-19 testing capacity. The teams, comprised of more than 600 Citizen Soldiers and Airmen in total, established mobile testing sites at locations ranging from

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Mayor Rhodes-Conway: Phase One Reopening begins today in Madison

Last week, Public Health Madison & Dane County released Forward Dane, a phased reopening plan for Dane County during the COVID-19 pandemic. The entire plan rests on active monitoring on a series of nine data-based metrics, which are displayed in a table with green, yellow, red indicators of progress. Some

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UW System: Connie Foster appointed UW-River Falls interim chancellor

MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross has named Connie Foster as the interim chancellor of UW-River Falls. Foster is a higher education and leadership consultant who spent 23 years as a faculty member, administrator, and interim chancellor at UW-River Falls. “Connie has a national reputation as a university

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Alliant Energy: Announces six new solar projects in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (May 26, 2020) – Alliant Energy (NASDAQ: LNT) announces plans to acquire and advance 675 megawatts (MW) of solar in mostly rural areas in six Wisconsin counties: Grant, Jefferson, Richland, Rock, Sheboygan and Wood. The projects are the next step in the company’s Clean Energy Blueprint, a strategic roadmap to

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TUE News Summary: State Supreme Court allowing in-person hearings, jury trials to resume

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday: WisPolitics.com luncheon with Rebecca Kleefisch & Erin Forrest Join WisPolitics.com for a virtual lunchtime discussion on Thursday, May 28. The discussion on recruiting and training female candidates coincides with the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United States and comes as presumptive …

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NextGen Wisconsin: Endorses Joe Biden for President

MADISON, WI — Today, NextGen Wisconsin endorsed Joe Biden for President of the United States. With its endorsement, NextGen America will leverage its $3.5 million dollar investment in Wisconsin to support Biden’s campaign, pledging nearly 50 thousand young voters and working to turn the Badger State blue in November. NextGen’s endorsement

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