Concerns raised over Cross’ proposal to reshape UW System

Some members of the UW System’s shared governance communities throughout the state expressed concern over President Ray Cross’ blueprint to specialize campuses and consolidate certain administrative functions. In a series of virtual campus listening sessions last week, Cross and regents

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Sen. Baldwin: Leads bipartisan group of senators calling on HUD Secretary Carson to take action on CDBG funding and guidance

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led a bipartisan group of Senators calling on U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson to take action and work quickly to allocate all remaining Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding from the CARES Act

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Imes campaign: State and local recommendations for reopening the economy

Contact: John Imes, 608-712-7898 jimesother@gmail.com MADISON, Wis. – Elected official, environmental nonprofit leader, and small business owner John Imes announced his support today for a comprehensive series of recommendations by the American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) and a collaboration of state and local organizations and thought leaders. Imes is a participant

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Dept. of Military Affairs: Wisconsin National Guard surpasses 70,000 specimens collected at mobile testing sites around the state

Wisconsin National Guard specimen collection teams collected over 4,100 specimens May 26 and its cumulative total collected for COVID-19 testing topped 72,000 as 25 teams continue to operate across Wisconsin supporting local health departments and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services with COVID-19 testing efforts. The teams, comprised of more

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WED News Summary: Republicans, Democrats trade blame for unemployment insurance issues

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Tomorrow: 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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Concerns raised over Cross’ proposal to reshape UW System

Some members of the UW System’s shared governance communities throughout the state expressed concern over President Ray Cross’ blueprint to specialize campuses and consolidate certain administrative functions. In a series of virtual campus listening sessions last week, Cross and regents met with student, faculty and staff representatives for all four-year

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