THU PM Update: 51 municipalities still need poll workers ahead of Election Day

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Local clerks generally say they will have sufficient staffing for Election Day, but the state’s top election official reported today 51 municipalities across 31 counties are facing a severe shortage of poll workers. Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said during her weekly media briefing that shortage equated to ro… 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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Diverse fund managers ‘change the narrative’ in venture capital

Diverse fund managers can “change the narrative” for Wisconsin’s competitiveness in venture capital while making money and inspiring social change, according to a panel of investors. Wisconsin investors came together this week in a virtual event hosted by the Wisconsin Technology Council to make the case for emerging and diverse fund managers.  An emerging manager’s fund is usually capped at $1 billion, explained Rep. Jason Fields, D-Milwaukee, and founder of Dark Knight Capital Ventures, LLC. He defined a diverse manager as coming from a demographic that’s not heavily funded in the venture capital space, citing as examples people of color,

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Novel Coworking thrives in pandemic workforce disruption

The pandemic may have sent everybody home, but flex office spaces are taking advantage of the needs of a disrupted workforce. The COVID-19-induced work-from-home revolution has been a driver of business for Novel Coworking, an owner-operator coworking provider. Novel Coworking owns the buildings where it leases flex office spaces. The company operates in 38 locations across the U.S. including in Madison and Milwaukee.  Kayley DiCicco, national accounts manager for Novel Coworking, said the company has seen an influx of inquiries from students and working parents whose homes just aren’t cut out for a work environment. This new market has resolved

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Grothman ad touts his efforts to keep medicine and mask production in Wisconsin

U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman’s third TV ad features the Glenbeulah Republican touting his efforts to keep medicine and mask production in the state. The ad, which will run in the Green Bay and Milwaukee markets, opens with Grothman wearing a mask in a manufacturing facility, where he tells viewers he’s “working hard to make sure our medicines and critical masks are made right here in Wisconsin” instead of China. “It may be hard to understand what I’m saying through this mask but the consequences of this pandemic are clear,” he said. According to Advertising Analytics, Grothman so far spent $525,071

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Steil ad touts CARES Act, Paycheck Protection Program

U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil’s fifth TV ad of the campaign touts the CARES Act and Paycheck Protection Program. The spot, set to run in the Milwaukee broadcast market, is narrated by Jodi Karrow of Twin Lakes. Karrow said she was concerned about her family’s health and jobs when the coronavirus struck, but has been heartened by the Janesville Republican’s efforts in Congress. “Because of Bryan Steil, a l… 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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Trump’s Janesville rally on Saturday to focus on law enforcement

President Trump’s rally in Janesville on Saturday will focus on support for law enforcement, his campaign says. The event comes two weeks after Trump was originally scheduled to be in Janesville for a rally, but canceled due to his COVID-19 diagnosis. The campaign says all attendees will have their temperature checked and masks, “which they are instructed to wear.” They also will have access to hand sanitizer. The campaign website to apply for tickets includes a waiver acknowledging the risks of exposure to COVID-19 in a public place that also releases the campaign, host venue and others from any liability

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Panelists contrast Trump, Biden’s foreign policy positions

This presidential election will offer two paths for foreign and economic policy with two very different outcomes, said a panel of UW-Madison professors. International political economy Prof. Mark Copelovitch told an alumni association virtual event this election is fundamentally different from other presidential elections. While another term for Donald Trump would likely lead to more unilateral fo… 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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Office of the Commissioner of Insurance: Administrative actions September 2020

Madison, Wis. — The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is responsible for administering and enforcing the insurance laws of Wisconsin. This includes monitoring the financial and marketing practices of individuals and companies. Each month, OCI publishes the administrative actions it has taken against these entities. The actions are issued by OCI when licensing applicants, or licensed individuals or companies have violated Wisconsin insurance statutes or regulations. In some cases, the individual or company denied the stated allegations but consented to the action taken. OCI strives to ensure fair and honest business practices to protect Wisconsin insurance consumers through this

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UW-Madison: UW Biochemist Scott Coyle awarded 2020 Packard Fellowship

MADISON – Scott M. Coyle, a University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant professor of biochemistry, has been named a 2020 Packard Foundation Fellow in Science and Engineering. Coyle, whose research focuses on understanding and engineering microscale molecular and cellular machines, is one of 20 early career scientists from across the United States to be awarded this year’s Packard Fellowship. The fellowship provides $875,000 in flexible funding over five years. Coyle’s project will develop models for how the structure and behavior of single cells – which he likens to microscopic robots that move through, interact with, and respond to their environment – are

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Marquette University: Receives $1 million Lilly Endowment grant to support congregational vitality

MILWAUKEE —Marquette University has received a $1 million grant as a part of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Thriving Congregations Initiative to help establish “The Examen(ed) Church,” which will assist churches in drawing on Ignatian spiritual practices to identify ministry opportunities and deepen congregational vitality. Through “The Examen(ed) Church,” congregations will learn and practice elements of Ignatian spirituality, particularly the Ignatian Examen, which will provide a framework for reflection on experience and discernment which leads to action and response. “We are extremely appreciative of Lilly Endowment for this opportunity,” said Dr. Stephen Jenks, director of the Pastoral Leadership in a Cultural Context

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Palzewicz campaign: Republicans won’t act on climate change because they can’t

Brookfield, WI – Republicans have long held that government should be small and not interfere in the everyday lives of the people.  The current Republican administration has done nothing about the California wildfires, other than to criticize the forest service and deny climate change.  Democrat Tom Palzewicz, running for the Fifth Congressional District seat, believes the government has an obligation to act and lead in curbing what has become an apocalyptic crisis. The United States is no longer in the Paris Accord.  The president says the forest service should clean up the brush that fuels fires, and promises that the temperatures

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Weekly Dem Radio Address: Dept. of Veterans Affairs Secretary Kolar encourages Wisconsinites to help keep Veterans safe

Audio file of radio address. MADISON — Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Mary Kolar today delivered the Democratic Radio Address encouraging Wisconsinites to help keep Wisconsin’s 350,000 veterans safe by staying home and wearing a mask. Hello. I’m Mary Kolar, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs. I hope you and your loved ones are well. Unfortunately, too many of us in Wisconsin, including family, friends and neighbors, are not well. More people, every single day, get sick from the coronavirus. COVID-19 is sneaky, some will not experience symptoms and others get very ill. Some die. As the advocate for our

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THU PM Update: 51 municipalities still need poll workers ahead of Election Day

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Local clerks generally say they will have sufficient staffing for Election Day, but the state’s top election official reported today 51 municipalities across 31 counties are facing a severe shortage of poll workers. Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said during her weekly

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Diverse fund managers ‘change the narrative’ in venture capital

Diverse fund managers can “change the narrative” for Wisconsin’s competitiveness in venture capital while making money and inspiring social change, according to a panel of investors. Wisconsin investors came together this week in a virtual event hosted by the Wisconsin Technology Council to make the case for emerging and diverse

Read More »

Novel Coworking thrives in pandemic workforce disruption

The pandemic may have sent everybody home, but flex office spaces are taking advantage of the needs of a disrupted workforce. The COVID-19-induced work-from-home revolution has been a driver of business for Novel Coworking, an owner-operator coworking provider. Novel Coworking owns the buildings where it leases flex office spaces. The

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Steil ad touts CARES Act, Paycheck Protection Program

U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil’s fifth TV ad of the campaign touts the CARES Act and Paycheck Protection Program. The spot, set to run in the Milwaukee broadcast market, is narrated by Jodi Karrow of Twin Lakes. Karrow said she was concerned about her family’s health and jobs when the coronavirus

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Trump’s Janesville rally on Saturday to focus on law enforcement

President Trump’s rally in Janesville on Saturday will focus on support for law enforcement, his campaign says. The event comes two weeks after Trump was originally scheduled to be in Janesville for a rally, but canceled due to his COVID-19 diagnosis. The campaign says all attendees will have their temperature

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Panelists contrast Trump, Biden’s foreign policy positions

This presidential election will offer two paths for foreign and economic policy with two very different outcomes, said a panel of UW-Madison professors. International political economy Prof. Mark Copelovitch told an alumni association virtual event this election is fundamentally different from other presidential elections. While another term for Donald Trump

Read More »

Office of the Commissioner of Insurance: Administrative actions September 2020

Madison, Wis. — The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is responsible for administering and enforcing the insurance laws of Wisconsin. This includes monitoring the financial and marketing practices of individuals and companies. Each month, OCI publishes the administrative actions it has taken against these entities. The actions are issued

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UW-Madison: UW Biochemist Scott Coyle awarded 2020 Packard Fellowship

MADISON – Scott M. Coyle, a University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant professor of biochemistry, has been named a 2020 Packard Foundation Fellow in Science and Engineering. Coyle, whose research focuses on understanding and engineering microscale molecular and cellular machines, is one of 20 early career scientists from across the United States

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Marquette University: Receives $1 million Lilly Endowment grant to support congregational vitality

MILWAUKEE —Marquette University has received a $1 million grant as a part of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Thriving Congregations Initiative to help establish “The Examen(ed) Church,” which will assist churches in drawing on Ignatian spiritual practices to identify ministry opportunities and deepen congregational vitality. Through “The Examen(ed) Church,” congregations will learn

Read More »

Weekly Dem Radio Address: Dept. of Veterans Affairs Secretary Kolar encourages Wisconsinites to help keep Veterans safe

Audio file of radio address. MADISON — Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Mary Kolar today delivered the Democratic Radio Address encouraging Wisconsinites to help keep Wisconsin’s 350,000 veterans safe by staying home and wearing a mask. Hello. I’m Mary Kolar, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs. I hope you and

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