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MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced charges filed against Paige O’Connor, age 49 of Milwaukee, for alleged fraud and theft as a private-duty nurse. The investigation was conducted by the Medicaid Fraud Control and Elder Abuse Unit
Madison – Today, Senate Majority Leader-elect Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) announced that he is appointing Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) as Senate Co-Chair of the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee. The appointment will formally take effect in January. Sen. LeMahieu issued the following statement:
MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announces the winners of the Vets Ready Initiative, a new employer recognition initiative highlighting employers who go above and beyond to support veterans and their families that was launcher earlier this year.
“The Milwaukee Health Department wholeheartedly supports Governor Tony Evers Executive Order #94 that advises Wisconsin residents to stay home as the surge in COVID-19 infections continues. It is important for everyone to embrace the advice. “The current Milwaukee Health Department
MADISON, WI (November 11, 2020) It’s no great surprise, but it still bears saying: the COVID-19 pandemic has been an economic crisis as well as a health crisis. “Economic activity has largely followed the swings in virus activity,” says Noah Williams, a
Today’s Midday podcast features coverage of Gov. Tony Evers signing an executive order urging people to stay home as much as possible while pressing businesses to take steps to protect employees and customers to combat COVID-19.
The result of any election, including the 2020 Presidential Election, needs to be trusted by people on both sides of the political aisle. Election integrity and confidence in the accuracy of results are necessary to continue as the world’s finest
MADISON…Representative Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) announced today that he will once again serve as the Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore. August was chosen by his peers on a unanimous vote to serve in the State Assembly’s second highest constitutional office. “I
Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) delivers the latest GOP Weekly Radio Address focusing on our incredible veterans. I’m Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. Over the course of the last year we’ve had so many distractions with the surging coronavirus and the
La Crosse, WI — Today, Rep. Ron Kind released the following statement honoring Wisconsin’s veterans and servicemembers on Veterans Day: “Today, Wisconsinites come together to commemorate Veterans Day and honor the service and sacrifice of our nation’s veterans, servicemembers, and their families,”
MADISON, Wis. – Law enforcement agencies know what kind of drug activity is happening in their communities, and they know it is a problem when dangerous new substances catch on before the law catches up. This Friday, law enforcement bodies
(Madison) The Wisconsin Association for Justice (WAJ) calls on legislators to immediately work with the Governor to create a comprehensive pandemic response plan that puts the health and safety of Wisconsin residents first and gets our economy going. Safe jobs means
NEW NORTH, November 11, 2020 – On Veterans Day, New North Inc., the regional marketing and economic development corporation for the 18 counties of Northeast Wisconsin, announces the advent of a new talent initiative for the region centered around military
In a year where passenger traffic has been down significantly due to the pandemic – expectations were for a lower number of crashes and fatalities. Instead, crash rates and fatalities are higher than they were year to date in 2019,
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Sustainability and Business Support Program released today its 2020 report highlighting the DNR’s free, non-regulatory services that support Wisconsin’s business community in enhancing sustainable environmental practices that support the state’s economic
Madison, WI – Governor Tony Evers should stop instilling fear in Wisconsin residents and trust citizens to keep themselves and their families safe. “The governor’s speech last night was just a lot of fear mongering in a year in which
MADISON, WI– Americans for Prosperity – Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today issued a statement in response to the Department of Public Instruction’s biennial budget request. The budget request includes $1.4 billion in new General Purpose Revenue for public schools and altering the funding
GREEN BAY, Wis.— University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Foundation Chair Matthew Mueller announced the recent addition of alumnus Koenraad Driessens ‘91 (Economics and Business Administration) to the UW-Green Bay Foundation Board of Directors. Driessens is a director at Denham Capital, a global
COVID-19 has given entrepreneurs a chance to grow their social media presence by focusing their efforts rather than trying to address all areas of their businesses, said media influencer group Applause! CEO Jon Jacques. He called the pandemic “a wake-up
Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order today urging people to stay home as much as possible while pressing businesses to take steps to protect employees and customers to combat COVID-19. But the order included no new directives limiting business
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced charges filed against Paige O’Connor, age 49 of Milwaukee, for alleged fraud and theft as a private-duty nurse. The investigation was conducted by the Medicaid Fraud Control and Elder Abuse Unit of the Wisconsin Department of Justice. “The Wisconsin Department of
Madison – Today, Senate Majority Leader-elect Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) announced that he is appointing Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) as Senate Co-Chair of the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee. The appointment will formally take effect in January. Sen. LeMahieu issued the following statement: “I am excited to appoint Sen. Marklein as co-chair of
MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announces the winners of the Vets Ready Initiative, a new employer recognition initiative highlighting employers who go above and beyond to support veterans and their families that was launcher earlier this year. DWD is partnering with the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs
“The Milwaukee Health Department wholeheartedly supports Governor Tony Evers Executive Order #94 that advises Wisconsin residents to stay home as the surge in COVID-19 infections continues. It is important for everyone to embrace the advice. “The current Milwaukee Health Department Order 4.2 remains in effect. That order includes a range
MADISON, WI (November 11, 2020) It’s no great surprise, but it still bears saying: the COVID-19 pandemic has been an economic crisis as well as a health crisis. “Economic activity has largely followed the swings in virus activity,” says Noah Williams, a professor of economics at UW–Madison. “Even though businesses remain open,
Today’s Midday podcast features coverage of Gov. Tony Evers signing an executive order urging people to stay home as much as possible while pressing businesses to take steps to protect employees and customers to combat COVID-19.
The result of any election, including the 2020 Presidential Election, needs to be trusted by people on both sides of the political aisle. Election integrity and confidence in the accuracy of results are necessary to continue as the world’s finest example in self-governance. Both Republicans and Democrats should welcome
MADISON…Representative Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) announced today that he will once again serve as the Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore. August was chosen by his peers on a unanimous vote to serve in the State Assembly’s second highest constitutional office. “I look forward to once again presiding over the State Assembly
Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) delivers the latest GOP Weekly Radio Address focusing on our incredible veterans. I’m Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. Over the course of the last year we’ve had so many distractions with the surging coronavirus and the election, it’s important that we don’t forget to honor our
La Crosse, WI — Today, Rep. Ron Kind released the following statement honoring Wisconsin’s veterans and servicemembers on Veterans Day: “Today, Wisconsinites come together to commemorate Veterans Day and honor the service and sacrifice of our nation’s veterans, servicemembers, and their families,” said Rep. Ron Kind. “Our dedicated troops and veterans have served
MADISON, Wis. – Law enforcement agencies know what kind of drug activity is happening in their communities, and they know it is a problem when dangerous new substances catch on before the law catches up. This Friday, law enforcement bodies will share what they know about dangerous drug activity in
(Madison) The Wisconsin Association for Justice (WAJ) calls on legislators to immediately work with the Governor to create a comprehensive pandemic response plan that puts the health and safety of Wisconsin residents first and gets our economy going. Safe jobs means paychecks for healthy people. “With the election now over, it
NEW NORTH, November 11, 2020 – On Veterans Day, New North Inc., the regional marketing and economic development corporation for the 18 counties of Northeast Wisconsin, announces the advent of a new talent initiative for the region centered around military veterans: New North Hires Heroes. New North has partnered on
In a year where passenger traffic has been down significantly due to the pandemic – expectations were for a lower number of crashes and fatalities. Instead, crash rates and fatalities are higher than they were year to date in 2019, in Wisconsin, the Midwest and nationwide. Two top Wisconsin Department
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Sustainability and Business Support Program released today its 2020 report highlighting the DNR’s free, non-regulatory services that support Wisconsin’s business community in enhancing sustainable environmental practices that support the state’s economic engine while ensuring a healthy and robust environment. The report
Madison, WI – Governor Tony Evers should stop instilling fear in Wisconsin residents and trust citizens to keep themselves and their families safe. “The governor’s speech last night was just a lot of fear mongering in a year in which people have been through so much,” said Sen. Duey Stroebel
MADISON, WI– Americans for Prosperity – Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today issued a statement in response to the Department of Public Instruction’s biennial budget request. The budget request includes $1.4 billion in new General Purpose Revenue for public schools and altering the funding formula due to declining enrollment from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
GREEN BAY, Wis.— University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Foundation Chair Matthew Mueller announced the recent addition of alumnus Koenraad Driessens ‘91 (Economics and Business Administration) to the UW-Green Bay Foundation Board of Directors. Driessens is a director at Denham Capital, a global energy and resources (oil and gas, power and mining) private
COVID-19 has given entrepreneurs a chance to grow their social media presence by focusing their efforts rather than trying to address all areas of their businesses, said media influencer group Applause! CEO Jon Jacques. He called the pandemic “a wake-up call” during his keynote address at the 2020 Wisconsin Early
Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order today urging people to stay home as much as possible while pressing businesses to take steps to protect employees and customers to combat COVID-19. But the order included no new directives limiting business activity or travel as Wisconsin faces a continued rise in