Madison, Wis. (December 2, 2020) – Edgewood College joins family, friends, and colleagues in remembering and mourning President Emeritus Jim Ebben. Dr. Ebben died Monday, November 30, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Dr. Ebben was President of Edgewood College from 1987 until his retirement in 2004. His service to the College is marked by explosive enrollment growth, and significant expansion of campus facilities. “It is said we stand upon the shoulders of those who have come before us,” President Andrew Manion, said. “With Dr. Ebben’s passing, our students, faculty, and staff all recognize that truth; Jim’s leadership, compassion, imagination,

Note: If this post has anything to do with Evers, the Evers administration or lame-duck legislation and related lawsuits, pleas Continuing its commitment to transparency, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) today released maps and corresponding downloadable data tables that break down confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths by new geographic boundaries. The new maps allow Wisconsinites to view existing COVID-19 case and death data by municipalities (cities, towns, and villages), zip code tabulation areas, and school district boundaries. “We work hard to provide local and tribal health officials and the public with timely COVID-19 information,” said DHS Secretary-designee Andrea Palm.

MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released unemployment data from March 15 to November 28, 2020, revealing that 93.96% of the more than 8.38 million weekly Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims that have been filed since March 15, 2020 have been processed. Although approximately 560,000 claimants have been paid over $4.42 billion since March 15, 2020, the Department continues to focus its efforts on reducing the wait time for outstanding claims related to the pandemic, especially ahead of its annual busy season. “With the colder weather in Wisconsin come seasonal layoffs, which typically means an increase of about 100% in UI weekly

Madison, WI – Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) released a statement following the announcement by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos appointing Rep. Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) to Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC). “I am looking forward to serving with Representative Born as co-chair of the JFC. We are both past members of the committee who are assuming leadership roles with the shared goals of stewarding taxpayer dollars while funding our priorities. I would like to thank Rep. John Nygren for his service, leadership and friendship over the last several budgets. His expertise will be missed.” Marklein represents the

MADISON – After eight months of inaction, Wisconsin Assembly Republicans introduced a hodgepodge of proposals for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Assembly and Senate Republicans continue to disagree about how to move forward while ignoring science-driven solutions. The latest proposal requires teachers to do in-person instruction; limits the authority of Wisconsin’s local public health departments; and imposes hurdles for distributing COVID-19 vaccines and additional federal relief. The Legislature passed the bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill in April. Since then, Republican leaders refused to meet again, despite their continued assurance more support would be coming. During the same period of time, Democrats

BURLINGTON – The ACLU of Wisconsin filed a brief last week in a case involving racial harassment of students by other students, before the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, on behalf of Ms. Garbade. Ms. Garbade is a Burlington resident whose three Black children experienced bullying, racial slurs and harassment while attending Burlington Area School District schools. The District also suppressed information about the racism in its schools, instead of acknowledging and remedying it. Ms. Garbade said that she told district officials that her children felt unsafe and unwelcome at school and asked for their help to support her children

MADISON- On Tuesday December 2nd , Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison, 77th Assembly District) was selected by fellow members of the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus (WLBC) to become the next caucus Chair. She will be the first representative from Dane County to chair the WLBC since its creation in 1955. After being selected by her peers, Representative Stubbs released the following statement: “I am honored to have the confidence of my colleagues to chair the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus throughout this next legislative session. I want to thank previous leaders in the WLBC for paving the way forward, and creating caucus

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he is seeking applicants for the Racine County Circuit Court – Branch 5. The appointment will fill a vacancy created by Judge Michael J. Piontek’s retirement, effective April 9, 2021. The new judge will complete a term ending July 31, 2022. To apply, please email a completed application form and supporting materials to GOVJudicialAppointments@wisconsin.gov. Applications must be submitted by 8:00 a.m. on Tues., Dec. 22, 2020. The application can be found on the “Apply to Serve” page on Gov. Evers’ website at: www.evers.wi.gov. Applicants with questions about the judicial selection process may contact the Governor’s Office of

MADISON, WI (December 2, 2020) — The COVID-19 pandemic has had a terrible impact: it’s killed nearly a million and a half people worldwide, and more than a quarter million in the United States. But the pandemic has also inspired one of the greatest scientific efforts in generations, spurring researchers around the globe to produce multiple potential vaccines in a short time. “It’s been amazing,” said UW professor James Conway. “Within a year, we went from having first discovered this virus, to having it sequenced within a few weeks of its discovery, to being on the threshold of being able to deliver

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

Effective today, December 1, 2020, Rick Banks, one of the MKE Black Co-Founders, will take the helm as the volunteer Executive Director of MKE Black Incorporated. Co-Founder Paul Wellington, who’s served as Executive Director since MKE Black’s founding will stay involved as Director of Operations and Technology and continues to serve as the Treasurer of the Board of Directors. “I thank Paul tremendously for his leadership, efforts to grow MKE Black and to serve the culture.” Rick Banks said. “We have achieved over 5000 app downloads, grown our team from 3 to 7, gained over 10,000 social media followers and

Green Bay… Representative John Macco (R-Ledgeview) released the following statement in response to Rep. Nygren’s resignation from the State Assembly. “John Nygren has been a steward of responsible budgeting and has had a profoundly positive impact on our state’s economy as Co-Chair of Joint Finance,” said Rep. Macco. “I am proud to have served with him in the Legislature. Wisconsinites benefited greatly from John’s leadership in the Assembly and he will be sorely missed.” “I wish him the best in his future endeavors,” said Rep. Macco. “I wish his successor the best of luck as they will have big shoes to

Madison, WI – Starting today, Wednesday, December 2, UW Health will open a new indoor drive-thru testing facility on the east side of Madison at 3819 John Wall Drive. UW Health has made a long-term commitment to the site as a convenience for patients who regularly express satisfaction with drive-thru testing options for flu shots and COVID-19 tests. Immediately, the new site will take over the safe and convenient COVID-19 testing of symptomatic patients, pre-surgical patients and UW Health employees previously performed at an outdoor site on Madison’s west side. With winter weather upon us, this John Wall Drive location