According to a new report from the La Crosse Tribune, House Republicans’ biggest Super Pac is actively pushing for Derrick Van Orden to run again in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, despite the failed candidate’s significant baggage that is sure to be a
MADISON, WI – March 3, 2021 – With extended warmer weather predicted, Dane County Parks Director Darren Marsh is advising county park users that some county parks, or portions of county parks, may be temporarily closed during the next several weeks. The
Creating a statute to allow Wisconsin banks to take on customers in the marijuana business would provide clarity for the state’s financial institutions. It’s now unclear if a Wisconsin bank could take on an Illinois marijuana dispensary as a customer,
Today’s Midday podcast covers the arrival of a new single dose vaccine from Johnson & Johnson and what that means for Wisconsin’s vaccination effort and COVID-19 caseload. wispolitics · Johnson & Johnson vaccine brings more doses as COVID-19 cases fall
Madison, WI — As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into 2021, a new piece in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel lays out how President Biden’s American Rescue Plan would provide local governments across Wisconsin with the resources needed to respond to the
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said Gov. Tony Evers’ proposal to allow local governments to increase the sales tax through referendums is dead on arrival. Vos, R-Rochester, and Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley also had
CONTACT: Alyssa Mauk, ACLU of Wisconsin Communications Director, amauk@aclu-wi.org MADISON – Bills proposed in the Wisconsin State Legislature that would exclude transgender students from participating in sports teams consistent with their identified gender are premised on transphobia and misconceptions about
CONTACT: Doug Erickson, University Communications, dderickson2@wisc.edu, (608) 294-0204 MADISON – On the final day of remote classes last fall, students in one of Assistant Professor Mou Banerjee’s history courses surprised her with a gesture that nearly brought her to tears. One
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Todd Young (R-IN) and Gary Peters (D-MI) are reintroducing the Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act, bipartisan legislation that will codify the U.S. Coast Guard’s icebreaking mission on the Great Lakes and
Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Strategic Communications 608-663-2333 Madison, Wis. (March 3, 2021) – Dr. Ashley Byock, Associate Professor and Chair in the English Department, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to teach at the University of Iceland (Háskóli Íslands)
For more information, contact: WisDOT Office of Public Affairs, 608-266-3581, opa.exec@dot.wi.gov The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) announced that a new Milwaukee Tool facility that plans to add 50 jobs will be supported by a $250,000 Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) grant
CONTACT: UW-Madison: Mike Klein, mjklein3@wisc.edu; UW Credit Union: Tanya Pinsoneault, tanya@theweaponry.com MADISON – UW Credit Union will remain the preferred financial partner for the University of Wisconsin-Madison through 2025. The five-year contract is effective immediately and includes the option to extend the
According to a new report from the La Crosse Tribune, House Republicans’ biggest Super Pac is actively pushing for Derrick Van Orden to run again in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, despite the failed candidate’s significant baggage that is sure to be a drag on his electoral chances once again. After losing to
MADISON, WI – March 3, 2021 – With extended warmer weather predicted, Dane County Parks Director Darren Marsh is advising county park users that some county parks, or portions of county parks, may be temporarily closed during the next several weeks. The warmer weather will start to bring out ground frost, making
Creating a statute to allow Wisconsin banks to take on customers in the marijuana business would provide clarity for the state’s financial institutions. It’s now unclear if a Wisconsin bank could take on an Illinois marijuana dispensary as a customer, for example, explained Wisconsin Bankers Association COO Mike Semmann and
Today’s Midday podcast covers the arrival of a new single dose vaccine from Johnson & Johnson and what that means for Wisconsin’s vaccination effort and COVID-19 caseload. wispolitics · Johnson & Johnson vaccine brings more doses as COVID-19 cases fall
Madison, WI — As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into 2021, a new piece in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel lays out how President Biden’s American Rescue Plan would provide local governments across Wisconsin with the resources needed to respond to the economic and health care-related consequences from the pandemic, and offer
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said Gov. Tony Evers’ proposal to allow local governments to increase the sales tax through referendums is dead on arrival. Vos, R-Rochester, and Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley also had an exchange over the sales tax proposal in which the
CONTACT: Alyssa Mauk, ACLU of Wisconsin Communications Director, amauk@aclu-wi.org MADISON – Bills proposed in the Wisconsin State Legislature that would exclude transgender students from participating in sports teams consistent with their identified gender are premised on transphobia and misconceptions about transgender athletes, the ACLU of Wisconsin said in a statement
CONTACT: Doug Erickson, University Communications, dderickson2@wisc.edu, (608) 294-0204 MADISON – On the final day of remote classes last fall, students in one of Assistant Professor Mou Banerjee’s history courses surprised her with a gesture that nearly brought her to tears. One by one, the students held up homemade posters in front
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Todd Young (R-IN) and Gary Peters (D-MI) are reintroducing the Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act, bipartisan legislation that will codify the U.S. Coast Guard’s icebreaking mission on the Great Lakes and increase the icebreaking capacity of the Great Lakes fleet. Icebreaking
Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Strategic Communications 608-663-2333 Madison, Wis. (March 3, 2021) – Dr. Ashley Byock, Associate Professor and Chair in the English Department, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to teach at the University of Iceland (Háskóli Íslands) in the spring of 2022. Dr. Byock will teach an
For more information, contact: WisDOT Office of Public Affairs, 608-266-3581, opa.exec@dot.wi.gov The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) announced that a new Milwaukee Tool facility that plans to add 50 jobs will be supported by a $250,000 Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) grant for road construction. The grant, approved by WisDOT Secretary-designee Craig
CONTACT: UW-Madison: Mike Klein, mjklein3@wisc.edu; UW Credit Union: Tanya Pinsoneault, tanya@theweaponry.com MADISON – UW Credit Union will remain the preferred financial partner for the University of Wisconsin-Madison through 2025. The five-year contract is effective immediately and includes the option to extend the relationship an additional five years, through December 31, 2030. UW