Wisconsin Academy: Balancing Individual Interests and the Common Good

Americans today find themselves in the grip of a global pandemic and climate crisis as well as racial and economic inequality—big problems that can only be addressed through government leadership and citizen participation. There is an inherent tension in the U.S. Constitution between  “the general welfare” and “the blessings of

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Dept. of Workforce Development: Upgrades unemployment claims portal, readies federal benefits for 26,000 Wisconsinites

Madison, Wisconsin – This week the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is unveiling an upgraded claims portal for the tens of thousands of Wisconsinites applying for unemployment insurance benefits. The upgrade means better functionality and new features including secure document upload, a message center for direct communication from claims specialists

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Marquette University: Faculty experts available for Easter stories

Contact: Kevin Conway, Associate Director of University Communications, (414) 288-4745 – office, (414) 202-9329 – mobile, kevin.m.conway@marquette.edu This release is also available online. MILWAUKEE — With Holy Week upon us and Easter Sunday on April 3, Marquette University has faculty experts and resources available for media stories. Holy Week Rev. Ryan

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How campus R&D fuels Wisconsin economy Tech Council webinar

The chancellors of Wisconsin’s two largest public research universities and a venture capitalist whose firm and partners focus on campus-based innovation will take part in a 10 a.m. Thursday, April 1 webinar produced by the Wisconsin Technology Council. The webinar is the latest in the Tech Council Innovation Network’s continuing webinar series,

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Cocktails-to-go should have come a year ago, Tavern League says

— The hospitality industry notched a win with Gov. Tony Evers signing a bill allowing restaurants, bars and brewpubs to sell cocktails-to-go after bipartisan passage in the Legislature. During a WisBusiness.com event ahead of Friday’s action, Tavern League of Wisconsin President Chris Marsicano, a supper club owner from Delavan, urged

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