Wisconsin Arts Board meeting

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Wisconsin Arts Board meeting

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U.S. Rep. Kind: Introduces bipartisan bill to provide relief for middle-class homebuyers

Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation to expand eligibility for and make permanent a deduction for mortgage insurance premium payments. This deduction has helped millions of hard-working middle-class families across the country purchase a home, and making it permanent would provide much-needed relief.      To qualify for

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Dept. of Justice: AG Kaul joins coalition in support of federal efforts to restore Endangered Species Act protections for habitat

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul, as part of a multistate coalition, filed comments in support of the Biden Administration’s proposal to rescind two Trump-era rules that would drastically reduce the designation of critical habitat under the federal Endangered Species Act. In the comments, the coalition argues, as it has in

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DSPS: Announces funding for UW-Stevens Point study by soil and waste resources scientist to update septage disposal standards

MADISON, Wis.  –   Department of Safety and Professional Services Secretary Dawn Crim traveled to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point today to meet with campus leadership and faculty partnering on an ongoing septage study funded by DSPS. The agency recently secured funding for the next phase of Professor Rob Michitsch’s work studying,

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American Dairy Coalition: Applauds Sens. Gillibrand, Collins, Leahy on the introduction of the bipartisan Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act of 2021

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The American Dairy Coalition applauds Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) for introducing the bipartisan Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act of 2021 today in the United States Senate. The bipartisan legislation launches national hearings on Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) pricing methods.

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Rep. Vos: Statement on Rep. Loudenbeck’s departure from Assembly

Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement regarding the announcement that Representative Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton) will not seek re-election to the State Assembly in order to pursue statewide office.   “I want to thank Rep. Loudenbeck for her years of public service and wish her well on her run

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U.S. Dept. of Justice: Armed methamphetamine trafficker sentenced to 10 years

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Larry Cole, 41, Painesdale, Michigan, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 10 years in prison for possessing with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.  The defendant pleaded guilty to

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