MILWAUKEE — Adam Knier, a doctoral candidate in Marquette University’s Klingler College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Biological Sciences, earned third place in the graduate student division of The Science Coalition’s annual “Fund It Forward” video competition. The “Fund It Forward” competition encourages undergraduate and graduate researchers to spread

MADISON, WI – Sen. Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) issued a statement following the actions of the Joint Committee on Employment Relations (JCOER) approval of the State Employee Compensation Plan: “Today, we approved increased compensation for state employees, including specific adjustments for corrections and healthcare staff who are facing tremendous staff

MADISON, WIS.  – Acting U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea announced today that the Western District of Wisconsin collected $6,273,129.96 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2021.  Of this amount, $1,284,157.17 was collected in criminal actions and $4,988,972.79 was collected in civil actions.  Fiscal Year 2021 is the 12 months

GREENDALE, WI – Congressman Bryan Steil announced Wisconsin First Congressional District’s 2021 Congressional App Challenge winners, Greendale High School students Charlie Smitsdorff and Tyler Balota. Charlie and Tyler created an app called Robato. A panel of experts in the computer science field reviewed the app based on its concept, design, and skill. “It

[Madison, WI] – Josh Kaul is closing out 2021 with a pile of eyebrow-raising headlines. After Kaul spent his 2018 campaign criticizing Brad Schimel for the performance of the DOJ crime lab, Kaul’s own crime lab has been less efficient despite taking on fewer cases. However, as usual, Josh Kaul deflected blame

Tom Olson to join public-private partnership to benefit College of Engineering   MADISON, WI (December 21, 2021) — Tom Olson, the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association interim co-chief investment officer and longtime CIO of private markets, will retire at the end of 2021, WFAA announced today. He will remain closely connected to

MADISON – WMC Foundation – an affiliate of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – launched its new digital home on Tuesday to better highlight Foundation programs and provide a more user-friendly experience for visitors. The new site, www.wmcfoundation.org, will feature WMC Foundation’s programs including Wisconsin Business World, the Future Wisconsin Project and the Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul announced today that his office has obtained a civil judgment against Recycling Compliance Specialists, LLC, dba Midwest Lamp Recycling (Midwest Lamp), requiring it to pay a $90,000 monetary penalty for alleged violations of the State’s hazardous waste laws at a Dane County facility

Caution, Planning Strongly Urged Before Holiday Gatherings Nearly 150 Omicron cases have been identified in Dane County as of December 21. This indicates rapid growth of Omicron from the initial three cases that were first identified five days ago on December 16. The number of Omicron cases is expected to

Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement after the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Employment Relations (JCOER) voted to approve the 2022-2023 compensation plans for state employees.   “We are proud to approve the raises for the good people who do valuable work for our state. With no active campaign