Rep. Knodl: Justice has been served

Madison – Rep. Knodl (R-Germantown) issued the following statement regarding the verdict that was issued today in the Waukesha Christmas Parade trial. “While our community continues to mourn those loved ones that were lost that day, this verdict hopefully brings

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Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nicholson: Nicholson, Martinez proposal to advance multilingual accessibility for county meetings unanimously recommended for adoption

MILWAUKEE – Today the Finance Committee unanimously recommended for adoption a budget amendment from Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson and Supervisor Juan Miguel Martinez to offer translation services—including multilingual captioning, meeting notices, and agendas—for County Board and committee meetings. “Milwaukee County’s greatest strength is

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School Administrators Alliance: Endorses Governor Evers

MADISON — Members of the School Administrators Alliance (SAA), representing more than 4,000 public school principals, special education directors, business officials, school personnel administrators and superintendents throughout Wisconsin, have endorsed Governor Tony Evers for re-election. SAA Executive Director Dee Pettack

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Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nicholson: Finance Committee unanimously recommends Nicholson, Sumner amendment funding paratransit and parks

MILWAUKEE – Today the County Board’s Finance Committee unanimously recommended for adoption an amendment authored by Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson and Supervisor Liz Sumner to restore funding for paratransit taxi service, invest $1.3 million in parks, direct Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) to

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Patrick McIlheran: Wisconsin didn’t ‘buck national trends’

Right after scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, came out, Wisconsin’s chief public school regulator, state Superintendent Jill Underly, issued a press release headlined, “Wisconsin elementary school students buck national trends in ‘National Report Card’ release.” This is not true: Wisconsin’s scores fell by every measure since the last time children took the test, in 2019, just as scores fell for every other state.

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Rep. Knodl: Justice has been served

Madison – Rep. Knodl (R-Germantown) issued the following statement regarding the verdict that was issued today in the Waukesha Christmas Parade trial. “While our community continues to mourn those loved ones that were lost that day, this verdict hopefully brings the families a measure of justice. Thank you to the

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Dept. of Administration: Evers administration visit highlights over $7 million state investment for Green County businesses

New Glarus, Wis. – Today, Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary-designee Kathy Blumenfeld toured Main Street businesses with Department of Tourism Secretary-designee Anne Sayers, New Glarus Village President Roger Truttmann, and Bekah Stauffacher from the New Glarus Chamber of Commerce as part of a visit to highlight state investments. Governor Tony Evers

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Sens. Johnson, Grassley share investigative material with prosecutors in Hunter Biden criminal probe

OSHKOSH – On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), ranking member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, shared documents and banking records obtained in the course of their multi-year investigation into the Biden family’s foreign business entanglements with

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Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nicholson: Nicholson, Martinez proposal to advance multilingual accessibility for county meetings unanimously recommended for adoption

MILWAUKEE – Today the Finance Committee unanimously recommended for adoption a budget amendment from Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson and Supervisor Juan Miguel Martinez to offer translation services—including multilingual captioning, meeting notices, and agendas—for County Board and committee meetings. “Milwaukee County’s greatest strength is our diversity and that is why representation matters,” said Chairwoman

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School Administrators Alliance: Endorses Governor Evers

MADISON — Members of the School Administrators Alliance (SAA), representing more than 4,000 public school principals, special education directors, business officials, school personnel administrators and superintendents throughout Wisconsin, have endorsed Governor Tony Evers for re-election. SAA Executive Director Dee Pettack has issued the following statement regarding this endorsement: “SAA does

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Marquette University: Is the first institution of higher education to participate in The Water Council’s WAVE program

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University announced today that it has committed to The Water Council’s WAVE program for improving, reporting and recognizing good water stewardship by institutions. Marquette President Michael R. Lovell made the announcement at the Sustainability 2.0 Conference; Marquette is the first college or university to participate in the program.

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Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nicholson: Finance Committee unanimously recommends Nicholson, Sumner amendment funding paratransit and parks

MILWAUKEE – Today the County Board’s Finance Committee unanimously recommended for adoption an amendment authored by Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson and Supervisor Liz Sumner to restore funding for paratransit taxi service, invest $1.3 million in parks, direct Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) to work with stakeholders on a plan to revive festival bus

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Barnes ad charges Johnson failed to make things better

A new TV ad from Dem Mandela Barnes charges GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has failed to make things better during his 12 years in office. According to AdImpact, the spot is running in the Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Wausau and La Crosse/Eau Claire markets. Barnes says in the ad

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WMC: Releases new supply chain video to celebrate Manufacturing Month

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – continued its month-long celebration of the state’s manufacturing industry by releasing a new video on the topic of supply chain.“Follow the Supply Chain” features a number Wisconsin companies that are needed to make a light for a

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Dem PAC drops rest of media buy for Pfaff in 3rd CD

The Dem-aligned House Majority PAC has dropped the rest of the ad buy it had reserved for Dem Brad Pfaff in his bid for the 3rd CD, according to AdImpact. The group had reserved nearly $1.7 million on paid media for the last two weeks of the race. On Friday,

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African markets seen as export opportunity for Wisconsin companies

The head of Milwaukee’s Omanhene Cocoa Bean Company says African markets present a huge export opportunity for Wisconsin businesses.  Steve Wallace, the company’s president and founder, yesterday discussed demographic and social trends that make Africa such an attractive export destination during a virtual panel hosted by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association

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Patrick McIlheran: Wisconsin didn’t ‘buck national trends’

Right after scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, came out, Wisconsin’s chief public school regulator, state Superintendent Jill Underly, issued a press release headlined, “Wisconsin elementary school students buck national trends in ‘National Report Card’ release.” This is not true: Wisconsin’s scores fell by every measure since the last time children took the test, in 2019, just as scores fell for every other state.

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