Milwaukee County Supv. Burgelis: Commends reopening of Station 28

MILWAUKEE – On Monday, January 23, the Milwaukee Fire Department hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the recommissioning of Engine Company 28. District 15 County Supervisor Peter Burgelis made the following statement:   “Fire protection is a core community service, and we applaud the decades long cooperation

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Dairy Business Association: Lee Kinnard elected president

MADISON, Wis. — Last week, the Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading advocacy group, elected a new president during the group’s annual business meeting at DBA’s Dairy Strong conference. Lee Kinnard of Kinnard Farms in Casco, Wis., will enter his two-year

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Milwaukee County Supv. Burgelis: Commends reopening of Station 28

MILWAUKEE – On Monday, January 23, the Milwaukee Fire Department hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the recommissioning of Engine Company 28. District 15 County Supervisor Peter Burgelis made the following statement:   “Fire protection is a core community service, and we applaud the decades long cooperation among municipal departments. I emphasize community because fire safety isn’t a city

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Sen. Hesselbein: Marks the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade

MADISON – State Senator Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) released the following statement on the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade: “This week we should have been celebrating the 50th anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court case that stated that women have the fundamental right to make choices about their bodies. It

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Committee to Protect Health Care: On Roe anniversary, Wisconsin doctors, lawsuit plaintiff call for state’s top court to overturn near-total abortion ban, protect patients

MADISON Wis. – Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established a constitutional right to an abortion, Wisconsin physicians today called on the state Supreme Court to rule in favor of a lawsuit to repeal Wisconsin’s 1849 ban on nearly all abortions.

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Marquette University: Bolsters scholarship resources and Dental School funding thanks to $1M combined gift from the We Energies Foundation

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University President Michael R. Lovell announced a $1 million gift from the We Energies Foundation that will expand scholarship resources and help revitalize clinics in the School of Dentistry. “The generosity and philanthropic partnership of the We Energies Foundation is changing lives in our local communities,” said President

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Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative: Three dairy farmers re-elected to board

MADISON, Wis. — Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, the nation’s third largest dairy cooperative, re-elected three dairy farmers to the board of directors during the co-op’s annual business meeting at the Dairy Strong conference last week. The three farmers include: Brody Stapel of Double Dutch Dairy in Cedar Grove, Wis., who

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Dairy Business Association: Lee Kinnard elected president

MADISON, Wis. — Last week, the Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading advocacy group, elected a new president during the group’s annual business meeting at DBA’s Dairy Strong conference. Lee Kinnard of Kinnard Farms in Casco, Wis., will enter his two-year term as president. Kinnard serves on several boards, including Peninsula

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Alliance Defending Freedom: Wisconsin families ask appeals court to protect parental rights in education

MADISON, Wis. – Attorneys with Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty and Alliance Defending Freedom representing parents challenging a Madison Metropolitan School District policy filed their opening brief with the Wisconsin Court of Appeals Monday. The families are appealing their case after a lower court dismissed their lawsuit. Lead counsel from WILL, together

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Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: Alice in Dairyland and Agriculture in the Classroom partner to share importance of Wisconsin specialty crops

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s (DATCP) Alice in Dairyland program is partnering with the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s Ag in the Classroom program to promote specialty crops in classrooms across the state. Utilizing a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the U.S. Department of

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Dept. of Revenue: Individual income tax season begins today

MADISON – The individual income tax filing season started today, and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) is set to help taxpayers with their preparation and filing questions. New this year, anyone who has previously filed a Wisconsin individual income tax return may register as a personal user and use

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