MADISON –Yesterday, Cardinal Stritch University president, Dan Scholz, announced that the school based in Milwaukee will be closing May 22nd. The announcement was made in a video posted on the school’s YouTube page. Cardinal Stritch is a private Catholic university founded in 1937 by the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi. Scholz cited declining enrollment trends, fiscal challenges, the need for more resources, and mounting operation and facility challenges as the reason for the closure. Representative Jodi Emerson (D-Eau Claire) who serves as ranking member on the Assembly Colleges and Universities committee issued the following statement in response: “I am

[MADISON, Wis.] — On April 4, the City of Madison was 103 votes shy of electing its first conservative City Council member in years. University of Wisconsin student Charlie Fahey garnered 49% of the vote in the 8th District, which represents most of the UW-Madison campus.  Fahey’s opponent was strongly backed by Madison’s progressive establishment, including the Democratic Party of Dane County, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, Sen. Kelda Roys, Rep. Francesca Hong, Rep. Alex Joers, the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, the Working Families Party, the Green Party, and the Capital Times. The area has a long history of progressive representation. U.S. Senator Tammy

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today announces he has joined a multistate coalition to challenge the decision issued by a district court judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that could restrict medication abortion access nationwide. The amicus brief, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, urges the court to stay pending appeal the district court’s ruling, which if allowed to take effect would halt the over two-decade old approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the medication abortion drug, mifepristone. Attorney General Kaul and the coalition

E-filing numbers continue to grow, granting taxpayers security while saving time, money MADISON — With one week remaining to the individual income tax return filing deadline, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) reminds everyone to file their tax returns and pay amounts due before midnight on April 18 to avoid late filing fees and interest charges. Taxpayers who already filed their returns can check current refund status with DOR’s Where’s My Refund tool. DOR has processed over 2.13 million tax returns so far this year, with 2.04 million of those filed electronically for an e-file rate of 95.8%. The remaining

MILWAUKEE – The ACLU of Wisconsin announced today that longtime legal director Larry Dupuis plans to depart this summer after a 20-year career with the organization. He will stay on the job while the ACLU conducts a nationwide search for its next legal director – a search that officially begins today. The ACLU is seeking a tenacious new leader to guide a team of deeply driven litigators as they take on Wisconsin’s most pressing civil rights and civil liberties challenges during a new era of possibility. “Larry’s devotion to the work and organization cannot be overstated” said Dr. Melinda Brennan,

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comments on the Brule River State Forest Master Plan Variance. The proposed variance would allow additional barrens habitat management in the Mott’s Ravine Native Community Management Area at Brule River State Forest. As described in Chapter NR 44 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, a master plan variance is a change in the use or management of an area that is consistent with the area’s land management classification and objectives. The variance will expand the management prescriptions within the Mott’s Ravine Native Community Management Area from a prescribed core area of grass

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting applications for the 2023 Learn to Hunt Deer program at Sandhill Wildlife Area. Sandhill’s Learn to Hunt Deer program combines classroom instruction and hands-on field experience with a mentored hunt on thousands of acres of intensively managed wildlife habitat. This unique opportunity will provide eligible hunters with an educational experience while helping reach deer management goals within the 9,150-acre property. “For over thirty years, this program has offered high-quality hunting experiences to participants while also serving as one of the primary deer population management methods used on the property,” said Darren

With spring weather here, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is reminding drivers to stay alert for Adopt-A-Highway volunteers, who routinely collect trash and recyclables along state highways. “It’s a sign of spring to see people so generously taking time to remove trash and debris from our roadsides,” WisDOT Secretary Craig Thompson said. “We are grateful to the thousands of Wisconsinites for their commitment to the Adopt-A-Highway program. We all play a role in keeping these volunteers safe – please watch the road ahead and slow down.” Last year, Wisconsin Adopt-A-Highway groups collected more than 140 tons of trash and

[Wisconsin Dells, Wis.] – A coalition of arts organizations and creative businesses from across Wisconsin are collaborating to highlight the vital role of the creative sector in propelling economic growth in rural communities throughout the state. The group, composed of prominent arts, cultural, and creative organizations and leaders statewide, will advocate the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance at its regional hearing in Wisconsin Dells on April 12 for one-time, generational funding for the state’s creative industries. Leaders from these organizations are urging Republican legislators to continue the work started 20 years ago, and fund the Wisconsin Artistic Endowment Foundation with

LODI — Gov. Tony Evers today will visit Lodi Elementary School to discuss the school’s involvement in the local “GROW initiative” that was supported by an up to $264,000 Workforce Innovation Grant last year to create a pipeline of highly qualified teachers who want to work in rural districts and to highlight initiatives in his 2023-25 biennial budget proposal to bolster the state’s education workforce, including continuing “grow your own” initiatives and the successful Workforce Innovation Grant Program. “If we want to make sure our kids can get caught up and achieve at their highest potential, then we have to make historic investments in K-12 education so

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages those interested in becoming a conservation warden to learn more about the hiring and training process during a live webinar today, April 11. The DNR is currently hiring for its 2024 class of conservation wardens, a fulfilling and exciting public service career dedicated to protecting Wisconsin’s natural resources and the people who use them. Applications are open through May 4, 2023. DNR conservation wardens are credentialed law enforcement officers who serve rural and urban communities statewide. Wardens enforce laws that protect fish and wildlife, the environment, state parks and forests, and outdoor recreation enthusiasts.