Milwaukee Press Club: Announces 2023 Sacred Cat and Headliner Awards

MILWAUKEE, WI—The Milwaukee Press Club today announced that Anna Wolfe, an award-winning investigative reporter for Mississippi Today for her coverage of poverty and economic justice, is the club’s 2023 Sacred Cat Award honoree. The award, given annually since 1973, recognizes excellence in journalism at the national level. Wolfe will accept

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UW System: Dr. Tammy K. Evetovich named new chancellor of UW-Platteville

MADISON, Wis.—Dr. Tammy K. Evetovich, interim Chancellor since June 1, 2022, has been named the 15th Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Platteville. The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents today unanimously approved Evetovich’s appointment, following a recommendation made by a selection committee. Evetovich will assume the leadership post immediately. Evetovich served

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Michael Best: DC offices continue building unparalleled team

Michael Best Strategies LLC (Strategies) and Michael Best & Friedrich LLP (the firm) are continuing to grow their unparalleled team of government and legal experts, delivering clients wins across a vast collection of industries. This week, Strategies and the firm announced two new additions to their Washington, D.C. offices. Joe

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Wisconsin College Republicans: Elect new officers and set priorities for 2024 elections

[Milwaukee, WI] — On April 22, 2023, Wisconsin Federation of College Republicans hosted their annual convention at Wisconsin Lutheran College. The convention hosted Congressman Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin Republican Party Chairman Brian Schimming, State Representative Chuck Wichgers, Milwaukee County GOP Vice-Chairman Brett Galasczewski. This convention served to elect new officers, set

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TUE News Summary: Johnson doubts FDA followed science, avoided playing politics on mifepristone; Assembly to vote on UI system, BadgerCare changes

STORY TOPICS – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Consumer protection – Courts – Culture – Demographics – Education – Energy – Environment – Labor – Law and order – Manufacturing – Media – Non-profits – Public health and safety – Real estate – Regulation – Retail –

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Rep. Knodl: Wisconsin Elections Commission website peddling misinformation

Madison – Rep. Dan Knodl (R-Germantown) issued the following statement this morning upon receiving complaints from constituents that the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s MyVote website was carrying inaccurate information related to the 8th Senate District: “This morning, I received three disturbing complaints from constituents that the ‘Find My Elected Officials’ tool

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Dept. of Administration: To receive $1.9 million for conservation projects from bipartisan infrastructure law

Madison, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld announced that Wisconsin is set to receive a total of $2.5 million as part of a climate resilience investment from the Biden Administration’s Investing In America initiative, funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act.   Of that

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Dept. of Justice: Launches new dashboard on state arrests

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced a new dashboarding tool on the Wisconsin Department of Justice website that allows users to explore arrests submitted to the state’s criminal history repository (CCH) by law enforcement agencies across the state. “At DOJ, we strive to make as much data

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WisDems: On President Biden’s 2024 reelection announcement

MADISON, Wis. — Today, President Joe Biden announced his campaign for a second term as President of the United States. Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued the following statement: “There is no path to the White House without Wisconsin, and here in Wisconsin, Democrats are fired up and united in an

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