Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt expects more than 200 layoffs and voluntary departures as the university faces an $18 million deficit. Leavitt in a news conference alongside UW System President Jay Rothman this
MADISON, Wis. — Vice President Kamala Harris spent time in Wisconsin today to shed light on the Biden-Harris Administration’s more than $1 billion investment in high speed, affordable internet for Wisconsinites. The Wisconsin-specific investment was made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure
MILWAUKEE — Marquette University has received a second two-year, $3.8 million U.S. Department of Defense grant for an ongoing interdisciplinary program titled “In Defense of Water” to develop novel, sustainable technologies to protect human health and the environment, treat sewage,
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WI – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo at Sanmina in Kenosha County to celebrate Nokia bringing up to 200 manufacturing jobs to Wisconsin to produce
MADISON — Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association and Wisconsin Corn Growers Association are disappointed with the revised 2023 Wolf Management Plan released by the Department of Natural Resources on August 1. The plan is slated to go to
OSHKOSH, Wis. – Today, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh announced their plans to adjust workforce to make up an $18 million dollar shortfall. This will include continued early retirement options, intermittent furloughs this fall, followed by a few hundred layoffs of
MADISON — Today, UW-Oshkosh indicated it would have to lay off or furlough 200 non-faculty staff members on campus due to Republicans cutting $32 million from the state budget. In response, Sen. Roys issued the following statement: “The UW System
MADISON – Today, the University of Wisconsin System announced that due to a massive deficit at UW-Oshkosh, they will employ numerous measures to cut back on costs. These measures including periodic furloughs for the 23-24 academic year, incoming layoffs, potential changes
Sturgeon Bay, WI—Nature as represented by many iconic Door County fine artists will be up for bid at the Door County Land Trust’s (DCLT) Annual Gathering silent auction to be held at the Belgian Heritage Center in Namur on Friday,
The reviews are in and it looks like Derrick Van Orden’s constituents are ready to send him packing after his *latest* temper tantrum, this time accosting and getting “physically aggressive” toward high school Senate pages. Keep reading to see what Wisconsinites are
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that bonus antlerless harvest authorizations, formerly known as tags, for the 2023 gun deer season will be available for purchase online through the Go Wild license portal and at license sales locations starting
On Wednesday morning, August 2nd, a day after Milwaukee Judge Janet Protaseiwicz was sworn in as Wisconsin’s most recent Supreme Court Justice, a long anticipated and expected legal action was filed by Law Forward and several other legal entities challenging the constitutionality
Madison, WI – State Representative Ty Bodden (R-Stockbridge) released the following statement regarding co-authoring the gain of function legislation that was introduced: “I would like to thank Rep. Behnke and Senator Jacque for leading the charge on this gain of function
Madison – State Representative Elijah Behnke (R-Oconto) issued the following statement regarding legislation authored by Rep. Elijah Behnke, Sen. André Jacque, and Rep. Ty Bodden prohibiting institutions of higher education from conducting gain of function experimentation in Wisconsin: “Gain of function research
MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement to highlight the benefits that veterans exposed to toxic substances can receive under the PACT Act and encourage veterans and their families to apply by an important
The News: A coalition of free market groups including the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), Institute for Justice, Badger Institute, MacIver Institute, National Taxpayers Union, Americans for Tax Reform, and the Wisconsin Agricultural Tourism Association have issued a new
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. – As Vice President Kamala Harris visits southeast Wisconsin today, communities and families across the state are already seeing relief thanks to programs backed by the Biden-Harris administration that were opposed by Wisconsin’s Republican congressional delegation. “Thanks
WISCONSIN – The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Board of Directors is excited to announce that Nicholas (Nick) Ramos will become the organization’s next Executive Director, effective August 21, 2023.Nick comes to Wisconsin Democracy Campaign with a wide range of relevant experience and
MADISON, Wis. — Ahead of Vice President Harris’ visit to Wisconsin today, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement welcoming the vice president back to the Badger State: “With the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Biden-Harris Administration delivered
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt expects more than 200 layoffs and voluntary departures as the university faces an $18 million deficit. Leavitt in a news conference alongside UW System President Jay Rothman this afternoon said the 200-position cut is out of about 1,460
MADISON, Wis. — Vice President Kamala Harris spent time in Wisconsin today to shed light on the Biden-Harris Administration’s more than $1 billion investment in high speed, affordable internet for Wisconsinites. The Wisconsin-specific investment was made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden in 2021. In response to
MILWAUKEE — Marquette University has received a second two-year, $3.8 million U.S. Department of Defense grant for an ongoing interdisciplinary program titled “In Defense of Water” to develop novel, sustainable technologies to protect human health and the environment, treat sewage, and provide clean drinking water and a framework for emergency
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WI – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo at Sanmina in Kenosha County to celebrate Nokia bringing up to 200 manufacturing jobs to Wisconsin to produce key components for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD)
MADISON — Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association and Wisconsin Corn Growers Association are disappointed with the revised 2023 Wolf Management Plan released by the Department of Natural Resources on August 1. The plan is slated to go to the Natural Resources Board for approval in October. “The Department
OSHKOSH, Wis. – Today, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh announced their plans to adjust workforce to make up an $18 million dollar shortfall. This will include continued early retirement options, intermittent furloughs this fall, followed by a few hundred layoffs of non-faculty staff and administrator. Rep. Palmeri released the following statement:
MADISON — Today, UW-Oshkosh indicated it would have to lay off or furlough 200 non-faculty staff members on campus due to Republicans cutting $32 million from the state budget. In response, Sen. Roys issued the following statement: “The UW System is Wisconsin’s economic engine and our best tool for attracting
MADISON – Today, the University of Wisconsin System announced that due to a massive deficit at UW-Oshkosh, they will employ numerous measures to cut back on costs. These measures including periodic furloughs for the 23-24 academic year, incoming layoffs, potential changes to class size and more. Rep. Jodi Emerson (D- Eau
Sturgeon Bay, WI—Nature as represented by many iconic Door County fine artists will be up for bid at the Door County Land Trust’s (DCLT) Annual Gathering silent auction to be held at the Belgian Heritage Center in Namur on Friday, August 25 from 2pm-5pm. The highly sought-after, donated works of
The reviews are in and it looks like Derrick Van Orden’s constituents are ready to send him packing after his *latest* temper tantrum, this time accosting and getting “physically aggressive” toward high school Senate pages. Keep reading to see what Wisconsinites are saying about Derrick Van Orden’s inappropriate behavior. The Cap Times:
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that bonus antlerless harvest authorizations, formerly known as tags, for the 2023 gun deer season will be available for purchase online through the Go Wild license portal and at license sales locations starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Bonus authorizations
On Wednesday morning, August 2nd, a day after Milwaukee Judge Janet Protaseiwicz was sworn in as Wisconsin’s most recent Supreme Court Justice, a long anticipated and expected legal action was filed by Law Forward and several other legal entities challenging the constitutionality of the 2021-22 state legislative redistricting process. The lawsuit alleges
Madison, WI – State Representative Ty Bodden (R-Stockbridge) released the following statement regarding co-authoring the gain of function legislation that was introduced: “I would like to thank Rep. Behnke and Senator Jacque for leading the charge on this gain of function bill. I am proud to be the assembly co-author on
Madison – State Representative Elijah Behnke (R-Oconto) issued the following statement regarding legislation authored by Rep. Elijah Behnke, Sen. André Jacque, and Rep. Ty Bodden prohibiting institutions of higher education from conducting gain of function experimentation in Wisconsin: “Gain of function research involves improving the ability of a pathogen to cause disease.
MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement to highlight the benefits that veterans exposed to toxic substances can receive under the PACT Act and encourage veterans and their families to apply by an important August 9 deadline: “Last year, Democrats passed and President Biden
The News: A coalition of free market groups including the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), Institute for Justice, Badger Institute, MacIver Institute, National Taxpayers Union, Americans for Tax Reform, and the Wisconsin Agricultural Tourism Association have issued a new memo to lawmakers highlighting problems with certain provisions in AB 304/SB
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. – As Vice President Kamala Harris visits southeast Wisconsin today, communities and families across the state are already seeing relief thanks to programs backed by the Biden-Harris administration that were opposed by Wisconsin’s Republican congressional delegation. “Thanks to President Biden and Vice President Harris’ leadership, Wisconsinites are
WISCONSIN – The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Board of Directors is excited to announce that Nicholas (Nick) Ramos will become the organization’s next Executive Director, effective August 21, 2023.Nick comes to Wisconsin Democracy Campaign with a wide range of relevant experience and expertise in voting administration, state elections, and community outreach. Most
MADISON, Wis. — Ahead of Vice President Harris’ visit to Wisconsin today, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement welcoming the vice president back to the Badger State: “With the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Biden-Harris Administration delivered a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation’s roads, bridges, railroads, and