EAA: Ethan Beswick named General Counsel

EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (March 3, 2025) — Ethan Beswick, who has extensive background in both corporate and aviation law, has been named General Counsel for the Experimental Aircraft Association. A graduate of Hope College in Michigan and

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Civic Media: Reviving local radio in Ely

MADISON, WI – March 3, 2025 – In the company’s first expansion outside Wisconsin, Civic Media, is acquiring WELY-FM 94.5 FM and WELY 1450 AM in Ely, Minnesota from Zoe Communications. The stations have been silent since late 2022 but Civic Media plans

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Dept. of Transportation: Consumer protection: Wisconsin DMV adds new security process, alert option to deter fraud

During National Consumer Protection Week (March 2-8, 2025), the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) explains its new verification process and alert tool to help consumers protect their identities. Verification process: Wisconsin DMV recently implemented a new automated identity verification process to help

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EAA: Ethan Beswick named General Counsel

EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (March 3, 2025) — Ethan Beswick, who has extensive background in both corporate and aviation law, has been named General Counsel for the Experimental Aircraft Association. A graduate of Hope College in Michigan and Notre Dame University Law School, Beswick has experience in large

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Civic Media: Reviving local radio in Ely

MADISON, WI – March 3, 2025 – In the company’s first expansion outside Wisconsin, Civic Media, is acquiring WELY-FM 94.5 FM and WELY 1450 AM in Ely, Minnesota from Zoe Communications. The stations have been silent since late 2022 but Civic Media plans to return these historic stations to the air as quickly

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WisGOP: Decriminalizing Fentanyl – and all drugs? See what else Crawford’s backers support 

MADISON, Wis. — While decriminalizing fentanyl would scare any regular Wisconsin voter, it doesn’t scare Susan Crawford. When Crawford isn’t lying about Schimel’s tough-on-crime record, she’s earning the support of dangerously liberal groups that advocate for pragmatic ideas like decriminalizing all drugs, defunding the police, or opposing ICE. Yes, that was sarcasm.

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Midwest Environmental Advocates: Judge’s order extending stay on Line 5 construction is a win for Wisconsin’s environment

Madison, WI—On Friday, February 28, Administrative Law Judge Angela Chaput Foy issued an order extending a stay on Line 5 construction while a legal challenge brought by Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA) and partner organizations is pending. In December, MEA filed a petition for a contested case hearing challenging state permits and other regulatory approvals

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Schimel campaign: Fraternal Order of Police endorses Judge Brad Schimel

WAUKESHA, Wisc. – Today, the Wisconsin State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, the world’s largest organization of sworn law enforcement officers, endorsed Judge Brad Schimel in his bid to save Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. The Fraternal Order of Police endorsement adds to Schimel’s growing list of bipartisan law enforcement support,

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Underly campaign: Lobbyist Brittany Kinser sides with Republicans to tie Wisconsin schools to a failing federal test

MADISON, WI – Lobbyist Brittany Kinser is once again standing with Republican politicians instead of Wisconsin’s students and teachers. This time, she’s backing a reckless GOP bill that would force Wisconsin schools back into using the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) as a benchmark—despite the fact that NAEP is currently

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Dept. of Transportation: Consumer protection: Wisconsin DMV adds new security process, alert option to deter fraud

During National Consumer Protection Week (March 2-8, 2025), the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) explains its new verification process and alert tool to help consumers protect their identities. Verification process: Wisconsin DMV recently implemented a new automated identity verification process to help protect cust… Please log in to access subscriber content. If

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Institute for Reforming Government: Response to DPI report: Massive teacher turnover shows failure of status quo, urgent need for teacher apprenticeships

Delafield, Wis. – A new report released on Monday from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) shows nearly one in five of Wisconsin public school teachers quit before their third year teaching. Such severe turnover causing Wisconsin’s teacher shortage crisis calls for innovative reform, not more of the same. THE

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WisDems: ICYMI: Van Orden “draws fire” for ducking constituents

MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from the La Crosse Tribune highlights how Derrick Van Orden continues to duck his own constituents. On Friday, Van Orden and event organizers hastily moved a planned town hall across town to a “private spot” to avoid members of the public who had attempted to RSVP and attend

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Dept. of Public Instruction: State superintendent calls for additional investments in education workforce as new report reveals urgent need

MADISON — A new report released today by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction highlights ongoing challenges in the state’s ability to retain and fairly compensate teachers, underscoring the urgent need for targeted investments in the upcoming 2025-27 biennial budget. The 2023 Educator Preparation Program and Workforce Analysis Report reveals troubling trends. In

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