UW–Madison: CDIS leadership changes

MADISON — Tom Erickson, executive associate dean for strategy and innovation and founding director of the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s College of Letters & Science, has announced he will step down from

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Sen. Ballweg: Receives Working for Wisconsin award

Madison…The Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce presented Senator Joan Ballweg with the Working for Wisconsin Award at EK Machine Co., Inc. in Fall River on October 7, 2024, for her strong record of supporting the state’s business and manufacturing community. “I appreciate the

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UW–Madison: CDIS leadership changes

MADISON — Tom Erickson, executive associate dean for strategy and innovation and founding director of the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s College of Letters & Science, has announced he will step down from his leadership roles effective January 2025. Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau, the Grace

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Wisconsin NRB Meeting Oct. 23

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet in-person for the October meeting to consider proposed rulemaking documents. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in public meeting room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 South Webster Street, Madison, Wisconsin. The Board

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USDA: Invests nearly $93 million in rural communities to lower energy costs and create jobs in Wisconsin 

23 projects will help build a more resilient and prosperous future for people living and operating businesses in rural Wisconsin. Stevens Point, Wis., Oct. 9, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Wisconsin State Director Julie Lassa today announced that the Department is investing nearly $93 million through the Rural Energy

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Milwaukee County Exec. Crowley: Governor Evers awards Milwaukee County $4 million for Clinton Rose Senior Center improvements

MILWAUKEE – County Executive David Crowley is celebrating the nearly $4 million in grant funding that was recently awarded to Milwaukee County by Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) to assist with the renovation of the Clinton & Bernice Rose Senior Center. Milwaukee County received $3,967,737 in American Rescue Plan

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IRG Action Fund: Presents Representative Nate Gustafson Award for outstanding leadership on telemental health bill and tax reform

“Champion of Economic Prosperity” awarded to Gustafson for his efforts on telemental health and tax reform this past legislative session  MADISON, WI: Today, IRG Action presented Representative Nate Gustafson (R-Fox Crossing) the ‘Champion of Economic Prosperity’ award in recognition of his work on tax reform and AB541/SB515, the telemental health bill. This

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Sen. Jagler: Statement on Milwaukee Resource Officer lawsuit

Madison… Wednesday, Senator John Jagler (R-Watertown) issued the following statement regarding the lawsuit filed by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) to bring School Resource Officers back to Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS): “It is unfortunate that MPS must be taken to court to simply follow the law. The

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Earns American Farm Bureau Federation’s “Friend of Farm Bureau” award

Award recognizes Baldwin’s steadfast commitment to Wisconsin farmers and rural communities EAU CLAIRE COUNTY, WI – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) received the American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) “Friend of Farm Bureau” award, recognizing her steadfast commitment to Wisconsin farmers and rural communities. Senator Baldwin accepted the award while visiting Messerschmidt… Please

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Sen. Ballweg: Receives Working for Wisconsin award

Madison…The Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce presented Senator Joan Ballweg with the Working for Wisconsin Award at EK Machine Co., Inc. in Fall River on October 7, 2024, for her strong record of supporting the state’s business and manufacturing community. “I appreciate the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce for recognizing me with this award

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Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort (WAVE): New Study – Gun Death in Wisconsin – Released by Educational Fund and Violence Policy Center

Guns claimed 830 Wisconsin lives in homicides, suicides, and unintentional deaths, according to latest data Washington, DC — Guns claimed the lives of 830 Wisconsin residents in 2022 according to Gun Death in Wisconsin, a new joint report by the Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort (WAVE) Educational Fund, the state’s leading gun violence

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Dept. of Motor Vehicles: Releases International Crane Foundation license plates

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) now offers a new special license plate designed and sponsored by the International Crane Foundation, a non-profit organization. This plate supports the organization’s worldwide efforts to conserve cranes and the ecosystems, watersheds and flyways on which they depend through

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