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Bipartisan reforms, not investigations, can restore faith in Wisconsin’s elections
Republican Derrick Van Orden, who lost to Ron Kind last year in the closest race of the La Crosse Dem’s 24 years in Congress, today announced he is taking another run at western Wisconsin’s 3rd CD. Van Orden’s announcement comes
Wisconsin distilleries Driftless Glen and Wollersheim see opportunity and innovation amid the global pandemic. Baraboo’s Driftless Glen made a conscious effort about four years ago to push its bourbon to off-premise consumption, such as in liquor stores. When the pandemic
Muskego Judge Shelley Grogan soundly beat Jeff Davis, whom Gov. Tony Evers appointed to the Waukesha-based 2nd District Court of Appeals in 2019. Meanwhile, Outagamie County Judge Gregory Gill beat Wausau attorney Rick Cveykus for an open seat on northern
Labor representative Andy Buck is urging the Legislature to take up measures to tackle worker misclassification and payroll fraud. The Joint Task Force on Payroll Fraud and Worker Misclassification submitted its 2021 annual report to Gov. Tony Evers last month.
We need to lower the temperature on rhetoric about voting. One side falsely claims wide spread voter fraud while the other charges that some election law changes are, “the new Jim Crow.” Neither accusation holds up under scrutiny.
JANESVILLE, WI – Both directions of WIS 26/Milton Avenue will be closed under Interstate 39/90 in Janesville from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday nights (April 7-8). No left turns will be permitted from the I-39/90 exit ramps
Each Republican member on the State Building Commission voted “NO” 88 times on building and infrastructure projects that will benefit residents of our state.
Wausau, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Hotel Wausau (Wausau, Marathon County) on the State Register of Historic Places in February of 2021. The Hotel Wausau, a Classical Revival style hotel, was built in 1925 in the heart
A U.S. Chamber of Commerce representative says trade will affect the economic recovery as the world comes out of the global pandemic. “This is going to be the year of economic recovery. But I wholeheartedly believe that trade has to
Gov. Tony Evers has asked federal courts to force Donald Trump, his attorneys and the parties in a second lawsuit seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s election results to reimburse the state for $250,000 in legal costs to hire private attorneys in
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Department of Health Services Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk says people 16 and older will be able to get vaccinated before May 1. “I anticipate that very soon we’ll be making an announcement that it will be sooner than
Contact: Senator Julian Bradley, (608) 266-5400 MADISON — State Senator Julian Bradley, R–Franklin, issued the following statement Wednesday after the Wisconsin Supreme Court declared Governor Evers’ health executive orders unconstitutional: “Despite a cowardly delay, the Supreme Court finally got it right.
Contact: Kevin Conway, Associate Director of University Communications, (414) 288-4745 – office, (414) 202-9329 – mobile, kevin.m.conway@marquette.edu This release is also available online. MILWAUKEE — With Holy Week upon us and Easter Sunday on April 3, Marquette University has faculty experts
The Wisconsin Restaurant Association chief says now is not the time to raise wages in restaurants. Association President and CEO Kristine Hillmer was a panelist on the latest WisBusiness.com virtual luncheon “Hospitality industry stirs after year of COVID.” Yesterday’s lunch
Jill Underly outraised state superintendent rival Deb Kerr nearly 16-to-1 in the latest reporting period, thanks largely to the state Dem Party pumping almost $743,000 into her campaign. Underly, the Pecatonica superintendent, reported $1.1 million raised compared to the $71,466
Second District Court of Appeals candidate Shelley Grogan launched her first TV ad today, saying she’s running against “Tony Evers’ handpicked candidate to defend our constitutional freedoms and the rule of law.” Grogan’s campaign declined to release details of the buy other
Bipartisan reforms, not investigations, can restore faith in Wisconsin’s elections
Republican Derrick Van Orden, who lost to Ron Kind last year in the closest race of the La Crosse Dem’s 24 years in Congress, today announced he is taking another run at western Wisconsin’s 3rd CD. Van Orden’s announcement comes as national Republicans have listed Kind among their top targets
Wisconsin distilleries Driftless Glen and Wollersheim see opportunity and innovation amid the global pandemic. Baraboo’s Driftless Glen made a conscious effort about four years ago to push its bourbon to off-premise consumption, such as in liquor stores. When the pandemic hit, that decision paid off with 2020 wholesales surpassing those
Muskego Judge Shelley Grogan soundly beat Jeff Davis, whom Gov. Tony Evers appointed to the Waukesha-based 2nd District Court of Appeals in 2019. Meanwhile, Outagamie County Judge Gregory Gill beat Wausau attorney Rick Cveykus for an open seat on northern Wisconsin’s 3rd District Court of Appeals. With nearly 88 percent
Labor representative Andy Buck is urging the Legislature to take up measures to tackle worker misclassification and payroll fraud. The Joint Task Force on Payroll Fraud and Worker Misclassification submitted its 2021 annual report to Gov. Tony Evers last month. Worker misclassification is illegally labeling employees as independent contractors in
We need to lower the temperature on rhetoric about voting. One side falsely claims wide spread voter fraud while the other charges that some election law changes are, “the new Jim Crow.” Neither accusation holds up under scrutiny.
JANESVILLE, WI – Both directions of WIS 26/Milton Avenue will be closed under Interstate 39/90 in Janesville from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday nights (April 7-8). No left turns will be permitted from the I-39/90 exit ramps to WIS 26 (Exit 171A) to travel under the bridge.
Each Republican member on the State Building Commission voted “NO” 88 times on building and infrastructure projects that will benefit residents of our state.
Wausau, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Hotel Wausau (Wausau, Marathon County) on the State Register of Historic Places in February of 2021. The Hotel Wausau, a Classical Revival style hotel, was built in 1925 in the heart of downtown Wausau. Designed by Chicago architects Holabird & Roche,
A U.S. Chamber of Commerce representative says trade will affect the economic recovery as the world comes out of the global pandemic. “This is going to be the year of economic recovery. But I wholeheartedly believe that trade has to be a component of that, in addition to what we
Gov. Tony Evers has asked federal courts to force Donald Trump, his attorneys and the parties in a second lawsuit seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s election results to reimburse the state for $250,000 in legal costs to hire private attorneys in the cases. In a filing yesterday, Evers’ private lawyers urged
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Department of Health Services Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk says people 16 and older will be able to get vaccinated before May 1. “I anticipate that very soon we’ll be making an announcement that it will be sooner than May 1,” she said in today’s Milwaukee Press Club event,
Contact: Senator Julian Bradley, (608) 266-5400 MADISON — State Senator Julian Bradley, R–Franklin, issued the following statement Wednesday after the Wisconsin Supreme Court declared Governor Evers’ health executive orders unconstitutional: “Despite a cowardly delay, the Supreme Court finally got it right. Governor Evers’ unconstitutional orders forcing a mask mandate on Wisc…
Contact: Kevin Conway, Associate Director of University Communications, (414) 288-4745 – office, (414) 202-9329 – mobile, kevin.m.conway@marquette.edu This release is also available online. MILWAUKEE — With Holy Week upon us and Easter Sunday on April 3, Marquette University has faculty experts and resources available for media stories. Holy Week Rev. Ryan
The Wisconsin Restaurant Association chief says now is not the time to raise wages in restaurants. Association President and CEO Kristine Hillmer was a panelist on the latest WisBusiness.com virtual luncheon “Hospitality industry stirs after year of COVID.” Yesterday’s lunch hour event featured Wisconsin’s eatery and alehouse leaders a year
Jill Underly outraised state superintendent rival Deb Kerr nearly 16-to-1 in the latest reporting period, thanks largely to the state Dem Party pumping almost $743,000 into her campaign. Underly, the Pecatonica superintendent, reported $1.1 million raised compared to the $71,466 pulled in by Kerr, the former Brown Deer superintendent, a
Second District Court of Appeals candidate Shelley Grogan launched her first TV ad today, saying she’s running against “Tony Evers’ handpicked candidate to defend our constitutional freedoms and the rule of law.” Grogan’s campaign declined to release details of the buy other than saying it will run statewide. In the spot, Grogan