Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley: Scott Brown unanimously appointed Milwaukee County’s new corporation counsel

Brown to provide legal guidance and leadership for Milwaukee County elected officials and departments MILWAUKEE – County Executive David Crowley, County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson, and the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors are announcing that Scott Brown has been unanimously appointed Milwaukee County’s new Corporation Counsel, effective immediately. “Mr. Brown’s diverse

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Gov. Evers: Directs more than $250 million to support long-term care services and the caregiving workforce in Wisconsin

Increased funding will bolster workforce delivering care to older adults and people with disabilities Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov  MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced he is directing the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) to invest $258 million in funding already designated for home and community-based services (HCBS) to create and fund

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Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Victory Fund: Announce $45M program for 2024 elections; launches new voter outreach program to bolster voter contacts in eight key states 

Everytown Will Hire and Deploy 30 New Organizers in Arizona, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to Reach 10 Million Voters and Get Out the Vote for Gun Sense Candidates at All Levels of the Ballot MEDIA CONTACTpress@everytown.org NEW YORK — Today, following last week’s endorsement of

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UW–Milwaukee: Temporarily suspends student groups associated with intimidating Instagram posts

UWM has temporarily suspended five student organizations associated with a coalition that posted alarming messages on Instagram. The suspensions come as part of UWM’s ongoing investigation. A July 19 Instagram story post to the uwm4palicoalition account included intimidating language aimed at Jewish community members and organizations that support Israel. UWM strongly

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