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MILWAUKEE_ The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will honor Northwestern Mutual with the Regents Business Partnership Award on Thursday, June 5, at the UWM Student Union. The award recognizes Northwestern Mutual’s visionary, collaborative leadership
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is recommending Wisconsinites reduce their time outdoors Tuesday, June 3 and into Wednesday, June 4 due to ongoing air quality advisories resulting from Canadian wildfire smoke. Smoke will be moving from
MADISON, Wis. – To help train the next generation of doctors in dementia care for the Latino community, researchers in Madison are partnering with a Milwaukee-based Latino community center to create a new, culturally competent, elective course for medical students at the
From WisPolitics … — Local prosecutors have accused a Milwaukee man facing robbery charges of forging letters threatening to kill President Donald Trump in an effort to have an undocumented immigrant deported so he couldn’t testify at trial. Department of
Madison, Wis. – Today, the Department of Administration (DOA) has announced William (Bill) Brinkley as the incoming Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Wisconsin effective June 2, 2025. Brinkley most recently served as the director of information technology operations with the National
From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin’s six GOP House members and Republican state lawmakers want the state Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit asking the justices to redraw congressional lines. And the six members of Congress want liberal Justice Janet Protasiewiciz
WI-Crop-Progress-06-02-25Download… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.
Madison, Wis. — The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is responsible for administering and enforcing the insurance laws of Wisconsin. This includes monitoring the financial and marketing practices of individuals and companies. Each month, OCI publishes the administrative actions
[Milwaukee, WI] – The Students for a Democratic Society chapter at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), alongside community allies, will hold a protest outside the upcoming University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting on Thursday, June 5, condemning the UW
MADISON, Wisconsin – Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Wisconsin has promoted Brandi Davis to Director of Apprenticeship. Davis joined ABC as Director of Education in 2022. Her role includes leading the association’s education programming, including the ConstructionU series and
Madison, WI – Today Representatives Bob Donovan and Clinton Anderson, along with Senators Jesse James and Brad Pfaff, introduced LRB-2712. The bill creates a pilot program providing grants to small law enforcement agencies that would cover labor costs and unreimbursed
Madison, Wis. – Today, the Department of Administration (DOA) has announced William (Bill) Brinkley as the incoming Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Wisconsin effective June 2, 2025. Brinkley most recently served as the director of information technology operations with the National
MADISON, WI – Wisconsin Family Action (WFA) strongly opposes a series of legislative proposals currently circulating in the Capitol that represent a sweeping assault on Wisconsin’s constitutional values, parental rights, free speech, and the very foundations of family and biological reality.
MADISON–Representative Robyn Vining introduced the “Mental Healthcare is Healthcare” legislative package of 9 bills today to expand mental health access for Wisconsinites. These 9 bills are in addition to LRB-1684 introduced last week to train mental health professionals on the
GOP lawmakers are circulating a bill to establish a dairy farm innovation program, which would offer no-interest loans to qualifying milk producers. Sen. Rob Stafsholt of New Richmond and Rep. Clint Moses of Menomonie on Friday sent a cosponsorship memo
Madison, WI – Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski today announced the launch of a new, online, searchable database of public records—marking a major step forward in her office’s commitment to transparency, accessibility, and modernization. “For the first time, anyone with
MADISON, Wis. – The proposed cuts to the National Institute of Health research funding will not only hit home with researchers in major institutions but will have a trickle-down effect in the supply chain. Learn more on impact on the afternoon
Morgan, Taylor making continuous improvements to empower employees, build better industries Menomonie, Wis. – Twenty University of Wisconsin-Stout students received the university’s Outstanding Cooperative Education and Internship Program Student of the Year Award for excellence and achievements in their positions, contributions
One of the most concerning provisions in the budget reconciliation bill would shift a large portion of the cost of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program from the federal government to the states.
Some unkind souls have likened Tony Evers’s gubernatorial years to a zombie apocalypse, but I’m here to sort of defend the poor governor, especially about the apocalypse part.
MILWAUKEE_ The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will honor Northwestern Mutual with the Regents Business Partnership Award on Thursday, June 5, at the UWM Student Union. The award recognizes Northwestern Mutual’s visionary, collaborative leadership and longstanding commitment to UWM and its students. The event
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is recommending Wisconsinites reduce their time outdoors Tuesday, June 3 and into Wednesday, June 4 due to ongoing air quality advisories resulting from Canadian wildfire smoke. Smoke will be moving from the northwest to the southeast across the state throughout the
MADISON, Wis. – To help train the next generation of doctors in dementia care for the Latino community, researchers in Madison are partnering with a Milwaukee-based Latino community center to create a new, culturally competent, elective course for medical students at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. The
From WisPolitics … — Local prosecutors have accused a Milwaukee man facing robbery charges of forging letters threatening to kill President Donald Trump in an effort to have an undocumented immigrant deported so he couldn’t testify at trial. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem last week posted a picture
Madison, Wis. – Today, the Department of Administration (DOA) has announced William (Bill) Brinkley as the incoming Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Wisconsin effective June 2, 2025. Brinkley most recently served as the director of information technology operations with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), with nearly two
From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin’s six GOP House members and Republican state lawmakers want the state Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit asking the justices to redraw congressional lines. And the six members of Congress want liberal Justice Janet Protasiewiciz to recuse herself from the case after comments she made
WI-Crop-Progress-06-02-25Download… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.
Madison, Wis. — The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is responsible for administering and enforcing the insurance laws of Wisconsin. This includes monitoring the financial and marketing practices of individuals and companies. Each month, OCI publishes the administrative actions it has taken against these entities. The actions are issued
[Milwaukee, WI] – The Students for a Democratic Society chapter at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), alongside community allies, will hold a protest outside the upcoming University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting on Thursday, June 5, condemning the UW system’s continued ties to the genocidal state of Israel amid
MADISON, Wisconsin – Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Wisconsin has promoted Brandi Davis to Director of Apprenticeship. Davis joined ABC as Director of Education in 2022. Her role includes leading the association’s education programming, including the ConstructionU series and the annual SuperCon event. Prior to her time at ABC,
Madison, WI – Today Representatives Bob Donovan and Clinton Anderson, along with Senators Jesse James and Brad Pfaff, introduced LRB-2712. The bill creates a pilot program providing grants to small law enforcement agencies that would cover labor costs and unreimbursed training costs associated with sending officers to the academy and
Madison, Wis. – Today, the Department of Administration (DOA) has announced William (Bill) Brinkley as the incoming Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Wisconsin effective June 2, 2025. Brinkley most recently served as the director of information technology operations with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), with nearly two
MADISON, WI – Wisconsin Family Action (WFA) strongly opposes a series of legislative proposals currently circulating in the Capitol that represent a sweeping assault on Wisconsin’s constitutional values, parental rights, free speech, and the very foundations of family and biological reality. Here are just a few of the out-of-touch proposals in
MADISON–Representative Robyn Vining introduced the “Mental Healthcare is Healthcare” legislative package of 9 bills today to expand mental health access for Wisconsinites. These 9 bills are in addition to LRB-1684 introduced last week to train mental health professionals on the rights of LGBTQIA+ youth. Rep. Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa) released the
GOP lawmakers are circulating a bill to establish a dairy farm innovation program, which would offer no-interest loans to qualifying milk producers. Sen. Rob Stafsholt of New Richmond and Rep. Clint Moses of Menomonie on Friday sent a cosponsorship memo to other lawmakers detailing the bill. The noted dairy farms
Madison, WI – Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski today announced the launch of a new, online, searchable database of public records—marking a major step forward in her office’s commitment to transparency, accessibility, and modernization. “For the first time, anyone with internet access can search, review, and download official public records
MADISON, Wis. – The proposed cuts to the National Institute of Health research funding will not only hit home with researchers in major institutions but will have a trickle-down effect in the supply chain. Learn more on impact on the afternoon of June 5 at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference. The two-day, annual conference
Morgan, Taylor making continuous improvements to empower employees, build better industries Menomonie, Wis. – Twenty University of Wisconsin-Stout students received the university’s Outstanding Cooperative Education and Internship Program Student of the Year Award for excellence and achievements in their positions, contributions to their employers and academic achievement. Among them were manufact…
One of the most concerning provisions in the budget reconciliation bill would shift a large portion of the cost of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program from the federal government to the states.
Some unkind souls have likened Tony Evers’s gubernatorial years to a zombie apocalypse, but I’m here to sort of defend the poor governor, especially about the apocalypse part.