The League of Wisconsin Municipalities doubles their government affairs team with the addition of a Government Affairs Specialist and is excited to announce the hire of Katie Scott. Katie joins the League’s government relations team in representing the 605 cities and villages across Wisconsin. The League’s government relations team is

The University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium, managed by UW-Eau Claire, remains the top online master’s degree program in business administration in the Upper Midwest and among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 rankings. In the rankings released Tuesday, the consortium that includes UW-Eau Claire,

[MILWAUKEE,WI] – On Sunday, January 22, 2023, yet another person was found dead in Milwaukee County Jail. The incarcerated person, Octaviano Juarez-Corro, was described as unrevivable by medical personnel and declared dead at 6:45 a.m. The circumstances leading up to his death remain under investigation.  While some media outlets have

MADISON – The Department of Children and Families (DCF) issued requests for proposal (RFP) for the statewide and regional components of the Wisconsin Family Connections Center: Resources and Supports for Families with Out-of-Home Care Involvement. Consistent with state procurement requirements, DCF is conducting a competitive RFP procurement process for the

WASHINGTON – On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), ranking member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Committee on the Judiciary, sent a letter to Debra Steidel Wall, Acting Archivist at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), requesting information

MILWAUKEE – On Monday, January 23, the Milwaukee Fire Department hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the recommissioning of Engine Company 28. District 15 County Supervisor Peter Burgelis made the following statement:   “Fire protection is a core community service, and we applaud the decades long cooperation among municipal departments. I emphasize community because fire safety isn’t a city

WASHINGTON – On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), ranking member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Committee on the Judiciary, sent a letter to United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle requesting a full and complete list of all individuals

MILWAUKEE, WI – In the wake of a violent weekend where thirteen shootings were reported, leaving 18 people shot and four killed, County Executive David Crowley issued the following statement: “Too often our community is facing the same type of tragedy over and over again; it is too often that we

MADISON – State Senator Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) released the following statement on the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade: “This week we should have been celebrating the 50th anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court case that stated that women have the fundamental right to make choices about their bodies. It

MADISON Wis. – Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established a constitutional right to an abortion, Wisconsin physicians today called on the state Supreme Court to rule in favor of a lawsuit to repeal Wisconsin’s 1849 ban on nearly all abortions.

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University President Michael R. Lovell announced a $1 million gift from the We Energies Foundation that will expand scholarship resources and help revitalize clinics in the School of Dentistry. “The generosity and philanthropic partnership of the We Energies Foundation is changing lives in our local communities,” said President

MILWAUKEE, WI– Milwaukee School Board candidates will host a joint press conference on Wednesday, February 1st, at the Urban Ecology Center located at 1859 N 40th Street, from 4:30 to 6:30 PM. The candidates participating in the press conference are: Jeff Spence (School Board – Citywide); Darryl L. Jackson (School Board – District

MADISON, Wis. — Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, the nation’s third largest dairy cooperative, re-elected three dairy farmers to the board of directors during the co-op’s annual business meeting at the Dairy Strong conference last week. The three farmers include: Brody Stapel of Double Dutch Dairy in Cedar Grove, Wis., who

MADISON, Wis. — Last week, the Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading advocacy group, elected a new president during the group’s annual business meeting at DBA’s Dairy Strong conference. Lee Kinnard of Kinnard Farms in Casco, Wis., will enter his two-year term as president. Kinnard serves on several boards, including Peninsula

Madison, WI – Wisconsin Family Action PAC (WFA PAC), the state’s only conservative pro-family PAC, announced today it has endorsed Justice Dan Kelly for a ten-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. WFA PAC director Julaine Appling, commented, “Justice Dan Kelly has everything we look for in a judge, especially

MADISON, Wis. – Attorneys with Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty and Alliance Defending Freedom representing parents challenging a Madison Metropolitan School District policy filed their opening brief with the Wisconsin Court of Appeals Monday. The families are appealing their case after a lower court dismissed their lawsuit. Lead counsel from WILL, together

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s (DATCP) Alice in Dairyland program is partnering with the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s Ag in the Classroom program to promote specialty crops in classrooms across the state. Utilizing a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the U.S. Department of

MADISON – The individual income tax filing season started today, and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) is set to help taxpayers with their preparation and filing questions. New this year, anyone who has previously filed a Wisconsin individual income tax return may register as a personal user and use

THEINSVILLE, Wisconsin – Jan. 23, 2023 – State Senate Candidate Van Mobley (R-Thiensville) is calling on Governor Tony Evers and the State Legislature to use Wisconsin’s nearly $7 billion dollar surplus to permanently abolish the state income tax.  It would make Wisconsin the first state in the Midwest to eliminate the state income

MADISON – The State Bar of Wisconsin issued a statement regarding the staffing and funding issues faced in Wisconsin District Attorney offices, in the State Public Defenders office, and private attorney pay for assigned cases. The joint statement comes from Margaret W. Hickey (Milwaukee), President; Dean R. Dietrich, (Wausau), President-Elect; and