Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he concurs with the United States Department of Interior’s decision that 32 acres of land in Beloit should be taken into trust by the federal government for the purpose of developing a new Ho-Chunk Nation casino. As described in the Ho-Chunk Nation’s submissions

Contact:Brad Ray, DNR Lake Superior Fisheries Team Supervisor Bradley.Ray@wisconsin.gov or 715-779-4036 ASHLAND – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold a virtual public hearing on a Lake Superior rule that will update lake trout and cisco quotas, as well as update the recreational lake trout harvest trigger on Lake

MADISON – UW-Madison graduates will hear from two outstanding keynote speakers at spring commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 8. Broadway star André De Shields will address bachelor’s degree candidates, while John Gottman, one of the most influential psychologists in the country, will address graduate degree candidates. As previously announced, the

Contact: Chelsea Cross, chelsea@crossroadsolutions.org, 262-421-6464, voteforcunningham.com KENOSHA – The Milwaukee based Black Leaders Organizing for Communities endorses Angela Cunningham for Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Branch 6. “Angela’s passion and dedication to justice is exactly what we need right now. Angela becoming a judge would not only be historic for

Media Contact:Deputy Executive Jeff Flynt (920) 448-4083 BROWN COUNTY – Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach and Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich will both be receiving a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday at the Lambeau Field Atrium clinic site. Both the County Executive and Mayor will highlight the importance

CONTACT INFORMATION Max Loebl max@crossroadsolutions.org 262-421-6464 aishacarr.com Milwaukee – Chris Walton, Chair of the Democratic Party of Milwaukee County, endorsed Aisha Carr for the Milwaukee Public School Board District 4. Chris Walton notes that MPS District 4 students deserve a representative who is knowledgeable about their concerns and needs. Regarding his

Contact: Liz Kopling, Director of Marketing & Communications, (608) 327-7219    Cell: (608) 772-9653, liz.kopling@agrace.org  MADISON, Wis. – To complement its hospice care, supportive care, personal care and grief support services, Agrace is opening a freestanding adult day center in Madison. Kewana Jamison, registered nurse (RN), has been appointed to lead the

Contact: Jordan Dunn WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) yesterday introduced a bipartisan resolution designating the last Saturday of March as “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.” This resolution provides long-overdue recognition to thousands of Vietnam War veterans for their dedicated service to our country. The last Saturday

Contact: Cassandra Krause, Communications Manager, Wisconsin Bankers Association 608-441-1216, ckrause@wisbank.com MADISON – The Wisconsin Bankers Association and WBA President Rose Oswald Poels applaud Representative Ron Kind (D-WI) on introducing a bipartisan bill, the Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America (ECORA) Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 1977). ECORA

MADISON, Wis. — About 20 years ago, now Brig. Gen. Erik Peterson transferred from active duty F-16 pilot to commercial airline pilot with American Airlines. His first flight from Miami to Houston was also his last until late this year. The recently promoted Peterson described this first flight as an