Educational Credential Evaluators: Appoints two higher education leaders to its board of directors

MILWAUKEE (March 10, 2026) — Educational Credential Evaluators®, a nonprofit organization that evaluates foreign educational credentials, added two new members to its board of directors for the 2026-2028 term: Dr. Rosalind Latiner Raby and Scott Owczarek. Both Raby and Owczarek are esteemed leaders in higher education. As a globally respected

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Acts Housing: Completes $26.4 million capital campaign

Milwaukee, March 11, 2026 – Nonprofit Acts Housing today announced it reached its $26.4 million fundraising goal for its Opening Doors Campaign, which launched in 2022. The transformational capital campaign aims to reshape the local housing landscape and expand home ownership opportunities,

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Gov. Evers: Approves over $328,000 in county forest road aid to help improve nearly 940 miles of county forest roads across 24 rural counties 

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced $328,300 to improve nearly 940 miles of county forest roads in 24 rural counties across the state to maintain local roads and support rural economies statewide. Each year, county forests generate approximately $40 to $50 million in timber

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Rep. Duchow: Bill to curtail avian flu receives Senate hearing

Madison, WI – Today, Senate Bill 1084/Assembly Bill 1032 received a public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue. Introduced by Representative Cindi Duchow (R-Delafield) and Senator Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point), the bill would allow the Natural Resources Board to

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Wisconsin Historical Society: Frost Woods Historic District listed in the National Register of Historic Places

MONONA, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Frost Wood Historic District in the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 2026. This neighborhood has the largest concentration of International style houses and displays other high-style residences from the mid-century in a consciously planned development.

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Educational Credential Evaluators: Appoints two higher education leaders to its board of directors

MILWAUKEE (March 10, 2026) — Educational Credential Evaluators®, a nonprofit organization that evaluates foreign educational credentials, added two new members to its board of directors for the 2026-2028 term: Dr. Rosalind Latiner Raby and Scott Owczarek. Both Raby and Owczarek are esteemed leaders in higher education. As a globally respected scholar with decades of experience in community college internationalization, Raby

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Acts Housing: Completes $26.4 million capital campaign

Milwaukee, March 11, 2026 – Nonprofit Acts Housing today announced it reached its $26.4 million fundraising goal for its Opening Doors Campaign, which launched in 2022. The transformational capital campaign aims to reshape the local housing landscape and expand home ownership opportunities, especially for families with low to moderate incomes. Acts Housing

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UW-Green Bay: To host Earth Day premiere of “The Natural World of the Bay,” a new feature documentary by Dan Larson

Film explores the bay of Green Bay through ecology, nutrients and human stories; premiere supports UW–Green Bay Scholarships and the Lower Fox River Watershed Monitoring Program Green Bay, Wis.— The University of Wisconsin–Green Bay will host the local premiere of “The Natural World of the Bay,” a new feature‑length documentary by filmmaker Dan Larson, on Earth

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Scheffler campaign: Local congressional candidate proposes “Tiny Tax” to replace federal income taxes

APPLETON, WI (March 11, 2026) — Congressional candidate Mark Scheffler today unveiled a proposal to dramatically simplify the American tax system by replacing most federal income taxes with what he calls a “#TinyTax” on financial transactions. Scheffler says the idea would modernize a tax code that was designed for the industrial economy of the early 1900s

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Gov. Evers: Approves over $328,000 in county forest road aid to help improve nearly 940 miles of county forest roads across 24 rural counties 

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced $328,300 to improve nearly 940 miles of county forest roads in 24 rural counties across the state to maintain local roads and support rural economies statewide. Each year, county forests generate approximately $40 to $50 million in timber revenues, resulting in approximately 16,000 jobs and $4.6 billion in

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Clean Economy Coalition of Wisconsin: Statement on Senate Bill 3

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Clean Economy Coalition of Wisconsin released the following statement on Senate Bill 3:  The Clean Economy Coalition of Wisconsin has deep concerns about Senate Bill 3, as it would likely increase costs for families and small businesses by creating additional barriers to developing large-scale clean energy projects in

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UW-Madison School of Pubic Affairs: Greg Lukianoff of FIRE to discuss free speech in higher ed at campus event with UW–Madison chancellor

University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin will sit down with Greg Lukianoff, president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), on March 18, 2026, to discuss free expression on college campuses and across the country. “For Me, But Not for Thee: Free Expression in Higher

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Dept. of Justice: Officer involved death in Shawano County, Wis.

TOWN OF GREEN VALLEY, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is conducting an investigation into an officer involved death that occurred in the Town of Green Valley, Wis. on the morning of Tuesday, March 10. At approximately 1:41 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10,

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Rep. Duchow: Bill to curtail avian flu receives Senate hearing

Madison, WI – Today, Senate Bill 1084/Assembly Bill 1032 received a public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue. Introduced by Representative Cindi Duchow (R-Delafield) and Senator Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point), the bill would allow the Natural Resources Board to sell lands owned by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

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