Milwaukee Board of School Directors: Statement

The Board shares the following notes, ahead of the June 25, 2024 Special Meeting at 6:30 p.m. The agenda item is ‘Consideration of, and Possible Action on, the Appointment of an Interim Superintendent of Schools.’ As is customary at Special

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Milwaukee Board of School Directors: Statement

The Board shares the following notes, ahead of the June 25, 2024 Special Meeting at 6:30 p.m. The agenda item is ‘Consideration of, and Possible Action on, the Appointment of an Interim Superintendent of Schools.’ As is customary at Special Meetings of the Board, public testimony will not be taken.

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WisDems: BREAKING: On Juneteenth, Eric Hovde equated Black culture to “homeless shelters for abandoned kids” in Africa

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Heartland Signal uncovered comments made by Eric Hovde at Milwaukee’s Juneteenth Celebration where he suggested he understands Black culture because he has spent time in Africa and runs “homeless shelters for abandoned kids” there. Hovde made these comments during a recorded interview with 101.7 The Truth radio. These comments come as

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 League of Women Voters of Wisconsin: Temporary injunction allows email delivery of accessible absentee ballots for voters with print disabilities

Today a Dane County Circuit Court judge granted a temporary injunction that will allow voterswith print disabilities to request that their municipal clerks send their absentee ballots by email,instead of by U.S. mail, so these voters can use assistive technology to read and mark theirballots privately and independently. Current state

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Sen. Felzkowski & Rep. Callahan: Statement on June 24 Lincoln Hills Incident

Madison, WI – Early this morning, the Department of Corrections (DOC) notified Senator Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) and Representative Calvin Callahan (R-Tomahawk) of an incident that occurred yesterday at the Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake Facility which left two youth counselors injured, with one currently still hospitalized due to a severe injury: “Our thoughts

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Dept. of Justice: UPDATE: Officer Involved Incident in Kronenwetter, Wis.

KRONENWETTER, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved incident in Kronenwetter, Wis. that occurred on the evening of Tuesday, June 11, 2024. At approximately 7:23 p.m., Officer Mason Dallman, with over one year of law enforcement experience, with the Kronenwetter

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Jarrod Anderson campaign: Milwaukee County Exec David Crowley endorses Jarrod Anderson for State Assembly District 19

District includes Milwaueke’s East Side, Downtown, and Bay View neighborhoods MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley endorsed Jarrod Anderson today for State Assembly District 19, emphasizing the strong partnership and advocacy that Jarrod will bring to Madison on behalf of Milwaukee County. “Jarrod Anderson is the advocate Milwaukee County

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Sen. Agard: Comments on Dane County food pantries’ open letter

MADISON – Today, several Dane County food pantries hosted a press conference to share an open letter signed by over 35 organizations calling for increased financial and operational support to meet increased demand. Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) issued the following statement regarding the press conference and open letter: “No one

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Motherhood Alliance: Free resource launched for families looking for local, holistic practitioners in Northeast

Appleton, WI– A new, free resource has been launched in Northeast Wisconsin, called MotherhoodAlliance. The Motherhood Alliance aims to offer a resource of holistic practitioners and resourcesin Northeast Wisconsin for families looking for preventative care, holistic health services, birth andpostpartum services, mental health and more. The resource has been founded

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Dept. of Health Services: OCMH creates early childhood feelings thermometer 

Child care providers and early childhood educators increasingly report seeing challenging behaviors and big feelings among the children in their care. To help, the Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health (OCMH) adapted its popular Feelings Thermometer to offer calming strategies for pre-school aged children. The Early Childhood Feelings Thermometer is a visual

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Democracy Defense Project: Former elected leaders in Wisconsin launch The Democracy Defense Project

WISCONSIN – Today, a bipartisan collection of former elected officials launched the Democracy Defense Project in Wisconsin and several other states. Democracy Defense Project will work to defend the transparency, safety, security and validity of Wisconsin’s elections system. Former Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes, former Wisconsin Attorney General JB Van Hollen, form… Please log in to access subscriber

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