Gov. Evers, WEDC: Request release of $20 million to support local communities after recent UW campus closures

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), submitted a request to the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee (JFC) requesting the release of $20 million in funding aimed at supporting local communities after recent University of Wisconsin (UW) System branch campus closures. The Branch Redevelopment

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IRG: Removing barriers to innovation

Delafield, WI – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released a new report discussing the utility of regulatory sandboxes to spur innovation, empower entrepreneurs, and help solve the kitchen table issues facing average Wisconsinites. Sandboxes are a fast-spreading cutting edge reform that give

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Rep. Myers: Responds to criticism leveled at UWM Chancellor

MADISON– Rep. LaKeshia Myers (D-Milwaukee) issued the following statement regarding criticism by Representative Dave Murphy (R-Greenville) who took issue with UWM Chancellor Mark Mone’s statement condemning antisemitism, Islamophobia, and all other forms of hatred. “College campuses are institutions where dialogue,

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