Peter Engelke and Robert A. Manning: Trump’s cuts to federal research dollars will hurt tech hubs like Madison

The Trump administration’s first budget proposes deep cuts to the federal government’s research and development funding. Since World War II, federal investment has been by far the nation’s most important source of funding for basic science and has been behind nearly every breakthrough technology of the postwar era. This funding supports hundreds of private and public universities nationwide, including in Wisconsin.

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U.S. Rep. Duffy: Introduces Dairy Act

Contact: Mark Bednar 202-738-0744 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sean Duffy (R-WI) today introduced the Defending the Agricultural Industry’s Requirements Year-round Act of 2017 (DAIRY Act), which expands the H-2A worker program to benefit Wisconsin’s dairy farmers. Currently, agricultural guest worker programs

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Edgewood College: Perspectives on Value and Quality in Healthcare

Edgewood College, Anderson Auditorium, Madison. Madison, Wis. (April 13, 2017) – Edgewood College is pleased to invite Greater Madison to Perspectives on Value and Quality in Healthcare. This panel discussion will take place 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in Anderson Auditorium. The event is free. Healthcare affects

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Peter Engelke and Robert A. Manning: Trump’s cuts to federal research dollars will hurt tech hubs like Madison

The Trump administration’s first budget proposes deep cuts to the federal government’s research and development funding. Since World War II, federal investment has been by far the nation’s most important source of funding for basic science and has been behind nearly every breakthrough technology of the postwar era. This funding supports hundreds of private and public universities nationwide, including in Wisconsin.

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Gutierrez looking forward to review of state’s licensing requirements

Laura Gutierrez, the new secretary of DSPS, tells WisPolitics.com the agency’s “very excited” to work with lawmakers on a comprehensive overview of the state’s licensing requirements, which is aimed at seeing whether some of those should still be in place or get tweaked. Walker proposed in his biennial budget establishing

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U.S. Rep. Duffy: Introduces Dairy Act

Contact: Mark Bednar 202-738-0744 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sean Duffy (R-WI) today introduced the Defending the Agricultural Industry’s Requirements Year-round Act of 2017 (DAIRY Act), which expands the H-2A worker program to benefit Wisconsin’s dairy farmers. Currently, agricultural guest worker programs do not work well for dairy because the industry is

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