Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The education package the Joint Finance Committee is scheduled to take up Monday is expected to include boosting the income limit for the statewide school choice program to 220 percent of the
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Milwaukee, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the St. Anthony Hospital (Milwaukee, Milwaukee County) on the State Register of Historic Places on August 18, 2017. Saint Anthony Hospital, designed by the Milwaukee architectural firm of
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Superior, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society has approved the updated nomination for the steamer METEOR (Superior, Douglas County), which was previously listed on the State Register of Historic Places in 1989; the new nomination was
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Kenosha, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Kenosha Elks Club (Kenosha, Kenosha County) on the State Register of Historic Places on August 18, 2017. The Kenosha Elks Club, designed in the Georgian Revival style
Contact: (608) 267-9649 MADISON – The non-partisan Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) released an audit of the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King today, prompted by investigative reporting and legislative concerns about the conditions at King. The LAB audit found that while
Park Hotel, Madison. Guest speaker is Madison Community Foundation Bob Sorge is to discuss philanthropy in Madison and the Madison Community Foundation’s 75th anniversary. Rotary meetings are open to members, invited guests and media.
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Horicon, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Horicon State Bank (Horicon, Dodge County) on the State Register of Historic Places on August 18, 2017. The Horicon State Bank is a fine Classical Revival style
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org La Crosse, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Adolf and Helga Gundersen Cottage (La Crosse, La Crosse County) on the State Register of Historic Places on August 18, 2017. Adoph Gundersen was a prominent
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Oconto, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Farnsworth Public Library (Oconto, Oconto County) on the State Register of Historic Places on August 18, 2017. The Farnsworth Public Library, designed by prominent architect Henry Foeller
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The education package the Joint Finance Committee is scheduled to take up Monday is expected to include boosting the income limit for the statewide school choice program to 220 percent of the federal poverty limit, according to multiple sources. Picking a new
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Milwaukee, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the St. Anthony Hospital (Milwaukee, Milwaukee County) on the State Register of Historic Places on August 18, 2017. Saint Anthony Hospital, designed by the Milwaukee architectural firm of Erhard Brielmaier & Sons, was originally constructed in 1931. The
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Superior, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society has approved the updated nomination for the steamer METEOR (Superior, Douglas County), which was previously listed on the State Register of Historic Places in 1989; the new nomination was approved on August 18, 2017. The updated nomination presents additional
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Kenosha, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Kenosha Elks Club (Kenosha, Kenosha County) on the State Register of Historic Places on August 18, 2017. The Kenosha Elks Club, designed in the Georgian Revival style by Milwaukee based architect Robert A. Messmer, was constructed in
Contact: (608) 267-9649 MADISON – The non-partisan Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) released an audit of the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King today, prompted by investigative reporting and legislative concerns about the conditions at King. The LAB audit found that while care needs of residents have increased dramatically, the Veterans Home
Park Hotel, Madison. Guest speaker is Madison Community Foundation Bob Sorge is to discuss philanthropy in Madison and the Madison Community Foundation’s 75th anniversary. Rotary meetings are open to members, invited guests and media.
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Horicon, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Horicon State Bank (Horicon, Dodge County) on the State Register of Historic Places on August 18, 2017. The Horicon State Bank is a fine Classical Revival style commercial building of brick and stone and having a prominent
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org La Crosse, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Adolf and Helga Gundersen Cottage (La Crosse, La Crosse County) on the State Register of Historic Places on August 18, 2017. Adoph Gundersen was a prominent Norwegian medical doctor who immigrated to La Crosse in 1891.
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Oconto, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Farnsworth Public Library (Oconto, Oconto County) on the State Register of Historic Places on August 18, 2017. The Farnsworth Public Library, designed by prominent architect Henry Foeller was constructed in 1903. The Wisconsin Public Library Act of