U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Introduces legislation to boost apprenticeships

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today introduced legislation to invest in public-private partnerships, boost apprenticeship programs and help close the skills gap. “In

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UW-Milwaukee: Foxconn and UW-Milwaukee create international engineering co-op program

CONTACT: media@foxconn.com; UWM College of Engineering & Applied Science Interim Marketing Director Lisa McGovern, 414-229-1107, mcgoverl@uwm.edu MILWAUKEE _ Foxconn Technology Group, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Chung Yuan Christian University signed an agreement Thursday to create an international co-op program in which UWM engineering students will study at the university

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Dane County Exec. Parisi: Fights to hold pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors responsible for creating opioid epidemic

Stephanie Wilson Miller Communications Director, Dane County 608.267.8823 o 920.470.4618 c Consortium of national law firms to lead litigation against drug companies, alleging costs of treatment for addiction, education and law enforcement connected to pervasive opioid abuse Today, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced that the County has filed suit

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Wisconsin Counties Association Annual Conference and Marketplace

DATE/TIME September 24, 8:45 a.m. – 6 p.m. LOCATION La Crosse Center 300 Harborview Plaza La Crosse, WI 54601 Phone: 608.789.7400 www.lacrossecenter.com The WCA Annual Conference and Marketplace, serve as the biggest gathering of county supervisors, county officials and those directly and indirectly involved in county government all year. The

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American Federation for Children: Supply grows to meet demand for WI special needs scholarship program

For Press Inquiries Call: (202) 280-1990 Email: TSchultz@federationforchildren.org Yesterday, the Wisconsin Department of Special Instruction released the list of schools participating in the Wisconsin Special Needs Scholarship Program. First enacted by the legislature in 2015, enrollment restrictions for the program will be removed starting in the 2017-18 school year. The

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Introduces legislation to boost apprenticeships

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today introduced legislation to invest in public-private partnerships, boost apprenticeship programs and help close the skills gap. “In Wisconsin, I’ve seen how public-private partnerships can best address the

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