Dane County: Signing of the 2019 Dane County budget

Contact: Casey Slaughter Becker 608-267-8823 MADISON – Dane County Executive Joe Parisi will sign the 2019 Dane County Budget at an event Wednesday, November 14th at Noon at the City County Building in Madison. Parisi will be joined by Dane County Board Chair

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Leon Young: Partisan gerrymandering at its worst

Based on the Democrats’ statewide success in last Tuesday’s election, it’s safe to say that more voters came out to support Democratic candidates than their Republican counterparts. With that being the case, how did the Republicans increase their firm grip on the Legislature while losing five statewide contests?

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City of Milwaukee: Fire and law enforcement team up for fourth annual serving of Thanksgiving dinners

The Milwaukee Police Department (MPD), Milwaukee Fire Department (MFD), and the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD) will be preparing and serving Thanksgiving dinners over two days with assistance from Messmer High School students and staff from Wild Planet Hospitality Group. This event is possible due to the generous contributions of Wild Planet

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DWD: Deputy Secretary Hagerup to celebrate new apprenticeship standards at Wacker Neuson

Contact: DWD Communications (608-266-2722) MENOMONEE FALLS – Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Deputy Secretary Chris Hagerup will be at Wacker Neuson’s Menomonee Falls campus to celebrate National Apprenticeship as part of a new apprenticeship standards signing. The media is invited to attend and interview representatives from Wacker Neuson, the Association of

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Dane County: Signing of the 2019 Dane County budget

Contact: Casey Slaughter Becker 608-267-8823 MADISON – Dane County Executive Joe Parisi will sign the 2019 Dane County Budget at an event Wednesday, November 14th at Noon at the City County Building in Madison. Parisi will be joined by Dane County Board Chair Sharon Corrigan and Dane County Supervisors, who approved the $630.1

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Leon Young: Partisan gerrymandering at its worst

Based on the Democrats’ statewide success in last Tuesday’s election, it’s safe to say that more voters came out to support Democratic candidates than their Republican counterparts. With that being the case, how did the Republicans increase their firm grip on the Legislature while losing five statewide contests?

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Senate yet to confirm more than 150 of Walker’s appointments

The state Senate failed to confirm just more than 150 of Gov. Scott Walker’s appointments before adjourning the regular season, including PSC Commissioner Rich Zipperer. That means Gov.-elect Tony Evers could rescind all of them his first day in office unless senators act before year’s end. Even if the Senate

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