WisPolitics Midday: Dec. 10, 2018

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Gov.-elect Tony Evers announces his criminal justice council. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says good news may be coming regarding efforts to keep Kimberly-Clark in Wisconsin. … Please log in to access subscriber content. If

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Employers looking to coding bootcamps for junior developers

Some Wisconsin employers are looking outside of traditional higher education to find job-ready software developers.   That’s according to Paul Jirovetz, director of operations for DevCodeCamp, a coding bootcamp with headquarters in Milwaukee. The program also recently opened a location

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WEDC: Awards $750,000 to four minority business organizations

Funding will help chambers provide capital, training and other resources to minority-owned businesses statewide MADISON, WI.  – The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) today announced it has awarded $750,000 to four statewide minority chambers of commerce to support their efforts to

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Milwaukee Press Club: To honor journalist Crocker Stephenson

Contact: Joette Richards, (262)894-2224      admin@milwaukeepressclub.org www.milwaukeepressclub.org Award winning reporter to enter The Knights of the Golden Quill, the club’s highest honor MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Press Club will induct Crocker Stephenson, a veteran reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, into The Knights

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DATCP: ‘Tis the season for returns 

Contact: Jerad Albracht, Senior Communications Specialist, 608-224-5007 or Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 Editor’s Note: This release was included in the DATCP Holiday Release Package distributed on November 13. MADISON – Even the most heartfelt presents sometimes end up back on the store shelves. 

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Gov.-elect Evers and Lt. Gov.-elect Barnes: Announce Agriculture, Energy, and Natural Resources Policy Advisory Council

Contact: EversPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-267-2560 MADISON – Today, Governor-elect Tony Evers and Lt. Governor-elect Mandela Barnes announced their Agriculture, Energy, and Natural Resources Policy Advisory Council. The Council will work directly with the transition team on identifying strategies to protect Wisconsin’s natural resources, strengthen our agricultural industries, and work toward clean

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WisPolitics Midday: Dec. 10, 2018

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Gov.-elect Tony Evers announces his criminal justice council. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says good news may be coming regarding efforts to keep Kimberly-Clark in Wisconsin. … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics

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Rep. Shankland: To host town hall on lame duck session legislation

Contact: Rep. Katrina Shankland Office: (608) 267-9649  6:00-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 12 STEVENS POINT – This Wednesday, Representative Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point) will host a community town hall to discuss last week’s extraordinary lame duck session of the Wisconsin State Legislature. The town hall will be an open forum

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Employers looking to coding bootcamps for junior developers

Some Wisconsin employers are looking outside of traditional higher education to find job-ready software developers.   That’s according to Paul Jirovetz, director of operations for DevCodeCamp, a coding bootcamp with headquarters in Milwaukee. The program also recently opened a location in Madison.   “We’re just happy that we can find

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O’Connor Connective: Focused on advancing women in business, The Connective Opens on Main Avenue in Historic Downtown De Pere

Contact: Todd McMahon, todd@oconnorconnective.com, (920) 412-0114 The versatile professional office building is an initiative by O’Connor Connective to create a place for women to work, learn and collaborate. DE PERE, Wis. — As one of more than 70 women-owned businesses in the City of De Pere’s Business Improvement District, O’Connor Connective is a prime

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WEDC: Awards $750,000 to four minority business organizations

Funding will help chambers provide capital, training and other resources to minority-owned businesses statewide MADISON, WI.  – The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) today announced it has awarded $750,000 to four statewide minority chambers of commerce to support their efforts to assist minority-owned businesses. The funds are being awarded to the

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MON News Summary: Evers not optimistic Walker will veto lame-duck bills; Evers’ budget listening tour starts Tues

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/news-summary/ STORY TOPICS – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Demographics – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Iowa – Law and order – Management –

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Milwaukee Press Club: To honor journalist Crocker Stephenson

Contact: Joette Richards, (262)894-2224      admin@milwaukeepressclub.org www.milwaukeepressclub.org Award winning reporter to enter The Knights of the Golden Quill, the club’s highest honor MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Press Club will induct Crocker Stephenson, a veteran reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, into The Knights of the Golden Quill, the club’s highest honor for journalists.

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OCI: Final deadline for 2019 open enrollment approaching

Madison, WI—Consumers seeking individual health insurance effective January 1, 2019, must sign up by December 15, 2018, when open enrollment ends, or risk being locked out of the individual insurance market until 2020. Open Enrollment The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires insurers to offer health insurance coverage on a guaranteed

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Judge Neubauer campaign: Announces bipartisan support from law enforcement

Contact: Jessica Lovejoy, 608-318-3065 press@judgeneubauer.com Announces endorsements from more than 65 sheriffs and district attorneys RACINE, WI – Judge Lisa Neubauer, Chief Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, announced today that she has been endorsed by more than 65 current and former sheriffs and district attorneys from across the state. She also

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DATCP: ‘Tis the season for returns 

Contact: Jerad Albracht, Senior Communications Specialist, 608-224-5007 or Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 Editor’s Note: This release was included in the DATCP Holiday Release Package distributed on November 13. MADISON – Even the most heartfelt presents sometimes end up back on the store shelves.  Maybe the color was wrong. Perhaps the fit was not

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Speaker Ryan: Statement on Farm Bill Conference Report

CONTACT: AshLee Strong 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) today issued the following statement on the farm bill agreement reached by the House and Senate: “Rural America is at the heart of our way of life. Our farmers, ranchers, and rural communities count on agriculture policy that delivers certainty and

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