UW-Oshkosh researchers develop new glucose sensor

Researchers at UW-Oshkosh have developed a new glucose sensor that promises greater stability and effectiveness than the standard enzyme-based blood testing strips.   Enzymes are tiny protein structures that function as cellular catalysts, playing an essential role in most biochemical

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Rep. Gruszynski Appointed to Water Quality Task Force: Calls for science-based policymaking and stakeholder participation to confront Wisconsin’s water quality crisis

Contact: Representative Staush Gruszynski 608-266-0616 GREEN BAY – State Representative Staush Gruszynski (D-Green Bay) offered the following remarks after Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) announced his decision to appoint Rep. Gruszynski to the Speaker’s Task Force on Water Quality.

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Edgewood College: Unifies learning experience on main campus

Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Strategic Communications 608-663-2333 Madison, Wis. (February 11, 2019) – In response to the changing preferences of adult students, Edgewood College is returning College Completion, graduate and doctoral programs and offices to its main Monroe Street

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Rep. Spreitzer: Proposes lame duck limits

Contact: Rep. Mark Spreitzer, 608-313-4509 MADISON – Today, State Representative Mark Spreitzer (D – Beloit) and State Senator Janis Ringhand (D – Evansville) introduced a constitutional amendment that would limit the scope of future lame duck sessions. “Less than one

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Wisconsin AFL-CIO: Endorses Neubauer for Wisconsin Supreme Court

Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, released the following statement announcing the Wisconsin AFL-CIO endorsement of Judge Lisa Neubauer for Wisconsin Supreme Court. “The Wisconsin AFL-CIO is proud to endorse Judge Lisa Neubauer for

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WisPolitics Midday: Feb. 11, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Another candidate emerges to chair Dem Party in Wisconsin. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announces a water quality task force. US Senator Ron Johnson’s thoughts on the possibility of another government shutdown.  

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UW-Oshkosh researchers develop new glucose sensor

Researchers at UW-Oshkosh have developed a new glucose sensor that promises greater stability and effectiveness than the standard enzyme-based blood testing strips.   Enzymes are tiny protein structures that function as cellular catalysts, playing an essential role in most biochemical reactions in living things. Existing blood glucose testing strips rely

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Sen. Cowles: Announced as member of Speaker’s Water Quality Task Force

For More Information: Contact: Senator Robert Cowles ~ (608) 266-0484 MADISON– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after the announcement that Senator Cowles will serve on the bipartisan, bicameral Speaker’s Water Quality Task Force: “With 15,000 lakes, 44,000 miles of rivers and streams, and enough groundwater to

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Rep. Gruszynski Appointed to Water Quality Task Force: Calls for science-based policymaking and stakeholder participation to confront Wisconsin’s water quality crisis

Contact: Representative Staush Gruszynski 608-266-0616 GREEN BAY – State Representative Staush Gruszynski (D-Green Bay) offered the following remarks after Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) announced his decision to appoint Rep. Gruszynski to the Speaker’s Task Force on Water Quality. “Every Wisconsin resident deserves access to clean, safe drinking water.

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Wisconsin Conservation Voters: Encouraged by first look at water quality budget items

CONTACT: Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, 608-208-1129 (office), 608-213-6972 (mobile/text), or ryan@conservationvoters.org MADISON – Wisconsin Conservation Voters is encouraged by Gov. Tony Evers’ call for an additional $70 million in bonding to address the growing drinking water crisis in the state. The bonding will help farmers build infrastructure

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Edgewood College: Unifies learning experience on main campus

Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Strategic Communications 608-663-2333 Madison, Wis. (February 11, 2019) – In response to the changing preferences of adult students, Edgewood College is returning College Completion, graduate and doctoral programs and offices to its main Monroe Street Campus. The move combines a comprehensive on-campus experience with the

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Rep. Spreitzer: Proposes lame duck limits

Contact: Rep. Mark Spreitzer, 608-313-4509 MADISON – Today, State Representative Mark Spreitzer (D – Beloit) and State Senator Janis Ringhand (D – Evansville) introduced a constitutional amendment that would limit the scope of future lame duck sessions. “Less than one month after the 2018 November elections, a lame duck session

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Wisconsin AFL-CIO: Endorses Neubauer for Wisconsin Supreme Court

Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, released the following statement announcing the Wisconsin AFL-CIO endorsement of Judge Lisa Neubauer for Wisconsin Supreme Court. “The Wisconsin AFL-CIO is proud to endorse Judge Lisa Neubauer for the Wisconsin state Supreme Court. Judge Neubauer will bring a

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WisPolitics Midday: Feb. 11, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Another candidate emerges to chair Dem Party in Wisconsin. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announces a water quality task force. US Senator Ron Johnson’s thoughts on the possibility of another government shutdown.  

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Clean Wisconsin: Governor’s funding proposal for water protections an investment in our future

Contact:  Amber Meyer Smith, (608) 251-7020 x16 asmith@cleanwisconsin.org MADISON, WI —Clean Wisconsin applauds Governor Evers’ call for $70 million in funding for water protections announced on Monday. Amber Meyer Smith, Clean Wisconsin’s Vice President of Government Relations, made the following statement: “Governor Evers is investing in Wisconsin’s future. Clean drinking water

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WisGOP: Liberals see April election as opportunity for court takeover

Contact: Charles Nichols (608) 257-4765 A Neubauer Win Puts Liberals One Step Closer To Overturning Conservative Reforms [Madison, WI] – Wisconsin liberals consider the upcoming April election as critical to a complete takeover of the state’s Supreme Court. A victory by liberal-backed Judge Lisa Neubauer in April would put the

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