State Supreme Court: Releases opinions

CHIEF JUSTICE PATIENCE DRAKE ROGGENSACK: 2017AP850-CR (2019 WI 25) State of Wisconsin v. Joseph B. Reinwand – THE DECISION OF THE CIRCUIT COURT IS AFFIRMED. Justice Rebecca Frank Dallet, Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson, and Justice Ann Walsh Bradley concur – opinion filed. https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/DisplayDocument.pdf?content=pdf&seqNo=237660  

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Greater Wisconsin hits Hagedorn in two new TV ads

The Greater Wisconsin Committee is hitting conservative Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn with two TV ads that accuse him of trying to “turn back the clock” on discrimination and favoring corporate special interests over children. They are the fourth and

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WisPolitics Midday: Mar. 19, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Corrections Department nominee moves through committee. Bernie Sanders campaign staff grows in WI. Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan added to a board of directors.  

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UW-Madison: Team finds key to cancer pathway

CONTACT: Richard Anderson, (608) 262-3753, raanders@wisc.edu; Vincent Cryns, (608) 262-4786, vlcryns@medicine.wisc.edu DOWNLOAD IMAGE: https://uwmadison.box.com/v/cancer-pathway UW TEAM FINDS KEY TO COMMON CANCER PATHWAY Discovery could unlock new therapies MADISON – Scientists have long known that the protein p53, when mutated, is a critical factor

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University of Wisconsin: New rankings show healthiest and least healthy counties in Wisconsin

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                    Contact: Andrew Hellpap March 19, 2019                                                                (608) 316-9786                                                ahellpap@uwhealth.org   New rankings show healthiest and least healthy counties in Wisconsin Report explores the impact of severe housing-cost burden on residents   PRINCETON, N.J. and MADISON

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State Supreme Court: Releases opinions

CHIEF JUSTICE PATIENCE DRAKE ROGGENSACK: 2017AP850-CR (2019 WI 25) State of Wisconsin v. Joseph B. Reinwand – THE DECISION OF THE CIRCUIT COURT IS AFFIRMED. Justice Rebecca Frank Dallet, Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson, and Justice Ann Walsh Bradley concur – opinion filed. https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/DisplayDocument.pdf?content=pdf&seqNo=237660   JUSTICE REBECCA GRASSL BRADLEY: 2016AP1525 (2019 WI 24) Milwaukee District Council

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Racine Mayor Mason: And Foxconn partner on Smart City initiatives

CONTACT: Shannon Powell 262-636-9266 Partnership will make Racine a hub of innovation that enhances quality of life and work for residents and businesses City of Racine – Mayor Cory Mason, together with Foxconn Technology Group’s (Foxconn) executive leadership, today announced a partnership to pursue public-private partnerships to accelerate a shared

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Gov. Evers: Signs Executive Order #17 relating to the creation of the Governor’s Health Equity Council

MILWAUKEE — Following a tour of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin’s Midtown Clinic in Milwaukee, Governor Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #17 establishing the Governor’s Health Equity Council. According to the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute’s 2016 Wisconsin Report Card, the state of Wisconsin has an overall health disparities grade

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WisDOT: Orange barrels return, construction resumes along Verona Road (US 18/151) in Fitchburg

Steven Theisen, WisDOT Project Communications Manager (608) 884-1230, steven.theisen@dot.wi.gov Traffic shift planned for northbound Verona Road, between Williamsburg Way and Raymond Road. FITCHBURG, WI – Construction is anticipated to begin this week for the Verona Road (US 18/151) Project in Fitchburg. Mobilization of crews and equipment is ongoing with minimal traffic

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Greater Wisconsin hits Hagedorn in two new TV ads

The Greater Wisconsin Committee is hitting conservative Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn with two TV ads that accuse him of trying to “turn back the clock” on discrimination and favoring corporate special interests over children. They are the fourth and fifth TV ads of the campaign from the Greater Wisconsin

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WisPolitics Midday: Mar. 19, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Corrections Department nominee moves through committee. Bernie Sanders campaign staff grows in WI. Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan added to a board of directors.  

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WisDems: Floundering Hagedorn campaign excoriated by conservative radio

Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org “I’m not going to lie, I’m a little concerned” MADISON — Two weeks before the statewide election for Wisconsin Supreme Court, former Scott Walker lawyer Brian Hagedorn is finding criticism of his floundering campaign from even his most fervent supporters after weeks of brutal press coverage over

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AG Kaul: Opposes CFPB effort to delay protections from payday lenders

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to take immediate action to protect consumers from abuses in payday lending, vehicle title lending, and other types of high-cost exploitative consumer lending. Attorney General Kaul is part of a coalition of 25 states, led

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Helps introduce legislation to take on student debt crisis

For Immediate Release Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov               202-224-6225   U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Helps Introduce Legislation to Take on Student Debt Crisis   Aid Student Loan Borrowers With Refinancing At Lower Interest Rate   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin helped reintroduce the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing

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Rep. Shankland: To hold two budget office hours on Friday

STEVENS POINT – Representative Katrina Shankland (D–Stevens Point) is pleased to announce two sessions of her monthly office hours this Friday, March 22, at the Community Engagement Room on Mid-State Technical College’s Stevens Point campus, as well as at Central Waters Brewery in Amherst. Rep. Shankland hosts office hours every

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UW-Madison: Team finds key to cancer pathway

CONTACT: Richard Anderson, (608) 262-3753, raanders@wisc.edu; Vincent Cryns, (608) 262-4786, vlcryns@medicine.wisc.edu DOWNLOAD IMAGE: https://uwmadison.box.com/v/cancer-pathway UW TEAM FINDS KEY TO COMMON CANCER PATHWAY Discovery could unlock new therapies MADISON – Scientists have long known that the protein p53, when mutated, is a critical factor in the onset of many different kinds of cancer. In

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University of Wisconsin: New rankings show healthiest and least healthy counties in Wisconsin

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                    Contact: Andrew Hellpap March 19, 2019                                                                (608) 316-9786                                                ahellpap@uwhealth.org   New rankings show healthiest and least healthy counties in Wisconsin Report explores the impact of severe housing-cost burden on residents   PRINCETON, N.J. and MADISON — Ozaukee County ranks healthiest in Wisconsin and Menominee County

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