Colleges may never go ‘back to normal’

College campuses may never go back to normal, according to UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone. “There is no getting back to normal,” Mone said during a virtual Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce meeting. “We’re not going back to what we had

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DWD partners with Google Cloud to tackle UI backlog

The state is partnering with Google Cloud to assist in Unemployment Insurance claims processing, allowing DWD to release payments faster. The collaboration with Google Cloud, announced yesterday, will use predictive analytics based on historical data to shorten the time it

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State sees record home sales for third quarter

Wisconsin saw its strongest third quarter on record for home sales, eclipsing the previous third quarter sales record established last year by 9.8 percent. “Demand has increased in recent months for a couple of reasons: low mortgage rates and an

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Meets with Judge Amy Coney Barrett

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) met with Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday. The senator released the following statement after their meeting: “It was a pleasure to meet Judge Amy Coney Barrett this afternoon. She is

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Rep. Snyder: Applauds task force membership

Madison… Representative Pat Snyder (R- Schofield) made the following statement regarding the announcement of the members of the Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities:   “I am extremely pleased to see that several members of the Wausau Community that I recommended

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Colleges may never go ‘back to normal’

College campuses may never go back to normal, according to UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone. “There is no getting back to normal,” Mone said during a virtual Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce meeting. “We’re not going back to what we had before.” College campuses can expect long-term decreases in physical footprints

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DWD partners with Google Cloud to tackle UI backlog

The state is partnering with Google Cloud to assist in Unemployment Insurance claims processing, allowing DWD to release payments faster. The collaboration with Google Cloud, announced yesterday, will use predictive analytics based on historical data to shorten the time it takes to make decisions on UI claims. Another key feature

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State sees record home sales for third quarter

Wisconsin saw its strongest third quarter on record for home sales, eclipsing the previous third quarter sales record established last year by 9.8 percent. “Demand has increased in recent months for a couple of reasons: low mortgage rates and an improving job market in the state,” said Wisconsin Realtors Association

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WED News Summary: Appeal filed in lawsuit over capacity limits; voters hit the polls for early in-person voting

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday: DC virtual event: “Battleground Wisconsin 2020: State of the race in swing state Wisconsin” Join WisPolitics.com for a D.C. event from noon to 1 p.m. CT on Thursday, Oct. 22, focusing on the presidential election in swing state Wisconsin. The panel: -Jason Rae, a

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Meets with Judge Amy Coney Barrett

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) met with Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday. The senator released the following statement after their meeting: “It was a pleasure to meet Judge Amy Coney Barrett this afternoon. She is a wonderful person, a brilliant legal mind and a judge

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Rep. Snyder: Applauds task force membership

Madison… Representative Pat Snyder (R- Schofield) made the following statement regarding the announcement of the members of the Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities:   “I am extremely pleased to see that several members of the Wausau Community that I recommended have been appointed to the Speaker’s Task Force on Racial

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Discusses latest developments in conflicts of interest probe

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, spoke about recent developments regarding his committee’s oversight into conflicts of interests involving the Biden family. Excerpts from the interview are below. Video can be found here. “From our own standpoint, as we continue

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