For more information, contact: Steven Theisen, WisDOT Communications Manager, (608) 884-1230, steven.theisen@dot.wi.gov Crews will resume work next week to reconfigure the I-39/90 and US 12/18 (Beltline) interchange in Madison. This year, crews will finish the new I-39/90 configuration through the core of
Contact: Shelby Williamson, Senior Communication Specialist, (414) 288-6712 office, (262) 441-0516 mobile, shelby.williamson@marquette.edu This release is also available online. MILWAUKEE — In honor of Women’s History Month, Marquette University is offering multiple story ideas. Initially an all-male institution, Marquette became the first coeducational Catholic
CONTACT: Erin Bloodgood, Communications Manager, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, 414-436-8832 (mobile/text), 608-661-0845 (office), or erin@conservationvoters.org MADISON – In its repeated committee meetings on campaigns and elections, the state legislature is trying to put up barriers to voting, rather than doing its duty to provide
Contact: 608-266-0703 Madison, WI – The Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC), Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) and Representative Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) announced three (3) in-person public hearings and one (1) virtual public hearing related to the
Media Contact: Vicky Shokatz, vshokatz@buzzmonkeyspr.com, (414) 239-0407 MILWAUKEE – March 10, 2021 – Lowlands Group today announced the addition of a VIP Lux Chalet to the rooftop at Café Benelux in the heart of the Third Ward. The VIP Lux
Contact: Elizabeth Goodsitt/Jennifer Miller 608-266-1683 On February 28, 2021, a 40-year-old individual with a physical disability from Adams County was referred to IRIS (Include, Respect, I Self-Direct), Wisconsin’s self-directed long-term care program. This individual was the last person waiting to
Contact: Ben Voelkel WASHINGTON — This week, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the Guidance Out Of Darkness (GOOD) Act, which requires federal agencies to publish their regulatory guidance on the internet
Contact: Renee Callaway, City of Madison Pedestrian Bicycle Administrator, recallaway@cityofmadison.com The City of Madison is reminding drivers to keep watch for Crossing Guards assisting children and families walking and biking to and from school. As Madison Metropolitan School District begins
PRESS CONTACT press@opportunitywisconsin.org MADISON — Ahead of an expected vote in the House of Representatives, today Opportunity Wisconsin released highlights of how the Badger State stands to benefit once the American Rescue Plan is signed into law. A recent survey from Opportunity Wisconsin and
*************************************** TOMORROW: U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore Headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Thursday, March 11. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership
The Joint Finance Committee will hit three Wisconsin cities for in-person public hearings on the guv’s budget with a fourth that will be virtual as lawmakers begin the process of reviewing the two-year plan. The first public hearing will be
WHAT: Attorney General Josh Kaul, Columbia County District Attorney Brenda Yaskal and Division of Forensic Science Administrator Nicole Roehm to highlight the need for the authority to hire four additional toxicology positions and purchase new instrumentation to address the changing drug epidemic
The countdown is under way for middle- and high-school students to enter Wisconsin Youth Entrepreneurs in Science, a statewide youth business plan contest modeled after the successful Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. It is open for online entries from Wisconsin
Contact: Christine Bellport – christine.bellport@wisconsin.gov, (608) 242-3239, Andrew Beckett – andrew.beckett@wisconsin.gov – (608) 242-3211 MADISON – Clocks will jump forward this weekend for daylight saving time and ReadyWisconsin is encouraging you to change more than the time on your clock. “As we’ve
For more information, contact: Steven Theisen, WisDOT Communications Manager, (608) 884-1230, steven.theisen@dot.wi.gov Crews will resume work next week to reconfigure the I-39/90 and US 12/18 (Beltline) interchange in Madison. This year, crews will finish the new I-39/90 configuration through the core of the Beltline interchange. This includes a right exit lane for
Contact: Shelby Williamson, Senior Communication Specialist, (414) 288-6712 office, (262) 441-0516 mobile, shelby.williamson@marquette.edu This release is also available online. MILWAUKEE — In honor of Women’s History Month, Marquette University is offering multiple story ideas. Initially an all-male institution, Marquette became the first coeducational Catholic university in the world in 1909 when it began admitting its first female
CONTACT: Erin Bloodgood, Communications Manager, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, 414-436-8832 (mobile/text), 608-661-0845 (office), or erin@conservationvoters.org MADISON – In its repeated committee meetings on campaigns and elections, the state legislature is trying to put up barriers to voting, rather than doing its duty to provide COVID relief to struggling Wisconsinites. For the second time since
Contact: 608-266-0703 Madison, WI – The Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC), Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) and Representative Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) announced three (3) in-person public hearings and one (1) virtual public hearing related to the State Budget today. The public hearing schedule is: Friday, April
Media Contact: Vicky Shokatz, vshokatz@buzzmonkeyspr.com, (414) 239-0407 MILWAUKEE – March 10, 2021 – Lowlands Group today announced the addition of a VIP Lux Chalet to the rooftop at Café Benelux in the heart of the Third Ward. The VIP Lux Chalet is a singular heated atrium that overlooks downtown Milwaukee
Contact: Elizabeth Goodsitt/Jennifer Miller 608-266-1683 On February 28, 2021, a 40-year-old individual with a physical disability from Adams County was referred to IRIS (Include, Respect, I Self-Direct), Wisconsin’s self-directed long-term care program. This individual was the last person waiting to join one of Wisconsin’s long-term care programs that provide home
Contact: Ben Voelkel WASHINGTON — This week, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the Guidance Out Of Darkness (GOOD) Act, which requires federal agencies to publish their regulatory guidance on the internet in an easily accessible location. “This commonsense legislation has passed
Contact: Renee Callaway, City of Madison Pedestrian Bicycle Administrator, recallaway@cityofmadison.com The City of Madison is reminding drivers to keep watch for Crossing Guards assisting children and families walking and biking to and from school. As Madison Metropolitan School District begins a phased return to in-person learning, Crossing Guards will also
PRESS CONTACT press@opportunitywisconsin.org MADISON — Ahead of an expected vote in the House of Representatives, today Opportunity Wisconsin released highlights of how the Badger State stands to benefit once the American Rescue Plan is signed into law. A recent survey from Opportunity Wisconsin and Change Research found broad support from Wisconsinites for the American Rescue
*************************************** TOMORROW: U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore Headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Thursday, March 11. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership between the Milwaukee Press Club, and WisPolitics.com. Moore will field
The Joint Finance Committee will hit three Wisconsin cities for in-person public hearings on the guv’s budget with a fourth that will be virtual as lawmakers begin the process of reviewing the two-year plan. The first public hearing will be April 9 at UW-Whitewater followed by April 21 in Rhinelander
WHAT: Attorney General Josh Kaul, Columbia County District Attorney Brenda Yaskal and Division of Forensic Science Administrator Nicole Roehm to highlight the need for the authority to hire four additional toxicology positions and purchase new instrumentation to address the changing drug epidemic in Wisconsin. WHEN: TODAY, March 10 at 12:15pm. WHERE: To
The countdown is under way for middle- and high-school students to enter Wisconsin Youth Entrepreneurs in Science, a statewide youth business plan contest modeled after the successful Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. It is open for online entries from Wisconsin middle- and high-school students through 5 p.m. April 14, 2021. Public,
Contact: Christine Bellport – christine.bellport@wisconsin.gov, (608) 242-3239, Andrew Beckett – andrew.beckett@wisconsin.gov – (608) 242-3211 MADISON – Clocks will jump forward this weekend for daylight saving time and ReadyWisconsin is encouraging you to change more than the time on your clock. “As we’ve been spending more time in our homes this past year,