WiRSA: Names next executive director

The Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance (WiRSA) is proud to announce the selection of its next Executive Director, Jeffrey Eide. Eide is currently the superintendent for the Blair-Taylor School District. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of

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Reps. Petryk, Edming: Governor’s veto leaves Unemployment Insurance program vulnerable to fraud

Madison – Representative Warren Petryk (R- Town of Washington), Chair of the Workforce Development Committee, and Representative James Edming (R- Glen Flora), Chair of the Assembly Labor and Integrated Employment Committee, sent a letter to the Department of Workforce Development Secretary-designee Pechacek today requesting data surrounding actions taken to prevent

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Nelson campaign: As other Dems run & hide, Tom Nelson supports end of ineffective, Trump-imposed Title 42

“(N)othing short of political cowardice” Appleton, Wis. – As other Democratic Senate candidates trip over themselves running away from repeal of the disastrous Title 42 refugee ban, maverick populist Tom Nelson was supporting the Biden administration’s move. On Monday, Politico reported on candidates such as Mandela Barnes, who previously brandished

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Protect Our Care: Wisconsin health care leaders highlight value of Medicaid in providing access to care, urge GOP lawmakers to expand BadgerCare

  WISCONSIN — Today, State Representatives Greta Neubauer (Racine) and Kristina Shelton (Green Bay) joined Protect Our Care and Peggy M., from Tomahawk, WI to discuss the critical role Medicaid plays in providing Wisconsinites with access to quality, affordable health care, and urge Republican lawmakers to finally accept the federal

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Vruwink campaign: Rep. Vruwink seeks fourth term in Wisconsin Assembly

State Representative Don Vruwink (D-Milton), issued the following statement regarding the recent redistricting decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court: “While I am disheartened by the recent redistricting decisions made by the U.S. Supreme Court and Wisconsin Supreme Court, I recognize the courts have made their rulings and it is time

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WiRSA: Names next executive director

The Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance (WiRSA) is proud to announce the selection of its next Executive Director, Jeffrey Eide. Eide is currently the superintendent for the Blair-Taylor School District. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from

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WisGOP: Two years later, Evers’ DWD still fails the unemployed

[Madison, WI] – Tony Evers failed to meet the moment during the height of the pandemic, and the repercussions are still ongoing. According to the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy, in February 2022 “nearly seven percent of first unemployment payments were delayed more than eight weeks,” despite

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American Oversight: Court orders Wisconsin OSC to stop deleting records

Today, the Dane County Circuit Court ordered the Wisconsin Assembly’s Office of Special Counsel “not to delete or destroy any record” that could be responsive to records requests American Oversight had previously filed. The ruling came one day after American Oversight asked the court to bar OSC from continuing to delete records

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Dept. of Public Instruction: Wisconsin high school seniors named semifinalists for 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholar program

MADISON — Seventeen Wisconsin high school seniors have been named 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholar semifinalists by the U.S. Department of Education, one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students. The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, established in 1964, recognizes and honors the nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors.

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