TUE News Summary: New WEC chair hopes to restore faith in elections; Man accused in Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy changes plea to not guilty

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary:https://www.wispolitics.com/2022/tue-news-summary-new-wec-chair-hopes-to-restore-faith-in-elections-man-accused-in-waukesha-christmas-parade-tragedy-changes-plea-to-not-guilty/ **************************************** RSVP for an Aug. 11 WisPolitics.com post-primary virtual luncheon on races for g… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click

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McGrath skydives in 3rd CD ad

Dem 3rd CD candidate Deb McGrath released a new digital ad showing the Dem leaping out of a plane, saying she’s running for Congress because of the “sky-high cost of everything.” McGrath is vying for the seat currently held by

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UW-Madison: UW Scientist wins Blue Planet Prize

MADISON — Steve Carpenter, one of the world’s foremost lake ecologists and professor emerit at the University of Wisconsin¬–Madison, has been awarded the Blue Planet Prize. The Blue Planet Prize has been awarded annually by the Asahi Glass Foundation since

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Dept. of Public Instruction: Will hold public hearing on proposed rule related to educator preparation programs and licensing revisions

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction will hold a preliminary public hearing and comment period to consider promulgation of administrative rules under a statement of scope on a proposed permanent rule relating to educator preparation programs and licensing revisions.   The proposed permanent rule, SS 050-22, seeks to amend Wis. Admin.

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Van Orden campaign: ICYMI: House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy joins Derrick Van Orden in Wisconsin’s 3rd district for Dairy Month

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI – House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy Joined 3rd Congressional District Candidate Derrick Van Orden yesterday in La Crosse to discuss the impact of Biden and Pelosi’s failed economic policies on Wisconsin farmers. First, they held a roundtable with local farmers and agriculture business owners, then toured

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Wisconsin Arts Board: Announces 37 Creative Communities Grant Awards

Madison, WI – Thirty-seven (37) Wisconsin non-profit organizations will receive grants for collaborative community arts projects through the Wisconsin Arts Board’s FY2023 Creative Communities grant program. This statewide program provides grants of up to $6,000 for collaborative endeavors carefully planned and designed to achieve a particular aim within an applicant’s

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Dept. of Revenue: Second payment of ARPA Coronavirus relief funding, totaling over $205 million, distributed to more than 1,800 communities

MADISON— The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR), in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA), and on behalf of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), distributed the second tranche payment of American Rescue Plan Act – State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARPA-SLFRF) to Wisconsin non-entitlement units (NEUs) of government today. A total of

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TUE News Summary: New WEC chair hopes to restore faith in elections; Man accused in Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy changes plea to not guilty

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary:https://www.wispolitics.com/2022/tue-news-summary-new-wec-chair-hopes-to-restore-faith-in-elections-man-accused-in-waukesha-christmas-parade-tragedy-changes-plea-to-not-guilty/ **************************************** RSVP for an Aug. 11 WisPolitics.com post-primary virtual luncheon on races for g… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the

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McGrath skydives in 3rd CD ad

Dem 3rd CD candidate Deb McGrath released a new digital ad showing the Dem leaping out of a plane, saying she’s running for Congress because of the “sky-high cost of everything.” McGrath is vying for the seat currently held by retiring U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse. The ad, which

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UW-Madison: UW Scientist wins Blue Planet Prize

MADISON — Steve Carpenter, one of the world’s foremost lake ecologists and professor emerit at the University of Wisconsin¬–Madison, has been awarded the Blue Planet Prize. The Blue Planet Prize has been awarded annually by the Asahi Glass Foundation since 1992 to two individuals or organizations in recognition of outstanding

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Gov. Evers: Signs order prohibiting gas and diesel price gouging, urges federal government to act amid nationwide inflation

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Emergency Order #170 prohibiting price gouging of gasoline and diesel. Due to increasing oil demand, limited global supply, and low refinery capacity, states across the nation have seen significant price increases for gasoline and diesel, including in Wisconsin. According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), the current national

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