Wisconsin DOJ: Announces $36 million in loan discharge for more than 3,000 Wisconsinites who attended Corinthian Colleges, Inc.
Contact: DOJCommunications@doj.state.wi.us
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced that a DOJ Investigation aided in the U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE’s) discharge of all remaining federal student loans borrowed to attend any campus owned or operated by Corinthian Colleges Inc. (Corinthian) from its founding in 1995 through its closure in April...
WMC: New WMC IMC ad targets high cost of inflation
For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact:
Nick Novak, 608-661-6916 or nnovak@wmc.org
MILWAUKEE – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce – through its affiliate, WMC Issues Mobilization Council – is up with a new television ad that targets the high cost of inflation hitting Wisconsin families.
“Thanks to Joe...
Wisconsin Better Business Bureau: Government imposter scams continue to be costly, new BBB research shows
CONTACT: Lisa Schiller, Media Relations
PHONE: 414- 847- 6055
FAX: 414-302- 0355E-MAIL:
lschiller@wisconsin.bbb.org
Milwaukee, Wis. – The COVID-19 pandemic saw a rise in reports of scammers pretending to be from government agencies. While reports slowed since peaking in early 2021, victims lost more than twice as much money,...
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine: Wisconsin physicians file legal action, demand Gov. Evers halt $10 million program to support meat industry
Contact: Leslie Raabe lraabe@pcrm.org, 443-534-5803
WASHINGTON—In a legal action to be filed early next week, a national public health organization demands that Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers immediately halt the $10 million Meat and Poultry Supply Chain Resiliency Grant Program announced on May 23. Instead, the physicians group says the funds should be directed to Wisconsin crop farmers...
UW Health: New study: Longer is better when treating opioid addiction with medication
CONTACT: Emily Kumlien
608-516-9154
ekumlien@uwhealth.org
The longer people stay in treatment, the lower the risk of overdoses
MADISON, Wis. ‒ A large study of Medicaid patients found that the longer they take medication to treat their opioid use disorder, the less likely they are to...
Rebecca for Governor: Kleefisch calls out Biden’s gas price insanity
Contact: alec@rebeccakleefisch.com
— Candidate for governor Rebecca Kleefisch released a video on Thursday, calling on Tony Evers to denounce Joe Biden praising high gas prices as part of an “incredible transition” in energy.
“Joe Biden and Tony Evers don’t care if Wisconsin families pay the price at the pump for their disastrous economic and ‘woke’...
PSC of Wisconsin: Gov. Evers, PSC announces increased funding for State Broadband Expansion Grants to $125 million
Contact: Matt Sweeney, 608-266-9600
matthew2.sweeney@wisconsin.gov
Increase makes the current grant round the largest in state history
MADISON — Governor Tony Evers and Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC or Commission) Chairperson Rebecca Cameron Valcq announced today that additional funding would be available for the current round of the...
