Gov. Walker: Calls “Back to Work Wisconsin” special legislative session
Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303
Governor Walker Issues Executive Order Calling the Legislature into Special Session
Madison – Governor Scott Walker issued Executive Order #45 today calling the Wisconsin State Legislature into a “Back to Work Wisconsin” special session. Legislation in the special session includes items to improve access to capital and loans, worker training, the regulatory process and also includes...
MercyCare Health Plans: Plans to offer Medicare Advantage Plans January 1st
MercyCare Health Plans, headquartered in Janesville, is happy to announce it now offers Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans for health care coverage starting January 1, 2012.
“MercyCare is pleased to provide Medicare recipients another low-cost option for comprehensive care from Mercy Health System,” says Joseph Nemeth, Chief Operating Officer of MercyCare Health Plans. “The new Medicare Advantage product...
UW-Madison: MIU awards 15 new undergraduate academic and career advisors
CONTACT: Aaron Brower, 608-262-5246, ambrower@wisc.edu
MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison awarded six schools and colleges 15 new academic and career advising positions last week through the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates (MIU).
The MIU Oversight Committee allocated $1.5 million in ongoing funding in April 2010 to improve academic and career advising as part its overall goal of improving student services. The...
Dane Co. Exec. Parisi: Restores nearly $1.9 million in proposed human services cuts, announces new initiatives to strengthen economy
Contact: Casey Slaughter Becker, Office of the County Executive (608) 267-8823 or cell (608) 843-8858
JFF, ECI Enhanced; Services for Disabled, Kids Restored; New ‘Life Skills and Employment Initiative,’ Next Steps for Economic Development Announced
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi provided a preview of his 2012 county budget Tuesday, announcing nearly $1.9 million in restorations to human...
Scheibel Halaska: Endorses Institute for Advertising Ethics’ industry principles and practices
Contact: Amanda Payne, Scheibel Halaska, 414-274-3010, apayne@insidesh.com
MILWAUKEE (Sept. 27, 2011) – Scheibel Halaska, a strategic marketing communications firm, has become the first Milwaukee-area agency to endorse the Institute for Advertising Ethics’ (IAE) newly established set of industry principles and practices.
The “Principles and Practices for Advertising” aim to inspire all industry professionals to practice the highest personal and professional...
DCF: Receives home visiting grants to improve outcomes for children and families
Contact: Sara Buschman, 608.266.9000
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the Department of Children and Families two grants totaling more than $4.7 million, one of which is the largest discretionary grant received by the Department since it was created. These grants will expand and improve the quality of home visiting services to at-risk families in nine...
UW-Madison: Receives $23.5 million grant for healthy transformation
CONTACT: Julie Swanson, 608-262-7469, 608-206-9117 (cell), jswanson@uhs.wisc.edu
MADISON - The Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources, a unit of University Health Services at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, announced today (Sept. 27) that it has received a $23.5 million federal grant to make it easier for Wisconsin residents to be and stay healthy.
The project will address public demand for proven prevention...
Madison Area Sports Commission: Celebrates one-year anniversary
Contact: Judy Frankel PR and Communications Manager, 608.441.3958 or frankel@visitmadison.com
(Madison, WI) The Madison Area Sports Commission (MASC) is proud to announce the celebration of their first anniversary in September 2011. MASC was created in September 2010 as an offshoot of the Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau. And, as MASC continues to grow, it has been...
Crave Bros. Petit Frère®: Cheese wins taste test award from Cooking Light Magazine
Crave Brothers Petit Frère® Cheese Wins Taste Test Award from Cooking Light Magazine
Waterloo, Wisconsin— Crave Brothers Petit Frère European-style cheese from Wisconsin is featured among the 2011 Taste Test Award winners in the October issue of Cooking Light magazine. For its Second Annual Taste Test Awards, Cooking Light sought out the best-of-the-best from small-production food artisans around the...
AACC: Signs historic agreement with MICAH
The African American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Inner-City Congregations Allied for Hope (MICAH) Form a Jobs and Economic Alliance
Milwaukee, WI, September 27, 2011: With the application of two signatures, a new chapter began in the fight to improve conditions in Milwaukee this week. The largest and best known multi-racial, interfaith organization representing numerous places...
AG Van Hollen: Announces Wis. joining 25 states to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to health care law
“Wisconsin expects the Supreme Court will take this case, affirm the lower courts’ decisions on the individual mandate component of the health care law, and validate our position that ObamaCare is an unconstitutional power grab by the federal government that tramples States’rights."
Contact: Dana Brueck 608/266-1221
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