AROW, COR, SWANA, WCSWMA: This Earth Day — Working to save Wisconsin’s recycling heritage
Media Contacts:
Jennifer Semrau- President,
Associated Recyclers of Wisconsin (AROW)
Phone: 920-232-1853
JSemrau@co.winnebago.wi.us
Rick Meyers- Chair, Wisconsin Council on Recycling
Phone: 414-286-2334
rick.meyers@milwaukee.gov
Chad Doverspike- President,
Solid Waste Association of North America-Badger Chapter (SWANA)
Phone: 920-492-4955
Doverspike_CC@co.brown.wi.us
Meleesa Johnson- Chair,
Wisconsin Counties Solid Waste Management Association (WCSWMA)
Phone: 715-446-3101 X104
meleesa.johnson@co.marathon.wi.us
Recycling and Solid Waste Organizations Collaborate with Lawmakers to Reinstate Recycling Requirements and Financial Assistance to Local Governments
Stevens Point (WI) – April 21, 2011...
UW-Madison: Symposium to focus on reprogramming, stem cell fate
CONTACT: Karin Borgh, 608-277-2508, karin.borgh@btci.org
MADISON - The sixth annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium, Reprogramming & Controlling Stem Cell Phenotype, will be held April 27 at Madison's BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute.
Talks by leaders in the area of cellular reprogramming will focus on using cellular cues to manipulate gene regulation and control the ability of stem cells to differentiate into various...
UW-Madison: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editor to talk about covering budget protests
CONTACT: Jim Baughman, 608-263-4898, baughman@wisc.edu
MADISON - When the fight over Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair proposal on collective bargaining erupted, the state's Capitol reporters found themselves in the middle of a national firestorm.
"In my 14 years as editor of the Journal Sentinel, there has been nothing close to the reaction to this ongoing story," Marty Kaiser has written about...
UW-Madison: New law school program aims to help student tenants
CONTACT: Mitch, 608-263-9575, mitch@wisc.edu
MADISON - For college students, housing is just one priority among many, which makes it easy to take the first apartment or dorm room that's offered with little planning.
This decision, while convenient, can lead to trouble later on, including rental contract disputes and disagreements with landlords or roommates. Even if renting is a smooth ride...
UW-Madison: Analysis forecasts cuts in central city spending through 2013
CONTACT: Andrew Reschovsky, 608-263-0447, reschovsky@lafollette.wisc.edu
MADISON - Large cities in the United States are likely to reduce their per-capita spending by 7 percent from 2009 to 2013 due to the impact of the recession and the housing crisis, a forecast by a University of Wisconsin-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs economist and his co-authors suggests.
Given the continuous...
National Association of Financial and Insurance Advisors – Wisconsin: Applauds new law lowering auto insurance premiums
MADISON, Wis. – The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) Wisconsin applauded passage of a new law in Wisconsin designed to lower insurance premiums by rolling back auto insurance minimum limits passed in 2009.
“We congratulate Representatives John Nygren and Kevin Petersen for their leadership roles in lower auto insurance premiums in Wisconsin,” said Mark Miehe, president of...
Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance: Releases updated list of Wisconsin E85 stations
Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120
MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance has released an updated list of retail stations that carry E85 in Wisconsin.
The list, compiled by the Wisconsin Office of Energy Independence, provides information about the 125 retail locations across the state at which consumers can purchase E85, and another six locations that will be opening soon.
The WBIA is...
Gov. Walker: WHEDA awards $17.1 million in affordable housing tax credits statewide
Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303
29 Projects Expected to Create 1,200 Construction Jobs, 1,400 Units of Affordable Housing
Oshkosh and Milwaukee–Governor Scott Walker today awarded $17.1 million in Affordable Housing Tax Credits to fund affordable housing project developments across the state of Wisconsin and create approximately 1,200 construction jobs. The tax credits, which are distributed by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic...
U.S. Departments of Education and Treasury: Recognize Wisconsin students participating in the 2010-11 National Financial Capability Challenge
CONTACT: Treasury Public Affairs (202) 622-2960
U.S. Department of Education Press Office (202) 401-1576
Total of 4,399 Wisconsin Students Take “Challenge”
State-by-state Results Available at http://www.challenge.treas.gov
WASHINGTON – As part of an ongoing effort to mark national Financial...
Dept. of Health Services: State launches health coverage purchasing exchange survey
Contact: Seth Boffeli (DHS), 608-266-5862
Jim Guidry (OCI), 608-264-6239
MADISON – As part of its effort to develop a consumer driven, free market health care coverage purchasing exchange, the Office of Free Market Health Care today launched an online survey to gather input from various...
Clean WIsconsin: Report — Midwest receives mediocre grades for clean energy economy
Contact: Keith Reopelle, 608.251.7020 ext. 11, 608.212.2935 (cell)
Once a leader, Wisconsin quickly becoming drag on regional clean energy efforts
MADISON – A new report released today by the National Wildlife Foundation, Unfinished Business: What the Midwest Needs to Do to Lead in the Clean Energy Economy, gives the Midwest mediocre grades as a region for its progress toward building a...
