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Contact: Press Office (202) 401-1576 or press@ed.gov U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Wisconsin will receive $6.75 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program. The funds are part of $546 million available to states for the SIG program in fiscal year 2010....

Contact: Cory Retzlaff Phone: (920) 969-2191 Cell: (920) 428-6855 Email: cretzlaff@wernerelectric.com Energy savings proved to be an area companies were investing in last year. Whether it was industrial or commercial facilities it...

CONTACT: Eric Sandgren, 608-890-0795, sandgren@rarc.wisc.edu MADISON - On Tuesday, March 29, University of Wisconsin-Madison psychology professor Charles Snowdon will discuss his decades of research on a small new-world monkey called the cotton-top tamarin. Snowdon's observations have shed light on human behavior and biodiversity conservation. The forum is the second of three on campus intended to highlight the ethics of animal...

Contact Scott Gurholt Riley Construction Company 262-658-4381 scottg@rileycon.com KENOSHA, Wis. – (March 25, 2011) – Leading construction organizations and pharmaceutical giant Abbott Laboratories recognized Riley Construction for its significant achievements in project safety for 2010. The Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Wisconsin acknowledged the outstanding safety performance of Riley Construction with its 2010 Safety...

A state appeals court ruled this morning Milwaukee’s sick leave ordinance is not preempted by state law, federal labor statutes, or the state and federal constitutions. The court overturned a circuit court’s ruling that nullified the ordinance, approved by voters in November 2008, on grounds that it did not comply with the state’s direct legislation statute and other grounds. The circuit...