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MILWAUKEE – The Zilber Family Foundation and The Bridge Project have joined forces in an innovative collaboration to introduce Milwaukee’s first unconditional cash program. Aimed at empowering low-income, pregnant individuals, this groundbreaking program will provide 100 eligible participants with unconditional cash assistance designed to support their needs during the crucial early stages of their baby’s life.  "The Bridge Project in...

The head of the Wisconsin Realtors Association predicts only “minimal” changes following a national settlement related to commissions, due in part to Wisconsin’s existing consumer protections.  The National Association of Realtors settlement announced last month came after lawsuits focused on the issue of transparency in home purchases and how commissions are paid and shared...

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul and Gov. Tony Evers joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general today backing the Biden administration’s challenge to Idaho’s near-total ban on abortion. In an amicus brief filed in United States of America v. Idaho, the multistate coalition supported the U.S. government’s argument that the ban conflicts with the Emergency Medical Treatment...

GREEN BAY, WI – A proposal to improve safety at the nearly two dozen Farmers’ Market on Broadway events this spring and summer by having a portable Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on site has been selected to receive this month’s AARP Wisconsin “Small Dollar, Big Impact” grant. AARP Wisconsin is awarding $1,000 grants each month throughout 2024...

MADISON — New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison decodes the evolutionary pathway of regulatory proteins, the molecules that help control gene expression. The findings from the Raman Lab in the Department of Biochemistry recently published their findings in the journal Cell Systems. Here’s a rundown on what they discovered: •Proteins...

MADISON, Wis. – UW Health, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and Madison College have partnered to create the nation’s first respiratory therapist registered apprenticeship. The three-year program is currently open to UW Health staff, and they can submit applications starting April 1. Graduates will earn an associate degree and can become licensed registered...

Green Bay, Wis. — UW-Green Bay is delivering professional training to the Marinette region. Six workshops are offered on wide-ranging topics from AI to Real Colors® and integrate hard and soft skills. Workshops will be a fit for entrepreneurs and professionals with responsibilities in operations, human resource management or new business development.  “Empowering our Marinette...

-- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Natalie Jordan, senior vice president of government relations at Cultural Care Au Pair.  She discusses proposed State Department changes that would affect aspects of the national au pair program, as well as related impacts in Wisconsin. The federal agency last year proposed more than 200 changes to the program, which...