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Community effort shows broad support for public, urban residential option for at-risk kids MILWAUKEE—Leaders representing local government, business, philanthropy and education launched the Wisconsin Coalition for a Public Boarding School at the Charles Allis Art Museum today, calling upon state legislators and the governor to make a commitment to new educational options for at-risk children in the next legislative...

MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle announced today that nearly $1 million in grants from Wisconsin’s Universal Service Fund (USF) Telemedicine program will be awarded to several non-profit health organizations around the state. “These organizations deliver vital services to their communities – meeting real medical needs and making real impacts,” Governor Doyle said. “I am pleased that we are...

MADISON - Stimulant medications such as Ritalin have been prescribed for decades to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and their popularity as "cognition enhancers" has recently surged among the healthy, as well. What's now starting to catch up is knowledge of what these drugs actually do in the brain. In a paper publishing online this week in Biological...

Midwestern Governors Urge President to Ease Strain on Flood-Ravaged Communities   MADISON — Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle today joined four Midwestern Governors in asking President Bush to reduce from 25 percent to 10 percent the state share of the Public Assistance costs from the historic flooding that has ravaged communities across the region.   “Our states have suffered recent multiple disasters that...

SavorWisconsin.com has launched a new, streamlined site that allows users to search by city, zip code and even radius for Wisconsin foods. SavorWisconsin.com features the most complete online directory of Wisconsin's food producers, farmers markets, and local food events. MADISON, Wis., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for the harvest season, SavorWisconsin.com has launched a new, streamlined site...

WASHINGTON, June 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On June 30, The Concord Coalition will join with the Honorable David M. Walker and federal budget analysts from The Brookings Institution and The Heritage Foundation for a presentation of its Fiscal Wake-Up Tour in Milwaukee. The event will be hosted in coordination with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce and Marquette University Law...

37% of Individuals Willing to Relocate Anywhere in the World for a Better Career, While 31% of Employers Are Worried About Talent Migrating Abroad MILWAUKEE, June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Manpower Inc. (NYSE:MAN) released today the results of its Borderless Workforce survey of nearly 28,000 employers across 27 countries and territories revealing that 31% of employers worldwide are concerned about...

Fundraiser efforts included donation of time, money and food CHICAGO, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Last week Potbelly Sandwich Works launched a partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Dane County. The partnership included donating time to work on a house, donating money raised at the three Madison-area Potbelly stores, and donating food to volunteers working on a home. ...

First in industry to go beyond nurse-to-nurse training and create more encompassing, ongoing program BROOKFIELD, Wis., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- RF Technologies(R), a leading provider of radio frequency identification monitoring systems and healthcare monitoring solutions, announces it has enhanced its comprehensive clinical support program associated with its Safe Place(R) Infant Security Solution and labeled it Step-by-Step(R). The clinical education...