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Contact: Anne Lupardus, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Signs Legislation to Coordinate Response to Emergencies LAKE GENEVA - Governor Doyle today called on Wisconsin's Congressional Delegation to reverse proposed cuts in President Bush's budget that would harm state and local emergency management programs. The Governor released a report by Wisconsin Emergency Management detailing a $13.1 million cut to the Emergency...

CONTACT: E. Alan Hartman, (920) 424-1444 OSHKOSH – A symposium to explore the “myths, realities and promise” of using sustainable building practices in a new academic building at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh will be April 11 at UW-Oshkosh. Mark Hanson, director of sustainable services at Hoffman LLC, Appleton, is the featured speaker for the symposium at 6:30 p.m....

Contact: David Niles Milwaukee 414-617-6597 Wisconsin business owners and representatives will get a rare opportunity to meet with the state's entire congressional delegation and with key decision-makers of government agencies during an upcoming trade mission intended to spawn federal contracts with state companies. The April 25-27 trip to Washington, D.C. is being organized by the Wisconsin Institute/Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI) and...

CONTACT: Katy Duren, (608) 263-5114, kduren@dcs.wisc.edu MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison has been awarded a gift from the Bernard Osher Foundation of San Francisco to provide scholarships for up to 10 adults who are returning to college to complete their first bachelor's degrees. "The Osher Foundation has chosen to give a grant to assist returning adult students at UW-Madison and...

For further Information contact: Mike Pavlovich, Vice-President Great Lakes Technology 2001 Mirro Drive Manitowoc, Wisconsin 53021 866-526-4920 mp@gltmfg.com Robert J. Spence, District Administrator sperob@easttroy.k12.wi.us Bob Ellis, Manager, Buildings & Grounds ellrob@easttroy.k12.wi.us East Troy School District 2043 Division Street East Troy, WI 53120 Phone: 262.642.6710 Besides improving light quality, the change to state-of-the-art T8 fluorescent lighting carried out recently East Troy High School's old gym...

First-in-Wisconsin program joins nationwide effort to reduce senior hunger (Madison)--This month Dane County residents who participate in Independent Living Inc.'s Evening Meals on Wheels program will begin receiving free pet food for their animal companions. The program, "Kibble on Wheels," is a partnership of Independent Living Inc., Mounds Pet Food Warehouse and the Dane County Humane Society. The program responds to...