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Contact:Laughlin Constable – Kris Naidl 312-995-8569  knaidl@laughlin.com   True Value Company – Nadia Hill  nadia.hill@truevalue.com  Global hardware brand taps Chicago agency for brand strategy, media and creative duties CHICAGO (June 29, 2023) –  Laughlin Constable, the independent, full-service brand experiences agency today announced it has been named the agency of...

Contact:Pat Garrett WILL Communications Director pat@will-law.org Unanimous SCOWIS ruling saves taxpayers in Buchanan nearly $1 million per year, and the precedent will protect taxpayers across Wisconsin for years to come. The News: The Supreme Court of Wisconsin (SCOWIS) has repealed the Town of Buchanan’s transportation utility fee, creating a strong precedent to...

Contact: Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara                                                           (608) 266-0718 MADISON, WIS. – Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara released the following statement in response to the Wisconsin Legislature passing the 2023-25 state budget today. “I was proud to vote for the final product of the budget bill,” said Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara. “This bill was the result of endless...

A top presidential economic advisor is touting the impact of “Bidenomics” on Wisconsin’s small business community.  Jared Bernstein, chair of President Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers, yesterday told WisBusiness.com the president’s plan for continued economic growth involves “growing the economy from the bottom up and the middle out.”  His remarks came...

-- A top presidential economic advisor is touting the impact of “Bidenomics” on Wisconsin’s small business community.  Jared Bernstein, chair of President Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers, yesterday told WisBusiness.com the president’s plan for continued economic growth involves “growing the economy from the bottom up and the middle out.”  His remarks...

Contact:Sen. Steve Nass (608) 266-2635 Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) issued the following statement regarding his opposition to the 2023-25 Biennial Budget (SB 70) being considered today in the State Senate: “Today, the Senate is missing an opportunity to maintain sound fiscal practices in developing the 2023-25 biennial budget.  The budget submitted...

Contacts: Barbara Beckertbarbarab@drwi.org414-292-2724 Jenny Neugartjennifer.neugart@wisconsin.gov 608-266-7707 Today the Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC) released their 2023 report on Barriers Faced by Elderly Voters and Voters with Disabilities.  The report provides information regarding the accessibility of Wisconsin polling places; Wis. Stat. 5.25(4)(d) requires that the report be released every two years. 

Contact: Paul Voylespaul.voyles@wisc.edu608-265-6740 MADISON – The University of Wisconsin–Madison Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) has received $18 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for interdisciplinary exploration of fundamental questions in materials science. The grant will provide six years of funding for MRSEC, which includes more than 30 affiliated...

Contact: Melissa Rosenkranzmelissa.rosenkranz@wisc.edu MADISON – Chronic inflammatory diseases can compromise brain health and increase dementia risk, but why and how that happens is a lingering scientific puzzle. A multi-disciplinary team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers is set to launch a five-year investigation into this question. With the...

Contact: Meghan Sovey608-266-9600meghan.sovey1@wisconsin.gov WISER tool will help inform ongoing broadband planning efforts MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) is calling on Wisconsin households to share their internet experience to help direct recently announced broadband funding. On June 26, 2023, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that...

Contact: Beth Schaefer Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom Coordinator 608.828.5644 MADISON - Jessica Rettler, a teacher from Tri- County Elementary, was recognized today as a 2023 National Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award recipient during the National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference. Rettler is one of seven teachers recognized during the conference, which is...

Contact: WFO Press Teampress@workersforopportunity.com Vukmir to Lend Policy Expertise as Workers for Opportunity Expands State-level Labor Reform Across the Country  MADISON, Wis. — Workers for Opportunity, a leading national initiative for advancing employee freedom, has named former Wisconsin state senator Leah Vukmir to its inaugural board of advisors.  Under...

Contact: DOJCommunications@doj.state.wi.us Attorneys General File Brief in Defense of Lifesaving Provision of the ACA MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief to protect a key provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) that guarantees access to critical...