Marquette University: NMDSI award seven mini grants to university faculty
MILWAUKEE — Marquette University, through its membership in the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute, has awarded seven $50,000 grants to Marquette faculty to fund a variety of data science research projects touching on health care — mental, general and dental, food scarcity, and artificial intelligence learning.
The chosen projects represent five different colleges on...
Medical College of Wisconsin: $10 Million in violence prevention grants awarded to communities statewide from the Wisconsin Community Safety Fund
Milwaukee, Wis. – June 7, 2023 – The Comprehensive Injury Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is pleased to announce 10 communities and organizations selected to receive a total of $10.4 million in grant funding from the Wisconsin Community Safety Fund (WCSF) to aid in reducing violence stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. The WCSF was created to support...
Wisconsin Ag Coalition: Praises Senate passage of SB 247
MADISON – The Wisconsin Ag Coalition applauds the action taken by the Wisconsin State Senate today after they voted unanimously to pass Senate Bill 247, authored by Senators Marklein (R-Spring Green) and Tomczyk (R-Mosinee) and Representatives Tranel (R-Cuba City) and VanderMeer (R-Tomah). The bill would create an Agricultural Road Improvement Program (ARIP) to provide grants for local governments...
IBEW Local 494 (Milwaukee) and IBEW Local 1220 (Chicago): Celebrate ratification of Colectivo Coffee workers first Union contract
Contact: Ryan Neibauer | Mobile: (414) 870-2081 | ryan@ibew494.com
Milwaukee / Chicago - History has been made. The workers of Colectivo Coffee have voted in favor of their first Union contract with the owners and management of Colectivo Coffee Roasters. The partnership coined the Colectivo Collective, made up of the Colectivo Coffee workers in the Milwaukee/Madison...
Dept. of Justice: Madison man sentenced for participating in straw purchase of firearms
CONTACT: KATHRYN GINSBERG
PHONE: (608) 264-5158
TWITTER: @USAO_WDWI
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Isaiah Phillips, 18, Madison, Wisconsin was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 60 days in jail for aiding...
Dept. of Justice: Attorney General Kaul Urges FCC to clarify rules concerning consent for telemarketing robocalls and texts
Contact: DOJCommunications@doj.state.wi.us
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a coalition of 28 state Attorneys General calling on the Federal Communications Commission to clarify the federal rules requiring telemarketers to obtain consent between an individual consumer and one specific seller or business entity before making telemarketing robocalls and texts.
The...
TruStage: Announces CEO retirement and successor
Contact: Rachel Strauch-Nelson, 608.665.8220 rachel.strauchnelson@cunamutual.comBarclay Pollak, 608.665.7188, barclay.pollak@cunamutual.com
Robert N. Trunzo, Chief Executive Officer, announces plan to retire on October 1, 2023
Terrance Williams, formerly of Allstate, named as successor
Madison, WIS. - TruStage, a multi-billion-dollar provider of insurance, investments, and financial technology solutions, today announced that Robert N. Trunzo, President...
Dept. of Justice: Officer involved critical incident investigation in Ozaukee County, Wis.
FREDONIA, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved critical incident in Fredonia, Wis. that occurred on the morning of Wednesday, June 7, 2023.
At approximately 7:25 a.m., Ozaukee County Sheriff’s deputies were executing a felony search warrant for an internet crimes against children...
Marshfield Clinic Health System: Now including occupation in patient health record
MARSHFIELD, WI – 90,000 hours. That is how much most Americans will spend at work over their lifetime. What people do for work matters for many reasons. Work is a means of income, a source for benefits and, hopefully, is something that gives a person a sense of fulfillment and accomplishment.
In order to...
Dept. of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection: 2023 Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin election results announced
Contact: Dan Richter, Public Information Officer, (608) 419-5352dan.richter@wisconsin.gov
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) 2023 Board of Directors election results. On July 1, 2023, the following dairy producers will begin a three-year term as elected members of the Dairy Farmers...
Dept. of Natural Resources: Report highlights volunteer contributions at state Natural Areas during 2022
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the recent release of the 2022 State Natural Area Volunteer Annual Report showcasing the hundreds of volunteers who contributed to the care of Wisconsin’s State Natural Areas (SNA).
Last year, volunteers spent more than 9,589 hours maintaining and improving State Natural Areas through a variety...
