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Madison, Wis. - The Wisconsin REALTORS® Association released its April 2023 WI Real Estate Report today. The report shows that low inventories continue to hamper sales and increase prices as Wisconsin enters the prime homebuying season. Over the past 12 months, new listings are down 32.6%, and total listings are down 20.7%. April 2023 home sales were...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages residents and visitors to take precautions to avoid potential conflicts with black bears. Black bears are most common in the northern half of the state; however, populations have been slowly expanding southward for the past few decades. They are naturally cautious animals that normally...

De Pere, Wis.: The following faculty members were approved by the board of trustees for tenure and promotion at St. Norbert College. Approved for tenure and promotion: AnaMaria Seglie Clawson to associate professor of EnglishBio: https://www.snc.edu/academics/faculty/anamaria.clawson.html Jamie Karp Waroff to associate professor of music Bio: https://www.snc.edu/academics/faculty/jamie.waroff.html

MADISON, Wis.—May 25, 2023—With more than 60,000 customers across Wisconsin, WPS Health Insurance has earned the top spot to become the state’s most popular Medicare supplement insurance, according to 2022 enrollment data submitted to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). As the company’s Medicare supplement insurance grows in popularity in 24 other states across the country, it...

MADISON, Wis. – The last place travelers want to end up on the holiday that kicks off the summer season is the emergency department.   Slightly more than 37 million people are expected to travel by motor vehicle on Memorial Day weekend across the United States, according to AAA, which is 6% more than 2022.

Public Health Madison & Dane County is issuing a public health alert due to an increase, or spike, in drug overdoses in our community. This alert is based on data from hospitals and EMS providers. Over the past two days, there were nine EMS incidents involving overdosing patients who needed Narcan. Two people died....

An expert is warning lawmakers of a “continuing erosion” of the state’s licensed practical nurse workforce, driven by Wisconsin’s aging population and other factors such as low pay.  Barbara Bowers, founder of the UW-Madison School of Nursing’s Center for Aging Research and Education, yesterday shared results of the latest survey of LPNs during a...

-- An expert is warning lawmakers of a “continuing erosion” of the state’s licensed practical nurse workforce, driven by Wisconsin’s aging population and other factors such as low pay.  Barbara Bowers, founder of the UW-Madison School of Nursing’s Center for Aging Research and Education, yesterday shared results of the latest survey of LPNs during...

Middleton, WI (24 May 2023) – Bob Tollefson, Vice President of Business Resources at ETC, has been named as a finalist for the 2023 Wisconsin ORBIE® Awards in the Corporate category, presented by the Wisconsin Leadership Association (WisconsinCIO.) Tollefson was selected from a list of over 120 nominations. As a finalist in this Award category, he will...

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates of unemployment and employment statistics for Wisconsin metropolitan areas, major cities, and counties in Wisconsin for April 2023. In brief, the nonseasonally adjusted data for Wisconsin shows: Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Preliminary...

Madison, WI – Striking workers at TruStage (formerly CUNA Mutual Group) have voted to extend their strike. 450 workers represented by the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 39 have been on an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike since May 19th, 2023. The Union has been without a contract since March 31st, 2022 – 419...

Contact: Emily Greendonner (608) 516-9154 egreendonner@uwhealth.org   MADISON, Wis. – Right now, imaging scans cannot tell the difference between what may be new tumor growth, and what may be a noncancerous lesion caused by radiation. As a result, patients need to go through another surgery so...