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State Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Friday February 16, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Former Defense Officials, Wisconsin Democrats Highlight Importance of NATO in Face Of Trump's Dangerous Comments
MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 15 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 14, 2024: On Wednesday, former OSCE Ambassador Daniel Baer, Navy Veteran Tracey Sperko, Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski, and former NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller held a virtual press call highlighting the danger Donald Trump poses to democracy worldwide. Donald Trump's support of Russian aggression proves he is unfit to serve as president. While Trump and MAGA Republic  more

Leverage AI With New UW-Green Bay Certificate for Business Professionals
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, Feb. 16 -- The University of Wisconsin Green Bay campus issued the following news release: Leverage AI with new UW-Green Bay certificate for business professionals UW-Green Bay's new Applied AI Noncredit Certificate Program has been designed for business professionals and leaders to supersize brain power by leveraging AI. Learning how and when to best use AI will increase efficiency, boost profitability and deliver more business value. As digital transformation explodes,  more

Programming cells to organize their molecules may open the door to new treatments
MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 15 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: The Coyle Lab tested their tool in human cells by programming multiple proteins, each represented by a different color, to move in various wave patterns. The tool they developed allows researchers to essentially program molecules to move around a cell to specific locations over time. University of Wisconsin-Madison Researchers can engineer cells to express new genes and produce specific protein  more

Quarles & Brady: Kristin Occhetti Named to Zoological Society of Milwaukee Board of Directors
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Feb. 16 -- Quarles and Brady, a law firm, issued the following news release: The national law firm of Quarles & Brady today announced that Kristin Occhetti, a partner in the firm's Estate, Trust & Wealth Preservation Practice Group, has been named to the Zoological Society of Milwaukee board of directors. She was previously a member of the associate board of directors. The Zoological Society of Milwaukee is a nonprofit organization that helps the Milwaukee County Zoo main  more

Wis. Health Services Dept. Awards Grants From JUUL Settlement Funds to Prevent and Treat Vaping by Youth and Young Adults
MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 16 -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has awarded 13 grants worth $830,000 over the next two years to community organizations throughout Wisconsin to help address the youth and young adult vaping epidemic. Funding for the Vaping Prevention and Treatment Initiatives (VPTI) grants comes from current payments to Wisconsin as part of a $14.7 million multiyear JUUL Settlement ann  more

Wis. Natural Resources Dept. Awards $6 Million in Grants to Help Restore and Protect Wisconsin's Surface Water
MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 16 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)'s recently announced approximately $6 million in grant funding to lake organizations, nonprofit organizations and municipal and county governments throughout Wisconsin. Funding, which includes Healthy Lakes and Rivers grants as well as support for the Clean Boats, Clean Waters and Lake Monitoring and Protection Network programs, will  more

Wisconsin Democrats Statement on Corporate-Backed, Anti-Abortion Megamillionaire Scott Mayer's Impending Run for U.S. Senate
MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 15 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following statement on Feb. 14, 2024: * * * Democratic Party of Wisconsin Rapid Response Director Arik Wolk released the following statement on the news that megamillionaire Scott Mayer has put together a campaign team and is planning to run for U.S. Senate in the Republican primary against megamillionaire Eric Hovde: "Scott Mayer is a megamillionaire recruited to run for Senate by the state's largest corporate lobbying   more