MADISON, Wisconsin, March 1 -- The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families issued the following news release: The Department of Children and Families (DCF) issued a request for proposal (RFP) for the administration of the Wisconsin Works program and related services in geographical regions across the state. Consistent with state procurement requirements, DCF is conducting a competitive RFP procurement process for the next round of these contracts. Wisconsin Works is the state's Temporary  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 1 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation (https://governor.iowa.gov/media/295/download?inline=) for Allamakee and Clayton County in response to a sudden structural failure of a border bridge on February 25. The bridge is located in Lansing, Iowa on Iowa Highway 9 and connects to Wisconsin Highway 35. The proclamation is effective immediately and continues through March 30  more

MENOMONIE, Wisconsin, March 1 -- The University of Wisconsin's Stout Campus issued the following news: For three days in April, students from packaging universities and colleges in the U.S. and Canada will connect with industry professionals and alumni to showcase the impact that packaging has on the world. UW-Stout's Stout Packaging Association student members will host Packaging Jamboree 2024, or Pack Jam, an annual student-led conference, from Sunday, April 7, to Tuesday, April 9. "Pack J  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, March 1 -- Marquette University issued the following news release: Marquette University's Institute for Women's Leadership will honor three community and campus leaders with its Transformational Leadership awards as part of the third annual IWL Gala on the eve of International Women's Day, Thursday, March 7, at 5 p.m. in the Alumni Memorial Union, 1442 W. Wisconsin Ave. The Transformational Leadership award recipients are: * IWL Transform Award, which recognizes a commun  more

MENOMONIE, Wisconsin, March 1 -- The University of Wisconsin's Stout Campus issued the following news: Six entities in Dunn County have come together to boost economic development in the region. The City of Menomonie, Dunn County, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Dunn County Economic Development Corporation, Greater Menomonie Development Corporation and the Stout Technology and Business Park have signed a memorandum of agreement to jointly fund a position aimed at boosting business and industry   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 29 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Three finalists for the vice chancellor for research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will visit campus and make in-person presentations over the next three weeks. The candidates' names and CVs will be made available to the UW-Madison community 48 hours prior to each visit and posted on the search website. The public presentations will be held on the following dates at the locations belo  more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, March 1 -- The University of Wisconsin Green Bay campus issued the following news release: Students in the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay's 2024 Philanthropy: Civic Engagement Through Giving class will award a $10,000 grant to a local organization of their choosing. The funds were made available by The Learning by Giving Foundation, founded by Doris Buffett and by an anonymous donor to the UW-Green Bay Foundation. Students in the class are seeking proposals for strateg  more

ALLOUEZ, Wisconsin, March 1 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release dated March 4, 2024: The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Sunset Circle Historic District in Allouez (Brown County) on the National Register of Historic Places. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 13, 2024. The historic district displays a collection of single-family residences around Sunset Circle along with a small park that ove  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 1 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 29, 2024: Today, California bank owner Eric Hovde (R-Laguna Beach) mistook a lake for the Pacific Ocean, insisting that everyone stop talking about his California ties. "If California bank owner Eric Hovde thinks sitting in a lake is going to stop us from telling Wisconsinites about his California bank, California megamansion, and California ties, he's going to be swimming a whole lot for the next e  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 1 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 29, 2024: Yesterday, Wisconsin Democrats and leaders throughout the state held press conferences calling out Republican Senate candidate and California bank owner Eric Hovde (R-Laguna Beach) for his record on abortion. Hovde said he supported overturning Roe v. Wade, is totally opposed to abortion," and "opposed legalized abortion," saying he wanted to protect "life from conception." The events call  more