MADISON, Wisconsin, March 27 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Members of the campus community gathered on March 20 at the Marquee Cinema in Union South for a screening of the Academy Award-nominated documentary "Stranger at the Gate," which tells the story of how an act of compassion by members of an Indiana Muslim community could redirect a wayward Marine veteran's path away from violence. Following the screening, that Marine veteran, Richard "Mac" McKi  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 27 -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), together with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) and Savi, today announced they are hosting a free student loan repayment webinar on Tuesday, April 9. Join this interactive webinar to learn about federal student loan repayment plans and forg  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 28 -- TruStage, formerly the CUNA Mutual Group, issued the following news release: TruStage Payment Guard Insurance has been recognized by Celent as a winner of the 2024 Model Insurer Award for Innovation Execution. Celent, a global research and advisory firm for the financial services industry, announced the winners at its recent annual Innovation & Insight Week. Launched in 2023, TruStage Payment Guard is a first-of-its-kind insurance solution built for digital lend  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, March 28 -- The University of Wisconsin's Milwaukee Campus issued the following news release: The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Lubar College of Business has reached an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) to bring early MBA students to the Milwaukee campus to complete their degrees. Through the agreement, IITK students can transfer up to four courses to UWM and complete the remaining seven MBA courses required in the UWM program. These stud  more

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, March 28 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Campus issued the following news: For the second consecutive year, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has been recognized as a gold-level Military Friendly School for its efforts to create sustainable and meaningful education paths for the military community. The gold designation from survey agency Viqtory for 2024-25 in the large public university category shows the support the university has for veterans and their   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 28 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 27, 2024: * * * Over the past few weeks, Hovde has reminded voters in his own words exactly what he thinks of them: * Daily Cardinal: Eric Hovde said young people and college students lack "work ethic" * Rolling Stone: Eric Hovde said he opposed the commercial alcohol industry in a state where the alcohol industry supports 161,000 jobs. * Washington Examiner: Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 28 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: As President Biden and Vice President Harris lay out their plan to make health care more affordable and accessible and bring down the costs of prescription drugs for Americans, Donald Trump is plotting to rip away access to lifesaving health care for millions of Americans. "Donald Trump wants to take Wisconsinites backward on health care---raising costs and leaving millions of Americans without coverage,"  more