MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, April 16 -- Marquette University issued the following news release: Sister Helen Prejean, award-winning author and advocate for the abolition of the death penalty in the United States, will be the featured guest for an "On the Issues" conversation to be held Friday, April 19, at 12:15 p.m. at Marquette Law School's Eckstein Hall. Registration for the free public event is required and available online. Members of the media who are interested in attending should contact Kev  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to extreme election denier Andrew Iverson being hired to lead the Wisconsin GOP, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "Donald Trump is filling the ranks of his Republican Party with election-denying extremists who want to threaten our democracy, from the RNC to the Wisconsin GOP. Trump lost Wisconsin in 2020 because of his unpopular MAGA extremism, but h  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Digital ads to run in key battleground states, targeted to Americans searching for tax services This Tax Day, the DNC is launching a digital ad buy in key battleground states -- Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin -- targeted to Google searches for tax day. The ads link to MAGATaxScam.com, a handy website showing how extreme MAGA Republicans' tax "plan" would  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, April 16 -- Quarles and Brady, a law firm, issued the following news release: Elizabeth Rakoczy, an associate in the Energy & Infrastructure Practice Group, has been elected to the Chicago Volunteer Legal Service (CVLS) Junior Board. Founded in 1964, CVLS is a pro bono provider of free civil legal aid for low-income Chicagoans. CVLS has a small staff to support a pool of thousands of volunteer attorneys from more than 990 firms, companies and organizations throughout Chic  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 15 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: An Irwin Goldman class session involves planting the "Three Sisters" of indigenous tradition -- Corn, squash and beans. Most of the learning at UW-Madison is done in lecture halls, labs, and discussion sections. But, in some departments on campus, the professors know how to spice things up and create unique learning experiences outside the classroom. Professor Irwin Goldman in the Department  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 16 -- The University of Wisconsin's School of Medicine and Public Health issued the following news on April 15, 2024: By Mary Ellen Gabriel The first day of classes must have felt like a leap of faith. It was 1924 and just three faculty members charged with teaching three medical students made up the new surgery academic department in the University of Wisconsin's new School of Medicine. At the Wisconsin General Hospital, community surgeons were called in to help teac  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, April 16 -- The University of Wisconsin's Milwaukee Campus issued the following news release: An event on Friday, April 19, at the Milwaukee County Historical Society will celebrate the opening of "Climates of Inequality: Stories of Environmental Justice," an international traveling multimedia exhibition and web platform (http://www.climatesofinequality.org/). Featuring local Milwaukee stories gathered by UWM students, the exhibit runs through May 31 at the historical soc  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 16 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the village of Williams Bay is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes upgrading the water treatment plant in the village of Williams Bay. Activities related to this project are minor actions under Chap  more