MADISON, Wisconsin, June 23 -- The Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds issued the following news: The State of Wisconsin Investment Board has implemented a diverse and sophisticated investment strategy for the Wisconsin Retirement System. The Core Trust Fund, the larger of the two WRS trust funds, holds investments in public equities, fixed income, real estate, and private markets. That investment strategy also includes a mix of active and passive strategies. In this episode of The SW  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 23 -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued the following news release on June 21, 2024: Today, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced that one of its partners, Disability Rights Wisconsin (DRW), had a security incident that may have exposed the protected health information of 19,150 Wisconsin Medicaid members. The incident was discovered after suspicious activity was found on a DRW email account. DHS and DRW continue to investigate an  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 23 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare frog, which may result from the Halverson Dam Abandonment Project in Iowa County. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals or plants that does not put the species' overall population at risk. The DNR propos  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 23 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is announcing NCS Pearson was selected to supply the statewide reading readiness screener under the requirements of 2023 Wisconsin Act 20. Bids for the universal screener were evaluated by Department of Administration experts following state procurement rules. The DPI will need to negotiate a final contract before July 15, 2024, with NC  more