MADISON, Wisconsin, June 26 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul today released a formal AG opinion, at the request of the Dane County Corporation Counsel, regarding the meaning of a new provision of the Wisconsin Constitution, which states that "[n]o individual other than an election official designated by law may perform any task in the conduct of any primary, election, or referendum." The opinion con  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 27 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a brief supporting a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order that bars Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, from deceptively advertising "free" tax preparation software when its services were not actually free for most consumers. In a brief filed in Intuit v. Federal Trade Commission, the attorneys general argue that the Un  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, June 27 (TNSres) -- Marquette University issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin leads Hovde, 52% to 47%, in U.S. Senate Race Please note: Complete Poll results and methodology information can be found online at law.marquette.edu/poll * * * A new Marquette Law School Poll survey of Wisconsin finds President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump tied at 50% in a head-to-head matchup among registered voters. Among likely voters, Biden is the choice of 51%   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 27 (TNSres) -- The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development today released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates of employment and unemployment statistics for metropolitan areas, major cities, and counties in Wisconsin for May 2024. In brief, the nonseasonally adjusted data for Wisconsin shows: * Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Preliminary May 2024 unemployme  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, June 27 (TNSres) -- Marquette University issued the following news release: * * * Please note: Complete Poll results and methodology information can be found online at law.marquette.edu/poll * * * A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey of registered voters finds 54% think that former President Donald Trump was guilty of the charges in his New York criminal trial, as the jury found on May 30, while 30% believe he was not guilty and the jury made the wrong ruling  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, June 27 -- Quarles and Brady, a law firm, issued the following news release: The national law firm of Quarles & Brady today announced that Joanne Buser, a partner in the Labor & Employment Practice Group, has been named as one of San Diego Business Journal's 2024 "Women of Influence in Law." The award celebrates San Diego-area women trailblazers in the legal industry, based on significant accomplishments in the past year and impact in their communities through association  more

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, June 26 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Campus issued the following news: Blugold undergraduate and graduate students are helping to improve academic skills for Chippewa Valley elementary and middle school students again this summer at the Academic Intervention Clinic in the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Human Development Center. The clinic's summer program has been operating for 15 years assessing reading skills for children in grades 1-8 and delivering  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 26 -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds dairy producers to submit their responses to the 2024 Wisconsin Dairy Producer Survey by the June 30 deadline. DATCP mailed the survey to licensed producers in late May 2024. The survey includes about 30 questions on various topics including herd demographics, management pr  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 26 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare plant, which may result from the Nugget Lake County Park Project in Pierce 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. Pierce County propose  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 26 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today announced it approved 12 federal subgrant awards totaling $11.4 million for the purpose of planning, opening, or expanding charter schools in Wisconsin. This is the first round of funding under a standard subgrant competition from a U.S. Department of Education grant program awarded to Wisconsin to support charter  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 26 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: If you are covering Elizabeth Warren's visit to Wisconsin, please consider the following statement from WisGOP Spokesperson Matt Fisher: "From pushing to abolish ICE to parroting Hamas' propaganda, Elizabeth Warren represents everything wrong with the extremist agenda of the Wisconsin Democrats. Wisconsinites are tired of failed leftist politicians prioritizing special interest groups over our national int  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 26 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Mauriel Rodriguez Curras poses for a photo during a backpacking excursion on Isle Royale. Photo courtesy of Mauriel Rodriguez Curras In a rare opportunity to study carnivores before and after wolves were reintroduced to their ranges, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that the effects of wolves on Isle Royale have been only temporary. And even in the least-visited nation  more