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News Tipoffs - Wisconsin Editors Newsletter for Wednesday September 18, 2024 ( 5 items )  

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Average Energy Prices, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington - August 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 17, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington - August 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $3.407 a gallon in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area in August 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that area gasoline prices were d  more

DNR Offering $25 Rebate On Endangered Resources License Plates
MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 17 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Sales Support Wisconsin's Native Species In Need * * * The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is celebrating 30 years of Endangered Resources license plates by offering a $25 rebate for new purchases now through Dec. 31, 2024. Since 1994, sales of Endangered Resources license plates have played a critical role in funding DNR conservation work for more than 400   more

National Park Service: Tourism to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Contributes $44.4 Million to Local Economy
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSres) -- The National Park Service Apostle Islands National Lakeshore issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: * * * Report shows visitor spending supports over 600 jobs in nearby communities. * * * Bayfield, WI - A new National Park Service report shows that 247,167 visitors to Apostle Islands in 2023 spent $44.4 million dollars in communities near the park. That spending supported 608 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local econo  more

Wis. A.G. Kaul Meets With EMS Leave Behind Program Recipients
MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 18 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Today Attorney General Josh Kaul kicked off a series of visits with recipients of the EMS Leave Behind Program made possible from state opioid settlement funds that the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) helped secure. Leave Behind Programs allow EMS professionals to distribute, or "leave behind," overdose prevention tools and resources at the scene of care, or after tran  more

Wis. Justice Dept.: AG Kaul Meets With EMS Leave Behind Program Recipients
MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 18 -- The Wisconsin Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Today Attorney General Josh Kaul kicked off a series of visits with recipients of the EMS Leave Behind Program made possible from state opioid settlement funds that the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) helped secure. Leave Behind Programs allow EMS professionals to distribute, or "leave behind," overdose prevention tools and resources at the scene of care, or after trans  more