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State Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Thursday October 31, 2024 ( 15 items )  

Alverno College Raises Over $3 Million by Unlocking Matching Gift
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 30 -- Alverno College issued the following news release: Thanks to the generous support of the community, Alverno College has unlocked and exceeded a $1.5 million matching gift from a group of anonymous donors who believe in the mission of the college. The matching gift, which was announced at the inauguration of President Christy L. Brown in May, has brought in gifts from more than 470 donors and brings the total raised to over $3 million. The college secured the fun  more

FactoryTalk DataMosaix From Rockwell Automation Offers Ease and Speed to Visualization
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 31 -- Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and information company, issued the following news release: Rockwell Automation introduces FactoryTalk DataMosaix App Builder, a low/no code application development builder that's tightly integrated with FactoryTalk DataMosaix Private Cloud, an industrial DataOps solution providing flexible options that fit most business needs. FactoryTalk DataMosaix enables customers to manage the application and their data, if requ  more

Gov. Evers Delivers Radio Address Encouraging Wisconsinites to Vote as Early, In-Person Voting Begins in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 24 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following transcript of a radio address: * * * Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address encouraging Wisconsinites to make a plan to vote. Election Day is November 5, but early, in-person voting--otherwise known as in-person absentee voting--began this week across Wisconsin. Wisconsinites can vote early at their municipal clerk's office or another site designated by their municipal clerk. Dates and hours var  more

Gov. Evers, DNR Announce 12 Key Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program Projects Across Wisconsin
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 25 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Stewardship projects statewide supported by over $7 million in grant investments * * * Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), today announced 12 projects across the state have been approved for more than $7.7 million in grant funding through the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program. "The Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program has been a pillar of our s  more

Gov. Evers, Insurance Commissioner Houdek Encourage Wisconsinites to Sign Up for Healthcare Coverage During Open Enrollment Period
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 31 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Wisconsinites statewide can sign up for affordable, high-quality health insurance from Nov. 1, 2024, to Jan. 15, 2025 Thanks to efforts of the Biden-Harris Administration the average person who qualified saved more than $570 on their monthly premiums last year * * * Gov. Tony Evers, together with Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) Commissioner Nathan Houdek, toda  more

Gov. Evers, WisDOT Announce $1.5 Million Transportation Economic Assistance Grant to Support Nearly 400 Jobs
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 28 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Funding will bolster the development of Wisconsin's second Kwik Trip distribution center in DeForest * * * Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced an over $1.5 million Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) grant to the village of DeForest. The grant will help the village complete the road construction needed to serve the new Kwi  more

Gov. Evers, WisDOT Announce More Than $138 Million in Quarterly Aid Payments for Local Roads and Communities
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 28 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced that municipalities across the state received more than $138 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 for General Transportation Aids, Connecting Highway Aids, and Expressway Policing Aids. Gov. Evers has made fixing Wisconsin's roads a top priority, and the Evers Administration has improved more than 7,4  more

Gov. Evers, WisDOT Celebrate Progress on New I-41 and Southbridge Road Interchange in Brown County
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 25 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * After decades of discussion, project moves forward to reduce traffic congestion, bolster development, and improve safety * * * DE PERE -- Gov. Evers today, together with Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Secretary Kristina Boardman and Brown County community leaders, today celebrated the progress on the new Interstate 41 (I-41) and Southbridge Road interchange near De Pere and   more

Josh Levy, Eric Meier Selected for Wisconsin Law Journal's Power 30 Real Estate and Construction Law Attorneys
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 31 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Milwaukee-based partners Josh Levy and Eric Meier have been named to the Wisconsin Law Journal Power 30 Real Estate and Construction Law Attorneys list. Levy, co-leader of the Husch Blackwell's Construction & Design practice, helps clients navigate the complex challenges faced in the construction industry. He founded the firm's Construc  more

Sybil Taylor Aytch Receives International Practice Management Association DEI Champion Award
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 31 -- Quarles and Brady, a law firm, issued the following news release: Sybil Taylor Aytch, a paralegal in the Quarles & Brady Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors' Rights Practice Group, received the International Practice Management Association (IPMA) DEI Champion Award. The award recognizes members who actively promote and are leaders in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within the association, on their teams and/or with their employers. Aytch previously s  more

UC-Riverside: Battleground States Straw Poll Gives Harris the Edge
RIVERSIDE, California, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Social sciences and public policy professors say the 2024 cycle is more difficult to predict * * * Surveyed professors at UC Riverside predict Kamala Harris will prevail in five of seven battleground states, according to a straw poll conducted by UCR's news team beginning October 25. The poll considered the swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Caroli  more

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: New $2 Million Endowed Faculty Chair to Support Student Opportunities
WHITEWATER, Wisconsin, Oct. 31 -- The University of Wisconsin Whitewater campus issued the following news release: Harold Perry's generosity to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and general passion for education are large parts of the legacy he built after graduating from the university in 1933. Of the many contributions of time and resources Perry bestowed upon numerous organizations, it was the fund established in 1974 at UW-Whitewater -- the Harold M. Perry and Margaret A. Perry Schola  more

What's in a candidate's name? Plenty
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 30 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Kamala vs. Trump. Trump vs. Kamala. That's the typical language used to describe the presidential matchup. But why not Donald vs. Harris? Or Harris vs. Trump? The election is just one example of how men are often referred to by their last name and women by their first. Stav Atir, an assistant professor in Management and Human Resources at the Wisconsin School of Business, was curious. That cu  more

Wisconsin State Superintendent Proposes $42 Million to Support Early Literacy Initiatives
APPLETON, Wisconsin, Oct. 31 -- Wisconsin State Superintendent Jill Underly issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * Dr. Jill Underly highlights budget proposal during elementary school visit in Appleton * * * State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly today announced a budget proposal that will provide sustainable funding to school districts as they work to support developing readers and implement mandated early literacy initiatives in the biennium, even as the legislature conti  more

Wisconsin Women, Infants, Children Program Celebrates 50 Years of Increasing Access to Healthy Food, Nutrition Education, Breastfeeding Support
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 31 -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * Nationwide anniversary of Women, Infants, and Children program celebrated in Wisconsin's 61 WIC agencies * * * Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and the Department of Health Services (DHS) recognized the 50th anniversary of WIC (Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program) by proclaiming the day Wisconsin WIC Day statewide. "This anniversary mark  more