MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the weekly radio address highlighting his efforts to ensure Wisconsinites have access to clean, safe drinking water. Earlier this week, Gov. Evers announced new comprehensive plans from his upcoming 2025-27 Executive Budget to combat per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination statewide, protect kids and families from harmful water contamina  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Governor announces increased funding for program in next budget * * * Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), announced today that $1 million will be awarded to 49 farmer-led groups through the Producer-Led Watershed Protection Grant (PLWPG) Program. Funding will support producer-led conservation solutions   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 6 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: * * * Marissa Bode brings 'Wicked' star power and a platform of authentic representation to Memorial Union Marissa Bode, Wisconsin native and actor in the 2024 movie Wicked, answers questions from the audience. Photo: Bryce Richter As she adjusts to life as a star of the highest-grossing film adaptation of a Broadway musical ever, "Wicked" actress Marissa Bode told a campus crowd Wednesday ni  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Feb. 6 -- Marquette University issued the following news release: The Marquette Law School Poll will release the results of its national survey of public opinion, over two days, Feb. 12-13, via written releases. On Wednesday, Feb. 12, the Marquette Law School Poll will release results of a national survey on the new President Donald Trump administration and other political topics. The poll asks how respondents feel about Trump and his early initiatives and executive order  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Feb. 6 -- Marquette University issued the following news release: Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded Marquette University a $2.4 million grant to develop an exhibition and educational program that will provide fair, accurate and balanced portrayals of the role religion has played and continues to play in the U.S. and around the world. Marquette's grant was one of 33 given through the latest round of Lilly Endowment's Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative. The nation  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- Quarles and Brady, a law firm, issued the following news release: Quarles & Brady attorneys Michele Washington, Sargina Desargones and Lennox Mark have been chosen to participate in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity's (LCLD) 2025 Fellows and Pathfinders programs. This year's participation marks the firm's 16th year as a member of LCLD. The LCLD is an organization of more than 400 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners--the  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 7 -- Wisconsin State Superintendent Jill Underly issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * Legislators pursue political agendas at expense of students, teachers * * * State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly today criticized Republican lawmakers for advancing bills that undermine the expertise of Wisconsin's educators and local control over schools. Her statement comes as the Assembly Committee on Education holds a hearing on several bills that the Wiscon  more