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State Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for 2024-03-21 ( 9 items )  
Baldwin Wallace University: Yellow Jacket Wrestler Wins Second Straight National Title (10)
BEREA, Ohio, March 21 -- Baldwin Wallace University issued the following news: Baldwin Wallace University All-American wrestler Michael Petrella '24 has claimed his second straight national championship as a 149-pounder while notching a second straight perfect season. The Yellow Jackets men's wrestling team, champions of both the Ohio Athletic Conference and NCAA Central Region, placed sixth out of 66 teams at the Division III National Championships hosted by the University of Wisconsin at La  more PR

Bold UW grad helped open college, workplace to women (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 20 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: At Honors Convocation 1961, graduate David Sheridan from Milwaukee stands with UW Dean Mark Ingraham and Radcliffe College President Mary Bunting on Memorial Union Terrace. Photo courtesy of UW Archives There's a black-and-white picture on the first floor of Ingraham Hall that hundreds pass by daily.= Donned in caps and gowns are Mark Ingraham, professor of mathematics and former dean of Lett more PR

CUW's Speech-Language Pathology Master's Program Receives Accreditation (10)
MEQUON, Wisconsin, March 21 -- Concordia University Wisconsin issued the following news: By Kali Thiel, Strategic Communications CUW's Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program is now fully accredited! The Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) has granted CUW's Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS SLP) program full accreditation for five years, the maximum term allotted. Leading up to this point, Concordia's SLP program  more PR

Democratic Party of Wisconsin Endorses "NO" Vote on Spring Ballot Questions 1 and 2 (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 21 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 29, 2024: * * * Today, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin announced it is endorsing a "NO" vote on both Question 1 and Question 2--the constitutional amendment on the April 2 ballot. * * * Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement: "Seizing on Donald Trump's lies about the 2020 election, Republican politicians in Madison are pushing a vaguely worded, ba more PR

Mich. Transportation Dept.: I-75 BL/South Otsego Avenue Rebuilding in Gaylord Starts April 1 (10)
GAYLORD, Michigan, March 21 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) on April 1 will begin a $13.3 million investment to rebuild 2.2 miles of the I-75 Business Loop (BL/South Otsego Avenue) between southbound I-75 Exit 279 and Wisconsin Avenue/Grandview Boulevard in Gaylord. The project will include rebuilding the asphalt roadway, a new roundabout at McCoy Road, nonmotorized pathways, and s more PR

New UW-Madison book introduces "dogonomics" (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 20 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: While much has been written about the connection between dogs and humans, a new book coauthored by David L. Weimer of the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Madison-Wisconsin is among the first to use an economic lens to consider the uniqueness of this interspecies relationship. Although we have come to primarily view our dogs as family, Dog Economics: Perspectives on Ou more PR

Wis. Economic Development CEO Hughes Issues Commentary: Wisconsin is Having a Moment - And There's More to Come (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 21 -- The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. issued the following commentary on March 20, 2024: * * * Wisconsin is Having a Moment--and There's More to Come By Missy Hughes, Secretary and CEO There's been a lot of good news about Wisconsin lately, and it's only just the start. First, recent U.S. Census figures show our state's population grew by about 20,000 in 2023, the biggest one-year increase in this decade. Among Midwest states, only Indiana and Minnesota w more PR

Wisconsin Democratic Party: ICYMI - Eric Hovde Attended GOP Dinner Featuring Man Arrested in January 6 Riot (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 21 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news on March 20, 2024: Yesterday, the Washington Post reported that Eric Hovde spoke at an event in Green Bay alongside Brandon Straka, a January 6 insurrection convict who admitted he knowingly illegally entered Capitol grounds and shouted "Take it!" to other rioters trying to steal a police officer's shield. Read more below: Washington Post: Candidate attended GOP dinner featuring man arrested in Jan. 6 rio more PR

Wisconsin Republicans Would Help Donald Trump "Terminate" the Affordable Care Act (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 21 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news on March 20, 2024: In the 14 years since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, Wisconsin Republicans haven't let up their attempts to repeal the landmark legislation, leaving Wisconsinites to face higher costs and potentially lose coverage without ACA protections. Here's a reminder of how Wisconsin Republicans have repeatedly attacked Wisconsinites' health care: * Derrick Van Orden has long campaig more PR