Staff describe assaults, safety concerns at Lincoln Hills, Copper …
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Across the two schools, the number of youth completed assaults on staff has declined from 189 in fiscal year (FY) 2021 to 166 in FY 2023, according to Department of Corrections data. Lincoln Hills had 44 completed assaults during the first eleven months of FY 2024, while Copper Lake had 106. This DOC data categorizes incidents as either ...
Rebecca Cooke wins Democratic primary to take on Derrick Van …
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Rebecca Cooke won the Democratic primary in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District Tuesday. She’ll go on to face Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden in the general election for one of the seats that will decide which party wins control of the House of Representatives. Cooke, a former …
UWM chancellor presses ahead with plan that includes tenured …
WEBAug 13, 2024 · The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is going ahead with a proposal that will lead to the layoffs of 35 tenured faculty, despite the plan’s rejection last week by the university’s faculty senate. In a memo submitted Monday to Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman, UWM Chancellor Mark Mone …
Conflicts between bear hunters and property owners in …
WEBFeb 22, 2022 · Environment; Politics & Government; Conflicts between bear hunters and property owners in Northwoods lead to fears of ‘cowboy war’ By: Henry Redman - February 22, 2022 7:00 am Illustration of hunting dogs attacking a bear from Sporting Sketches (1817-1818) by Henry Alken (1784-1851).
Eric Hovde wins Republican nomination to face Sen. Tammy Baldwin
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Businessman Eric Hovde won the Republican nomination for the Wisconsin U.S. Senate race Tuesday night, officially setting the stage for his expected race against two-term Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Hovde, who has the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, defeated his two …
National Democrats designate Cooke-Van Orden race a ‘red to …
WEBAug 16, 2024 · The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) added Rebecca Cooke to its “red to blue” priority list of congressional races this fall, saying the organization will provide support to her campaign as she faces Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. Cooke was named to …
Democratic primary in 3rd Congressional District gets heated
WEBAug 10, 2024 · Rebecca Cooke, a Democrat, is running for the open seat in the 3rd Congressional District. (Rebecca Cooke for Congress) Shankland has responded to the attack by pointing to her co-sponsorship of a bill to expand BadgerCare for the past 12 years. Other Democrats have come to Shankland’s defense …
Milwaukee Police Association endorses Trump, activists push back
WEBAug 19, 2024 · The Milwaukee Police Association (MPA) has endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, following a visit Friday by Trump’s running mate J.D. Vance. In brief remarks to the police association, Vance thanked Milwaukee officers for providing security last month during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee where, he said ...
Wisconsin child care is becoming harder to afford, state report finds
WEBBy: Erik Gunn - July 31, 2024 5:45 am. Gov. Tony Evers visits Mariposa Learning Center in Fitchburg on Sept. 20, 2023, to emphasize the need for more child care funding in Wisconsin. A new report from the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families finds that child care has become less affordable in the state. (Erik Gunn | Wisconsin Examiner)
Bayfield County mayors say Tiffany's Apostle Islands proposal …
WEBAug 9, 2024 · Two mayors of Bayfield County municipalities say that U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany’s proposal to turn the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore into a national park would put an unmanageable strain on the area’s emergency services, housing stock and infrastructure.. The mayors of Bayfield and Washburn say that Tiffany didn’t loop in the locals before making his proposal, but if he had they would ...
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