In this October 18th edition, we speak with Ada Deer, the first woman to head the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, get the scoop on a longtime Madison-based ice cream company filing for receivership, take a closer look at Wisconsin’s growing meth crisis, and hear about a security guard at Madison West High School who […]
UW-Madison Creates New Office of Tribal Relations Director
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced this morning that it has chosen someone to fill a new office dedicated to facilitating relationships with Native American tribes in Wisconsin. Their choice, Aaron Bird Bear, is currently the School of Education’s assistant dean for student diversity programs. He’s also a graduate of the university. The new office of […]
Schoep’s Files for Receivership
When a company is placed into receivership, it usually means that its debts are greater than its net worth but the owner doesn’t want to give up. Under receivership, a company can get a court to appoint someone to manage the company while it looks for a new permanent owner. Yesterday, Madison-based company Schoep’s Ice […]
Wisconsin Assembly Adopts Rules Changes
This afternoon the state assembly approved a rule change allowing Republicans unlimited attempts to override vetoes from the governor. That’s a change from the old rules, when the Assembly only had one chance to override a veto. Democrats voted against the proposal and called it a power grab. They say the change allows Republicans to […]
Senate Passes Resolution in Favor of F-35s in Madison
Today the State Senate passed a resolution supporting the placement of F-35 fighter jets at the Truax Air Force Base in northeast Madison. The resolution was sponsored by sixteen Republican lawmakers, but just one Democrat signed on to the measure: Senator Mark Miller, who represents suburbs east of Madison and whose district contains Truax Air […]
Secretary of Agriculture Says No to Dairy Market Regulations
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue held a town hall with a group of dairy farmers and officials at the World Dairy Expo earlier this morning. He emphasized the importance of exporting milk to other countries while pushing back on calls for government intervention to help stabilize the industry. Perdue’s comments come at a sensitive […]
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