Funding Will Help Increase Physical Activity Among Wisconsin Students

Gov. Jim Doyle

Madison, WI  – Governor Jim Doyle announced today that 19 school districts will receive grants totaling $417,652 for Wisconsin’s Active Schools Project to increase physical activity among students in 26 elementary, middle and high schools. The competitive award to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is part of $119.5 million going to just 13 states as part of the “Communities Putting Prevention to Work” initiative funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Read More→

Modern, Wisconsin Made, Trains Will Stop at Monona Terrace in Downtown Madison

Gov. Jim Doyle

Madison, WI  – Governor Jim Doyle announced today that Madison’s high speed rail station will be located downtown at the Monona Terrace. Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk and state Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Frank Busalacchi joined Governor Doyle for the announcement. Read More→

Small Business Innovation Research Conference to be Held in Madison in April 2011

Gov. Jim Doyle

Chicago, ILL. – At the BIO 2010 International Convention in Chicago, Governor Jim Doyle announced today that Wisconsin has been awarded the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) National Conference. Scheduled for April 11-13, 2011 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center, the conference is expected to draw a national audience of nearly 850 attendees to Madison and the University of Wisconsin. Read More→

Gov. Jim Doyle

Madison, WI – Governor Jim Doyle today officially proclaimed May as Foster Care Month in Wisconsin as a way to highlight the need for more foster parents in the state. Throughout the month, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) will recognize the incredible stories of current foster families and encourage more responsible, loving parents to become foster parents. Read More→