Profile: Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm

WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. This installment features Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm. Palm most recently served as senior counselor to the Health and Human Services secretary under President Obama. She also worked for then-U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton. Birthplace, age? 46 years old, born in Star Lake, N.Y. Job history? Most recently held a series of roles within the federal Department of Health and Human Services under the length of then-President Obama’s two terms in office, including working as chief of staff and senior counselor. She also previously worked in Congress, including

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FRI REPORT: Feds close Lincoln Hills probe with no charges

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Valcq dismisses concerns PSC vacancy could lead to gridlock WEDC evaluating Foxconn’s tax credit eligibility for initial 2018 capital investments Sex, drug, weapon references lead to hundreds of personalized license plate denials Profile: Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm Week … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me     Forgot Password

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Feds close Lincoln Hills probe with no charges

The federal investigation into alleged civil rights violations at Wisconsin’s troubled youth prison has been closed after insufficient evidence was found to support charges against staffers, the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin announced this afternoon. In a statement, the U.S. attorney’s office said prosecutors would have to be able to prove staff members “willfully” used unreasonable force in their treatment of the teens incarcerated at Lincoln Hills to support a civil rights violation. But that is a “heavy burden under federal law.” What’s more, prosecutors would have to prove that staff “acted with the deliberate and specific

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U.S. Department of Justice: Federal investigation into Lincoln Hills school closed

CONTACT: MYRA LONGFIELD –  PHONE: (608) 264-5158 MADISON, WIS. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin and the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice announced today that the federal criminal investigation of alleged civil rights violations at Lincoln Hills School (LHS) has concluded, after finding insufficient evidence to prove federal criminal civil rights charges against LHS staff members.   The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Civil Rights Division, together with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, conducted a comprehensive investigation into allegations that LHS staff members used unreasonable force against incarcerated youths on multiple

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On Broadway, Inc.: Big Brothers Big Sisters opens in Broadway District

Brian Johnson Executive Director On Broadway, Inc. (920) 569-3405 [email protected] Joy Wick Marketing and Communications Director Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Wisconsin (920) 585-1403 [email protected] GREEN BAY, WI – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Wisconsin has moved its office to the Broadway District and will be hosting a ribbon cutting on Monday, April 15 at 4:30 p.m. The ribbon cutting will include remarks from Mayor James Schmitt; Mayor-elect Eric Genrich; Brian Johnson, executive director, On Broadway, Inc.; and Katie Hess, executive director, Big Brothers Big Sisters. The public is invited to attend. “After more than two years of

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Marquette University:  Statue to be installed in Marquette University’s Grotto of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Contact: Kevin Conway Associate Director of University Communication (414) 288-4745 – office (414) 202-9329 – mobile [email protected] This release is also available online. MILWAUKEE — Marquette University will have its statue of Mary installed in the Grotto of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Monday, April 15, at 10 a.m. The grotto is located behind St. Joan of Arc Chapel on the on the south side of campus, west of the Raynor Memorial Libraries. The official dedication of the statue will take place on May 1. President Michael R. Lovell’s vision for the grotto was part of a final project for

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WisPolitics Midday: April 12, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Bernie Sanders makes his first visit to Wisconsin in this campaign season. Wisconsin National Guard officials release sexual assault numbers. … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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Dept. of Justice: AG Kaul announces progress in effort to end backlog of sexual assault kits

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul announced today new data is available detailing Wisconsin’s progress in ending the backlog of sexual assault kits. “DNA matches from the testing of a sexual assault kits can help get justice for survivors of sexual assault,” said Attorney General Kaul. “The Department of Justice is committed to ensuring that all SAKI cases with DNA matches are fully investigated.” As of April 12, 2019, 998 kits with foreign DNA identified have been added to a national database of DNA profiles, out of 4,160 tested sexual assault kits. The latest data can be found at

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Helps reintroduce legislation to simplify and decrease the costs of tax preparation and filing

Contact: [email protected] 202-224-6225 Taxpayers spend an average of 11 hours preparing and filing tax returns and pay $200 for tax preparation services WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin helped reintroduce the Tax Filing Simplification Act, led by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), to ease the tax filing process for millions of American taxpayers and reduce their costs. Last tax season, American taxpayers spent an average of 11 hours and around $200 preparing their tax returns – a cost equal to almost 10 percent of the average federal tax refund. “American taxpayers are spending too much time and money filing taxes

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Profile: Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm

WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. This installment features Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm. Palm most recently served as senior counselor to the Health and Human Services secretary under President Obama. She also worked for then-U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton. Birthplace, age? 46 years

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FRI REPORT: Feds close Lincoln Hills probe with no charges

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Valcq dismisses concerns PSC vacancy could lead to gridlock WEDC evaluating Foxconn’s tax credit eligibility for initial 2018 capital investments Sex, drug, weapon references lead to hundreds of personalized license plate denials Profile: Department of Health

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Feds close Lincoln Hills probe with no charges

The federal investigation into alleged civil rights violations at Wisconsin’s troubled youth prison has been closed after insufficient evidence was found to support charges against staffers, the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin announced this afternoon. In a statement, the U.S. attorney’s office said prosecutors would have to

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WisPolitics Midday: April 12, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Bernie Sanders makes his first visit to Wisconsin in this campaign season. Wisconsin National Guard officials release sexual assault numbers. … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the

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