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365’s Out and About for the weekend of September 11-13

Madison365 · Sep 10, 2026

IRONMAN Wisconsin weekend — The IRONMAN 70.3 (half triathlon) runs Saturday, Sept. 12, and the full IRONMAN Wisconsin runs Sunday, Sept. 13, both starting with a Lake Monona swim, continuing into a bike course through western Dane County, and finishing

St. Mary’s nurses file charges against management with NLRB

Wisconsin Examiner · Sep 8, 2026

Nurses at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison have filed official charges with the National Labor Relations Board against the hospital’s parent company, SSM Health, for allegedly violating federal law by refusing to negotiate a contract with the recently established nurses’

UW–Madison Homecoming Week to feature newtraditions, multicultural events

Madison365 · Sep 8, 2026

The University of Wisconsin–Madison will welcome the return of Homecoming week Sept. 28-Oct. 3, with a lineup of traditions and events presented by the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA), the Wisconsin Homecoming Committee and the Wisconsin Union. “Along with our signature

Gov. Tony Evers: DCF Secretary to depart Evers administration

WisPolitics · Sep 4, 2026

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Jeff Pertl will be leaving the Evers Administration. Pertl, who originally joined the Evers Administration in 2019, when the governor appointed him as deputy secretary,

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