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Wisconsin’s Spring Primary will take place today, Feb. 16, to narrow the field of candidates for the next state superintendent.
The spring primary is always held on the third Tuesday of February to nominate non-partisan candidates for the Spring Election, according to the Madison City Clerk’s Office website.
Wisconsinites will vote on the next superintendent of public instruction after incumbent Carolyn Stanford Taylor announced she will not run for re-election. Seven candidates filed to run for the nonpartisan seat Sheila Briggs, Troy Gunderson, Joe Fenrick, Shandowlyn Hendricks-Williams, Deborah Kerr, Steve Krull and Jill Underly, according to Ballotpedia.
The candidates’ platforms vary on a variety of issues, including school funding, specifically charter schools and school vouchers in public education policy.
American Prairie Reserve resolves long-standing dispute over Montana prairie grazing
In the end, the Reserve, the Phillips County Conservation District and the Montana Livestock Association agreed to a 10-year deal that would require strict bison testing protocol, vaccination standards, procedures for escaped bison, and a public reporting and communication aspect.
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A lone purebred bison from the Elk Island National Park, Canada, on the American Prairie Reserve on June 25, 2013. The American Prairie Reserve recently came to an agreement with officials in Montana to graze bison on public lands. (Brian Greenblatt photo)
A dispute between the American Prairie Reserve and officials in Phillips County, Mont., has been resolved after more than four years of legal wrangling.
American Prairie Reserve resolves long-standing dispute
10-year agreement paves the way for conservation organization
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By: Darrell Ehrlick - Daily Montanan
Posted at 9:00 AM, Jan 28, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-28 13:14:26-05
A dispute between the American Prairie Reserve and officials in Phillips County has been resolved after more than four years of legal wrangling.
The conflict began when the American Prairie Reserve announced controversial plans for a 3.5-million acre complex in the northern Montana county that would allow free-roaming bison to be reintroduced.
In the end, the Reserve, the Phillips County Conservation District and the Montana Livestock Association agreed to a 10-year deal that would require strict bison testing protocol, vaccination standards, procedures for escaped bison, and a public reporting and communication aspect.
Dan Mullin, a philanthropist generous with the gift of his friendship, dies at 78
By Bryan Marquard Globe Staff,Updated January 9, 2021, 4:55 p.m.
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Dan Mullinâs optimism and a sparkling positive outlook were part of why hundreds wanted to be counted among his closest friends, and those traits were characteristically on display while he was treated for cancer the past six years.
âHe would hear an update on the status of his cancer with the doctor saying, âYouâve got three tumors that are growing and one that is unchanged,â â his nephew Dan Scheib recalled, âand Dan would turn to me and say, âIsnât that great? One tumorâs unchanged.â â