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AFT-Wisconsin President Kim Kohlhaas on the Appointment of AFT-W VP for Higher Education Jon Shelton to the UW System Presidential Search Committee

For Immediate Release: 
Friday, July 9, 2021
 
Madison, WI - Today the UW System announced that Board of Regents President Edmund Manydeeds III has selected AFT-Wisconsin VP of Higher Education Jon Shelton as a member of the UW System Presidential Search Committee. Shelton is an Associate Professor of Democracy and Justice Studies at UW-Green Bay, and also serves as his campus’s Faculty Representative to the UW System. AFT-Wisconsin President Kim Kohlhaas responded as follows:
 
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AFT-W President Kim Kohlhaas on Assembly and Senate Budget

For Immediate Release: 
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 
 
Madison, WI – Today the State Senate voted to pass a budget bill, a day after the Assembly passed its budget. AFT-Wisconsin President Kim Kohlhaas responded to the legislature’s work as follows:
 
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AFT-Wisconsin President Kim Kohlhaas on Verdict of Derek Chauvin Trial

For Immediate Release: 
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
 
Madison, WI – AFT-Wisconsin President Kim Kohlhaas has responded to the verdict as
follows:
 
“The death of George Floyd at the hands of Derek Chauvin was an outrage. I am
overwhelmed by the guilty verdicts. Even though a police officer was held accountable
this time, we aren’t done. A single trial does not create systemic change.
 
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AFT-Wisconsin Inspired by Governor Evers Budget Proposal

For Immediate Release: 
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
 
Madison, WI –  Governor Evers has proposed a state budget that champions public education at every level, from Wisconsin’s PK-12 schools to technical colleges and the UW System. 
 
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