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Madison.com
March 30, 2018
You may think that our state government needs the treasurer as an official financial office, but in Wisconsin the state treasurer simply does not manage financial duties because these duties have been delegated to other agencies. For example, since 1968, the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau hasÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
March 30, 2018
The federal government began encouraging states to push against underage drinking in the late 1990s, said Julia Sherman, coordinator of the Wisconsin Alcohol Policy Project. The project is based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School and provides services to improve the community alcoholÃÂ ...
The Nation.
March 30, 2018
“Representative government and the election of our representatives are never 'unnecessary,' never a 'waste of taxpayer resources,' and the calling of the special elections are as the Governor acknowledges, his 'obligation' to follow by virtue of (state statute),” read the court order from Judge Reilly, whichÃÂ ...
Fox11online.com
March 30, 2018
Speaking at a Wisconsin Women of Politics luncheon at Rock Garden in Howard, Michael Screnock says he offers something the Wisconsin Supreme Court has never had before. “I worked for nearly 12 years in local government, so I understand the workings of local government at every level and every aspect of the workÃÂ ...
Madison.com
March 30, 2018
So rest assured, Wisconsin voters: Eliminating the do-nothing and wasteful state treasurer's office in Tuesday's spring election won't compromise good government or harm your right to know what state government is up to. Instead, it will save a little money and further the noble efforts launched aÃÂ ...
The Pew Charitable Trusts (blog)
March 30, 2018
It's what Wisconsin's government hopes for — and environmentalists fear. If given the go-ahead by Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources, electronics manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group, which is based in Taiwan, would make liquid crystal displays, more commonly known as LCDs, in aÃÂ ...
Wisconsin Public Radio News
March 29, 2018
"In the process of trying to fix a problem that existed, Congress tipped the scales in the other direction and actually created a new problem, that is that farmers who sell to cooperatives are now at a disadvantage," said Kara O'Connor, government relations director for the Wisconsin Farmers Union. O'ConnorÃÂ ...
Madison.com
March 27, 2018
One of the great things about Wisconsin democracy is the infrastructure of local government, which gives grass-roots candidates a chance to shape not just the makeup of town boards, village boards, city councils, school boards and county boards but the debate about issues that can — and must — beÃÂ ...
The Hill
March 24, 2018
It will undoubtedly lead to voter confusion and electoral chaos. Also, holding the special elections after the conclusion of the regular session is a waste of taxpayer dollars and local government resources." In his own statement, Walker blamed Holder's group for forcing Wisconsin "to waste money on specialÃÂ ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 24, 2018
MADISON - Wisconsin voters on April 3 will have to decide on whether to eliminate the 170-year-old office of state treasurer, but many of them don't even ... the Legislature and governor's office from January 2009 to January 2011 and that Republicans have controlled all of state government since then.
Daily Reporter
March 24, 2018
Lest we forget, let's take a moment to remind ourselves once more of the extraordinary subsidies Foxconn Technology Group is in line to receive in return for building a $10 billion factory in southeast Wisconsin. From state government alone, it's as much as $3 billion. Then there are the hundreds of millionsÃÂ ...
Winona Daily News
March 24, 2018
“It was deliberately slipped in when everybody's back was turned,” said Amber Meyer Smith, government relations director for Clean Wisconsin. “The stink on this process is pretty bad.” The Natural Resources Development Association, a pro-business group representing the Georgia timber company,ÃÂ ...
Hudson Star Observer
March 24, 2018
The national unemployment rate in February was 4.1 percent. The workforce agency reports that a record of more than 3,068,000 people were employed in February. That's 7,400 more people working than in January. The private sector lost a total of 300 jobs in February, but the government sector addedÃÂ ...
WDJT
March 23, 2018
The previous record was 3 percent unemployment in July 1999. The national unemployment rate in February was 4.1 percent. A record 3,068,200 people were employed in February. That's 7,400 more people working than in January. The private sector lost a total of 300 jobs in February but the governmentÃÂ ...
WTOP
March 23, 2018
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge Thursday ordered Gov. Scott Walker to call special elections to fill a pair of legislative seats vacated by fellow Republicans, handing a victory to Democrats who have pushed for the elections to be held. A national Democratic group led by former U.S. AttorneyÃÂ ...
WISN Milwaukee
March 22, 2018
Waukesha County hosted a roundtable Wednesday featuring Eric Hargan, the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Advertisement. "We're here to learn so we can transmit what you're learning, what works and what doesn't work, to other states that are as hard-hit or worseÃÂ ...
Superior Telegram
March 16, 2018
"Open government is good government," Schimel said. "Since I established the Office of Open Government in 2015, we have worked hard to respond to records requests faster and found new ways to make government more transparent. I am proud that local and state officials count on our office for adviceÃÂ ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 14, 2018
"It's heartbreaking to hear that this is going on and our government isn't doing anything about it," Saleh said. The demonstration comes as Walker and his fellow Republican lawmakers are privately writing legislation to help pay for school safety improvements. Walker wasn't present for the statehouseÃÂ ...
Portage Daily Register
March 14, 2018
Lueders, who is president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, asked for the documents in an electronic form, such as a flash drive, email folder or compact disc. Krug's staff responded by offering to let Lueders review more than 1,500 printed pages of emails in person or take home copies forÃÂ ...
Government Technology
March 14, 2018
It's part of what may be the state's most expansive election-security efforts to date, following the events of 2016, when hackers linked to the Russian government unsuccessfully targeted election systems in Wisconsin. The state's IT agency thwarted the 2016 hacking attempts, and no voting information wasÃÂ ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 13, 2018
The assessment will be conducted nearly two years after Russian agents targeted — but did not access — systems in Wisconsin, according to federal officials. The efforts in the summer of 2016 were aimed at a Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development system as Russian government actors lookedÃÂ ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 13, 2018
Your Right to Know is a monthly column distributed by the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council (www.wisfoic.org), a group dedicated to open government. Council member Mark Pitsch is an assistant city editor at the Wisconsin State Journal and president of the Madison chapter of the Society ofÃÂ ...
Kansas City Star
March 12, 2018
Wisconsin State Journal, March 11. Stop playing games with public records. Two state lawmakers are being cute in responding to requests for government emails under Wisconsin's open records law. They're refusing to deliver the public documents electronically, as the requesters have sought. Doing soÃÂ ...
WTOP
March 12, 2018
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin candidate for governor has posted an online campaign video that includes a brief passage showing her breastfeeding her 4-month-old daughter. Former state Rep. Kelda Helen Roys appears in the video touting her efforts in the Legislature to pass legislation to ban theÃÂ ...
Inside Higher Ed (blog)
March 12, 2018
It was funny in its bitter little way because it parodied what conservatives in Wisconsin government seemed to want from their university system—basically, a network of low-cost vocational training centers, as opposed to what was then a system of thirteen more-or-less real-deal regional comprehensiveÃÂ ...
McKnight's Senior Living
March 7, 2018
The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it has sued a Wisconsin county that operates a senior living community, alleging that the community discriminated against an employee by not granting her a religious exemption to its flu vaccination requirement. The Ozaukee County government, whichÃÂ ...
Beaver Dam Daily Citizen
February 23, 2018
President of Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mahlon Mitchell, right, discusses his plan for Wisconsin on Feb. 22 at the ... “We used to be known for honest government and clean water, now we're known for corrupt government and dirty water,” Flynn said.
The Daily Cardinal
February 23, 2018
Historically, Wisconsin has been heralded as a forward-thinking state when it comes to environmental policies. In 1998, Wisconsin's state government passed a “Prove It First” mandate, which required companies to clearly prove their projects would be able to be in operation for a decade and be closed forÃÂ ...
Wisconsin Ag Connection
February 23, 2018
Growing the Canadian organic sector, which had more than $5.4 billion in retail sales in 2017, will contribute to our government's ambitious goal of reaching ... Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced that the Government of Canada is providing essential support to update the Canadian Organic Standards.
Politico
February 23, 2018
The federal government would contribute 75 percent of the funding for Wisconsin's reinsurance program with the state covering the rest. Other governors have also embraced reinsurance funds, including Alaska Republican-turned-independent Bill Walker, and Democrats Mark Dayton of Minnesota andÃÂ ...
Green Bay Press Gazette
February 22, 2018
Sturm Foods isn't the only company to do this: Manufacturers in Wisconsin have erased at least $150 million in taxable value on their plants over the last five ... Companies have a fiduciary responsibility to not overpay their taxes, said Scott Manley, senior vice president of government relations for WisconsinÃÂ ...
Wisconsin Public Radio News
February 22, 2018
State government would cut checks to Wisconsin parents and a Fox Valley consumer products company under bills scheduled for votes in what could be the final session day of 2018 for the Wisconsin Assembly. Gov. Scott Walker introduced both plans within the last month as he looks to put the finishingÃÂ ...
The New Food Economy
February 22, 2018
One case in point was that, on February 15, the bill was approved with a single amendment: Never, under any circumstances, can the Wisconsin government limit the use of SNAP dollars to buy dairy products. That means even if the state succeeds in defining “healthy,” it can't consider banning ice cream atÃÂ ...
Madison.com
February 21, 2018
The state Assembly voted Tuesday on party lines to reject a proposal to require universal background checks for gun purchases in Wisconsin, opting instead to offer funds for armed guards in schools and crack down on .... Motoviloff said she feels that the government values guns over the lives of students.
WisconsinWatch.org
February 21, 2018
Rothschild told students that millions of dollars in special interest campaign contributions are “destroying our tradition of clean government in Wisconsin.” “Now we are kind of a paragon of dirty government,” he said. Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause in Wisconsin, echoed a similar theme,ÃÂ ...
Madison.com
February 17, 2018
Wisconsin Constitution's requirement that we provide free and uniform public schools for all children? • Wisconsin Constitution's requirement that our state protect Wisconsin waters under the public trust doctrine? • State government's obligation to protect and facilitate every citizen's freedom to vote andÃÂ ...
Madison.com
February 16, 2018
“At yesterday's public hearing on Senate Bill 801, our committee heard from many Wisconsin small business owners who raised concerns with our current alcohol beverage regulation system," he said. "Many have been negatively impacted by the antiquated, confusing nature of Ch.125 laws and it is clearÃÂ ...
Madison.com
February 16, 2018
Recipients of public housing would also be required to undergo screening for drug use under a bill passed Thursday. Like similar requirements already approved in Wisconsin, people who test positive would be given access to treatment. The state is waiting for the federal government to approve its plans toÃÂ ...
Watchdog.org
February 15, 2018
A recent analysis of Wisconsin's public sector shows that the state has fewer public employees than most others. The report, conducted by the Wisconsin Budget Project, found that in 2016, Wisconsin had 49.4 government employees per 1,000 residents – 2.9 percent fewer than the national average.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
February 8, 2018
Leaders across business, healthcare, human services, local and state government, education, and a variety of other sectors participated in presentations and roundtable discussions to share ideas, perspectives, and experiences that will become the building blocks for a language roadmap for Wisconsin.
Madison.com
January 27, 2018
The bipartisan deal that ended the federal government shutdown and left open the door for a congressional solution on immigration is an opportunity that shouldn't be missed. Wisconsin's workforce crisis demands it. Whether it's dairy and agriculture, information technology, construction, tourism orÃÂ ...
Madison.com
January 22, 2018
The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin has sued the federal government over its handling of a proposal for a huge mine a short distance from the ... The federal government has delegated to the state of Michigan extra authority for protecting wetlands and waterways like those on the mine site, which isÃÂ ...
WeAreGreenBay.com
January 19, 2018
Federal courts could survive a couple of weeks during a government shutdown, but after those two weeks they would have to lay off employees considered non-essential. You'll still be getting your mail because the United States postal service is not funded by tax payer dollars. Travelers in Green Bay alsoÃÂ ...
Wisconsin Public Radio News
January 11, 2018
Scientists at the Carnivore Coexistence Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies looked at 230 verified wolf attacks on livestock in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan from 1998 through 2014. The study concludes that in the 31 cases government wildlifeÃÂ ...
BizTimes.com (Milwaukee)
January 11, 2018
Robert Gegios of Glendale law firm Kohner, Mann & Kailas S.C. is representing the companies in the case. Partial settlements of more than $12 million have now been reached with four defendant groups in the lawsuits, which are being paid out to Wisconsin companies and government and public entities.
Beloit Daily News
January 11, 2018
"By barring state scientific research and basic population monitoring, (the bill) takes Wisconsin back 100 years, to a time when fear and ignorance determined our approach to wildlife." Supporters fought back, saying the state needs to send a clear message to the federal government that it's well past time toÃÂ ...
Virginian-Pilot
January 11, 2018
But Madison, the home of state government and the University of Wisconsin flagship campus, is also an economic driver for the state, with a 2 percent unemployment rate in November that was far below the state average of 3.2 percent. And since Walker took office, homicides statewide have increased fromÃÂ ...
Washington Examiner
January 11, 2018
On Wednesday, the Associated Press reported that dozens of Wisconsin homeowners living near the site of the future Foxconn manufacturing plant are fighting back in court, by filing an injunction on Monday to stop construction of the factory because the government is infringing on their constitutional rightsÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
January 11, 2018
Speaking in support of the measure, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce lobbyist Scott Manley said it was impractical for all 1,924 units of local government in Wisconsin to have different labor regulations. He said the measure would create a "fair, consistent and predictable climate for employmentÃÂ ...
Jacksoncountychronicle
January 11, 2018
As I retire after almost 25 years as president of the nonpartisan Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, I can't help but reflect on how Wisconsin government and politics have changed over the decades. Perhaps the most significant change that has occurred is the increasingly partisan and polarized nature ofÃÂ ...
