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Fresh off his election as Assembly minority leader, Rep. Gordon Hintz challenged his fellow Dems Tuesday to “recommit to the effort necessary to change the direction of Wisconsin.”
Hintz, D-Oshkosh, was elected to the post after Dems pushed out Rep. Peter Barca, who will step down on Sept. 30. Hintz will take over Oct. 1.
Following his election, Hintz said not...
Walker’s vetoes nix low-spending school plan
Gov. Scott Walker today announced 99 vetoes, including a plan lawmakers inserted in the budget to boost low-spending school districts.
The provision would have adjusted...
Kathleen Vinehout: Problems left for the next budget writers
Budgets are about choices. Budget writers this year chose to leave major problems for the next budget writers.
Patrick Testin: State budget makes key investments
This budget is fair to the people of Central and Western Wisconsin; it meets our needs today, and lays the groundwork to address tomorrow’s challenges.
Rebecca Kleefisch: Investing in all our workers, including our inmates
Just like we need police officers to keep us safe, we can also improve the security of our communities by giving our inmates the training that leads to good, well-paying jobs.
UW-Madison students lending a hand in Texas
Two UW-Madison students are helping to control an issue plaguing cleanup crews in southeastern Texas: a post-floodwater mosquito boom.
Hurricane Harvey dumped on parts of...
Higher education on ‘precipice of a transformation,’ Marquette president says
Mike Lovell, president of Marquette University, says higher education is “on the precipice of a transformation.”
“There has been a tsunami coming at us over...
UW-Stout, Russian university collaborating on design projects
A partnership between UW-Stout and a Russian university is bringing an international perspective to collaborative design.
UW-Stout Associate Professor Jennifer Astwood teaches industrial design in...
