A bipartisan bill looking to make sweeping technical changes to the state’s choice programs is seeing support from both the Department of Public Instruction and School Choice Wisconsin. The bill, from Sens. Luther Olsen, Lena Taylor, Reps. Joel Kitchens and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Speaker Robin Vos vowed today his caucus would not rubber stamp Scott Walker’s budget, while the guv and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald dismissed the Assembly GOP’s K-12 proposal as a non-starter.
Contact: Heather DuBois Bourenane, hdb@WisconsinNetwork.org, (608) 572-1696 Parents, community members outraged by stalled K-12 budget discussions SUN PRAIRIE. With K-12 public education funding discussions stalled as Assembly Republicans balk at the Governor’s plan to restore a fraction of the funding
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Contact: Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, William2.Cosh@wi.gov MADISON – A “phishing” email is making the rounds, pretending to be from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, or DATCP. Officials there are warning consumers not to click on any links
Contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Rep. John Nygren (608) 266-2343 Rep. Mary Felzkowski (608) 266-7694 Members Call for More Funding to Classrooms, Limiting School Referendum Buy-downs Madison…Assembly Republicans unveiled their education proposal that would give K-12 schools a record
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MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced today he is seeking applicants for appointment to the Eau Claire County Circuit Court. The new appointee will replace outgoing Eau Claire County Circuit Court Judge Paul J. Lenz, whose resignation is effective June 10,
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Contact: Scott Fitzgerald, (608)-266-5660 [Madison, WI] Today, Assembly Republicans announced a press conference to promote a number of proposals for the education portion of the biennial budget. Components of the proposal were previously circulated by the Assembly co-chair of the
A bipartisan bill looking to make sweeping technical changes to the state’s choice programs is seeing support from both the Department of Public Instruction and School Choice Wisconsin. The bill, from Sens. Luther Olsen, Lena Taylor, Reps. Joel Kitchens and Jason Fields, also includes a number of non-fiscal policy items
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Speaker Robin Vos vowed today his caucus would not rubber stamp Scott Walker’s budget, while the guv and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald dismissed the Assembly GOP’s K-12 proposal as a non-starter. Backed by members of his caucus, Vos touted the $580
Contact: Heather DuBois Bourenane, hdb@WisconsinNetwork.org, (608) 572-1696 Parents, community members outraged by stalled K-12 budget discussions SUN PRAIRIE. With K-12 public education funding discussions stalled as Assembly Republicans balk at the Governor’s plan to restore a fraction of the funding lost to public schools, public education advocates are expressing outrage
Contact: Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) Conor Smyth 608.266.2991 conor.smyth@wtcsystem.edu WI Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) Carole Trone 608.204.5223 carole.trone@waicu.org University of Wisconsin (UW) System Stephanie Marquis 608.263.1700 universityrelations@uwsa.edu Lumina Foundation Lucia Anderson Weathers 317.951.5316 landerson@luminafoundation.org “60 Forward” aimed at boosting the proportion of residents with a postsecondary
Contact: Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, William2.Cosh@wi.gov MADISON – A “phishing” email is making the rounds, pretending to be from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, or DATCP. Officials there are warning consumers not to click on any links in the email. The email says, “Wisconsin DATCP has sent
Contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Rep. John Nygren (608) 266-2343 Rep. Mary Felzkowski (608) 266-7694 Members Call for More Funding to Classrooms, Limiting School Referendum Buy-downs Madison…Assembly Republicans unveiled their education proposal that would give K-12 schools a record amount of funding and more money to the classroom over
Contact: Judi Murphy, Murphy Associates p: 262-786- 7424 e: judi@marketingwithmurphy.com Brookfield, Wis. – June 7, 2017 – The Independent Business Association of Wisconsin (IBAW) hosts a breakfast meeting on Friday, June 16 th , 7 – 9:00 am, at the Wisconsin Club, 900 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wis. Presentation is
Contact: Mark Maley (608) 210-6706 mark.maley@wedc.org Wisconsin businesses can build international relationships on trips to Japan, South Korea, China, Israel, Mexico, Canada, Germany Madison, WI. June 6, 2017 – The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) announced today it will lead six global trade ventures over the next year aimed at
MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced today he is seeking applicants for appointment to the Eau Claire County Circuit Court. The new appointee will replace outgoing Eau Claire County Circuit Court Judge Paul J. Lenz, whose resignation is effective June 10, 2017. The new appointee, should he or she choose to
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Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Wisconsin ranked among top 10 states for employing people with disabilities WISCONSIN DELLS – Governor Scott Walker joined Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Georgia Maxwell and Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary Linda Seemeyer at Kalahari Resorts in Wisconsin Dells today to congratulate the
Contact: Scott Fitzgerald, (608)-266-5660 [Madison, WI] Today, Assembly Republicans announced a press conference to promote a number of proposals for the education portion of the biennial budget. Components of the proposal were previously circulated by the Assembly co-chair of the Joint Committee on Finance. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald released