FRI REPORT: Sources: Potential K-12 deal would boost aid, reduce property taxes

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the REPORT: https://www.wispolitics.com/2017/fri-report-sources-potential-k-12-deal-would-boost-aid-reduce-property-taxes/ TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Sources: Potential K-12 deal would boost aid, reduce property taxes State could rake in $15 million from fees tacked onto debt collections over … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me     Forgot Password

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Excess heat recovery legislation passes Assembly with industry support

A bill that would classify excess heat produced by manufacturing processes as a renewable resource recently passed the state Assembly with broad support from some of Wisconsin’s biggest industries. Electric utilities and retail electric cooperatives are currently held to “renewable portfolio standards,” which require a certain percentage of the electricity they sell to retail customers to come from renewable resources. These groups can use renewable resource credits — which they can create themselves or buy from others — to meet the required percentage. These RRCs are created when electricity is produced from a renewable resource like solar, wind, geothermal, biomass

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Gov. Walker: Highlights economy, workforce development investments in Milwaukee

Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 MILWAUKEE – Governor Scott Walker joined Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Ray Allen, Department of Health Services Secretary Linda Seemeyer, and Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Eloise Anderson today in visiting Word of Hope Ministries, Inc. in Milwaukee to highlight Milwaukee’s record low unemployment rate as well as over $1.6 million in Wisconsin Fast Forward (WFF) – Manufacturing Grant Awards. In May 2017, the City of Milwaukee tied for its lowest unemployment rate on record at 4.0 percent. Additionally, Milwaukee County is at its lowest unemployment rate on record for the month

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Talks health care on CNN’s ‘Wolf’

Contact: Ben Voelkel ben_voelkel@ronjohnson.senate.gov WASHINGTON — During an appearance with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Friday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) explained why he is not yet ready to support the Senate health care bill. Excerpts of Senator Johnson’s appearance are below, and video can be found here. On his criteria for supporting the bill: “If I have enough time to evaluate the bill, get the input from Wisconsinites, how does this affect them in their lives, in the end I’ll take a look at any bill, whether it’s been modified or not, to determine if this is enough improvement over the

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Panel looks back on Capitol restoration as building turns 100 years old

It took a new tunnel leading out of the state Capitol to solve one of the major issues contractors struggled with when renovating the 100-year-old building. For years, architect Laura Davis said, trucks idled on the entrance coming up East Washington Avenue and carried the trash out of offices elsewhere. “That beautiful white marble was just black after a point [so] we really wanted to get that aw… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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State could rake in $15 million from fees tacked onto debt collections over next two years

The state’s take from fees tacked onto what people owe state agencies, courts and the UW System could hit $15 million over the next two years, under a plan in the guv’s budget to expand debt collection. Debt collectors in the private sector are generally banned under the Wisconsin Consumer Act from collecting anything beyond the debts owed, instead retaining a portion of the repaid money. But the … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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Sources: Potential K-12 deal would boost aid, reduce property taxes

GOP Joint Finance Committee members have discussed a K-12 package that would keep Gov. Scott Walker’s per pupil boost while meeting the guv’s insistence that property tax bills in 2018 be lower than they were in 2014, sources tell WisPolitics.com. The framework for an education deal also would create a path for low-spending school districts to increase their spending caps, a goal of Assembly Repub… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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Gov. Walker: Signs legislation to change procedure for law enforcement dogs

Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 GREEN BAY – Governor Scott Walker signed Assembly Bill 58 into law today at the Green Bay Police Department. The bill changes procedures for law enforcement dogs if they bite a person. Assembly Bill 58 – changes the requirements for law enforcement dogs that have bitten a person. Under current law, if a dog has bitten a person, they must be quarantined unless they bit the person while performing law enforcement duties and are immunized against rabies. It must be confined while not performing law enforcement functions until it can be examined by a veterinarian

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Waukesha Co. Department of Emergency Preparedness: Waukesha County to participate in large-scale emergency training course

Contact: Kathy Schwei (262) 548-7580 kschwei@waukeshacounty.gov (WAUKESHA, WI) –Waukesha County is taking extra measures to be prepared when disaster strikes. Seventy-five staff members from Waukesha County and partner municipalities and agencies will be part of a four-day crisis simulation training at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, MD. From June 26th-29th, attendees will learn incident management best practices at the Integrated Emergency Management Course (IEMC). “This is a significant opportunity to work with FEMA to build a more resilient community by increasing our emergency preparedness,” said Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow. “We look forward to enhancing our capabilities in

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Wisconsin Legislature: ‘Ruff’ burden on law enforcement removed by Cowles/Jacque bill

Contact: Sen. Cowles, (608) 266-0484 Rep. Jacque, (920) 819-8066 MADISON- Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) and Representative André Jacque (R-De Pere) released the following statement after Assembly Bill 58 was signed into law by Governor Scott Walker during a visit to the Green Bay Police Department today: “Until today, handlers, who regularly spend 40 hours a week or more with their K-9 partner, found their hands tied by state statutes while a crucial member of the police force sat on the sidelines,” said Senator Cowles. “By allowing K-9 officers to stay in the field after a biting event, law enforcement

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FRI REPORT: Sources: Potential K-12 deal would boost aid, reduce property taxes

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the REPORT: https://www.wispolitics.com/2017/fri-report-sources-potential-k-12-deal-would-boost-aid-reduce-property-taxes/ TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Sources: Potential K-12 deal would boost aid, reduce property taxes State could rake in $15 million from fees tacked onto debt collections over … Please log in to

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Excess heat recovery legislation passes Assembly with industry support

A bill that would classify excess heat produced by manufacturing processes as a renewable resource recently passed the state Assembly with broad support from some of Wisconsin’s biggest industries. Electric utilities and retail electric cooperatives are currently held to “renewable portfolio standards,” which require a certain percentage of the electricity

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Gov. Walker: Highlights economy, workforce development investments in Milwaukee

Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 MILWAUKEE – Governor Scott Walker joined Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Ray Allen, Department of Health Services Secretary Linda Seemeyer, and Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Eloise Anderson today in visiting Word of Hope Ministries, Inc. in Milwaukee to highlight Milwaukee’s record

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Talks health care on CNN’s ‘Wolf’

Contact: Ben Voelkel ben_voelkel@ronjohnson.senate.gov WASHINGTON — During an appearance with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Friday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) explained why he is not yet ready to support the Senate health care bill. Excerpts of Senator Johnson’s appearance are below, and video can be found here. On his criteria for

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Waukesha Co. Department of Emergency Preparedness: Waukesha County to participate in large-scale emergency training course

Contact: Kathy Schwei (262) 548-7580 kschwei@waukeshacounty.gov (WAUKESHA, WI) –Waukesha County is taking extra measures to be prepared when disaster strikes. Seventy-five staff members from Waukesha County and partner municipalities and agencies will be part of a four-day crisis simulation training at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, MD. From

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