JFC approves increased rates to house juvenile offenders

JFC approved a significant increase in the daily rates state taxpayer and counties pay to house juvenile offenders. State Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, objected to the modification and slammed the “inhumane” treatment of those housed at Lincoln Hilly and Copper

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WHEDA: Register now for WHEDA Single Family Homeownership Conference

Contact: Kevin Fischer, WHEDA, 414-227-2295 or 608-354-3580,kevin.fischer@wheda.com (MADISON) – Registration is underway for the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) Single Family Homeownership Conference.  The conference takes place in the Desert Room at the Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Wisconsin Dells, Tuesday, October 3, to Wednesday,

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JFC approves DNR reorganization

The Joint Finance Committee signed off along party lines 12-4 on the guv’s plan to reorganize the DNR, including the eliminating the Bureau of Science Services and transferring its research position to other areas. The plan also would consolidate functions

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Society of Professional Journalists Madison free speech panel

CONTACT: Mark Pitsch, mpitsch@madison.com; 608-252-6145 EVENT: From Campus to the Capitol and Beyond: The Future of Free Speech and the First Amendment TIME/LOCATION: 7-8:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Sept. 12; Marquee Cinema, Union South, UW-Madison MADISON — Shutting down hate speech. Revamping libel laws.

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JFC approves increased rates to house juvenile offenders

JFC approved a significant increase in the daily rates state taxpayer and counties pay to house juvenile offenders. State Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, objected to the modification and slammed the “inhumane” treatment of those housed at Lincoln Hilly and Copper Lake. “Instead of increasing the rates, we should be giving

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THU PM Update: Physicians, WMC clash over workers’ comp proposal; Gronik says he’d vote against Foxconn deal

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Physicians and a key business group are clashing over a new workers’ compensation proposal that would significantly change how doctors are paid. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce says companies get overcharged by providers and hospitals for medical expenses to treat their injured employees

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JFC approves smaller boost in lottery advertising than guv wanted

The Joint Finance Committee approved a boost of $1 million annually for lottery advertising, $2 million less than what Gov. Scott Walker wanted. It would be the first increase in advertising in nearly a decade. Dems proposed using $96,600 of that money to increase responsible gaming public service announcements to

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WHEDA: Register now for WHEDA Single Family Homeownership Conference

Contact: Kevin Fischer, WHEDA, 414-227-2295 or 608-354-3580,kevin.fischer@wheda.com (MADISON) – Registration is underway for the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) Single Family Homeownership Conference.  The conference takes place in the Desert Room at the Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Wisconsin Dells, Tuesday, October 3, to Wednesday, October 4, 2017. The theme of this year’s conference is

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WisDOT: First of three phases of Stage 2 construction completed on Verona Road (US 18/151) Project in Fitchburg

Contact: Steven Theisen, WisDOT Project Communications Manager (608) 884-1230, steven.theisen@dot.wi.gov WisDOT thanks residents, businesses and the public for their continued patience. Construction crews recently completed the first of three construction phases during Stage 2 of the Verona Road (US 18/151) Project in Fitchburg. Stage 2 construction includes the reconstruction and expansion

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JFC approves DNR reorganization

The Joint Finance Committee signed off along party lines 12-4 on the guv’s plan to reorganize the DNR, including the eliminating the Bureau of Science Services and transferring its research position to other areas. The plan also would consolidate functions such as the creation of an Environmental Management office that

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Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: Testifies on occupational licensing reform

Roth speaks about the growth and economic costs of licensing in Wisconsin August 24, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – Today, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty’s Research Fellow, Collin Roth, testified on two occupational licensing reform bills at a hearing with Wisconsin Senate and Assembly Committees. WILL’s studies have demonstrated that, in the last 20 years, the

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Society of Professional Journalists Madison free speech panel

CONTACT: Mark Pitsch, mpitsch@madison.com; 608-252-6145 EVENT: From Campus to the Capitol and Beyond: The Future of Free Speech and the First Amendment TIME/LOCATION: 7-8:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Sept. 12; Marquee Cinema, Union South, UW-Madison MADISON — Shutting down hate speech. Revamping libel laws. Expanding intellectual diversity on campus. The First Amendment and the

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AG Schimel: Welcomes Drug Endangered Children Conference to state

MADISON, Wis. – On Tuesday, August 29, Attorney General Brad Schimel will welcome more than 600 National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children (National DEC) annual conference attendees to Green Bay, Wis. “I’m excited to welcome the hundreds of multi-disciplinary DEC stakeholders to Wisconsin, not only because our state has so much to

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Society of Professional Journalists Madison: From Campus to the Capitol and Beyond: The Future of Free Speech and the First Amendment

Contact: Mark Pitsch, mpitsch@madison.com; 608-252-6145 MADISON — Shutting down hate speech. Revamping libel laws. Expanding intellectual diversity on campus. The First Amendment and the principle of free speech has emerged as a contentious topic of debate in recent months – in Wisconsin and across the country. The fatal violence in Charlottesville, Virginia,

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