The Joint Finance Committee voted 12-4 along party lines Monday to tweak Gov. Scott Walker’s K-12 education plan by adding a boost for low-spending school districts and increasing the income cutoff for students in the statewide voucher program. Dems slammed
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Joint Finance Committee members this afternoon bickered over K-12 funding with Republicans poised to remake parts of Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal. A GOP motion before the panel would boost low-spending districts and
Contact: Jay Sween, section chief, Motor Carrier Services (608) 218-0569 jay.sween@dot.wi.gov The Motor Carrier Registration Unit of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has developed an interactive Motor Carrier Start-Up Packet to help new trucking companies comply
The Joint Finance Committee is meeting Sept. 5 to take up transportation, taxes and the Special Needs Scholarship Program. Specific items on the agenda include local transportation aid and assistance, the state highway program, State Patrol and the Department of
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Contact: Cameron Sholty, WILL Communications Director 414-727-7416 | 262-409-9816 cameron@will-law.org Milwaukee, Wisconsin – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has hired Natalie Goodnow, recent graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School and formerly at the American Enterprise Institute, as a Research Fellow to
Contact: Dominic Holt 608-257-1516, x 113 dominich @ wcasa.org Madison, Wisconsin – “The Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault condemns the president’s misguided pardon of Joe Arpaio, the disgraced former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona,” stated Pennie Meyers, WCASA executive director. “WCASA thanks Arizona’s
Foxconn building a high-tech manufacturing plant in southeastern Wisconsin will create “entirely new opportunities for students,” according to Michael Shiels, a dean at Waukesha County Technical College. The dean of the tech college’s School of Applied Technologies says the proposed
GOP lawmakers today are calling for boosting low-spending districts and raising the family income limits for the statewide voucher program as part of a $639 million K-12 package. The Joint Finance Committee also will consider placing new limits on when
Contact: Bill Cosh, Communications Director 608-224-5020 Madison, Wisconsin – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is urging consumers to do their research before sending money to a charity claiming to help those affected by Hurricane and Tropical
The Joint Finance Committee today unanimously approved a $1 billion building budget, expanding Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal by more than $200 million as lawmakers seek to fund an expanded engineering program at UW-Platteville, among other things. Co-chair Alberta Darling, R-River
Contact: Sen. Marklein 608-266-0703 Madison, Wisconsin – State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) thanked his fellow members of the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC) today for adding two projects at the University of Wisconsin Platteville as a part of the Building
Contact: Sarah Bass (608) 288-0246 Madison, Wisconsin – Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel announced today the creation of the “Task Force on Elder Abuse.” The Attorney General also named representatives to the task force, including Jim Murphy, Executive Director of
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The Joint Finance Committee voted 12-4 along party lines Monday to tweak Gov. Scott Walker’s K-12 education plan by adding a boost for low-spending school districts and increasing the income cutoff for students in the statewide voucher program. Dems slammed the proposal, saying the $639 million more the motion would
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Joint Finance Committee members this afternoon bickered over K-12 funding with Republicans poised to remake parts of Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal. A GOP motion before the panel would boost low-spending districts and raise the family income limits for the statewide voucher program
Contact: Jay Sween, section chief, Motor Carrier Services (608) 218-0569 jay.sween@dot.wi.gov The Motor Carrier Registration Unit of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has developed an interactive Motor Carrier Start-Up Packet to help new trucking companies comply with federal and state regulations. The packet, available as an
The Joint Finance Committee is meeting Sept. 5 to take up transportation, taxes and the Special Needs Scholarship Program. Specific items on the agenda include local transportation aid and assistance, the state highway program, State Patrol and the Department of Motor Vehicles. Members will also take up the school levy
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Contact: Cameron Sholty, WILL Communications Director 414-727-7416 | 262-409-9816 cameron@will-law.org Milwaukee, Wisconsin – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has hired Natalie Goodnow, recent graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School and formerly at the American Enterprise Institute, as a Research Fellow to expand its public policy research capabilities. Natalie will join WILL’s policy
Contact: Dominic Holt 608-257-1516, x 113 dominich @ wcasa.org Madison, Wisconsin – “The Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault condemns the president’s misguided pardon of Joe Arpaio, the disgraced former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona,” stated Pennie Meyers, WCASA executive director. “WCASA thanks Arizona’s U.S. senators and House Speaker Ryan for opposing this pardon,” stated
Foxconn building a high-tech manufacturing plant in southeastern Wisconsin will create “entirely new opportunities for students,” according to Michael Shiels, a dean at Waukesha County Technical College. The dean of the tech college’s School of Applied Technologies says the proposed project is “very exciting” for the entire state, but particularly
GOP lawmakers today are calling for boosting low-spending districts and raising the family income limits for the statewide voucher program as part of a $639 million K-12 package. The Joint Finance Committee also will consider placing new limits on when schools could go to voters via referendum to exceed state-imposed
Contact: Bill Cosh, Communications Director 608-224-5020 Madison, Wisconsin – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is urging consumers to do their research before sending money to a charity claiming to help those affected by Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey. “Scammers see tragedies as a way to line
The Joint Finance Committee today unanimously approved a $1 billion building budget, expanding Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal by more than $200 million as lawmakers seek to fund an expanded engineering program at UW-Platteville, among other things. Co-chair Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, said the engineering building at Platteville has long been
Contact: Sen. Marklein 608-266-0703 Madison, Wisconsin – State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) thanked his fellow members of the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC) today for adding two projects at the University of Wisconsin Platteville as a part of the Building Commission portion of the State Budget. The JFC added the
Contact: Sarah Bass (608) 288-0246 Madison, Wisconsin – Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel announced today the creation of the “Task Force on Elder Abuse.” The Attorney General also named representatives to the task force, including Jim Murphy, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Assisted Living Association (WALA). “Sadly, Wisconsin’s elderly population
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