Mixed responses to Gov. Walker proposal to nix exams for some apprentices

Union officials and some business owners say the state would be less safe under a Walker administration budget plan to exempt those who finished some state-approved apprenticeship programs from taking an exam to get their license.
The exemption would apply to journeyman plumbers, electricians and sprinkler fitters, as well as barbers and cosmetologists.
Walker’s administration says it would decrea...

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