JFC cuts in half Evers funding increase for UW System

Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee voted Tuesday to add another two years to the freeze on tuition for in-state undergraduates at the UW System. But they nixed Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to backfill that lost tuition revenue with an additional $50.4 million in state aid. Overall, the GOP motion

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devCodeCamp: Former Governor Scott Walker tours devCodeCamp, applauds income share agreements

Contact: press@devCodeCamp.com May 28th, 2019 Former Governor Scott Walker Tours devCodeCamp, Applauds Income Share Agreements Milwaukee, WI – devCodeCamp welcomed former Governor Scott Walker to campus on Tuesday, May 28th, where he toured the education space and applauded the Income Share Agreement program. Please find quotes below from devCodeCamp founder James Brent,

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JFC approves $38.4 million boost for prosecutors, public defenders

The Joint Finance Committee approved $38.4 million in general purpose revenue to boost pay for prosecutors and public defenders while adding 26.5 positions in district attorney offices across the state. The bulk of that money — $25.7 million — would increase the rate paid to private attorneys who act as

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U.S. Rep. Steil: Introduces first bill, combats illicit financing of human trafficking crimes

Contact: Sally Fox Sally.Fox@mail.house.gov JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—Following press conferences in Racine and Janesville, Bryan Steil announced the introduction of his first bill, H.R. 2149, the Exposing the Financing of Human Trafficking Act. H.R. 2149 currently has 17 bipartisan cosponsors. “We cannot turn a blind eye to human trafficking. My bill is a commonsense

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