Dept. of Safety and Professional Services: Overhauls plan review process, expediting turnaround time, improving efficiency, leveling customer expectations

MADISON, Wis. – After an intensive two-quarter study and pilot, the Department of Safety and Professional Services has revamped its plan review process, a key step in most building projects. The new process not only shortens customer wait times but also realigns staff for greater efficiency, flexibility, and growth. The changes

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Treasurer Godlewski: BCPL approves over $8 million Community Projects in July

MADISON, Wis. – Today, State Treasurer Godlewski announced the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands (BCPL) approval of $8 million in funding for 21 community projects around Wisconsin in July.  Burnett, Calumet, Green, Kenosha, La Crosse, Monroe, Oconto, Rock, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, and Waukesha counties all received financing

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Retiring Sensenbrenner endorses Fitzgerald to replace him in 5th CD

Retiring GOP U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner has endorsed state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald to replace him in the 5th CD. Sensenbrenner, who has held his current Congressional seat since 1979, touted the Juneau Republican as “someone who can look to the future and stand up against Nancy Pelosi’s liberal

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WED AM Update: Sensenbrenner endorses Fitzgerald for 5th CD GOP nomination

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Retiring GOP U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner has endorsed state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald to replace him in the 5th CD. Sensenbrenner, who has held his current Congressional seat since 1979, touted the Juneau Republican as “someone who

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Scott Fitzgerald for Congress: Sensenbrenner Endorses Scott Fitzgerald For Wisconsin’s Fifth

Fitzgerald Media Contact: myranda@scottfitzgeraldforcongress.com Sensenbrenner Media Contact: brit@sensenbrenner.org [Juneau, WI] — Today, Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald earned a major endorsement in the legislative veteran’s congressional bid. Ahead of the August primary, retiring Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner, the dean of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation and longtime representative of the Fifth Congressional

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UW economist doesn’t blame government regulations for economic slowdown

UW-Madison economist Noah Williams said it would be inaccurate to blame government regulation for the economic slowdown that’s accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic. “Economic activity started falling early in March, before there were any restrictions in place,” Williams said. “What the lockdowns essentially did was keep that activity at a very

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