MON PM Update: Underly to seek more than $4 billion boost in state aid for DPI
From WisPolitics … — State Superintendent Jill Underly today announced she will propose a more than $4 billion boost in state aid to DPI, including raising the special education aid reimbursement rate. The agency sought a $2.5 billion increase during
Common Ground Wisconsin: A win for HACM residents and Common Ground: Three new reform-minded HACM Board Nominees approved by committee
Common Ground and resident leaders from Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM) properties, who are engaged in an on-going multi-year campaign to reform HACM, achieved a significant victory today when the Common Council’s Steering and Rules Committee unanimously
Rep. Stubbs: Applauds Department of Public Instruction State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly’s budget initiatives
MADISON, WI – Today, Wisconsin State Superintendent for the Department of Public Instruction Dr. Jill Underly held a press conference at Conrad Elvehjem School in McFarland, in which she enumerated several of her initiatives for the 2025-2027 budget, including increasing
WisDems: Reminder: Schimel worked to overturn reproductive freedom and supports enforcing 1849 Criminal Abortion Ban
“The Wisconsin 1849 law is valid – there’s nothing in that law to make it invalid.” MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a criminal abortion ban which Brad Schimel has long supported enforcing and recently called
Dept. of Transportation, local officials: Celebrate completion of the WIS 130-Lone Rock bridges crossing the Wisconsin River
Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Secretary Kristina Boardman today joined federal and local officials, and industry partners to celebrate completion of the WIS 130-Lone Rock bridge project across the Wisconsin River. The bridges link three counties – Iowa, Richland and Sauk –
Rep. Vining: Cheers for exciting public education news
MADISON–Wisconsin State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jill Underly announced her 2025-27 budget initiatives today, including the desperately needed 90% reimbursement rate for special education. Representative Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa), author of the Save Our Schools bill this legislative session, issued the following statement in response:
Wisconsin Right to Life: Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the enforcement of s.940.04
Oral arguments were heard today on the enforcement of Wisconsin’s original pro-life law, s.940.04. A lawsuit was filed by Attorney General Josh Kaul in June 2022 following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Kaul argued that the 1985 law that mentions prohibiting post-viability abortions replaces s.940.04. During
Sen. Roys: Dr. Underly proposes responsible budget putting kids first
McFARLAND — State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly announced Monday that the Department of Public Instruction will be increasing special education reimbursement and restoring revenue limit indexing to inflation for the first time since 2009-10. More from Dr. Underly’s announcement can be
Sen. Larson: DPI budget proposal finally addresses the elephant in the room for K-12 education
MILWAUKEE, WI – Today, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Superintendent Jill Underly unveiled a key part of her K-12 education budget proposal for the next two years. Joining the call first made by educators and grassroots activists, Underly has proposed closing
Dept. of Public Instruction: State superintendent proposes an additional $3 billion in new investments to support Wisconsin public schools
Dr. Jill Underly’s budget proposal increases special education reimbursement to 90%; total of new proposed spending on K-12 schools more than $4 billion as communities demand more state support MCFARLAND — As Wisconsin public schools face severe financial constraints brought
Dept. of Corrections: Students recognized for academic achievement
34 individuals studying while incarcerated join Phi Theta Kappa MADISON, Wis. – Madison College and the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) celebrated the academic achievements of 34 persons in our care from six institutions during a virtual ceremony today inducting the
Dept. of Natural Resources: Seeking public comment on master plan variance to add facilities to Newport State Park day-use area
Public Comment Period Open Through Nov. 25 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on a master plan variance that would authorize the development of new facilities within an existing day-use area in Newport
Jerry Hanson: We need a Wisconsin agenda, not a GOP agenda
We need a new agenda that puts people first and relegates party politics to a back seat in Wisconsin.
Zoe Roberts: Loss will make Democratic Party stronger
Democrats, like myself, need to understand that running campaigns around large existential issues is a losing formula and that it doesn’t take the place of having real-life policy solutions to the problems everyday Americans face. Nor does running a campaign around the theme, “I’m not Donald Trump.”
Dave Cielewicz: The chasm
It’s okay, even necessary, for a political party to do some soul-searching when it loses as badly as my party did last Tuesday. But let’s make a distinction between sober reflection and finger-pointing.