WED News Summary: Evers announces new youth prison locations; GOP leaders question Evers’ plan to boost special education funding

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Upcoming WisPolitics.com events in Wauwatosa, Madison and Milwaukee include: *A March 28 issues forum at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa. The event, on whether the Medicaid expansion is right for the state, features JIM JONES, the Medicaid director for Gov. TONY EVERS’ health

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Evers selects Milwaukee, Outagamie counties for new youth prisons

Gov. Tony Evers says two state-run youth prisons that’ll replace the embattled Lincoln Hills facility will be in Milwaukee and Outagamie counties. The Milwaukee facility will be built at the intersection of Teutonia Avenue and Mill Road, while the second facility will be located in the Appleton area, the guv’s

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WED AM Update: Evers orders agencies to update outdated, derogatory language in administrative rules

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers is directing agencies to update “outdated and derogatory” language within their administrative rules. The executive order, his 15th, specifically targets the terms “mentally retarded,” “mental retardation” and “handicapped” and orders they be replaced with the words

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