Jeffery Roman and Sharlen Moore: Don’t wait to close Lincoln Hills

Whatever his real motivations are for proposing to close Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake in his fiscal year 2019 budget, Gov. Scott Walker has finally come around to the obvious conclusion that Wisconsin’s notoriously dangerous youth prisons — which lawsuits and federal investigations have repeatedly identified as abusive and obsolete — need to close.

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THU News Summary: Walker, Soglin spar over Madison safety, biz climate; Ethics Commission lobbying audit

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Jan. 18: WisPolitics Luncheon: The Future of Nuclear Energy in WI An expert panel convened by the Wisconsin Technology Council, WisBusiness.com and WisPolitics.com will examine the future of nuclear energy at the Thursday, January 18 luncheon at the Madison Club from 11:30 a.m. to 1

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Jeffery Roman and Sharlen Moore: Don’t wait to close Lincoln Hills

Whatever his real motivations are for proposing to close Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake in his fiscal year 2019 budget, Gov. Scott Walker has finally come around to the obvious conclusion that Wisconsin’s notoriously dangerous youth prisons — which lawsuits and federal investigations have repeatedly identified as abusive and obsolete — need to close.

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Wisconsin Technology Council: Jan. 18 Panel examines future of nuclear energy in Wis.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: moderator Tom Still, president, Wisconsin Technology Council, tstill@wisconsintechnologycouncil.com Wisconsin is down to one nuclear power facility, and cheap natural gas augmented by renewables dominates the future energy discussion for many utilities. But should Wisconsin and the rest of the Midwest abandon the nuclear energy option? Some experts

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