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He’s moving to shift from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources the oversight of controversial, large-scale, water-demanding and manure-producing animal feeding and breeding operations to the more industry-focused Wisconsin Department of Ag, Trade and Consumer Protection, (DATCP), where all sorts of ag and dairy promotion and marketing is centered.
Forget about the skills gap. The overriding concern in Wisconsin and many other states is a “quantity gap,” meaning there simply aren’t enough working-age people to go around – skilled or otherwise.
Those who were here during the 1960s and well into the ’90s remember Durkin as the fireball unionist who got Madison’s firefighters a more sensible workweek and decent wages and then as the fire chief who tore down barriers and conquered prejudices by hiring women and minorities to make our department one of the most diverse fire departments in America.
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State Sen. Tim Carpenter, D-Milwaukee, says the process surrounding the state’s contract with Foxconn is being rushed, and he and other WEDC board members need time to study the document before voting on it to “get it right.” “I want
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He’s moving to shift from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources the oversight of controversial, large-scale, water-demanding and manure-producing animal feeding and breeding operations to the more industry-focused Wisconsin Department of Ag, Trade and Consumer Protection, (DATCP), where all sorts of ag and dairy promotion and marketing is centered.
Forget about the skills gap. The overriding concern in Wisconsin and many other states is a “quantity gap,” meaning there simply aren’t enough working-age people to go around – skilled or otherwise.
Those who were here during the 1960s and well into the ’90s remember Durkin as the fireball unionist who got Madison’s firefighters a more sensible workweek and decent wages and then as the fire chief who tore down barriers and conquered prejudices by hiring women and minorities to make our department one of the most diverse fire departments in America.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Register now: Tuesday WisPolitics Luncheon with Scott Neitzel Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday, October 31 with Walker Administration Secretary Scott Neitzel for a behind-the-scenes look at the state budget and the Foxconn and Bucks arena
State Sen. Tim Carpenter, D-Milwaukee, says the process surrounding the state’s contract with Foxconn is being rushed, and he and other WEDC board members need time to study the document before voting on it to “get it right.” “I want to be able to read the contract, I want to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty From WisPolitics.com … — The League of Conservation Voters is starting a $300,000 TV buy in the Green Bay market praising U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin for her work to protect the Great Lakes. The spot features Green Bay sportsman