Dems seize on new prevailing wage study

Barca and state Dems today seized on a new study showing a jump in public works contracts to out-of-state companies since changes to prevailing wage laws took effect this year. But a key group that supports repealing prevailing wage laws

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TUE AM Update: JFC to take up expanded W-2 drug screening, UW tuition today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Nine participants have been referred for drug treatment out of the more than 1,800 screened under existing standards for W-2, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Now, non-custodial parents in W-2, Transform Milwaukee, Children First and the Transitional

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Schimel asks SCOTUS for stay in redistricting case

Attorney General Brad Schimel is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a lower court’s ruling in a redistricting case that would force the state to redraw its maps, arguing the “stay is vital to avoiding any unnecessary and significant burdens.” A split three-judge panel last year struck down the

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Dems seize on new prevailing wage study

Barca and state Dems today seized on a new study showing a jump in public works contracts to out-of-state companies since changes to prevailing wage laws took effect this year. But a key group that supports repealing prevailing wage laws called the study a flawed analysis. Last session, the Legislature

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