Tom Diehl: Don’t start school until after Sept. 1

In the early 2000s, leaders of both the education and tourism industries sat down to compromise on a uniform school start date. Both sides negotiated that Wisconsin would have a uniform start date for public schools of after Sept. 1. This date has proven over the years to be a success and has created a good balance for Wisconsin schools and tourism.

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DC Wrap: March 24-30

This is the sixth sample of a weekly DC Wrap product from WisPolitics.com. Let us know your feedback: info@wispolitics.com Quotes of the week This is a setback, no two ways about it. – House Speaker Paul Ryan after he pulled

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Tom Diehl: Don’t start school until after Sept. 1

In the early 2000s, leaders of both the education and tourism industries sat down to compromise on a uniform school start date. Both sides negotiated that Wisconsin would have a uniform start date for public schools of after Sept. 1. This date has proven over the years to be a success and has created a good balance for Wisconsin schools and tourism.

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THU News Summary: Walker’s veto threat; JFC agency briefings; Cullen passes on 2018 guv bid

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 5: A WisPolitics.com Conversation with Speaker Paul Ryan in DC –EARLY, ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED (DEADLINE IS THIS FRIDAY 3/31)– When: Wednesday April 5, 11:30 a.m. check-in/lunch; 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. program with Speaker Paul Ryan Where: AT&T Forum, 601 New Jersey Ave. NW,

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DC Wrap: March 24-30

This is the sixth sample of a weekly DC Wrap product from WisPolitics.com. Let us know your feedback: info@wispolitics.com Quotes of the week This is a setback, no two ways about it. – House Speaker Paul Ryan after he pulled his House GOP health care plan, saying Republicans “just didn’t

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Nicole Schneider says Baldwin is ‘part of the problem’

Nicole Schneider, who’s weighing a bid for the U.S. Senate, says Dem Tammy Baldwin is “part of the problem” with career politicians who are “all talk and no action.” Schneider, the daughter-in-law of former Schneider Trucking exec Don Schneider, did not directly address in an email talk that she is

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