Steil on ‘UpFront’ says Trump administration in ‘very difficult position’ as it weighs laying off up to 10,000 federal workers

“It’s frustrating that we’re in this position to begin with,” the Janesville Republican told WISN 12’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics-State Affairs. “Of course, there’s well over a million federal employees outside of the military. I think there’s opportunities for efficiencies to be created inside our federal government workforce. That said, the best way to do this is through a thoughtful, structured process while the government is open.”

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Introduces the Shutdown Fairness Act

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) introduced the Shutdown Fairness Act to ensure that hardworking Americans are paid during government shutdowns. This legislation would appropriate funds for pay and allowances of excepted federal employees for periods of work performed during a lapse

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Sen. Roys: We must stop campus closures

MADISON — State Sen. Kelda Roys issued the following statement on the announcement that the Universities of Wisconsin are closing their Baraboo campus.  “In the Wisconsin I grew up in, we believed you could achieve financial security and a good

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Steil on ‘UpFront’ says Trump administration in ‘very difficult position’ as it weighs laying off up to 10,000 federal workers

“It’s frustrating that we’re in this position to begin with,” the Janesville Republican told WISN 12’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics-State Affairs. “Of course, there’s well over a million federal employees outside of the military. I think there’s opportunities for efficiencies to be created inside our federal government workforce. That said, the best way to do this is through a thoughtful, structured process while the government is open.”

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Introduces the Shutdown Fairness Act

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) introduced the Shutdown Fairness Act to ensure that hardworking Americans are paid during government shutdowns. This legislation would appropriate funds for pay and allowances of excepted federal employees for periods of work performed during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. “With Democrats continuing the

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Sen. Roys: We must stop campus closures

MADISON — State Sen. Kelda Roys issued the following statement on the announcement that the Universities of Wisconsin are closing their Baraboo campus.  “In the Wisconsin I grew up in, we believed you could achieve financial security and a good life if you were willing to study and work hard.

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Rep. DeSanto: Statement on the May 2026 closing of the University of Wisconsin Platteville – Baraboo Campus 

BARABOO, Wis – Representative Karen DeSanto (D-Baraboo) released the following  statement on the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Chancellor Tammy K. Evetovich’s announcement of the future closure of the University of Wisconsin Platteville-Baraboo Campus.  “I was deeply disappointed and saddened to learn of the news to close the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Baraboo campus

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Dept. of Instruction: State superintendent demands correction of misleading report on educator misconduct investigations

MADISON — State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly today sent a letter to The Capital Times demanding a public correction of recent reporting on the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s handling of educator misconduct investigations. The letter outlines how the reporting misrepresents the DPI’s work, omits critical legal and procedural context, and ultimately undermines

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