Rep. Wachs: Comments on state highway audit

Contact: Rep. Dana Wachs, 608-266-7461 MADISON-On Thursday, January 26, the Legislative Audit Bureau released their report on Wisconsin’s State Highway Program. Included in the report is data showing that the percentage of state highways in good condition decreased steadily from 2010

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Rep. Macco: Statement on transportation audit

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Rep. Wachs: Comments on state highway audit

Contact: Rep. Dana Wachs, 608-266-7461 MADISON-On Thursday, January 26, the Legislative Audit Bureau released their report on Wisconsin’s State Highway Program. Included in the report is data showing that the percentage of state highways in good condition decreased steadily from 2010 to 2015. Upon release of the report, Rep. Dana Wachs

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Rep. Shankland, Hints: Audit declining road conditions, cost increases

Rep. Gordon Hintz, (608) 266-2254 Rep. Katrina Shankland, (608) 267-9649 MADISON – Today, the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) released its audit of the state highway program, which analyzed trends in state highway conditions, program expenditures, and the Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) management of highway projects. A major finding of the report

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Rep. Macco: Statement on transportation audit

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Humphries campaign: Let’s stop failing our students and start fixing our lowest performing schools

Contact: Brian Schupper, 414.248.3072 brian.schupper@113strategies.com Candidate for State Superintendent calls status quo “immoral” [Milwaukee, Wis.] – Today, candidate for Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction, John Humphries, discussed his plan to truly fix Wisconsin’s lowest performing schools. For sixteen years, the Department of Public Instruction under Tony Evers has stood idly …

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Walker postpones rural schools plan announcement due to illness

Gov. Scott Walker is putting off announcing a plan to “dramatically help rural schools in the state of Wisconsin” after coming down with a cold. But he had planned to touch on broadband expansion and initiatives to improve the teacher pipeline, according to an overview document that WisPolitics.com obtained from

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Vos: Ryan in better position than Priebus to advocate for Wisconsin

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos took a measured approach toward what two Wisconsin political figures in key national roles, House Speaker Paul Ryan and President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Reince Priebus, could do to help the state. Speaking at a WisPolitics luncheon in Madison Jan. 18, Vos acknowledged the limitations

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Walker calls for expanding work requirements in welfare programs

Gov. Scott Walker today called for expanding work requirements under the state’s food stamps program to able-bodied adults with school-age children as well as those receiving housing assistance. Walker made the announcement in Milwaukee as part of a statewide tour to unveil what he’s calling Wisconsin Works for Everyone. The

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