Darling: JFC will take up UW System budget on Thursday

The Joint Finance Committee recessed for today and plans to take up the UW System portion of the biennial budget on Thursday, according to Co-chair Alberta Darling. The committee had pushed off today’s scheduled votes on UW, as Republicans continue to disagree over

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JFC tweaks Walker TANF proposal

The committee rejected Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to create a public campaign to encourage young people to graduate high school, maintain a full-time job and then wait to have children until they’re married and older than 21. Walker had proposed

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Welfare experts highlight Thompson’s legacy

Two welfare experts today touted Tommy Thompson’s past initiatives, saying the state is “still following” the path on welfare the former guv laid out two decades ago. “We are building off of what Tommy put in place,” Department of Children

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GOP leaders announce Thompson Center at UW-Madison

Wisconsin Republicans today announced plans for a center at UW-Madison named after former Gov. Tommy Thompson, whose tenure was highlighted at an all-day symposium at the Capitol. They said the center would foster research into public policy and bring speakers

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Senate, Assembly GOP at odds over UW tuition

GOP tensions over the state budget continued to spill into the open today as JFC Co-chair John Nygren accused Senate Republicans of allowing a handful of members to “railroad” the process. Fellow Co-chair Alberta Darling acknowledged her Senate GOP colleagues

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JFC approves more scrutiny of state leases

Joint Finance would be able to review any state lease of more than $500,000 before DOA could sign it under a motion the committee approved along party lines. It also would require DOA to perform a cost-benefit analysis of renewing

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WED News Summary: New UW policy center raises concern; Ryan praises Trump’s budget

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary:https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/news-summary/ **************************************** June 7 breakfast gathering in D.C. with U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan A June 7 breakfast gathering at the Monocle in D.C. features U.S. Rep. MARK POCAN, D-Town of Vermont. Sponsored by Michael B… Please log in to

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Darling: JFC will take up UW System budget on Thursday

The Joint Finance Committee recessed for today and plans to take up the UW System portion of the biennial budget on Thursday, according to Co-chair Alberta Darling. The committee had pushed off today’s scheduled votes on UW, as Republicans continue to disagree over whether they’ll sign off on Walker’s proposed tuition cut for

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JFC approves sanctions on those in W-2 with habitually truant kids

The Joint Finance Committee approved 12-4 Walker’s plan to sanction parents in W-2 programs whose children are habitually absent from school. Currently, W-2 participants can be sanctioned if they fail to enroll their child in school. According to the Legislative Reference Bureau, there has been one such sanction issued since

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JFC approves DCF drug testing expansion, screening changes

The Joint Finance Committee today signed off on Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to expand drug testing and use a more stringent screen in the W-2 program. The state already screens and tests non-custodial parents in the program, as well as those who have been convicted of a drug-related felony. The

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JFC tweaks Walker TANF proposal

The committee rejected Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to create a public campaign to encourage young people to graduate high school, maintain a full-time job and then wait to have children until they’re married and older than 21. Walker had proposed $500,000 annually in federal money for the “success sequence” campaign.

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Welfare experts highlight Thompson’s legacy

Two welfare experts today touted Tommy Thompson’s past initiatives, saying the state is “still following” the path on welfare the former guv laid out two decades ago. “We are building off of what Tommy put in place,” Department of Children and Families Secretary Eloise Anderson told a Tommy@30 symposium this

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GOP leaders announce Thompson Center at UW-Madison

Wisconsin Republicans today announced plans for a center at UW-Madison named after former Gov. Tommy Thompson, whose tenure was highlighted at an all-day symposium at the Capitol. They said the center would foster research into public policy and bring speakers to System campuses from diverse viewpoints. Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester,

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Senate, Assembly GOP at odds over UW tuition

GOP tensions over the state budget continued to spill into the open today as JFC Co-chair John Nygren accused Senate Republicans of allowing a handful of members to “railroad” the process. Fellow Co-chair Alberta Darling acknowledged her Senate GOP colleagues are not on the same page yet on the guv’s

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JFC approves more scrutiny of state leases

Joint Finance would be able to review any state lease of more than $500,000 before DOA could sign it under a motion the committee approved along party lines. It also would require DOA to perform a cost-benefit analysis of renewing the lease vs. purchasing the space or considering an alternative.

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JFC largely approves Walker plan to consolidate HR functions under DOA

The Joint Finance Committee largely signed off on Scott Walker’s plan to consolidate human resources functions at the Department of Administration over Dem objections it would give the guv more power and concerns the move would not save money. Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, slammed the proposal, questioning if consolidating the

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GOP budget tensions spill into open over proposed UW tuition cut

GOP tensions over the state budget continued to spill into the open today as JFC Co-chair John Nygren accused Senate Republicans of allowing a handful of members to “railroad” the process. Fellow Co-chair Alberta Darling acknowledged her Senate GOP colleagues are not on the same page yet on the guv’s

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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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