Governor Jim Doyle this week announced that Wisconsin has submitted its second round Race to the Top application to the U.S. Department of Education. The application is strongly supported by teachers, school boards and school administrators across the state, and addresses some of feedback the state received in its round one Race to the Top [...]

Governor Jim Doyle announced that enrollment in BadgerCare Plus Basic begins this week. Individuals who are currently waiting for health care coverage under the BadgerCare Plus Core Plan now have the option to enroll in the Basic plan. BadgerCare Plus Basic is an entirely self-funded health care plan created for more than 50,000 adults without [...]

Legislators, municipal judges and court clerks, attorneys, and court agency officials celebrated this week as Governor Jim Doyle signed into law SB 383 – the Municipal Court Reform & Restructuring Act. Senator Lena C. Taylor (D-Milwaukee) and Representative Donna Seidel (D-Wausau), the bill’s authors, applauded the action of the Governor. The bill makes sweeping changes [...]

MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle announced that he is seeking applicants for appointment to two circuit court judgeships in Washington County. The new appointments will fill the vacancies created by the resignation of Washington County Circuit Court Judge Patrick Faragher and the retirement of Washington County Circuit Court Judge David Resheske. An applicant must be [...]

4 bills authored by Sen. Coggs become law MADISON – Senator Spencer Coggs joined Governor Jim Doyle for the signing of four jobs related bills designed to provide protections and social safety nets for employees in Wisconsin. Senate Bills 523, 585, and 586 and Assembly Bill 884 were authored by Senator Coggs and were approved [...]

Governor Jim Doyle last week signed into law Senate Bill 437 – education reform legislation that will help turn around struggling schools in Wisconsin, particularly in Milwaukee. “This new law is a comprehensive set of reforms that sets a much needed focus on turning around our struggling schools,” Governor Doyle said. “Today, we are dramatically [...]

Governor Jim Doyle this week signed into law Assembly Bill 770, the Critical Access Hospitals Bill. This bill ensures that the 59 communities that are served by Critical Access Hospitals can leverage additional resources and federal funding. The Governor was joined by supporters of the bill at a signing event at the Columbus Community Hospital [...]

Governor Jim Doyle earlier this week joined State Superintendent Tony Evers and state and local education leaders to announce education reform legislation that will help turn around struggling schools. “This is a good framework to help turn around struggling schools, particularly those in Milwaukee ,” Governor Doyle said. “It’s a great sign that so many [...]

MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle and First Lady Jessica Doyle announced this week the state’s new Organ Donor Registry. The web-based registry will make it even easier for Wisconsin residents to list themselves as a donor through a secure online database. “Our ongoing efforts to improve Wisconsin’s nation-leading organ donation rates are having a dramatic [...]

On-the-Job Training to Build Skills for Permanent Employment Governor Jim Doyle and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced this week a $1 million project that will provide on-the-job training for at least 80 unemployed individuals in Milwaukee to help prepare them for permanent jobs in the building trades while improving city property in inner city neighborhoods. [...]