By Tiffany Crouse Gov. Scott Walker announced that if Wisconsin does not move ahead with plans for a new Bucks , Wisconsin will lose $419 million in the next 20 years. Elected state officials … [Read more...]
JFC Votes “Yes” to Reduced UW-System Cuts & DNR Downsizing
By Graham Kilmer The Joint Finance Committee (JFC) voted on Friday, May 29, making changes to Governor Walker’s budget provisions regarding the funding and structure of the UW-System, as well … [Read more...]
Republican Majority Committee Approves Cuts to Drunk Driving Prevention Program
By Karen Stokes Wisconsin’s Joint Committee on Finance met to discuss the 2015-2017 budget on Public Health and Service issues. The committee approved Republican Governor Scott Walker’s budget … [Read more...]
Bucks Announce Stadium Plans
By Tiffany Crouse The Bucks have announced their plan for the new one billion dollar arena. Peter Feigin, the Bucks president, talked with the public about the new arena on April 13th. “Not … [Read more...]
Public Resources for Elderly & Disabled Could Be Privatized with Governor’s New Budget
By Graham Kilmer A provision within Governor Walker’s budget proposal could transfer the regional functions of Wisconsin’s Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRC) to a statewide … [Read more...]
Walker’s Budget Could Merge Two State Agencies
By Graham Kilmer A provision of Governor Walker’s recent budget proposal includes the formation of the Wisconsin Forward Development Authority, which would entail a merger of the Wisconsin Economic … [Read more...]
Drug Testing
By Graham Kilmer On Tuesday March, 3 members of the State Joint Finance committee met during a hearing with Secretary Reggie Newson of the Department of Workforce Development. One of the issues … [Read more...]
State Budget Revising Process Begins with Many Concerned About Outcomes
By Karen Stokes The Wisconsin Legislature’s finance committee began the arduous task of revising Republican Governor Scott Walker’s 2015- 2017 state budget. Through the course of the hearings, … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Right to Work Law Divides State
By Karen Stokes This week, Republican lawmakers called an extraordinary session to officially introduce and debate the right-to-work bill. An extraordinary session limits debate and could … [Read more...]
Administrators, Representatives Concerned Over Proposed Cuts to UW-System
By Graham Thomas Kilmer On Tuesday February, 3 Governor Scott Walker released his budget proposal, a plan that includes a proposed $300 million cut in funding to the UWSystem and the … [Read more...]
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