Counties try to save state road budget

Published: June 3, 2010
Tags: 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, Bill Barribeau, Calumet, Calumet County Board, Dan Vrakas, Jeff Stone, Legislative Fiscal Bureau, Steve Hiniker, Waukesha

Sean Ryan
sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com

Supporters of protecting the state’s road budget from future raids are warning the loss of transportation money could get worse without a constitutional amendment.
The boards of at least two Wisconsin counties — Waukesha and Calumet — are considering advisory referendums on the November ballots asking voters if they want the state transportation budget segregated.
“That [...]

Communication key to shaping RTA

Published: March 3, 2009
Tags: 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, David Trowbridge, Hariah Hutkowski, Jeff Miller, Joe Chase, Steve Hiniker, Transport 2020 Implementation Task Force

Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
Steve Hiniker says a handful of public meetings on a Dane County regional transit authority left county and Madison-area transportation planners with one resounding message: improve communication.
“Communications haven’t been handled as well as they could and there are still a lot of concerns that need to be addressed,” said Hiniker, executive director of 1000 [...]