Governor halts plans to implement union law 


Published: March 31, 2011
Tags: Bill Cosh, Capital Planning and Budget Committee, collective bargaining, Department of Administration, Ismael Ozanne, Jeff Fitzgerald, Maryann Sumi, Mike Huebsch, Scott Walker, unions
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By SCOTT BAUER and 
TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge on Thursday did what thousands of pro-union protesters and boycotting Democratic lawmakers couldn’t, forcing Republican Gov. Scott Walker to halt plans to implement a law that would strip most public workers of their collective bargaining rights and cut their pay. [...]

UW System offers project delivery options

Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com The UW System Board of Regents on Thursday formally pitched a set of changes to the state’s review and approvals process for new construction. “These recommendations are fairly modest,” said regent Jeffrey Bartell, “but they could make a major difference in how projects are performed in the future.” Among the changes recommended [...]