Published: April 13, 2011
Tags: budget, Joint Committee on Finance, Neenah, Scott Walker
NEENAH, Wis. (AP) — Proposed cuts to school aid dominated the fourth and final public hearing on Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed state budget in Neenah. The Appleton Post-Crescent reports a steady stream of teachers, parents and students criticized Walker’s proposed cuts to education on Wednesday. Katherine Svitavsky, a senior at Neenah High School, told [...]
Published: April 11, 2011
Tags: budget, collective bargaining, Joint Committee on Finance, Scott Walker, unions
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) — Another public hearing on Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s state budget proposal will take place at 10 a.m. Monday at State Fair Park, 640 S. 84th St., West Allis. The Joint Committee on Finance started in Stevens Point last week with the public hearings. Lawmakers are holding four around the state; [...]
Published: March 30, 2011
Tags: Chris Larson, Commission on Waste Fraud and Abuse, Department of Administration, DOA, Gary Hamblin, Huebsch, Joint Committee on Finance, Klipstein, Leibham, Luther Olson, Mark Pocan, Scott Walker, State Engineering Association, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
By James Briggs Nearly three months into Gov. Scott Walker’s tenure, some lawmakers and state workers are declaring the governor’s attempt to identify wasteful spending a failure. Walker in January established the Commission on Waste Fraud and Abuse intended, in part, to solicit suggestions from employees on how to streamline government services. But two legislative [...]
Published: March 24, 2011
Tags: Bascom Hill, Bethany Pluymers, Eckstein Hall, Joint Committee on Finance, Josh Cutler, Ken Davis, Scott Walker, University of Wisconsin Law School, University of Wisconsin-Madison, UW-Madison
By Jack Zemlicka It’s been almost 50 years since the second version of the University of Wisconsin Law School was built on Bascom Hill. While the current law school, in trying to keep up with the times, has undergone several facelifts since its construction in 1963, officials suggest that forthcoming changes could lead to discussions [...]
Published: October 29, 2010
Tags: biomass, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, Domtar Corp., Doyle, electricity, Glacier Hills, Joint Committee on Finance, Manthey, Menominee River, Neal Torney, paper mill, PSC, Public Service Commission, RENEW Wisconsin, Rothschild, Steffes, Vickerman, We Energies
By James Briggs The state Department of Natural Resources has agreed to buy 2,714 acres along the Wisconsin-Michigan border from We Energies. If approved by the Joint Committee on Finance, as well as Gov. Jim Doyle, the DNR‘s $3.25 million purchase will result in the Menominee River State Park and Recreation Area, the first new [...]
Published: August 6, 2010
Tags: Craig Thompson, Department of Transportation, Doyle, infrastructure, Joint Committee on Finance, Local 139, McGowan, Neumann, Pat Goss, Scott Walker, TDA, toll roads, tolls, Tom Barrett, transportation budget, Transportation Builders Association, Transportation Development Association, WisDOT, WTBA
By Justin Kern Special to The Daily Reporter Supporting toll roads in the state could mean doom to an office seeker’s campaign. But advocates for tolls and other revenue sources say avoiding tolls altogether could mean worse for the roads used by millions of drivers in the state. The three gubernatorial candidates — Republicans Mark [...]
Published: May 12, 2010
Tags: BidBlog, blog, Joint Committee on Finance, Knoedler, Marshfield Clinic
By Ann Knoedler If the Marshfield Clinic can come up with at least $10 million in just over five years, the state of Wisconsin will provide the other $10 million in the form of a grant, and a rural dental education outreach facility will be built in Marshfield. On April 7, the Wisconsin Joint Committee [...]
By Paul Snyder Republican lawmakers insist a proposal for the state to kick in $10 million for construction of a nonprofit dental school is a pet project when Wisconsin can least afford it. “We are clearly seeing the politics of pork coming to the front of the debate,” said state Rep. Robin Vos, R-Caledonia. “It’s [...]
By Paul Snyder A state lawmaker wants Wisconsin to tap the brakes on high-speed rail between Milwaukee and Madison. State Rep. Brett Davis, R-Oregon, announced Tuesday he will introduce a bill that would prohibit the Wisconsin Department of Transportation from spending federal, state or local money on planning or building high-speed rail until the full [...]
By Paul Snyder A bill that would increase legislative oversight of the University of Wisconsin System’s use of eminent domain lacks enough votes to make it to the Assembly floor. State Rep. Fred Kessler, D-Milwaukee, said the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security will not vote on the bill before the legislative session [...]
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