Published: January 17, 2012
Tags: ACEC, American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin, hiring, Jayne Martinko, Mark Gottlieb, Mark Klipstein, Wisconsin State Engineering Association, WisDOT, WSEA
A group representing state employees will be on the outside of a closed door during the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s search for balance in hiring engineers for projects.
Published: July 5, 2011
Tags: Act 89, American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin, fraud, Jayne Martinko, Legislative Audit Bureau, Mark Klipstein, private contractors, Scott Walker, Wisconsin State Engineering Association, WisDOT
By Adam Wise Wisconsin’s process for comparing state vs. contract engineers for state highway projects is flawed, inaccurate and needs to be updated, a state commission reported Tuesday. In its interim report on reforming government and eliminating waste, the state’s Waste, Fraud and Abuse Committee cited a need Tuesday to reform Wisconsin Act 89, six-year-old [...]
Published: June 15, 2011
Tags: Bill Sturtevant, budget, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, Mark Klipstein, Mike Huebsch, Robin Vos, Scott Walker, SEA, State Engineering Association, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
By James Briggs State workers again are facing uncertainty as measures originally passed in March to eliminate collective bargaining rights are set to become law. After the state Supreme Court‘s ruling in favor of Gov. Scott Walker’s bill, Department of Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch announced Wednesday that the law would take effect June 29 and [...]