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State engineers seek voice in hiring reform (access required)

Published: January 17, 2012
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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.

Committee calls for reform in engineer comparisons (UPDATE) (access required)

Published: July 5, 2011
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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 [...]

Anxious engineers await budget’s fate (access required)

Published: June 15, 2011
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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 [...]