By Paul Snyder Roadwork deserves a share of the money raised by regional transit authorities, according to a lawmaker who argues spending should match the realities of transportation. “It’s silly to think that 99 percent of the people that use a car to get to work or the store are going to give that up [...]
Published: February 11, 2010
Tags: bill, Doyle, Joint Examining Board of Architects, landscape architect, Landscape Architect Accreditation Board, Landscape Architects, landscaping, law, license, Professional Engineers, Risser, Shilling
Gov. Jim Doyle on Thursday signed a bill into law requiring a license to practice landscape architecture in Wisconsin. The bill — authored by state Rep. Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, and state Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison — upgrades the definition of a certified landscape architect in the state to a licensed landscape architect. To gain [...]
Published: November 3, 2009
Tags: Madison Area Technical College, Milwaukee Area Technical College, price, residence hall, Shilling, Western Technical College
By Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com A new state bill aims to take the financial burden of multi-million residence hall projects off taxpayers and put it on technical college students using them. Western Technical College is in the midst of building an estimated $10 million, 200-bed residence hall for students. Under current state law, the college would [...]