Challenging the legality of Wednesday’s hastily convened state legislative committee meeting on collective bargaining could do little more than stall the bill’s approval, according to members of the legal community. The Joint Committee of Conference met at 6 p.m. Wednesday ...

Tagged with: Barca Cieslewicz collective bargaining Fitzgerald Miller thompson unions

Tagged with: capitolisms Fitzgerald

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Jobs and the economy. That’s what Democrats who control the Legislature promised they would focus on this year as Wisconsin deals with high unemployment and a general malaise about the ...

Tagged with: Democrats Doyle economy Fitzgerald Jeff Fitzgerald jobs Legislature Mercury Marine Pocan Sheridan

By Paul Snyder Local governments facing a grim future of postponed roadwork and delayed capital projects are hailing a bill that would force the state to return more money. But standing between the bill’s proposal and passage is the equally ...

Tagged with: bill budget Dan Thompson Fitzgerald Huck income tax Krueger League of Wisconsin Municipalities Plale property tax roadwork sales tax shared revenue Wisconsin Alliance of Cities

By Paul Snyder Critics of Wisconsin’s clean energy bill are calling for a sharper focus on specific job creation numbers and a detailed explanation of how much the proposal will cost. “The cost is something we need to know and ...

Tagged with: 1000 Friends of Wisconsin Fitzgerald Gunderson Hiniker Huebsch jobs Montgomery power plant PSC Public Service Commission of Wisconsin renewable energy Wisconsin Department of Commerce Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group