MADISON, Wis. (AP) — All state offices will be closed on Monday as a mandated furlough day. Monday is the third required furlough day for nearly all state workers. Last year Gov. Jim Doyle ordered 16 furlough days over a ...

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By Larry Michael The run-up the construction industry experienced throughout the 1990s was actually a 14-year market expansion. That’s quite a party, and the aftermath will be quite a hangover. Most industry cycles are shorter and less severe, so the ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state spent 3 percent less on contractual services in the fiscal year that ended on June 30. That’s according to a report submitted to the state Legislature’s budget committee by the Department of Administration. According ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State Division of Motor Vehicle Offices will close Friday so employees can take their fourth furlough day this year. The state budget Gov. Jim Doyle signed this past summer orders all state employees to take 16 ...

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By Paul Snyder The State Engineers Association is suing Wisconsin, 12 state agencies and the UW System to stop what the union characterizes as layoffs affecting about 1,120 members. “This borders on corruption,” said William Haus, the association’s attorney with ...

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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state union bargaining unit representing about 1,100 engineers filed a lawsuit against the state Tuesday seeking to stop temporary layoffs. The union argued in the lawsuit filed in Dane ...

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By Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreproter.com The specter of micromanagement looms over a bill that would prevent private contractors from doing the work of furloughed state employees. “We need to make sure we’re not tying our hands more than we should be,” ...

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Scott Bauer AP Writer Madison — Don’t count on getting a new driver’s license the day after Thanksgiving: The Department of Motor Vehicles, along with other state offices, will likely close that day under the governor’s plan to furlough state ...

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Nora Lockwood Tooher and Tony Anderson Special to The Daily Reporter Wary of depleting already lean work forces, employers are sending their workers home without pay as the latest cost-cutting measure. But some employers are using furloughs without considering the ...

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