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.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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I was boarding a plane late last week when my Twitter timeline erupted with reaction to news that Gov. Scott Walker was proposing drastic changes to the ways unions negotiate on behalf of public workers in Wisconsin. Since I was ...

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