Lawmakers want more oversight on Lincoln Hills replacement
Taylor says Glendale’s fight could delay the timeline to close Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake.
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Benjamin Yount
Critics: Wisconsin mileage plan is dangerous to Democracy, taxpayer pocketbooks
JFC members gave themselves the power to decide if a per-mile fee is needed, what those fees would cost, and whether those fees need to increase at any time.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly announces run for full term
Conservative Justice Daniel Kelly on Tuesday told Jay Weber on WISN that he will run for a full 10-year term next year.
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Report: Milwaukee Public Schools budget ‘precarious’
The Policy Forum report says the new salaries and added costs for healthcare and other benefits will cost $16 million more next year alone. Those costs will likely only grow over time.
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Wisconsin Republicans begin trek toward their new state budget
It’s a good bet the new two-year spending plan won’t expand Medicaid, move toward medical marijuana, or raise the minimum wage in the state.
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Gas tax still a part of Wisconsin’s budget conversation
Both state Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and state Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, were silent about the gas tax increase’s future
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Budget group says Wisconsin needs minimum wage hike; business group says Wisconsin needs skilled workers
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the state’s largest business group, says workers in the state don’t need a government-mandated pay raise, they need new skills.
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Western Wisconsin lawmakers: Take stolen taxpayer money from thief’s pension
Former county treasurer Larry Lokken and his then-deputy Kay Onarheim are serving prison terms for stealing about $1,000,000 from county taxpayers over a number of years. But the state of Wisconsin and Eau Claire County cannot touch their public pensions to collect the money.
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Wisconsin Assembly Speaker pitches lottery privacy
The next time someone wins a $768 million Powerball jackpot in Wisconsin, the state’s top Republican wants to let them remain anonymous.
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Hagedorn: Recount wouldn’t make sense at this point
“No recount in history, in recent American history since we’ve been doing modern voting over the last couple of decades, has seen 6,000 votes. You’re lucky if you get 1,000,” Hagedorn said.
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