Contact: Tom McCarthy (608) 266-3559 MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction will conduct two public hearings on Aug. 21 related to the Assembly Education Committee’s Review of administrative rules and creation of rules related to whole grade sharing.
Day after day, I watch in horror as President Trump and his toadies plumb depths so low that one loses any capacity for shock.
Republican operatives are emulating Trump’s coarseness — none more so than right here in Wisconsin.
Much has been written about state incentives to bring high-tech manufacturer FoxConn to Wisconsin. Little has been written about proposed local incentives. The local commitment will likely be significant, so what follows are a few questions that local officials may want to consider.
We’re already on the technological stage. Now the Foxconn announcement has given us an international spotlight. It’s up to all of us to make the most of what could be a transformational opportunity for a city and region I’m proud to call home.
The $3 billion deal hatched for a new Wisconsin factory simply stinks.
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — A recent Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story highlighted the severe dysfunction of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, run by gubernatorial wannabe and Madison bureaucrat Tony Evers. Asked about the error under the
It’s hard to imagine how the $3 billion package is going to result in an economic win for the state of Wisconsin or its taxpayers.
Two Republican legislative leaders in 1995—when the budget for highways was separated from other state spending and finally passed on Nov. 16—say it’s time to raise the state gas tax by least 5 cents.
Hamstringing charter schools through reduced autonomy, diminished authorizing options and overzealous regulation, as the NAACP’s report recommends, will cripple what truly makes charter schools work — the freedom to provide what works for the students attending their schools.
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn, who Gov. Scott Walker would like to send up to $3 billion of our tax dollars, has a troubling record when it comes to employee working conditions.
Contact: Nick Novak, 608.239.4866 MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) testified on Thursday in support of Special Session Assembly Bill 1 at a public hearing of the Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy. The legislation is part of
Contact: Tom McCarthy (608) 266-3559 MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction will conduct two public hearings on Aug. 21 related to the Assembly Education Committee’s Review of administrative rules and creation of rules related to whole grade sharing. Both hearings will be held at the DPI’s headquarters, GEF
Day after day, I watch in horror as President Trump and his toadies plumb depths so low that one loses any capacity for shock.
Republican operatives are emulating Trump’s coarseness — none more so than right here in Wisconsin.
Much has been written about state incentives to bring high-tech manufacturer FoxConn to Wisconsin. Little has been written about proposed local incentives. The local commitment will likely be significant, so what follows are a few questions that local officials may want to consider.
We’re already on the technological stage. Now the Foxconn announcement has given us an international spotlight. It’s up to all of us to make the most of what could be a transformational opportunity for a city and region I’m proud to call home.
The $3 billion deal hatched for a new Wisconsin factory simply stinks.
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — A recent Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story highlighted the severe dysfunction of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, run by gubernatorial wannabe and Madison bureaucrat Tony Evers. Asked about the error under the weak leadership of Evers, the agency acknowledged that it does
It’s hard to imagine how the $3 billion package is going to result in an economic win for the state of Wisconsin or its taxpayers.
Two Republican legislative leaders in 1995—when the budget for highways was separated from other state spending and finally passed on Nov. 16—say it’s time to raise the state gas tax by least 5 cents.
Hamstringing charter schools through reduced autonomy, diminished authorizing options and overzealous regulation, as the NAACP’s report recommends, will cripple what truly makes charter schools work — the freedom to provide what works for the students attending their schools.
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn, who Gov. Scott Walker would like to send up to $3 billion of our tax dollars, has a troubling record when it comes to employee working conditions. According to a story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the
Contact: Nick Novak, 608.239.4866 MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) testified on Thursday in support of Special Session Assembly Bill 1 at a public hearing of the Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy. The legislation is part of the reason Foxconn has decided to invest $10 billion in