TUE News Summary: Evers announces transition team; Vos says GOP may limit Evers’ power over WEDC in lame duck session

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/news-summary/ **************************************** Wednesday: WisPolitics.com breakfast with U.S. Rep. Ron Kind U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, is a member of the Ways and Means Committee, and will talk

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Vos re-appoints Nygren as JFC co-chair

Speaker Robin Vos has reappointed Rep. John Nygren co-chair of the Joint Finance Committee. Nygren, R-Marinette, has served as co-chair of the powerful budget committee since the 2013-14 session. Vos said Nygren’s job is “even more important this next session

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Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: What’s next for Wisconsin and the Every Student Succeeds Act?

Contact: Cameron Sholty | WILL Communications Director cameron@will-law.org | 414-727-7416 | 262-409-9816 Milwaukee, WI – Wisconsin will implement the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in the 2018-19 school year, a federal education law that replaces No Child Left Behind. But Wisconsin’s state plan, submitted to the U.S. Education Department and approved in

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TUE News Summary: Evers announces transition team; Vos says GOP may limit Evers’ power over WEDC in lame duck session

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/news-summary/ **************************************** Wednesday: WisPolitics.com breakfast with U.S. Rep. Ron Kind U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, is a member of the Ways and Means Committee, and will talk about trade, tariffs and the new Congress at a W…

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Milwaukee Public Schools: Show modest improvement on state report card

Contact: Andy Nelson Cell: (414) 688-9664 Email: nelsonai@milwaukee.k12.wi.us MILWAUKEE – Dozens of Milwaukee Public Schools showed signs of improvement on the 2017-18 state report cards released today by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Thirty-four MPS schools improved their category rating compared to the 2016-17 report cards. Nine additional schools were ranked in

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Evers names chief of staff, first details of transition team

Maggie Gau, who served as Tony Evers’ campaign manager for his successful guv bid and previously worked as a legislative aide in the state Capitol, will become his chief of staff. Meanwhile, JoAnne Anton, who formerly worked as U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl’s state director and now leads his philanthropic organization,

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Vos re-appoints Nygren as JFC co-chair

Speaker Robin Vos has reappointed Rep. John Nygren co-chair of the Joint Finance Committee. Nygren, R-Marinette, has served as co-chair of the powerful budget committee since the 2013-14 session. Vos said Nygren’s job is “even more important this next session with divided government.” “I’m confident in his abilities to deliver

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