When outlining priorities for the coming legislative session, Gov. Walker and Republican leaders in the state legislature have indicated modifying Wisconsin’s mining law will be one of the first orders of business. Although the legislative session does not begin until January, the post-recall, Democrat-controlled Senate has been working on a mining bill since September, and […]
UW Launches Flexible Degree Program to Aid Workforce Development
Date Tue, Dec. 4, 2012 - 11:30am By Hamilton
In an effort to address the needs of Wisconsin’s workforce and the fill the demand for online education, the University of Wisconsin System has created the UW Flexible Option, a competency-based, self-paced learning option. The UW Flexible Option is designed for nontraditional adult students who often come to college with substantial learning acquired in a […]
Transportation Study Commission Nearing Completion
Date Tue, Dec. 4, 2012 - 10:58am By Hamilton
The Commission tasked with looking at transportation needs and revenues over the next ten years is finishing work on its report early in hopes of having it available for the Governor’s consideration in advance of introducing the 2013-15 biennial budget bill. The Wisconsin Commission on Transportation Finance and Policy was created in the 2011-2013 budget […]
Taxes, Regs, Slowdown Are Top Concerns of Wisconsin CEOs
Date Mon, Dec. 3, 2012 - 2:47pm By Hamilton
The results of the latest Economic Outlook Survey from Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) are in, and Wisconsin CEOs say the state is heading the right direction, but taxes, regulations and the economic slowdown continue to hamper growth. WMC Economic Outlook Survey 2013 Highlights: TOP POLICY PROBLEM – Thirty percent said the economic slowdown is […]
2012 Annual Report on Wisconsin Homeland Security
Date Mon, Dec. 3, 2012 - 2:30pm By Hamilton
The Wisconsin Homeland Security Council has released its 2012 annual report, which includes an overview of the state and federal homeland security funding process. It also provides information on the new and continuing efforts by the council, state agencies, and officials from public, private, and non-profit sectors to implement new homeland security, public health, and […]
Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Elimination Task Force Issues Quarterly Report
Date Wed, Nov. 28, 2012 - 4:53pm By Hamilton
Wisconsin’s Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Elimination Task Force has issued its third quarterly report of 2012. The report includes citizen suggestions and highlights state actions that have helped to save money and make government more efficient. During his State of the State Address in January 2012, Gov. Walker urged citizens and state employees to submit […]
Deadline for Comments on SeniorCare Program Approaching
Date Mon, Nov. 5, 2012 - 5:59pm By Hamilton
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is currently accepting comments on its proposed extension of Wisconsin’s SeniorCare program through 2015. On October 15, DHS Sec. Dennis Smith announced CMS had certified that Wisconsin’s SeniorCare application met the requirements for complete application and advanced to the next phase of the approval process. “Prior to […]
New DNR Office Designed to Help Wisconsin Businesses
Date Thu, Nov. 1, 2012 - 9:04am By Hamilton
Businesses and industries looking to build or expand in Wisconsin now have a new resource intended to provide enhanced and proactive business support to navigate through Department of Natural Resources rules, regulations and permitting: the DNR Office of Business Support and Sustainability. The new office is designed to strengthen working relationships with key designated business […]
Dane County Judge Rules Act 21 Unconstitutional Only as it Applies to the Department of Public Instruction
Date Wed, Oct. 31, 2012 - 3:21pm By Hamilton
A Dane County Circuit Court judge has narrowly struck down a portion of 2011 Wisconsin Act 21, the regulatory reform bill passed during the 2011-12 Legislative Session and signed into law by Gov. Scott Walker. Background Act 21 made sweeping changes to Wisconsin’s rulemaking process in an effort to ensure greater agency oversight and accountability. […]
Act 10 in Legal Limbo
Date Tue, Oct. 30, 2012 - 4:33pm By Hamilton
The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a Motion to Stay Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colas’s decision, which declared portions of 2011 Wis. Act 10 unconstitutional, with the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV. The motion requests that the Circuit Court decision be stayed pending an appeal to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. […]