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A decade after Wisconsin GOP bill, UW system could see mass layoffs of tenured staff
The Universities of Wisconsin’s Board of Regents will soon decide whether to lay off more than three dozen tenured professors at UW-Milwaukee. The proposal, by outgoing Chancellor Mark Mone, also includes eliminating the College of General Studies at UWM. Mone said the moves are necessary because of the “harsh realities” facing higher education institutions, including low enrollment and underfunding from the state Legislature.
Wisconsin state park use still strong and growing. But there are warning signs about outdoors funding.
More people went to Wisconsin state parks during the COVID-19 pandemic — and the trend is sticking around. A new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum showed that sales of state park annual admission stickers in 2023 remained high — almost a 50% increase over 2019. ...
Statewide movement pushes companies to hire more people with disabilities
WAUKESHA, Wis. — A new statewide campaign is pushing Wisconsin businesses to hire people they may have previously overlooked. The Think Ability Wisconsin initiative is a grant-funded resource center working to empower employees with disabilities and their employers. Steinhafels in Waukesha is one company that is answering the call...
400+ Wisconsin schools are on Moms for Liberty's membership list. What it means for LGBTQ+ kids
Kettle Moraine School District parent Christy DeMaster has long advocated for her child, who is transgender, as well as other LGBTQ+ students. Now, as Moms for Liberty urges parents to take action so their schools are excluded from new federal regulations protecting transgender students, DeMaster said she's relieved her child will graduate soon....
Wisconsin Braces for Severe Thunderstorms and Hazardous Lake Conditions Friday Until 7PM
Green Bay, WI – Severe weather is expected to impact Wisconsin this afternoon, with scattered strong thunderstorms predicted across central, northeast, and east-central parts of the state. The most significant risk period is from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., when storms could bring damaging winds, lightning, small hail, and torrential rainfall, leading to localized flooding.
Swing state voters support domestic drilling
(The Center Square) – Voters in several key swing states this November support domestic oil drilling, according to new polling data. The American Petroleum Institute commissioned the poll, but it was conducted by the reputable pollster Morning Consult. According to the poll, more than 90% of voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are concerned about inflation. ...
Wisconsin Assembly candidate calls for new election after ballot misprint
SUMMIT, Wis. — An Assembly candidate in northwestern Wisconsin is calling for a new election after roughly 700 registered voters in Douglas County voted on the wrong ballot. Ballots printed in the town of Summit contained the wrong Assembly district, listing two Democratic challengers instead of the two Republicans those voters should have been deciding between.
Eight states have implemented statewide policies on K-12 school cellphone usage
Welcome to the Thursday, Aug. 15, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day:. Eight states have implemented statewide policies on K-12 school cellphone usage. Wisconsin voters defeat two ballot measures that would have limited the governor’s power to distribute federal funds. Elections...
The political tide turns in Wisconsin
The big news out of Wisconsin’s primary Tuesday was the defeat of two ballot measures crafted by Republican legislators that would have hamstrung the governor’s ability to hand out federal emergency aid. Farmers, small business owners and child care providers who were rescued from bankruptcy by millions of dollars in federal relief funds distributed by […]
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