State hires Boston firm to create job database!

I just copied that headline verbatim from jsonline…well except for the exclamation point…that’s mine.

From the short article:

The state agency (Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development), which administers taxpayer-funded job retraining funds, said it expects to award a contract to develop an online database and job matchmaking service to Boston-based Burning Glass Technologies.

The [...]

Three Open Forums on State Education Budget

another message from the email inbox from the Wisconsin Education Association Council:

Future of Public Education in the Balance

Governor Walker’s budget proposal represents yet another radical break from Wisconsin tradition that will dramatically affect educators and students for years to come. Final decisions on the two-year budget are likely to be made within the [...]

Wisconsin Budget Hearing In Milwaukee

Milwaukee Budget Hearing this Saturday

Dear Neighbor,

I am chairing a public hearing this Saturday, April 20, to provide Milwaukee residents an opportunity to voice their opinions on the state budget. Other members of the Joint Finance Committee and area lawmakers will be there to listen as well. The public meeting starts at 11:00 a.m. [...]

Residency Requirements Seem Like the Perfect Referendum Item

Most readers of this blog are probably aware that Governor Scott Walker has included a ban on local residency requirements as part of his next biennial budget for 2013-2015. And of course this has resulted in any number of complaints from both the left and the right.

Leading the pack has been Milwaukee Mayor Tom [...]

Glenn Grothman makes it clear he just doesn’t care about what citizens have to say

Here’s Republican State Sen. Glenn Grothman paying more attention to his cell phone than he did to concerned citizens who showed up to testify at the Joint Finance Committee’s public hearing at Greendale High School yesterday.

H/T to Shaina Solidarity for the photo.

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Problem With Walker Budget Means Borrowing $1 Billion

On Friday the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel featured an article quoting the Wisconsin State Legislature’s budget office had reported that under Governor Walker’s budget proposal, the state would be required to borrow nearly $1 billion dollars over the two year period. Most of that money, $994 million, would go to the transportation budget. Now, I am [...]

New Ad for Incumbent DPI Superintendent Tony Evers

Although I haven’t always agreed with Superintendent Evers on some of his decisions with the DPI, he has shown the ability to work with Governor Walker. He is a far better supporter of public education than nearly anyone currently resident in state government. And his opponent, State Representative Don Pridmore (R – Hartford) who recently [...]

That Don’t Belong There!!

I guess that I shouldn’t be surprised…but after all of the rhetoric about transparency and leaving the pork and nonsense out of bills where they don’t belong…politicians still try to bury special interest perks or non-budget stuff in inappropriate places.

One of the most egregious recent sitings is Governor Walker’s inclusion for the repeal of [...]

Some thoughts on Scott Walker’s budget

Here’s my synopsis of Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s budget address:

More state government intrusion into the affairs of local governments. Scott Walker wants to end dependence on the government for things like healthcare, living expenses, food, etc. No word though on when Scott Walker will end his dependence on the government for things like healthcare, [...]

Governor Walker’s new clothes

This is well worth a read…

Dear Gov. Walker,

Ever since the recall election, the media has worked to paint a curious portrait of you as some kind of “moderate,” stressing always your someday-hopes of a bid at the presidency — assuming all that John Doe stuff goes away. Just this week, USA Today even [...]