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#LocalGovMatters – Election Wrapup

This week Gwyn meets with Jerry Deschane, Executive Director of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities, and Mark O’Connell, Executive Director...
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#LocalGovMatters – What’s Next?

The elections are over and it’s time to start preparing for the remainder of this legislative session and the beginning...
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Thursday November 15, 2018 - Updated 5:12pm

Governor

4:36am

Gov.-elect Evers. And Lt. Gov.-elect Mandela Barnes announce transition website, communications director.

4:14am

Wisconsin Public Radio. Evers low-key on GOP efforts to limit his power.

4:14am

Chippewa Herald. Tony Evers declines to draw red line on Legislature limiting executive power.

3:53am

WSAW. Governor-elect meets with students to discuss careers in construction. WAOW.

Budget

4:32am

WKOW. Gov.-elect "confident" to increase education budget by 10% despite GOP doubts.

3:55am

Reuters. U.S. state spending exceeds $2 trillion in fiscal 2018: report.

Legislative

5:10pm

Rep. Hintz. Statement on Republican plan to change election dates.

9:57am

Rep. Hesselbein. Democratis Weekly Radio Address: Veterans Day.

9:09am

Sen. Shilling. Appoints Erpenbach, Johnson to serve on Joint Finance Committee.

4:34am

Sen. Vinehout. Column: Citizens vote to raise property taxes to pay for schools.

4:29am

Fox 6. 'This is an invitation to corruption:' Wisconsin state lawmakers exempt themselves from open records rules.

4:24am

Wisconsin State Journal. Immigrant rights groups press for Wisconsin driver's licenses for 32,000 residents.

4:13am

Beloit Daily News. Can they find way to work together?

4:12am

Wisconsin Public Radio. Kimberly-Clark Corp. workers, local officials urge lawmakers to approve state incentives.

4:07am

WBAY. Fate of Kimberly-Clark bill up in air after special hearing.

4:07am

WISC. 'This is not Foxconn': Supporters fight for Kimberly-Clark $100M deal, other lawmakers oppose plan.

4:02am

Cap Times. Kimberly-Clark says it would invest $500 million in Wisconsin with incentive package, but bill still lacks votes.

4:01am

Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter. GOP lawmakers hold hearing on $70 million deal for Kimberly-Clark but are short of votes.

3:58am

Governing. Sore losers or necessary checks? Wisconsin Republicans seek to limit new Democratic governor's authority.

State Agencies

5:12pm

DOC. Inmate apprenticeships provide valuable skills after release.

5:11pm

DATCP. Confirms CWD-positive deer in Portage County.

5:08pm

DNR. Outdoor Report.

12:11pm

DWD. Announces Wisconsin Fast Forward Jump Start program.

12:09pm

DHS. Mental health grant awards to asist youth in need.

12:08pm

DWD. BLS data: Wisconsin unemployment rate remains at or below 3 percent for record 9th straight month.

4:37am

ETF. Group Insurance Board approves contract extensions, maintains continuity.

4:04am

WXOW. State tourism hopes families are in giving spirit.

Economy/Business

4:09am

Milwaukee Biz Times. Wisconsin's economic growth among nation's slowest in Q2.

4:08am

Milwaukee Biz Times. Komatsu can earn tax credits on jobs added since April 2017.

Statewide

10:36am

Wisconsin Dental Association. Recognizes 17 for contributions to dentistry, public oral health.

9:48am

Wisconsin Office of Rural Health. Four Wisconsin communities presented with rural health awards.

4:11am

Wisconsin Public Radio. Former Gov. Tommy Thompson talks recent election results, state's future. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

3:52am

WDIO. Postal Service in red ink for 12th year as letter mail drops.

Education

5:08pm

UW-Stout. Technology education students design, build robots for friendly competition.

1:51pm

Marquette University. Marquette professors receive $525,000 grant to research a new 'green' catalyst.

12:07pm

Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership. Announces free leadership conference.

11:08am

Evidence-Based Health Policy Project. To host Capitol briefing on suicide prevention among youth and young adults.

10:38am

Marquette Univerity. Receives $597,000 from federal government to support financial and educational needs of doctoral students in electrical engineering.

9:56am

UW-Madison. After 20 years, stem cells mean business in Wisconsin.

9:50am

UW-River Falls. Holiday choral concert presented.

4:18am

Washington Post. Armored school doors, bulletproof whiteboards and secret snipers.

Local

5:09pm

Clean Wisconsin. Applauds Lafayette County Board members who stood up for clean water.

1:10pm

Waukesha County Exec. Farrow. Waukesha County Parks announces new annual sticker price for disabled veterans and former prisoners of war.

12:59pm

Milwaukee Ald. Bauman. Amendments pass to repair roads and tackle neighborhood blight.

12:58pm

Madison Mayor Soglin. Statement on recently passed Dane County budget.

10:34am

Milwaukee Ald. Donovan. Thank you, Mike Crivello, for your dedicated service to Milwaukee.

Congress

2:05pm

Washington Post. Veterans aren't getting their GI Bill payments - becaue VA's 50-year-old computer system broke.

4:00am

The Hill. Trump throws support behind criminal justice bill.

4:00am

The Hill. Defense strategy report warns of grave erosion in U.S. military superiority.

3:51am

U.S. News & World Report. Senate OKs Coast Guard bill with ballast water compromise.

Politics

9:46am

U.S. Sens. Baldwin, Ernst. Introduce bipartisan legislation to protect and expand rural broadband.

4:33am

Adamczyk for 14th Assembly. Statement on the 14th District canvas.

Wednesday November 14, 2018

Governor

11:35am

Wisconsin State Journal. Scott Walker: 'Decent thing to do' is stay quiet during Tony Evers transition.

Legislative

4:19pm

Rep. Nygren. Advocates for Marinette Kimberly-Clark plant.

11:51am

Rep. Spreitzer. Re-elected to leadership position as Democratic Caucus Chair.

11:48am

MacIver Institute. Reminds Wisconsin why Kimberly-Clark bailout is a bad idea.

9:55am

One Wisconsin Now. GOP pushes tax giveaway plan that pays more for fewer jobs.

8:43am

Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty. Kimberly-Clark incentives are wrong, unnecessary.

11:58am

U.S. News & World Report. Kimberly-Clark bill faces bipartisan opposition.

4:11am

WSAW. Wisconsin Democrat vows to bring back redistricting bill.

3:50am

Appleton Post-Crescent. Rohrkaste gives Kimberly-Clark inventive bill 50-50 chance.

3:49am

Governing. With election over, transportation advocates eye 2019 battles.

3:47am

WXOW. Assembly Democrats pick Hintz as minority leader again.

State Agencies

2:57pm

WHEDA. Foundation awards $162,800 in 2018 housing grants to Milwaukee County.

2:56pm

DATCP. Gypsy moth populations decrease in 2018.

10:13am

DWD. Governor Walker urges workers eligible for disaster unemployment assistance in nine counties to apply.

4:05am

ETF. WRS preliminary investment performance.

12:08pm

WISC. News 3 Investigates: Multi-million dollar state project to overhaul online benefits system stalled.

3:52am

Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter. Wisconsin rape kits generate 560 DNA matches, half from new potential suspects.

Economy/Business

10:31am

Reuters. U.S. farmers scramble to contain trade-war damage, find new markets.

4:09am

Bloomberg. Trump trade war fallout could haunt U.S. soy farmers for years.

3:48am

USA Today. A handgun for Christmas: Wisconsin company decides to buy firearms for every employee this holiday season.

Statewide

1:10pm

Wisconsin Brewers Guild. Wisconsin craft breweries raise the flag for independence.

11:55am

Badger Institute. Partners in Hope: A journey of second chances.

11:50am

Wisconsin Public Radio. Prepares a feast of special programming for Thanksiving Day.

10:01am

Wisconsin Policy Forum. Focus #22: Under the gun on conservation funding.

Courts

12:04pm

WQOW. Lawsuit seeks to maintain federal gray wolf protections.

3:53am

Wisconsin Rapids Tribune. Federal court allows Assembly to intervene in Wisconsin's gerrymandering case.

3:45am

WISC. Lawsuit alleges DOJ chaplain program is unconstitutional.

3:44am

Fox 11. Group files lawsuits to stop Back Forty Mine.

Education

4:21pm

UW-Platteville. Industry partnership leads to new opportunities in building construction management.

4:20pm

UW-Platteville. Hosts 46th annual High School Mathematics Contest.

10:49am

UW-Stout. Tajikistan native lives her American dream at UW-Stout.

9:15am

UW-Madison. Venom shape untangles scorpion family tree.

3:54am

Wisconsin Public Radio. School report cards show more districts meeting expectations, but absenteeism rising.

Local

1:54pm

Dane County Exec. Parisi. Signs 2019 Dane County budget.

1:01pm

Madison Mayor Soglin. 2018 Alix Olson Award winner, Holly Storck-Post.

11:56am

Milwaukee Ald. Lewis. Elected to NLC National Black Caucus post.

4:06am

Milwaukee Common Council. Amended 2019 budget creates watchdog position, adds health outreach positions, and establishes neighborhood COP houses.

4:04am

Racine Mayor Mason. Statement on final passage of city budget.

Congress

3:00pm

U.S. Sen. Baldwin. Reforms to protect the Great Lakes included in bipartisan Coast Guard reauthorization.

11:04am

U.S. Sens. Baldwin, Moran. Introduce bipartisan legislation to expand access to chiropractic health care for current and former military personnel.

3:57am

Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Sen. Ron Johnson says broken system must be fixed before admitting more immigrants.

3:46am

NBC 15. Congressman-elect Bryan Steil arrives on Capitol Hill, begins work to replace Paul Ryan.