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IRMA, Wis. - The latest report from the court-appointed Monitor for Lincoln Hills School/Copper Lake School (LHS/CLS) shows the facility has made continued imp
By Liz Holbrook Wausau City Hall. MWC file photo. WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) â A resolution considered a road block to changing fee structures for municipal services has been repealed. In 2005 a resolution was adopted by the Wausau City Council at that time regarding the process to setting up a new service fee method. The resolution stated that a City-wide referendum requesting citizen authorization must be held to institute a fee for a municipal service. A request to repeal the resolution from the municipal code came from the Finance Committee as the legislation has hampered the Committe...
On March 11, 2011, Walker signed Act 10 into law. Act 10 at its most basic limits collective bargaining for public sector labor unions, including wage increases. Since Act 10 became state law, public sector unions may no longer include health insurance costs, extra salary requests, or broader benefit packages in their contracts. As well, Act 10 limits raises to the consumer price index. Act 10 supporters say those changes benefited the state and local governments by saving almost $14 billion over the past 10 years. In the decade since Act 10âs adoption into state law, Republicans and tho...
Massive spending increase, billions in higher state taxes, tens of millions in higher property taxes again Evers wants to overturn Act 10, legalize marijuana, implement automatic voter registration and reduce new voter residency requirement to 10 days Repeals Right to Work, mandates gun background checks for all, makes it easier for counties and cities to increase sales taxes School Choice targeted, UW tuition freeze continues, no gas tax increase and allows law enforcement to hire noncitizens as officers By MacIver Staff Gov. Tony Evers recently rolled out his second budget proposal, a gig...