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State of emergency declared for Wisconsin
17 hours ago ago from Racine Uncovered
6: 38 p.m. Governor Doyle has declared a State of Emergency for all 72 counties as the first major winter storm of the season hits Wisconsin. This calls a number of Wisconsin National Guard troops to active duty to assist where needed, and instructs all state agencies to assist in any efforts that may be encountered. “We are expecting blizzard-like conditions for much of the state over the next 24 to 36 hours,” Governor Doyle said ...
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16 hours ago ago from The Milwaukee Drum
Posted in Wisconsin State Politics Tagged: Governor Jim Doyle, MPS Special Session, MPS Takeover, State Rep. Tamara Grigsby
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18 hours ago ago from The Capitol Fax Blog
* Lee Newspapers has more on the story about the planned state budget cuts which we discussed a bit yesterday In addition to calling for an increase in the income tax rate, Gov. Pat Quinn is asking some of his state agencies to cut back their spending by as much as 14 percent for next year's budget. Quinn won't present plans for his next budget until the spring. But he wants agencies to begin planning to spend far less than they are ...
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21 minutes ago ago from Frugal Hoosiers
You'll have to forgive Dennis Avery this morning. He's been in the legislature so long that everything is starting to run together in his mind. It turns out he's confusing Mitch Daniels with Joe Kernan or Frank O'Bannon or possibly even Pat Bauer. How else do you explain that coming from an incumbent headed into his 26th year in office if not senility? In response to the Governor's recent mandate in state government spending cuts to account ...
Related contentDennis Avery forgot to take his dementia medicine again
21 minutes ago ago from Frugal Hoosiers
You'll have to forgive Dennis Avery this morning. He's been in the legislature so long that everything is starting to run together in his mind. It turns out he's confusing Mitch Daniels with Joe Kernan or Frank O'Bannon or possibly even Pat Bauer. How else do you explain that coming from an incumbent headed into his 26th year in office if not senility? In response to the Governor's recent mandate in state government spending cuts to account ...
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Iowa gov squeezing $1.7B from budget over 5 years
20 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Iowa gov squeezing $1.7B from budget over 5 years WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa Gov. Chet Culver announced plans Tuesday to trim $1.7 billion in state spending over the next five years, including the sale of state property and centralizing computer networks. Culver said the plan is at the heart of his effort to wipe out a projected budget shortfall without raising taxes. "Why can't we look at reforming the way state government does ...
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2 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
CHICAGO Republican candidate for governor Andy McKenna proposed dramatically cutting state spending to rescue Illinois' finances without an income tax increase. Chicago businessman McKenna on Tuesday said the state should cut spending to 2006 levels, amounting to about a 20 percent drop. That could mean big cuts to state government while only addressing about half of the budget deficit. He didn't offer specifics about the impact on ...
Related contentNational Report: Wisconsin Drops from 24th to 33rd in Funding Programs To Protect Kids from Tobacco
4 hours ago ago from FanHouse
State Urged to Reverse 55% Cut in Funding WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wisconsin has cut state funding for tobacco prevention programs by 55 percent in the past year, dropping from 24th to 33rd in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. (Logo: ...
Related contentGOP lawmaker: Va. gov tax boosts going nowhere
21 hours ago ago from U.S. News
GOP lawmaker: Va. gov tax boosts going nowhere RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Even with hard times assured for public schools and other state-supported ventures, Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine's bid to end tax breaks to help balance an underfunded budget will get nowhere in a Republican-run House of Delegates, the top GOP budget writer said Tuesday. But even as Republicans, fortified by last month's elections, hold the line against new taxes, increases ...
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16 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
It is far past the time for California to step up and reform its education system. As a state, our schools were once the fourth-highest in the nation in reading and math. Now, we now rank below 40. In science, our students were once proudly some of the highest in the nation and now they are now some of the lowest. This is simply unacceptable. We have to reform the way we educate our children and, thanks to the Obama administration, we ...
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