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Wisconsin’s Johnson says border crisis an ‘abuse of federal power’
HUSH, HUSH: U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., is highly critical of the federal government for being relatively quiet on its search for facilities for undocumented children. By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin...
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Madison, WI, conducting investigation into possible misuse of city car
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis. — The city of Madison has launched an internal investigation into the possible misuse of a city vehicle, Wisconsin Reporter has learned. INTERNAL...
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Proposed minimum wage hike in Milwaukee could cost taxpayers $365K
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter MILWAUKEE — A proposed minimum-wage hike in Milwaukee could cost city taxpayers as much as $365,000 over the next year and a half. MAN WITH A PLAN?: Milwaukee...
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WI cities identify sites to house hundreds of undocumented children
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis. — Madison officials have identified three potential sites to house hundreds of undocumented child immigrants. GIMME SHELTER: The cities of Madison and...
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Milwaukee Common Council OKs ‘living wage’ increase
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter MILWAUKEE, Wis. — It could’ve been much more expensive for Milwaukee taxpayers. WAGE HIKE: The Milwaukee Common Council has adopted an ordinance raising the city’s...
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WI GOP lawmakers: Don’t bring undocumented children to state
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis. — Republican State Rep. David Craig is worried about the potential for a public health crisis coming to Wisconsin. NOT IN WISCONSIN: State Rep. David...
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Obama protester: Town has ‘track record of stifling free speech when it suits...
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter CAMPBELL, Wis. — Police here blocked off a street in 2011 to make it easier for union-organized demonstrators to protest outside the home of former Republican state...
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Public employee violated city’s vehicle use policy on trip to S.D.
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis. — A Madison public employee who visited South Dakota for a convention violated the city’s vehicle use policy by sightseeing on the trip with an...
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IRS copycat? Milwaukee lawmaker requests audit for ‘political retribution’
POLITICAL PAYBACK: Milwaukee County Supervisor David Bowen and the Service Employees International Union are asking for an audit of a company owned by a critic of Bowen’s union-influenced “living wage”...
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SEIU to protest near company that won’t force all employees to join union
WHAT DO WE WANT?: Service Employees International Union representatives are organizing a picket near a Milwaukee County-contracted company that refuses to make all of its employees join the union. By...
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Homeowners: Our town raised our taxes because we closed the door on inspectors
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter DON’T COME IN: A couple is suing the town of Dover because they claim their house was assessed higher than it should have been because they refused to let an...
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WI lawmaker not paying ‘absurd amount’ for records on child immigrants
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis. — State Rep. David Craig would have to pay Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s office close to $50 an hour to comply with an open records request to...
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WI no longer being considered to shelter undocumented children
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis. — It appears as though state Rep. David Craig, R-Vernon, doesn’t need to continue his pursuit of local housing plans for unaccompanied child...
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Assessors say entering houses necessary to get accurate property values
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis. — Some Wisconsin property assessors in both the public and private sector say it’s necessary to inspect the interior of homes to determine the most...
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On second thought: WI lawmaker wants records on housing undocumented children
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis. — State Rep. David Craig has had a change of heart. COME TO THINK OF IT: State Rep. David Craig has changed his mind and will now pursue his open...
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Few employees attend SEIU protest near firm unwilling to force staff to join...
WHO’S FIGHTING FOR WORKERS?: Milwaukee County Supervisor David Bowen, center, who wrote the county’s union-boosting “living wage” law with SEIU-affiliated officials, speaks at a SEIU-organized protest...
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Company accuses labor union of forging signatures for political gain
WHOSE JOHN HANCOCK IS THAT?: Supportive Homecare Options Inc. in Wauwatosa claims that SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin has forged at least two employee signatures for political activity deductions that...
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Group doesn’t want childless taxpayers voting on polling places in schools
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter GREENDALE, Wis. — A group pushing for polling places to be taken out of schools in Greendale doesn’t want the issue going to a referendum in November over fears it...
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Polling places could stay in Greendale schools — for now
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter CASTING A BALLOT: The Greendale Village Board of Trustees has asked the village’s school board to rescind a letter asking for polling places to be taken out of...
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Political group alleges Dane County DA violated campaign finance laws
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis. — The Citizens for Responsible Government Network didn’t want to sit on its hands and wait for a politically charged John Doe investigation that likely...
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