POSTED: Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 at 11:32 am

BY: Jack Zemlicka, jack.zemlicka@wislawjournal.com

Prosecutor’s offices throughout Wisconsin are facing the possibility of having to significantly shuffle or delay courts dates if assistant district attorneys are forced to take six additional furlough days by June 30. In a proposal sent to the Association of State Prosecutors on Wednesday, the Office of State Employment Relations requested that members take an [...]

POSTED: Friday, March 11th, 2011 at 9:28 am

BY: Jack Zemlicka, jack.zemlicka@wislawjournal.com

Gov. Scott Walker rescinded layoff notices to 13 state unions on Friday, one week after threatening each with job cuts. In letters sent to each union through the Department of Administration and the Office of State Employment Relations, union leaders were informed that layoffs would not be necessary after passage of Walker’s budget repair bill. [...]