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Former firm partner named DWD secretary
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has named Scott Baumbach as full-time secretary of Wisconsin’s Department of Workforce Development. Baumbach had served as interim secretary since last month when Manny Perez resigned just five months after his appointment by Walker. Baumbach was named the department’s deputy secretary last January. Before joining the department, he […]
Budget repair bill could spell doom for state’s chief general counsels (UPDATE)
By Jack Zemlicka A portion of Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill seeks to weaken the job security afforded general counsels in cabinet state agencies. The proposal would shift cabinet agency positions of chief legal counsel, public information officer and legislative liaison from classified to unclassified status. If the bill eventually passes, the change would […]
State gets teeth for employee policing
By Jack Zemlicka Construction industry representatives are greeting with skepticism a state law that lets the Department of Workforce Development crack down on worker misclassification. The law, which went into effect at the start of the year, strengthens DWD’s authority by, for instance, letting agency representatives visit job sites to investigate alleged violations, such as […]
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- Contract dispute prevents airing of 15 regional sports networks, impacts Brewers
- Wis. middle school focuses on recovery as authorities investigate shooting
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Sheboygan and Green County Sheriffs
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- Nation grieves with families of officers killed in NC
- Amended complaint filed in federal court against State Bar of Wisconsin seeks punitive damages
- United Healthcare suit against cancer drug distributor time-barred
- Trump’s Wisconsin visit warns of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
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