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Economic professors at UW-Madison and other Wisconsin schools, along with over a thousand other professors, penned and signed a letter to President Donald Trump about the “broad economic benefit that immigrants to this country bring.”
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UW economic professors emphasize importance of immigration in letter to Trump

By Sarah Schoenfeldt | Apr. 12, 2017

With immigration policy being one of the cruxes of the Trump administration, six UW-Madison economic professors penned a letter along with professors nationwide to President Donald Trump, detailing the economic benefits of immigration. Of the 1,470 professors to sign the bipartisan letter, six are from UW-Madison, and an additional 10 are from other Wisconsin schools. The letter addressed concerns over the Trump administration’s isolationist immigration policy and outlined positive gains derived from immigration.

In a bipartisan letter to UW System President Ray Cross, 23 lawmakers requested that the UW System consider researching new uses for dairy milk in response to an abundant global supply.
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State lawmakers want to milk UW for dairy research

By Lilly Price | Apr. 5, 2017

Rather than crying over spilled milk, state legislators decided to take action to address the steady price decline of Wisconsin’s dairy industry by writing UW System President Ray Cross urging university researchers to find alternative uses for the dairy product. Wisconsin, championed as the dairy state, is one of the largest producers of milk in the country.

Two Republican legislators proposed amending the Wisconsin Constitution Tuesday in order to give crime victims more rights.
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Republican lawmakers propose to amend state constitution, give crime victims more rights

By Claire Grummon | Apr. 5, 2017

Crime victims could receive greater protections in the courtroom under a proposal announced Tuesday by state Republicans. The proposal is part of an amendment that would also allow victims to speak out at a greater number of court hearings and to refuse interviews with attorneys for suspects. The legislation, dubbed as “Marsy’s Law,” is part of an effort to increase victims’ rights nationwide.

Included in Gov. Scott Walker’s 2017-’19 budget is a proposal to end a state law requiring a public and private voucher schools to teach for a certain amount of hours.
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Mandatory teaching hours for K-12 schools could be eliminated under proposed budget

By Andy Goldstein | Apr. 3, 2017

As the GOP formulates its spending priorities into the new state budget, one proposal from Gov. Scott Walker would lift the sole mandate enforcing a minimum number of hours of instruction per year in Wisconsin schools. The plan would do away with the state law that ensures such criteria in both public and private schools, and also lift time requirements for one-on-one instructor availability for students enrolled in virtual charter schools. Walker’s proposal would make Wisconsin the only state in the country without laws to ensure minimum instruction time for students. “For us, it’s about eliminating the mandate,” Walker told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Monday.

UW System President Ray Cross praised Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal in an appearance before the state Joint Finance Committee Thursday.
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Cross: Proposed budget is best in a decade

By Andrew Bahl | Mar. 30, 2017

UW System officials praised Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget Thursday in an appearance before the state’s powerful budget-writing committee, saying they were “very pleased” with the suggested funding level. In his testimony, UW System President Ray Cross told the Joint Finance Committee that Walker’s proposed 2017-’19 biennium budget is the most investment in the UW in over a decade. Walker’s proposal calls for $140 million in new funding to the state’s 16 public universities, including $42.5 million tied to each university’s performance in certain metrics.

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Bill seeks to stop adults from allowing underage drinking in their homes

By Madeline Schachte | Mar. 28, 2017

Adults who host underage drinking gatherings in their homes could face fines and jail time as part of a new proposal presented by two state legislators Tuesday. The proposed bill, spearheaded by state Rep. Andre Jacque, R-De Pere, and state Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, aims to address binge drinking and drunk driving, issues the lawmakers believe are being exacerbated by a cultural acceptance of underage drinking.

Two Republican state representatives proposed a bill Tuesday that would allow residents to carry concealed firearms without a permit or training.
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Bill would allow concealed carry without permit in school zones

By Meghan Kuemmel | Mar. 28, 2017

Wisconsinites could be allowed to carry concealed handguns without a permit if a bill proposed by multiple Republican state legislators Tuesday passes. The legislation replaces state gun-free school zone laws, and instead allows individual schools to determine by posting signs whether firearms are prohibited in their school or on school grounds under state trespass law. The bill, which comes six years after licensed concealed weapons were legalized in the state, would also allow people with concealed carry permits to bring guns into places they are currently banned, including school grounds and hospitals, unless signs are posted stating otherwise. Current Wisconsin law states that the exposed carry of a firearm is legal without a license, but it cannot be concealed in any way except for when a permit is obtained. The proposal, also called “Right to Carry” legislation, would eliminate the Wisconsin law requiring that anyone seeking a permit to carry a concealed weapon obtain a license and take a firearms training course.

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