58 results for author: Middle Wisconsin Editorial Board

Potential Impact on Environmental Education of the Proposed FY 2016 & 2017 Budget

Information provided by Jeremy Solin, Director (interim) of the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education at UWSP: The infrastructure of environmental education in Wisconsin is in jeopardy. The proposed Wisconsin state budget affects the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education, the Department of Public Instruction Environmental Education Consultant position, and the Wisconsin Environmental Education Board. Environmental education inspires people to pursue STEM-related careers in science, technology, environmental management, engineering, natural resources, green building, energy, and many more. Perhaps more importantly, environmental ...

NO CUTS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM – THE “BADGERCARE IOWA FIX”

Following is the text of the speech given by Joel Lewis, Marathon County Board Supervisor from the 5th Supervisory District, at the February 19, 2015 Citizen Action of Wisconsin media event in Wausau, WI. Labeled the “Badgercare Iowa Fix,” the event was to encourage Wisconsin legislators to accept Federal Medicaid/BadgerCare dollars as the state of Iowa did, rather than inflict huge cuts to the University of Wisconsin system. At a time when politicians are bickering over how to best create jobs, I can hardly believe that we are seeing budgets from our elected officials that could kill or are killing jobs! Our governor has run on a continued ...

Quotations From Republican Senator Dale Schultz

By the Middle Wisconsin Editorial Board   “We are now literally dismantling the state government, and people need to think long and hard about what they want for a future in our state,” “The K-12 system in the last few years has laid off 3,000 personnel, and it looks to me like that’s going to accelerate. Out my way, I would not be shocked if a huge percentage of school districts wind up going to referendum to have the privilege of raising their own property tax because the state has walked away from its principal responsibility of providing for a free, appropriate and near equal education for everybody.” “The university ...

Updated Voting Instructions for November 4, 2014 Elections – No Photo ID Required for Voting!

U.S. Supreme Court Decision Blocks Wisconsin Voter Photo ID Law (http://gab.wi.gov/node/3412) Late Thursday, October 9, 2014, the United States Supreme Court issued an order blocking implementation of Wisconsin's voter photo ID law for the November 4, 2014 General Election. More information about the impact of this decision will be posted as soon as it becomes available. Information stating that voter photo ID is in effect for the November 4, 2014 General Election should be disregarded. Questions about Voting? Contact your municipal clerk’s Office(https://myvote.wi.gov/), or search the list of all Wisconsin municipal clerks(http://g...

“Ask the Candidate” – Issue Specific Questions

The Middle Wisconsin Editorial Board is excited to share with its readers a compilation of issue specific candidate questions.  We are hopeful that these questions can be utilized as a guide during a dialogue between citizens and candidates on some of the issues which face communities throughout the state of Wisconsin.  We encourage anyone using these questions to relay back to us some of the answers given by candidates so we may publish them on our website. The importance of an active citizenry is more important today than at any other period in our history.  A purposeful and open dialogue between candidates and citizens is an essential element ...

Let’s Pay the Bills First – Senator Kathleen Vinehout

The following article is a reprint of a recent news release by Senator Kathleen Vinehout to the people of Wisconsin. Middle Wisconsin feels strongly that the citizens need to be aware of the harm being done to our public schools and our children by the transfer of tax dollars to private institutions.   Let's Pay the Bills First by Senator Kathleen Vinehout “I don’t want another cent from the state until you guys pay the bills,” the business-owner from Durand told me. “I am tired of hearing about tax cuts and deficits.” “I want all the bills paid: schools, roads, Medicaid, the tech colleges, the debt, all of them paid. Then ...

School Bells Ring: Local Schools See Fewer Dollars While Private “Voucher” Schools Win Big

The following article is a reprint of a recent news release by Senator Kathleen Vinehout to the people of Wisconsin. Middle Wisconsin feels strongly that the citizens need to be aware of the harm being done to our public schools and our children by the transfer of tax dollars to private institutions. School Bells Ring: Local Schools See Fewer Dollars While Private "Voucher" Schools Win Big by Senator Kathleen Vinehout   “How is it possible that private voucher schools can receive almost four and a half times the state funding per student as our public school district receives in equalized aid,” Pepin School Superintendent Bruce ...

***Action Alert*** Bad River Tribe asks for Letters to the EPA

Send your letter now. And forward this message to others who are concerned about pollution of the Bad River watershed & Lake Superior.   Led by Bad River, six Ojibwe bands have asked the EPA to undertake a 404c process, which would allow them to preemptively stop  proposed iron mining in the Penokee Hills because of the importance of the resources that it threatens.They need your help. This is a very simple “ask” but possibly the most important single thing you can do this summer toward stopping ...

“The Test” – Wisconsin Values – A Progressive Balance

Many months back a group of concerned citizens developed “The Test.” It was centered on three simple words - - - Fairness, Respect and Community. These words were chosen because they embody values that virtually all Wisconsinites hold dear. “The Test” was originally written to give citizens a basis upon which to assess proposed legislation and regulation, but it can also be applied to candidates for public office. As we approach the fall elections it is critical that we ask ourselves - - - does a candidate and what they propose and stand for represent fairness, respect, and community? Here is “The Test” in its original wording with ...

City Council Discussion on the future of Thomas Street’s Neighborhood This Tuesday, July 29th

City of Wausau Official Notice and Agenda Committee of the Whole Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 5:30 p.m. -- Agenda Item #1: Discussion on selecting a design plan for proposed Thomas Street reconstruction:  (2 plans of two lane/four lane cross section with four lanes from river to 3rd Avenue; two lanes from 3rd Avenue to 17th Avenue including turn lanes; and Kevin Korpela’s proposal) Wausau’s City Council members will meet as a “Committee of the Whole” Tuesday, July 29th to discuss several plans for Thomas Street Reconstruction. Many people recall the contentious debate surrounding the various plans for this project. Several spoke at the ...