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GOP leaders would set distance limit for workers who move after residency rules dropped
Milwaukee Journal SentinelAssembly Republican leaders want to give cops and other public workers some flexibility from local residency requirements, but at the cost of some of their compensation if they move out of their communities. In a news conference, Assembly Speaker...Tags: Alberta Darling, Government, Regional Authority, Budgets and Budgeting, Local Government
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Local officials rally at Capitol to oppose the lifting of residency requirements
Milwaukee Journal SentinelBanning local residency requirements on municipal workers would slow responses to crime, fires, snowstorms and busted water mains and make it more costly and difficult to keep communities safe, mayors and city managers said at the Capitol Wednesday. The...Tags: Career and Workplace, Government, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Scott Walker
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Palermo Villa didn't violate labor laws with immigration check, NLRB rules
Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe Washington office of the National Labor Relations Board on Monday upheld a regional decision that Palermo Villa Inc. did not violate labor relations laws when it fired 75 workers last year as part of an immigration audit, and did not use the audit...Tags: Career and Workplace, Elections, Work Relations, Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration
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Assembly committee advances Milwaukee residency bill
Milwaukee Journal SentinelA state bill that would lift Milwaukee's residency requirement for police officers and firefighters squeaked out of committee Wednesday. An Assembly committee voted 5-4 to advance the bill introduced by suburban Republican lawmakers, which would allow...Tags: Government, Local Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Economy, Business and Finance, Judges
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International commission wants to look at engineering fix to boost Huron, Michigan levels
Milwaukee Journal SentinelWith Lakes Michigan and Huron now having gone more than 14 straight years with below-average water levels, the International Joint Commission is recommending that the U.S. and Canadian governments explore some sort of engineering fix on the St. Clair...Tags: Barack Obama, Government, Lakes and Ponds, Science and Technology, Beaches
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Joint Finance: Residency issue, rent-to-own, other policies remain in Walker's budget
Milwaukee Journal SentinelFrom a repeal of residency rules for local police to softening regulation of rent-to-own stores in Wisconsin, key GOP lawmakers for now are keeping dozens of items in the state budget that don't belong there, according to their nonpartisan budget office....Tags: Parties and Movements, Alberta Darling, Consumers, Glenn Grothman, Government
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Joint Finance: residency issue, rent-to-own, other policies remain in Walker's budget
Milwaukee Journal SentinelFrom a repeal of residency rules for local police to softening regulation of rent-to-own stores in Wisconsin, GOP lawmakers for now are keeping dozens of items in the state budget that don't belong there, according to their nonpartisan budget office. In...Tags: Parties and Movements, Alberta Darling, Consumers, Glenn Grothman, Government
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Milwaukee Young Professional Week hopes to expand
Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe organizers of the just-concluded Young Professional Week have ambitious plans to capitalize on their success. NEWaukee leaders believe YP Week has the potential to attract the same status and buzz as Austin's South by Southwest. That event grew from...Tags: SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Media Industry, Zappos.com
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Northwestern Mutual's tower project growing
Milwaukee Journal SentinelNorthwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. will operate the largest -- but not tallest -- office tower in downtown Milwaukee, a project that has grown in size and would require a bigger city financing package than initially proposed. Northwestern Mutual's...Tags: Taxation, Scott Walker, Politics, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Milwaukee sheriff defends ad for residents to arm themselves
Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. blazed into national headlines and became a sort of conservative folk hero over his Friday radio ad telling listeners, "Simply calling 911 and waiting is no longer your best option" -- they should consider...Tags: Criminal Laws, Theft, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder
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Milwaukee County sheriff: Don't wait for the police; arm yourselves
Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. has a message for residents in his jurisdiction: You can't rely on him anymore. You need to arm yourself. On Friday, the nominally Democratic sheriff issued a recorded public safety announcement on the...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
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Republicans eye new election laws, Democrats question proposed changes
BOSTON (AP) — After back-to-back presidential losses, Republicans in key states want to change the rules to make it easier for them to win. From Wisconsin to Pennsylvania, GOP officials who control legislatures in states that supported President...
Tags: Tom Corbett, Parties and Movements, Elections, Government, Barack Obama
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