Legislators blast UW System president over $648M reserve

By   /  April 23, 2013  /  Featured, Governor, News, State Government, Wisconsin  /  2 Comments

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Legislative leaders came down hard on University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly at a public hearing Tuesday, following news the system had reserves of some $648 million.

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VA Week in Review: Politicians under pressure

By   /  April 12, 2013  /  Governor, Green Tech Automotive, News, State Government, Virginia  /  No Comments

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Gov. Bob McDonnell was back in the hot seat this week, this time for leaving out details of his 16-day trade trip to California and Asia, and working around Virginia’s financial disclosure laws in his personal and public life.

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Lawmakers may ground NE governor’s plan to buy plane

By   /  April 11, 2013  /  Featured, Governor, Nebraska, News  /  5 Comments

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The lawmakers who control the Nebraska Legislature’s purse strings don’t seem too interested in buying an airplane from the University of Nebraska Foundation.

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NM may sue Obama administration over mineral and energy sequester cuts

By   /  April 5, 2013  /  Economy, Energy, Featured, Federal Government, Governor, mining, New Mexico, News  /  No Comments

A contentious mining bill moves through the Joint Finance Committee Monday on a party-line vote.

By Rob Nikolewski | New Mexico Watchdog
SANTA FE — New Mexico Watchdog has learned that Gov. Susana Martinez is considering a number of strategies, including filing a lawsuit, against the Obama administration for its decision to cut royalty payments by 5 percent to states for mineral and energy extraction on federal land.
“We’re getting our legal teams [...]

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Act 10 legalities stick Milwaukee schools, teachers in contract limbo

By   /  April 4, 2013  /  Featured, Governor, News, State Government, Wisconsin  /  No Comments

THE CONTROVERSY CONTINUES: The effects of Act 10 live on, long after the controversial collective bargaining changes passed in 2011. While federal and state lawsuits proceed, the Milwaukee school board and teachers are battling over whether to negotiate a new contract.

Milwaukee Public Schools’ game of union-contract limbo is set to continue for at least another week, even as the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association hopes to floor the accelerator on a new round of negotiations.

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