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Senate Bill 177 increases the voluntary assessment paid by corn growers to 0.5 cents per bushel, to fund corn marketing and research.   Governor Doyle thanked Senators Pat Kreitlow and Dan Kapanke, and Representatives Al Ott and Andy Jorgensen for their work on the bill.    Assembly Bill 198 allows conservation wardens employed by the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission...

MADISON – On Tuesday, November 13th members of Governor Jim Doyle’s Task Force on Global Warming will meet in Madison to continue their efforts to address global warming.  The Task Force, comprised of a variety of environmental, industry and utility leaders as well as representatives from the DNR and PSC and other stakeholders, has undertaken Governor Doyle’s mission to...

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Air Group, Inc. (AMEX:MEH) today reported October performance data for Midwest Airlines and Midwest Connect. Midwest Air Group, Inc. - Performance Report ...

OSHKOSH, Wis., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Breakfast or lunch from a local cafe. A fresh-brewed cup of joe. Nachos in the afternoon. Manicures, pedicures and facials. Valet oil change and carwash. Volunteer time. This employee benefits package may sound like all play and no work, but every perk is part of a larger strategy designed to improve the fast-paced work...

BERWICK, Maine and CUDAHY, Wis., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Prime Tanning Company today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to merge with Cudahy Tanning Company. The operations of the combined companies will create the largest premium leather producer in North America, with revenues in excess of $250 million. Prime Tanning previously had announced in August a definitive agreement to...

MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today, prior to the observance of Veteran’s Day on Sunday, signed four bills into law to support veterans and our men and women in uniform. "Wisconsin has the greatest package of benefits in the country supporting veterans and men and women in uniform, a fact that makes us all extremely proud," Governor Doyle said....

On Wednesday, November 7, 2007, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the issuance of a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The issuance of the revised Form I-9 is the first substantive revisions made to such form in more than fifteen years. WHD will be hosting a Breakfast Seminar on December 5, 2007, which will focus on the changes...

New Program Placed on Fast Track Due to Popularity MADISON – Due to the popularity of the debit cards in the pilot counties, Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman announced today that the implementation of the new Wisconsin Support Collections Debit Card is rolling out statewide this week.  The program had been slated to go statewide in January,...

MADISON - Zahi K. Atallah has seen it happen so many times before. "Year in and year out, we look at the fields and they look beautiful. We harvest the spuds, and they look outstanding," says Atallah, a University of Wisconsin-Madison postdoctoral researcher in the plant pathology department. "Then we store them, and they turn into mush."For potato growers,...

MADISON—By a 9-1 vote, the state legislature’s Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) approved the adoption of the updated International Building Code (IBC) submitted by the Department of Commerce, Deputy Secretary Aaron D. Olver announced today.   “Adopting the updated IBC, including the sprinkler provisions, will ensure that Wisconsin’s building codes  reflect best practices, the use of new technologies,...