Jon Styf

6 days ago | apg-wi.com | Jon Styf

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin is one of 47 states with a teacher apprenticeship program, but its size doesn’t compare with other states and it is a large issue in Wisconsin’s struggle to retain teachers, a new report says. The Institute for Reforming Government has long been an advocate for a teacher apprenticeship program while Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Superintendent Jill Underly has advocated for increased teacher pay as a solution.

6 days ago | voiceofalexandria.com | Jon Styf

(The Center Square) – A pair of Wisconsin bills that would create treatment courts and commercial courts along with expand access to grants for diversion courts for non-violent offenders related to mental health passed a Senate committee this week.

6 days ago | thecentersquare.com | Jon Styf

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s Joint Committee on Finance took 612 items out of Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal Thursday, including Medicaid expansion in the state, department creations and tax exemptions. Evers and Democrats on the committee pointed to the policy items as spending important to Wisconsin residents on items such as child care, health care, corrections and more. But Joint Committee on Finance co-chairs Rep. Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, and Sen.

6 days ago | thecentersquare.com | Jon Styf

(The Center Square) – The Madison Police Department has arrested the father of the Abundant Life Christian School shooter and have charged him with contributing to the delinquency of a child and providing a dangerous weapon to someone under 18 resulting in death. Jeffrey Rupnow, 42, was arrested in the early morning hours Thursday and his arrest record was unsealed in the afternoon. Both 42-year-old teacher Erin West and 14-year-old student Rubi Vergara were shot and killed at the school on Dec.

1 week ago | thecentersquare.com | Jon Styf

(The Center Square) – A new lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s congressional maps has been filed with the Wisconsin Supreme Court with Elias Law Group representing nine Wisconsin voters. The challenge claims that the current maps are gerrymandered, leaving the state with two Democrats in Congress despite Democrats winning state offices such as governor and a recent state supreme court race.