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State Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Tuesday November 12, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Husch Blackwell Petitions Supreme Court in Key Federal Jurisdiction Dispute
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 12 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * A team of Husch Blackwell appellate lawyers leads the firm's pro bono advocacy in a major case about access to federal courts. * * * Husch Blackwell has filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court on behalf of a Wisconsin mother after a county child welfare agency took away one of her children and, as the mother maintains, violated her constitutional rights  more

Wis. Natural Resources Dept. Seeking Public Comment on Master Plan Variance to Add Facilities to Newport State Park Day-Use Area
MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 12 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Nov. 11, 2024: * * * Public Comment Period Open Through Nov. 25 * * * The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on a master plan variance that would authorize the development of new facilities within an existing day-use area in Newport State Park. As described in Chapter NR 44 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, a master plan variance is a c  more

Wis. State Superintendent Proposes Additional $3 Billion in New Investments to Support Wisconsin Public Schools
MCFARLAND, Wisconsin, Nov. 12 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release on Nov. 11, 2024: * * * Dr. Jill Underly's budget proposal increases special education reimbursement to 90%; total of new proposed spending on K-12 schools more than $4 billion as communities demand more state support * * * As Wisconsin public schools face severe financial constraints brought on by over a decade of underfunding from the state, State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underl  more