New law paves way for Mission Road improvement
May 20, 2010 No Comments ›› adminPublished - Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Jackson County Chronicle - by Matthew Perenchio | Editor A new state law that allows the transfer of roads to Native American tribes will benefit Jackson County’s Mission Road. The bill Gov. Jim Doyle signed May 6 allows municipalities and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to transfer roads on the Indian ...
Continue ReadingAudit Uncovers Problems with Road Construction
Oct 14, 2009 No Comments ›› adminOctober 14, 2009 A citizen call to the state’s Fraud, Waste and Mismanagement hotline led to an audit of quality of road construction in Wisconsin. The caller’s complaint specifically mentioned the thickness of concrete pavement used in state highway projects.
Continue ReadingRural Legislators Made a Difference
Jul 9, 2009 No Comments ›› adminJuly 9, 2009 Early this spring Representative Ann Hraychuck and I invited our colleagues from western and northern Wisconsin to join us for informal discussions of issues important to our constituents. We started what became known in the Capitol as the Rural Caucus which also included Representatives Mark Radcliffe and Chris Danou.
Continue ReadingSome Good Things Got Done This Past Week
Jul 1, 2009 No Comments ›› adminJuly 1, 2009 “Highway officials say roads will be snow-covered longer than typical this winter and layoffs in the summer are imminent if a provision in the state Senate's version of the budget is adopted,” reported the Wausau Daily Herald.
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