Walker Appoints Harsdorf DATCP Secretary
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | November 10, 2017
From WisPolitics.com …
Gov. Scott Walker today appointed GOP state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf the first female DATCP secretary, calling the longtime lawmaker “an excellent fit to lead the agency.”
Harsdorf, who won her Senate seat in 2000 and served in the Assembly from 1989-1999, fills the vacancy left when Ben Brancel retired in August. She will start Monday in a job once held by her brother, Jim.
“I’m excited to work with and support our farmers, businesses, and consumers to promote a fair marketplace and economic growth in Wisconsin’s vibrant agriculture industry,” Harsdorf said in a statement released through the guv’s office.
Harsdorf, 61, served on the Joint Finance Committee this session and chaired the Universities and Technical Colleges Committee. She also has a degree in animal science from the University of Minnesota.
Harsdorf is expected to resign her Senate seat to take the job, and it’s believed the guv would try to schedule a special election to fill the vacancy for the same day as ones already planned for two open Assembly seats. Nomination papers in those races are due Nov. 21 with a primary Dec. 19 and the general election Jan. 16.
GOP state Reps. Shannon Zimmerman, of River Falls, and Adam Jarchow, of Balsam Lake, are expected to look at a run for the seat.
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School Referendum Results
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | November 9, 2017
From The Wheeler Report:
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Educators Getting Crunched
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | November 8, 2017
I found this article from the Sauk Prairie Eagle interesting. Great quotes from SAA members.
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Walker Starts Statewide Campaign Tour
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | November 6, 2017
From WisPolitics.com …
Gov. Scott Walker is hitting La Crosse, Eau Claire, Wausau, Rhinelander and Green Bay today as he kicks off a three-day tour of the state following his formal announcement of his bid for a third term.
Yesterday in Waukesha, Walker touted his administration’s record on jobs, workforce development, education and health care, but said there’s “more to be done” in asking voters to elect him to another four-year term.
“We’re not just satisfied with where we’re at. We’re ready to keep moving forward, because there’s more to be done,” Walker said.
Walker made his announcement at Weldall Manufacturing before a campaign-announced crowd of 400. Outside the facility, a large crowd organized by Voces de la Frontera protested. Many carried signs in support of immigration and refugees, and those that read ‘low-wage Walker.”
Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Martha Laning in a statement accused Walker of trying to reinvent himself as he seeks another term.
“Kicking off another campaign today, Scott Walker said that after seven years, he now wants to begin to focus on the rest of us in Wisconsin, but people don’t buy his latest ‘reinvented’ style,” Laning said. “It’s appalling that Walker has not been focused on all the people of Wisconsin all along. He had his opportunity, yet his actions have benefited the wealthy elite at the top while he left everyone else behind.
Today’s stops include a tailgate party ahead of the Packers game at Lambeau Field.
Tomorrow, Walker will hit Appleton, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Sheboygan and Janesville before Wednesday stops in Hudson, Superior, and rural southwestern Wisconsin.
See more from yesterday’s campaign announcement here.
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2016-17 Estimated State Support for School Districts
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | November 2, 2017
From The Wheeler Report . . .
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