Jobless rates dip in Green and Lafayette in July
Green County and Lafayette County saw unemployment decline in July 2013, joining 68 of 72 Wisconsin counties with rates that fell or held steady. Green County dropped to 5.8 percent from 6.4 percent in June, continuing seasonal trends below prior years.
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Monroe
Green
Lafayette
Wisconsin
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Green County
Three Democrats eye challenge to Walker in 2014
Former Trek executive Mary Burke weighs a governor bid as Madison school board member with wealth to fund a run. State Sen. Kathleen Vinehout and Winnebago County Executive Mark Harris also consider entering, with Harris saying a decision by Labor Day. Debate grows over primary risks and fundraising dynamics against Gov. Scott Walker.
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Mary Burke
Scott Walker
Burke
Kathleen Vinehout
Winnebago County
Mark Harris
Walker
Harris
Woman battles past regrets and faces future honestly
A feature column examines the struggles of a woman confronting past regrets and the need to accept responsibility, shaping her path forward from Australia to New York.
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Australia
New York
Wisconsin wrestles with Common Core impact on schools
Wisconsin schools face debates as they adopt Common Core standards for K-12. Educators and officials describe a major shift toward rigorous math and English goals, with supporters calling it necessary college and career prep, while critics voice concerns over input and democracy in the process.
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Wisconsin
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Northwoods Patriots
Eagle River
Rethinking
Emilie Amundson
State Department of Public Instruction
DPI
Amundson
Tony Evers
Tim Schell
Waunakee
Common Core standards overview and Wisconsin’s role
Wisconsin and national benchmarks outline K 12 goals with examples in kindergarten math fourth grade writing sixth grade geometry eighth grade reading and twelfth grade writing. The state budget reviewed costs and hearings while lawmakers debated expanding or halting the initiative as a fiscal report on implementation costs nears.
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Common Core
Wisconsin
Schell
Joint Finance Committee
DPI
Legislative Council
Legislative Fiscal Bureau
Deaths of Mary Allen Stephen Byrne and Joyce Rees
Obituary notices list Mary Brennan Allen of Monroe aged 84 died August 23. Stephen R. Byrne known as Big Dad, 40, of Apple River Illinois, died August 24. Joyce E. Rees, 79, of Lena, died August 23.
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Mary (Brennan) Allen
Monroe
Stephen R. Byrne
Big Dad
Apple River
Ill
Joyce E. Rees
Lena
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