Jun 7, 2023
Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 7:
* The Wisconsin State Legislature was busy, busy, busy today. Amidst legislation to increase hoops for unemployment, protect gas-powered vehicles, create more transparency for parole, and ongoing negotiation over shared revenue, legislators also passed a package of bills that would make changes to the state's key credentialing agency, the Department of Safety and Professional Services. Our reporter watched the today's hearings in real time.
* Meanwhile, it's been a season of flag-raisings this month. Today, local leaders hoisted the trans pride flag above the Madison Municipal Building, where it'll fly for the next week,
* Madison educators will be getting the maximum allowable raise of 8%, more than double what MMSD had initially proposed, and
* Two chefs at Madison's Fairchild restaurant have won a top honor: a James Beard Award.
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