SAA Survey Reponses from Dr. Shandowlyon Hendricks
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 12, 2021
Dr. Shandowlyon Hendricks, candidate for Wisconsin State Superintendent, joined the race shortly after we forwarded the SAA candidate survey to the announced candidates and was not initially afforded the opportunity to respond to the survey questions.
We are pleased to share Dr. Hendricks’ survey responses at this time.
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COVID Vaccines and School District Employees
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 12, 2021
From the Legal Side…
In its most recent Legal Update, the Strang Patteson Law Firm focuses on the legal issues surrounding school districts imposing any rules governing employees and the COVID-19 vaccine.
The SAA regularly receives these legal updates and we believe this is valuable information for SAA members. We are distributing this update to SAA members with the permission of the Strang Patteson Law Firm. The information in this update is no substitute for consulting with your district legal counsel, and we encourage you to do so.
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State of the State Address Tonight
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 12, 2021
From WisPolitics . . .
Gov. Tony Evers will give his third State of the State address tonight, his first to be delivered virtually.
The speech will be streamed on the guv’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
The speech, scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., is expected to run about 30 minutes.
Assembly and Senate Republicans plan to be in the Capitol tonight to watch the speech on TVs that will be set up in their respective chambers. The offices for the minority leaders said Dems aren’t expected to be in the chambers to view the speech.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Senate Majority Leader, R-Oostburg, both plan to deliver responses this evening.
See the guv’s Facebook page here.
See his YouTube page here.
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Senate Will Take Up Amended COVID-19 Bill Today
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 12, 2021
The State Senate will be on the floor this morning at 11:00am to take up an amended COVID-19 bill that removes many provisions from the bill passed by the Assembly.
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WPF: Wisconsin Taxes as Share of Income Drop for Ninth Straight Year
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 12, 2021
From WisPolitics.com …
For the ninth straight year, state and local taxes paid by Wisconsin individuals and businesses dipped as a share of income, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The report found both state and local taxes grew 2.3 percent to $31.7 billion in fiscal year 2019-20. But income growth, including wages, employer benefits and business income, outpaced the increase in tax collections, helping drive down the tax burden.
A slowdown in state tax collections also impacted the calculation. They grew 1.5 percent in 2020 to $20.7 billion, the smallest increase in a decade.
For 2019-20, state and local taxes accounted for 10.2 percent of personal income, down from 10.3 percent the year before. The Wisconsin Policy Forum said it was the lowest burden since at least 1970, when it began tracking the numbers.
The Wisconsin Policy Forum doesn’t have a national comparison for its look at the state-local tax burden. The most recent national comparison is based on numbers from the Census Bureau and showed the state ranked 23rd highest in 2018 for the state-local tax burden. That was down from 17th highest the year before.
See the report here.
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