The University never takes any hits for reducing numbers of employees. They should!!!! UW employees are paid well above the normal state employee.
Check out wages for a state dept vs UW employees, I am sure many of you will be shocked!

onelife2live: No apology needed for being “off topic” or for anything else. I misinterpreted what you meant. My fault. I was thinking about part 4 of the series regarding how the Tavern League of Wisconsin has so much influence and tries to, and in many cases do, destroy the careers of politicians who oppose them.
Thank you for your nice response.

Boston Bill, I agree wis. has a culture of drinking. read my comments in the "Doyle Wants Tougher Drunk Driving Laws" article. Many of us have been wanting tougher laws for a long time, the timing seems funny to me, that's all. I am sick of the alcohol ads everytime my 18 year old son and I watch a sports event or go to "Miller Park" which is nothing more than a big bar. Sorry for being off topic.

Try2beinformed you did a great job listing departments. But you didn't prove a thing with out number of employees in your sectors listed versus the major employers like the UW system. UW systems have semi and skilled jobs for blue collar workers that need good jobs and find difficulty gaining access into these jobs.

As usual, polert is right again. Those 3 departments must make up 96% of state employees because he says so. Avoiding duplication in the state process will reduce some costs. Don't these depts exist anymore?

Administration, Department of
Aging and Long Term Care, Board on
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of
Arts Board
Children and Families, Department of - NEW
Children's Trust Fund
Commerce, Department of
Commissioners of Public Lands Board
Corrections, Department of
Educational Approval Board
Educational Communications Board
eHealth Care Quality and Patient Safety, Board on
Elections Division
Emergency Management, Wisconsin
Employee Trust Funds, Department of
Employment Relations Commission
Employment Relations, Office of State
Environmental Education Board
Ethics and Accountability Division
Financial Institutions, Department of
Forward Wisconsin
Government Accountability Board
Governor, Office of
Groundwater Coordinating Council
Health Services, Department of
Hearings and Appeals, Division of
Higher Educational Aids Board
Historical Society, State
Homeland Security
Independent Living Council, State
Insurance Commissioner, Office of
Investment Board, State of Wisconsin
Justice, Department of
Justice Assistance, Office of
Kickapoo Valley Reserve Board
Labor and Industry Review Commission
Land Information Program
Lieutenant Governor, Office of the
Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board
Military Affairs, Department of
Natural Resources, Department of
Office of State Employment Relations
Personnel Commission
Privacy Protection, Office of
Public Defender, Office of State
Public Health Council
Public Instruction, Department of
Public Service Commission
Railroads, Office of the Commissioner
Regulation and Licensing, Department of
Revenue, Department of
Secretary of State, Office of the
Tax Appeals Commission
Tourism, Department of
Transportation, Department of
Treasurer, Office of the State
Veterans Affairs, Department of
Wisconsin Electronic Recording Council
Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA)
Wisconsin State Law Library
Wisconsin State Fair Park
Wisconsin Technical College System
Wisconsin Women's Council
Workforce Development, Department of

Please just TRY2binformed

onelife2live:
Just curious. Did you read the Journal Sentinel articles on "Wasted in Wisconsin"?
If not, you can do so here.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/30565984.ht...
It may enlighten your thoughts regarding, "tougher laws for drunk driving".

I agree polert, just like the tougher laws for drunk driving...funny all this comes before the election. DOA, dead on arrival....:)

The three not included are 96% of the state employees. What a waste of time because we are talking maybe 70 people a year hired only because others retired.