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Local state governments discussing consolidation

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 7:12 a.m.

MADISON–-A coalition of groups representing local governments in Wisconsin plans on releasing a report that calls for greater consolidation and more efficiency.

The group calling itself the Local Government Institute of Wisconsin plans to release its plan today at a news conference.

Members of the group include the League of Wisconsin Municipalities, the Wisconsin Counties Association, the Wisconsin Towns Association and the Alliance of Cities.

The group says the report will outline ways to consolidate services in order to save taxpayer dollars.

The report is an evaluation of how local governments in the state are structured and whether there could be more cooperation within a region.

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4loughs
Mar 16, 2010 at 6:21 p.m.
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Hey there's riveting idea! Different levels of government working together.

Badgerlvr
Mar 16, 2010 at 5:43 p.m.
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badgerboy: You forgot "State of Confusion."

janesvillean
Mar 16, 2010 at 3 p.m.
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The simplest change would be to eliminate township government. No other state has such a significant layer of government at that level.

badgerboy
Mar 16, 2010 at 12:38 p.m.
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Local state = State of Milwaukee, State of Dane, etc.

copperguy
Mar 16, 2010 at 9:01 a.m.
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"Local state?"

BostonBill
Mar 16, 2010 at 8:42 a.m.
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It's unusual to read the words "government" and "efficiency" in the same sentence.

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