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Wisconsin Emergency Management traces its history back to the establishment of the Office of Civil Defense, created by a 1951 act of the Wisconsin Legislature (1951 Wisconsin Act 443). At that time, the office was established within the Office of the Governor, and was primarily tasked with developing emergency plans in case of war.
The state of emergency allows the Wisconsin National Guard to assist with response and recovery efforts, and also provide security "and any other essential services" if needed, according to Evers ...
2011 Wisconsin Act 10, also known as the Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill or the Wisconsin Budget Adjustment Act, [1] [2] is a controversial law enacted by the 100th Wisconsin Legislature which significantly limited the rights and compensation of state and local government employees in Wisconsin.
Democracies use states of emergency to manage a range of situations from extreme weather events to public order situations. Dictatorial regimes often declare a state of emergency that is prolonged indefinitely for the life of the regime, or for extended periods of time so that derogations can be used to override human rights of their citizens usually protected by the International Covenant on ...
The 2011 Wisconsin protests were a series of demonstrations in the state of Wisconsin in the United States beginning in February involving as many as 100,000 protesters [3] opposing the 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, also called the "Wisconsin Budget Repair bill."
Wisconsin is seeing the impacts in long wait times at fuel depots and delays for truckers bringing things into the state. “From coast to coast in the U.S., Winter Storm Blair has impacted ...
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Illinois Emergency Management Agency-Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) is an agency of the state of Illinois responsible for preparing for and coordinating responses to emergencies. It replaced the Illinois Civil Defense Agency in 1975 under House Bill 1109.