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*Wisconsin Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Tuesday November 12, 2024 ( 4 items )  

GAO General Counsel Grants Bid Protest Involving Corps Medical Supply, Janesville, Wis.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Government Accountability Office General Counsel has publicly issued a bid protest decision involving Corps Medical Supply LLC, Janesville, Wisconsin, on Sept. 26, 2024. Highlights Corps Medical Supply, LLC, of Janesville, Wisconsin, requests that we recommend the reimbursement of costs it incurred in filing and pursuing its protest challenging the terms of the solicitation, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 36C10G24Q0092, issued by the Department of Veterans Af  more

TRICARE Open Season 2024 Begins: Learn If You Need To Take Action
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Nov. 12 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Have you considered changing your family's TRICARE health plan for 2025? Now is your opportunity. TRICARE Open Season starts today, Nov. 11, and runs through Tuesday, Dec. 10. TRICARE Open Season is the annual period when anyone enrolled in or eligible for TRICARE Prime, the US Family Health Plan, or TRICARE Select can change their TRICARE health plan. Changes you make during open season will take effect Jan. 1  more

Wis. Natural Resources Dept. Seeking Public Comment on Master Plan Variance to Add Facilities to Newport State Park Day-Use Area
MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 12 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Nov. 11, 2024: * * * Public Comment Period Open Through Nov. 25 * * * The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on a master plan variance that would authorize the development of new facilities within an existing day-use area in Newport State Park. As described in Chapter NR 44 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, a master plan variance is a c  more

Wis. State Superintendent Proposes Additional $3 Billion in New Investments to Support Wisconsin Public Schools
MCFARLAND, Wisconsin, Nov. 12 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release on Nov. 11, 2024: * * * Dr. Jill Underly's budget proposal increases special education reimbursement to 90%; total of new proposed spending on K-12 schools more than $4 billion as communities demand more state support * * * As Wisconsin public schools face severe financial constraints brought on by over a decade of underfunding from the state, State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underl  more