State Sen. Mark Schoesler wants to know why the state Department of Natural Resources is trying so hard to fill what he views as a non-essential job with a six-figure salary, at the same time that state agencies have been instructed to propose spending reductions. According to the DNR website, the exempt position of “Director...

State Sen. Mark Schoesler is criticizing the state Employment Security Department for failing to comply with the U.S. Department of Labor’s guidance regarding unemployment-insurance benefits for people who are on strike. “While it’s good that ESD now is following the feds’ directive when it comes to striking workers meeting certain requirements about unemployment benefits, it...