House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, acknowledged Wednesday that Republicans’ efforts to undo the Affordable Care Act are stalled for now. “We’re all at the concepts stage right now — but productive conversations,” are occurring, Ryan told a WisPolitics.com audience in
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, acknowledged today that Republicans’ efforts to undo the Affordable Care Act are stalled for now. “We’re all at the concepts stage right now — but productive conversations,”
State Superintendent Tony Evers was on pace to easily top his margins of victory for his first two terms, following his election win last night. With almost all precincts in, Evers had 494,845 votes, or 70 percent, while challenger Lowell
Voters across the state approved some $699.7 million in school referendum questions and rejected $265.1 million in asks on the April ballots. The highest asks this year came from Green Bay and Verona school districts, and were both given the
State Superintendent Tony Evers dominated challenger Lowell Holtz in nine of the state’s 10 biggest counties, even as turnout across those counties dipped overall from the spring 2013 general. But three of those counties pulled higher voter turnouts than the
Two former conservative justices are among 11 retired members of the judiciary urging the Supreme Court to reject a proposal to overhaul recusal rules. Fifty-four retired judges filed a petition with the court in January asking the justices to establish
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s campaign says she raised $2.2 million over the first three months of the year and finished the quarter with $2.4 million in the bank. The campaign said it did not yet have a coversheet for the
Contact: Rep. Travis Tranel 608-266-1170 Madison – Today Representative Travis Tranel (R – Cuba City) made the following comments after forwarding a bi-partisan letter co-signed by 23 of his legislative colleagues to University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross requesting
CONTACT: WPRI President Mike Nichols, (262) 389-8239 or Mike@wpri.org April 5, 2017 — Wisconsin’s occupational licensing regime is burdensome, counterproductive and in urgent need of reform, according to “Government’s Love for Licensure,” a Special Report published today by the Wisconsin
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org MADISON, Wis. — To protect the integrity of our courts and maintain public trust in the justice system, judges ought not decide cases involving large campaign contributors. But the current rules governing the
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Brookfield – Governor Scott Walker’s biennial budget proposal makes student success a top priority and includes significant investments in K-12 education, including $649 million in new state aids for all Wisconsin K-12 schools. It additionally
Contact: Scott Fitzgerald, (608)-266-5660 [Madison, WI] Yesterday, WEC Energy Group announced that they have reached a settlement agreement with some of its largest business customers that, if approved by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW), would freeze We Energies
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, acknowledged Wednesday that Republicans’ efforts to undo the Affordable Care Act are stalled for now. “We’re all at the concepts stage right now — but productive conversations,” are occurring, Ryan told a WisPolitics.com audience in DC. “It’s all about how do we get there?” Ryan
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, acknowledged today that Republicans’ efforts to undo the Affordable Care Act are stalled for now. “We’re all at the concepts stage right now — but productive conversations,” are occurring, Ryan told a WisPolitics.com audience in DC. “It’s
State Superintendent Tony Evers was on pace to easily top his margins of victory for his first two terms, following his election win last night. With almost all precincts in, Evers had 494,845 votes, or 70 percent, while challenger Lowell Holtz had 212,529, or 30 percent. In 2013, Evers beat
Voters across the state approved some $699.7 million in school referendum questions and rejected $265.1 million in asks on the April ballots. The highest asks this year came from Green Bay and Verona school districts, and were both given the green light. That includes Green Bay’s request to exceed revenue
State Superintendent Tony Evers dominated challenger Lowell Holtz in nine of the state’s 10 biggest counties, even as turnout across those counties dipped overall from the spring 2013 general. But three of those counties pulled higher voter turnouts than the April election four years ago. The biggest surge was in
Two former conservative justices are among 11 retired members of the judiciary urging the Supreme Court to reject a proposal to overhaul recusal rules. Fifty-four retired judges filed a petition with the court in January asking the justices to establish an “objective standard” for when judges must step off a
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s campaign says she raised $2.2 million over the first three months of the year and finished the quarter with $2.4 million in the bank. The campaign said it did not yet have a coversheet for the period. But the Madison Dem, a top GOP target in
Contact: Rep. Travis Tranel 608-266-1170 Madison – Today Representative Travis Tranel (R – Cuba City) made the following comments after forwarding a bi-partisan letter co-signed by 23 of his legislative colleagues to University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross requesting that the University of Wisconsin System consider researching new uses
CONTACT: WPRI President Mike Nichols, (262) 389-8239 or Mike@wpri.org April 5, 2017 — Wisconsin’s occupational licensing regime is burdensome, counterproductive and in urgent need of reform, according to “Government’s Love for Licensure,” a Special Report published today by the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute. The study also analyzes and offers policy
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org MADISON, Wis. — To protect the integrity of our courts and maintain public trust in the justice system, judges ought not decide cases involving large campaign contributors. But the current rules governing the Wisconsin state courts and the conduct of judges fall short
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Brookfield – Governor Scott Walker’s biennial budget proposal makes student success a top priority and includes significant investments in K-12 education, including $649 million in new state aids for all Wisconsin K-12 schools. It additionally lifts total K-12 investment to $11.5 billion over two years,
Contact: Scott Fitzgerald, (608)-266-5660 [Madison, WI] Yesterday, WEC Energy Group announced that they have reached a settlement agreement with some of its largest business customers that, if approved by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW), would freeze We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service customer base rates for 2018 and