Speaker Robin Vos vowed today his caucus would not rubber stamp Scott Walker’s budget, while the guv and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald dismissed the Assembly GOP’s K-12 proposal as a non-starter. Backed by members of his caucus, Vos touted
Sen. Chris Larson today decried GOP-led changes to the state’s campaign finance laws while pushing for an overhaul that would make those rules stricter. “We were once admired for our tough campaign finance laws that protected both the public voice
The Ethics Commission today unanimously elected David Halbrooks to serve as chair, following former chair Peg Lautenschlager’s resignation in April. Halbrooks, former chair of the State Elections Board, was appointed to the commission by Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca last
Wisconsin’s private sector job growth last year was below the national average, putting it at 33rd in the country, according to the latest quarterly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics The state added 11,548 jobs in 2016, a 0.5
The state Department of Health Services today asked the Trump administration for permission to add drug screenings, premiums and time limits for childless adults on Medicaid. DHS today submitted its request with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, whose
Contact: Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters 608-208-1129 (office) 608-213-6972(mobile or text) ryan@conservationvoters.org Madison, Wisconsin – On Thursday, June 8, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters will celebrate its 15th Anniversary and host one of the most inspiring conservation
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Two of the Senate’s top Republicans told WisPolitics.com today they’re open to providing a boost to low-spending school districts, but by using state aid rather than property tax dollars as their Assembly
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Contact(s): Angela Schlobohm or Tom Still 608-442-7557 Madison, Wisconsin – An Eau Claire startup that developed a product to maintain or regain a firefighter’s orientation during a fire took home the grand prize in the 14th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan
Speaker Robin Vos vowed today his caucus would not rubber stamp Scott Walker’s budget, while the guv and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald dismissed the Assembly GOP’s K-12 proposal as a non-starter. Backed by members of his caucus, Vos touted the $580 million Assembly GOP plan as a fairer approach
Sen. Chris Larson today decried GOP-led changes to the state’s campaign finance laws while pushing for an overhaul that would make those rules stricter. “We were once admired for our tough campaign finance laws that protected both the public voice and the integrity of our political process,” the Milwaukee Dem
The Ethics Commission today unanimously elected David Halbrooks to serve as chair, following former chair Peg Lautenschlager’s resignation in April. Halbrooks, former chair of the State Elections Board, was appointed to the commission by Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca last year. His term will run through June 30, 2018, according
Wisconsin’s private sector job growth last year was below the national average, putting it at 33rd in the country, according to the latest quarterly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics The state added 11,548 jobs in 2016, a 0.5 percent increase from the year before. The national average was
The state Department of Health Services today asked the Trump administration for permission to add drug screenings, premiums and time limits for childless adults on Medicaid. DHS today submitted its request with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, whose leadership has said they’d like to give states more flexibility
Contact: Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters 608-208-1129 (office) 608-213-6972(mobile or text) ryan@conservationvoters.org Madison, Wisconsin – On Thursday, June 8, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters will celebrate its 15th Anniversary and host one of the most inspiring conservation events of the year, featuring Reverend Lennox Yearwood, President and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Two of the Senate’s top Republicans told WisPolitics.com today they’re open to providing a boost to low-spending school districts, but by using state aid rather than property tax dollars as their Assembly counterparts have proposed. Meanwhile, Gov. Scott Walker today laid out
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Contact(s): Angela Schlobohm or Tom Still 608-442-7557 Madison, Wisconsin – An Eau Claire startup that developed a product to maintain or regain a firefighter’s orientation during a fire took home the grand prize in the 14th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Jeff Dykes, a firefighter captain, has patents pending in