Fitzgerald says Assembly GOP K-12 plan a non-starter

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

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Halbrooks replaces Lautenschlager as Ethics Commission chair

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

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Fitzgerald says Assembly GOP K-12 plan a non-starter

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

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Dem proposes overhaul of state’s campaign finance laws

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

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Halbrooks replaces Lautenschlager as Ethics Commission chair

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

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Wisconsin ranks 33rd for private sector job growth

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

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Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters: Conservationists to welcome acclaimed activist, honor Simpson Street Free Press

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

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