WED PM Update: Reaction to Trump’s Charlottesville comments; Walker predicts budget passage by summer’s end

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker today said while he sometimes wishes President Trump would say “things slightly different than he does,” he’s still “very pleased” overall with the administration. “Would I occasionally like the president to do or say things slightly differently than he does? Of course,” Walker said. “I don’t think that’s unhe… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me     Forgot Password

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Rep. Snyder: Foster care task force to hold first public hearing in Wausau

Contact: Rep. Patrick Snyder (608) 266-0655 Madison, Wisconsin –Today, Task Force Co-Chairs Patrick Snyder (Schofield) and Steve Doyle (Onalaska) announced they will hold the committee’s first public hearing in Wausau. The hearing will begin at noon on Wednesday, August 23. The members will hear from invited speakers and the general public about the struggles they face when working with the foster care system. “I am eager to bring the committee to Wausau to listen to the specific challenges and struggles my area faces when working with the child welfare system,” said Snyder. “With the insightful input we receive from our local stakeholders, we

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One Wisconsin Now: Gov. Walker’s refusal to disavow Trump is not just cowardice, it is a pattern of behavior

Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director (608) 444-3483 mike@OneWisconsinNow.org Madison, Wisconsin — Gov. Scott Walker’s unwillingness to criticize Donald Trump by name for coddling of white nationalists in the wake of the horrific violence in Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend is a shameful addition to Walker’s appalling record on issues of race. One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross pointed to Walker’s record stretching back two decades to his days in the State Assembly as evidence his silence is not just cowardice, but a pattern of behavior. “Scott Walker’s refusal to condemn his political ally Donald Trump for coddling racists is shameful,” said Scot

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Wisconsin Policy Research Institute: Foxconn deal – unprecedented decision, disparate opinions

Contact: Michael Jahr, WPRI Vice President (262) 442-5208 michael@wpri.org  As state legislators prepare to debate the Foxconn deal, the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute today is releasing the analyses of three economists and a technology reporter with words of both caution and encouragement. In introducing the essays, WPRI President Mike Nichols provides a synopsis of the potential costs and benefits of the deal that “raises unprecedented questions about everything from job creation and impacts on economic growth … to how free markets and economies work best, most fairly and efficiently, for everyone in the long term.” Read more Andrew Hanson, associate professor of economics at

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Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty: Files two amicus briefs advocating for better judicial decision-making

Contact: Cameron Sholty, WILL Communications Director 262-409-9816 414-727-7416 cameron@will-law.org Milwaukee, Wisconsin – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has recently filed two amicus briefs advocating for the application of better legal tests in our highest courts. In Tetra Tech v. Department of Revenue, the Wisconsin Supreme Court invited briefing on the question of whether requiring courts to defer to agency interpretations of statutes is constitutional.  Over the past several decades, courts have given greater and greater deference to unelected bureaucrats, effectively giving them final say in what statutory language means, even when the agencies are enforcing those statutes against private citizens. 

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WisDems: ICYMI- Issues statement on the potential withholding of Wisconsin’s ACA cost sharing reductions

Contact: 608-260-2409 press@wisdems.org Madison, Wisconsin – On Tuesday, August 15th, the independent CBO released their report on the impacts of President Trump’s refusal to continue payments for healthcare Cost Sharing Reductions. By ending those payments, the Trump plan would increase premiums by 20% in 2018, and increase our federal deficit by $194 billion, while sabotaging affordable healthcare for those who need it most. Martha Laning Statement: “Scott Walker already sabotaged Wisconsinite’s checkbooks by not accepting millions in federal funds to ensure affordable healthcare for more hard-working families. This new Trump scheme, and Governor Walker’s support for it, will add a Premium Tax to our healthcare system, and in some cases will leave consumers without any

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WED PM Update: Reaction to Trump’s Charlottesville comments; Walker predicts budget passage by summer’s end

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker today said while he sometimes wishes President Trump would say “things slightly different than he does,” he’s still “very pleased” overall with the administration. “Would I occasionally like the president to do or say things slightly differently than he

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Rep. Snyder: Foster care task force to hold first public hearing in Wausau

Contact: Rep. Patrick Snyder (608) 266-0655 Madison, Wisconsin –Today, Task Force Co-Chairs Patrick Snyder (Schofield) and Steve Doyle (Onalaska) announced they will hold the committee’s first public hearing in Wausau. The hearing will begin at noon on Wednesday, August 23. The members will hear from invited speakers and the general public about the

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One Wisconsin Now: Gov. Walker’s refusal to disavow Trump is not just cowardice, it is a pattern of behavior

Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director (608) 444-3483 mike@OneWisconsinNow.org Madison, Wisconsin — Gov. Scott Walker’s unwillingness to criticize Donald Trump by name for coddling of white nationalists in the wake of the horrific violence in Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend is a shameful addition to Walker’s appalling record on issues of race. One Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Policy Research Institute: Foxconn deal – unprecedented decision, disparate opinions

Contact: Michael Jahr, WPRI Vice President (262) 442-5208 michael@wpri.org  As state legislators prepare to debate the Foxconn deal, the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute today is releasing the analyses of three economists and a technology reporter with words of both caution and encouragement. In introducing the essays, WPRI President Mike Nichols provides a synopsis

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Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty: Files two amicus briefs advocating for better judicial decision-making

Contact: Cameron Sholty, WILL Communications Director 262-409-9816 414-727-7416 cameron@will-law.org Milwaukee, Wisconsin – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has recently filed two amicus briefs advocating for the application of better legal tests in our highest courts. In Tetra Tech v. Department of Revenue, the Wisconsin Supreme Court invited briefing on the

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WisDems: ICYMI- Issues statement on the potential withholding of Wisconsin’s ACA cost sharing reductions

Contact: 608-260-2409 press@wisdems.org Madison, Wisconsin – On Tuesday, August 15th, the independent CBO released their report on the impacts of President Trump’s refusal to continue payments for healthcare Cost Sharing Reductions. By ending those payments, the Trump plan would increase premiums by 20% in 2018, and increase our federal deficit by $194 billion, while sabotaging affordable

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