Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers POLITICAL STOCK REPORT –A collection of insider opinion– (Sep. 2 – Sep. 8, 2017) Rising Education: Gov. Scott Walker made K-12 education the centerpiece of this budget when he announced plans for an additional $649 million
Contact: press@wisdems.org, 608-260-2409 MADISON — Today, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin is launching a new, sharply targeted digital ad campaign to communicate directly to Wisconsin voters about Leah Vukmir’s real record of Tea Party extremism. Thousands of dollars of ads will be run statewide,
State tax collections in 2016-17 came in $14 million higher than had been expected in January, a bump of 0.1 percent, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The nearly $15.2 billion collected in 2016-17 was up 2.8 percent compared to
State Rep. Gordon Hintz today formally launched his bid for Assembly minority leader, saying he would work to contrast core Dem values “with a Republican Party that has never been more unpopular than it is now.” While Hintz is the
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker today appointed attorney Andrew Hitt to serve as chairman of the Governor’s Judicial Selection Advisory Committee (JSAC), replacing attorney Michael Brennan who has been nominated to serve on the United
Contact: Joanne Juhnke, Policy Director – (608) 320-6165; joanne@wifamilyties.org Madison, WI – On the final day of state budget deliberations, and months after public hearing opportunities on the state budget have passed, the Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 Scandal After Scandal Shows Hintz Cannot Be Trusted to Respect Hard-Working Families, Let Alone Fight for Them [Madison, WI]— Today sleazy politician Gordon Hintz announced he would seek a leadership position with what remains of
State tax collections in 2016-17 came in $14 million higher than had been expected in January, a bump of 0.1 percent, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The nearly $15.2 billion collected in 2016-17 was up 2.8 percent compared to
Contact: Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) 1-608-266-2343 MADISON – On Friday, the Co-Chairs of the state’s budget-writing Joint Committee on Finance, State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), issued the
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross discuss the news of the week in state politics.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Scott Jensen and Chuck Chvala, start a new season. The former legislative leaders explain why the state budget is late this year despite total Republican control. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.
Balancing the upside of $83 billion in new economic activity against an incentive package that pays out only as Foxconn delivers on its promises is a risk well worth the reward.
Millions for Foxconn, potholes, gravel and flat tires for the rest of us.
I can’t help but yearn for a candidate who, when charged with being a Madison liberal, responds by redefining the label, instead of just running from it.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck says political labels are out of control.
Communities would be restricted from regulating air and water quality and blasting at sand mines, gravel pits and quarries under a plan approved by the legislature’s GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers POLITICAL STOCK REPORT –A collection of insider opinion– (Sep. 2 – Sep. 8, 2017) Rising Education: Gov. Scott Walker made K-12 education the centerpiece of this budget when he announced plans for an additional $649 million into school aids. And though some Republicans first grumbled at
Contact: press@wisdems.org, 608-260-2409 MADISON — Today, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin is launching a new, sharply targeted digital ad campaign to communicate directly to Wisconsin voters about Leah Vukmir’s real record of Tea Party extremism. Thousands of dollars of ads will be run statewide, beginning today, Friday, September 8, targeting women, parents and middle
State tax collections in 2016-17 came in $14 million higher than had been expected in January, a bump of 0.1 percent, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The nearly $15.2 billion collected in 2016-17 was up 2.8 percent compared to the previous year. The final individual income tax collections of
State Rep. Gordon Hintz today formally launched his bid for Assembly minority leader, saying he would work to contrast core Dem values “with a Republican Party that has never been more unpopular than it is now.” While Hintz is the only candidate so far to announce plans to run for
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker today appointed attorney Andrew Hitt to serve as chairman of the Governor’s Judicial Selection Advisory Committee (JSAC), replacing attorney Michael Brennan who has been nominated to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The JSAC
Contact: Joanne Juhnke, Policy Director – (608) 320-6165; joanne@wifamilyties.org Madison, WI – On the final day of state budget deliberations, and months after public hearing opportunities on the state budget have passed, the Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines Wednesday to use the budget to significantly expand Wisconsin’s Special
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 Scandal After Scandal Shows Hintz Cannot Be Trusted to Respect Hard-Working Families, Let Alone Fight for Them [Madison, WI]— Today sleazy politician Gordon Hintz announced he would seek a leadership position with what remains of the Assembly Democratic caucus, taking his own personal “War on
State tax collections in 2016-17 came in $14 million higher than had been expected in January, a bump of 0.1 percent, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The nearly $15.2 billion collected in 2016-17 was up 2.8 percent compared to the previous year. The final individual income tax collections of
Contact: Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) 1-608-266-2343 MADISON – On Friday, the Co-Chairs of the state’s budget-writing Joint Committee on Finance, State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), issued the following statement regarding the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau’s most recent
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross discuss the news of the week in state politics.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Scott Jensen and Chuck Chvala, start a new season. The former legislative leaders explain why the state budget is late this year despite total Republican control. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.
Balancing the upside of $83 billion in new economic activity against an incentive package that pays out only as Foxconn delivers on its promises is a risk well worth the reward.
Millions for Foxconn, potholes, gravel and flat tires for the rest of us.
I can’t help but yearn for a candidate who, when charged with being a Madison liberal, responds by redefining the label, instead of just running from it.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck says political labels are out of control.
Communities would be restricted from regulating air and water quality and blasting at sand mines, gravel pits and quarries under a plan approved by the legislature’s GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee.