Matthew Rothschild: Walker, the weasel

In his letter this week foreshadowing his signing of the lame-duck bills, Gov. Scott Walker tried to pretend that he’s out protecting the interests of Wisconsinites. But Walker is a weasel, and he uses words like a weasel would: to disguise what he’s actually been doing.

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Speaker Ryan farewell address at the Library of Congress

CONTACT  AshLee Strong 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, December 19, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) will deliver his farewell address in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress. It is the same setting where he delivered his Confident America address in December 2015,

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Wisconsin Hospital Association: Wisconsin health care workforce faces perfect storm – aging population, labor shortages, record unemployment and regulatory burdens

Contact: Stephanie Marquis, Vice President of Communications Communications@wha.org | 608.575.9702 (C) WHA 2018 Health Care Workforce Report provides recommendations to maintain access to high-quality health care Today, the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) released its 2018 Wisconsin Health Care Workforce Report, which provides recommendations

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Matthew Rothschild: Walker, the weasel

In his letter this week foreshadowing his signing of the lame-duck bills, Gov. Scott Walker tried to pretend that he’s out protecting the interests of Wisconsinites. But Walker is a weasel, and he uses words like a weasel would: to disguise what he’s actually been doing.

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Speaker Ryan farewell address at the Library of Congress

CONTACT  AshLee Strong 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, December 19, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) will deliver his farewell address in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress. It is the same setting where he delivered his Confident America address in December 2015, shortly after he became speaker. Details: Speaker Ryan’s Farewell Address

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Asks Pfizer why $11 billion in corporate tax breaks result in prescription drug price hikes for families

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin wrote to the CEO of Pfizer this week, calling on them to provide an explanation after the pharmaceutical company announced that they intended to increase the costs of 41 prescription drugs starting in January. Major drug companies have drastically raised prices

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Wisconsin Hospital Association: Wisconsin health care workforce faces perfect storm – aging population, labor shortages, record unemployment and regulatory burdens

Contact: Stephanie Marquis, Vice President of Communications Communications@wha.org | 608.575.9702 (C) WHA 2018 Health Care Workforce Report provides recommendations to maintain access to high-quality health care Today, the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) released its 2018 Wisconsin Health Care Workforce Report, which provides recommendations to ensure the state’s workforce remains up to the challenge of

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THU News Summary: Evers’ budget listening tour continues; reaction to federal farm bill

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/news-summary/ STORY TOPICS – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Culture – Demographics – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment – Foxconn – Health care – Iowa – Law and

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