Evers re-appoints 67 after lame-duck ruling

Gov. Tony Evers has moved to re-appoint many of the people he sought to pull off state boards and commissions last week even as the attorney for GOP lawmakers suggested the guv was violating an “unambiguous court order” in doing

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FRI News Summary: Evers re-appoints most board members Walker selected; bill would delay Lincoln Hills closure by 6 months

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Upcoming WisPolitics.com events in Madison and Milwaukee include: *An April 4 Milwaukee University Club luncheon. The event focuses on new developments in the complicated issues affecting Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes. Speakers include PETER ANNIN, author of “The Great Lakes Water Wars”; MOLLY FLANAGAN,

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Rep. Vruwink: Our roads must keep up with the times

Contact: Rep. Don Vruwink, 608-266-3790   Those of you who are Baby Boomers like me and grew up on a gravel road might remember riding to grade school on a tractor and hay wagon like I did during a wet spring. Those days no longer exist, but the condition of

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Medicaid Director Jones, Reps. Sanfelippo, Riemer discuss Medicaid expansion

Wisconsin’s work requirements for some Medicaid recipients are still in force despite a federal judge blocking Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky and Arkansas, according to state Medicaid Director Jim Jones. Jones, speaking yesterday at a WisPolitics.com forum on Medicaid expansion at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa Thursday, said

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Evers re-appoints 67 after lame-duck ruling

Gov. Tony Evers has moved to re-appoint many of the people he sought to pull off state boards and commissions last week even as the attorney for GOP lawmakers suggested the guv was violating an “unambiguous court order” in doing so. In all, Evers announced 67 appointments Thursday, all of

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FRI AM Update: Wisconsin waiting for federal guidance after judge blocks Medicaid work requirements in two states

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin’s work requirements for some Medicaid recipients are still in force despite a federal judge blocking Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky and Arkansas, according to state Medicaid Director Jim Jones. Jones, speaking yesterday at a WisPolitics.com forum on

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