TUE PM Update: Neubauer, Greater Wisconsin outspend Hagedorn, RSLC on TV, radio

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Lisa Neubauer and Greater Wisconsin combined to outspend Brian Hagedorn and the RSLC by about $2.3 million on TV and radio ads in the state Supreme Court race, according to numbers shared with WisPolitics.com. The numbers, provided by a conservative source and confirmed by a liberal one, show Neubauer spent more than $1.2 milli… 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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WisPolitics Midday: April 2, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Polls are open in Wisconsin Early voting (compared to last year’s Spring Election) was up. AG Josh Kaul joins 38 other AG’s disagreeing with a new opioid report.

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LFB: Evers budget would result in $2 billion structural deficit for 2021-23

The state would face a structural deficit of nearly $2 billion heading into the 2021-23 budget under Gov. Tony Evers’ proposal for the 2019-21 biennium, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. That would be a significant uptick from the $865 million structural deficit the Capitol faced for the 2019-21 biennium. It also would be the largest structural deficit since $2.5 billion for 2011-13. JFC… 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.

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Clerks expect turnout on par with 2018 spring election

Clerks around the state are predicting turnout in today’s spring contest will largely be in line with the last election cycle. That includes turnout in the state’s two biggest counties, Dane and Milwaukee, as well as other other areas with contested local races that could help bolster turnout overall. Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell said he expects overall turnout in Dane County to end up somewhere in the 40 percent range. As of 11 a.m., around 13 percent of registered voters had cast a ballot, which includes some absentee ballots. That’s down slightly from the 14 percent who had voted

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Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin: Senate should support second chances

Contact: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org Madison, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) on Tuesday applauded the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety for passing Senate Bill 39, the Pathways to Employment Act, which makes smart reforms to Wisconsin’s criminal justice system to help provide second chances to people who have paid their debt to society. The group also thanked bill sponsors Sen. Alberta Darling and Sen. Fred Risser for their leadership on the issue and Chairman Van Wanggaard for bringing the bill to a vote in committee. AFP-WI now urges the Senate to bring SB 39 to the floor for a vote.

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U.S. Rep. Kind: Landmark bipartisan retirement legislation passes Ways and Means Committee

Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON – Today, the House Committee on Ways and Means passed a bipartisan landmark retirement bill package, aimed at strengthening American’s long-term savings and financial security. The bill included provisions authored by U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, including provisions to allow small businesses to pool retirement accounts, and reduce pension premiums for cooperatives and charities. “Retirement security remains out of reach for too many Wisconsinites. I am proud that the Ways and Means Committee came together to pass this landmark, bipartisan legislation, and look forward to bringing it to the House floor for a vote. Together, we can help American

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Wisconsin Historical Society: The University of Wisconsin Arboretum listed in the National Register of Historic Places

Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org 608-261-9596 Madison, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the listing of the University of Wisconsin Arboretum in Madison, Dane County, in the National Register of Historic Places. National Register designation provides access to certain benefits, including qualification for grants and for rehabilitation income tax credits, while it does not restrict private property owners in the use of their property. The University of Wisconsin Arboretum is nationally significant and internationally recognized as the site of the first experiments in the ecological restoration of prairie ecological communities. The Arboretum also maintains the nation’s oldest collection of

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WisPolitics Midday: April 2, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Polls are open in Wisconsin Early voting (compared to last year’s Spring Election) was up. AG Josh Kaul joins 38 other AG’s disagreeing with a new opioid report.

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Clerks expect turnout on par with 2018 spring election

Clerks around the state are predicting turnout in today’s spring contest will largely be in line with the last election cycle. That includes turnout in the state’s two biggest counties, Dane and Milwaukee, as well as other other areas with contested local races that could help bolster turnout overall. Dane

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Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin: Senate should support second chances

Contact: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org Madison, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) on Tuesday applauded the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety for passing Senate Bill 39, the Pathways to Employment Act, which makes smart reforms to Wisconsin’s criminal justice system to help provide second chances to people who have paid their

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U.S. Rep. Kind: Landmark bipartisan retirement legislation passes Ways and Means Committee

Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON – Today, the House Committee on Ways and Means passed a bipartisan landmark retirement bill package, aimed at strengthening American’s long-term savings and financial security. The bill included provisions authored by U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, including provisions to allow small businesses to pool retirement accounts, and reduce pension

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Wisconsin Historical Society: The University of Wisconsin Arboretum listed in the National Register of Historic Places

Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org 608-261-9596 Madison, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the listing of the University of Wisconsin Arboretum in Madison, Dane County, in the National Register of Historic Places. National Register designation provides access to certain benefits, including qualification for grants and for rehabilitation income tax

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