WisPolitics Midday – July 16, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update, brought to you by Spectrum: Final numbers on fundraising for the last WI Supreme Court election. GOP Congressman Mike Gallagher responds to latest Trump tweets.

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Owen Robinson: Veto reform is badly needed

Wisconsin’s governor’s veto authority makes him or her too powerful. It was true for Governor Walker. It is true for Governor Evers. It will be true for the next governor. It will be true for the one after that unless we change it.

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John Nichols: It was not a dream, it was Wisconsin

Robert M. La Follette died in 1925, having transformed Wisconsin and made it a North Star for the nation. William T. Evjue lived on to 1970. Their legacies have been battered by politicians without conscience, the Scott Walkers and Paul Ryans who used Wisconsin as a springboard for their national ambitions, but they have not been erased.

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Rep. Vining: Continues fight for fair maps

MADISON – Today, State Representative Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa), State Senator Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay), and fair maps advocates officially announced the introduction of legislation, Assembly Bill 303 and its companion Senate Bill 288, that would create nonpartisan redistricting reform in

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Rep. Hintz: Fair maps are needed for our democracy

MADISON – Today, Democratic members of the Wisconsin State Assembly and State Senate again called for legislative action on non-partisan redistricting reform in Wisconsin. Representative Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa) and Senator Dave Hansen co-authored AB 303 / SB 288 which would direct the

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Gov. Evers: Encourages Wisconsinites to take preventative steps ahead of expected dangerous heatwave

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today is encouraging people to remain vigilant and take steps to prevent heat-related illnesses with dangerous heat expected for Wisconsin through the weekend. “When temperatures rise to dangerous levels, it’s important to make sure you and your family are doing everything possible to

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WisPolitics Midday – July 16, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update, brought to you by Spectrum: Final numbers on fundraising for the last WI Supreme Court election. GOP Congressman Mike Gallagher responds to latest Trump tweets.

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TUE News Summary: Kelly outraises Supreme Court challengers

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Iowa – Law and order – Military – Non-profits – Regulation – Tourism – Transportation – Tribes – Utilities

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Owen Robinson: Veto reform is badly needed

Wisconsin’s governor’s veto authority makes him or her too powerful. It was true for Governor Walker. It is true for Governor Evers. It will be true for the next governor. It will be true for the one after that unless we change it.

Read More »

John Nichols: It was not a dream, it was Wisconsin

Robert M. La Follette died in 1925, having transformed Wisconsin and made it a North Star for the nation. William T. Evjue lived on to 1970. Their legacies have been battered by politicians without conscience, the Scott Walkers and Paul Ryans who used Wisconsin as a springboard for their national ambitions, but they have not been erased.

Read More »

Rep. Vining: Continues fight for fair maps

MADISON – Today, State Representative Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa), State Senator Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay), and fair maps advocates officially announced the introduction of legislation, Assembly Bill 303 and its companion Senate Bill 288, that would create nonpartisan redistricting reform in Wisconsin. Rep. Vining issued the following statement after the press

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Rep. Hintz: Fair maps are needed for our democracy

MADISON – Today, Democratic members of the Wisconsin State Assembly and State Senate again called for legislative action on non-partisan redistricting reform in Wisconsin. Representative Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa) and Senator Dave Hansen co-authored AB 303 / SB 288 which would direct the Legislative Reference Bureau to draw redistricting plans based upon standards

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Sen. Marklein, Rep. Tranel and Rep. Novak: Send plea to Public Service Commission (PSC) to listen to residents on proposed Cardinal Hickory Creek transmission line project

MADISON— State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green), Representative Travis Tranel (R-Cuba City) and Todd Novak (Dodgeville) sent a letter to the Public Service Commission (PSC) today to reinforce the comments made by residents who attended public hearings at the end of June regarding the proposed Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line project. The

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