WisPolitics Midday – October 23, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update, brought to you by Spectrum: GOP leaders seek again to intervene in a federal lawsuit that challenges Act 10. A Madison rep heads to Vermont see how how they’ve been impacted by F-35s.

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U.S. Reps. Baldwin, Shaheen, Warner: Call out Trump administration for giving third party websites free rein to push consumers into junk health insurance plans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Mark Warner (D-VA) sent a letter urging Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma to address the lack of federal oversight of third-party web brokers

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Gov. Evers: Announces federal disaster aid resources for Marinette County

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced that private nonprofit organizations in Marinette County affected by severe storms in Wisconsin on July 18-20, 2019 can now apply for low-interest loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration. The loans provide up to $2 million to help repair or replace physical losses caused by

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U.S. Rep. Ron Kind: Way and Means Committee pass landmark legislation to lower the cost of prescription drugs

Washington, DC – Late last night, the House Committee on Ways and Means passed the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, legislation that would lower prescription drug prices and level the playing field for American patients and taxpayers. Last week, the Committee held a hearing on the legislation, where Rep. Ron Kind spoke to urge his colleagues

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WisPolitics Midday – October 23, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update, brought to you by Spectrum: GOP leaders seek again to intervene in a federal lawsuit that challenges Act 10. A Madison rep heads to Vermont see how how they’ve been impacted by F-35s.

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Voters split on impeachment in latest Marquette University Law School Poll

Wisconsin voters are split over whether there is enough evidence to hold impeachment hearings against President Trump, according to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. Forty-six percent believe there is enough now to hold hearings, while 49 percent disagreed.  Survey Director Charles Franklin said there was slightly less support

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WED News Summary: Fitzgerald says Senate won’t act on Evers’ gun proposals

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Tomorrow: WisPolitics Luncheon with Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at The Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Thursday, Oct. 24, with Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, will discuss the fall legislative session as well as his possible

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