WED PM Update: After JFC amends unemployment bill, Senate plans Thursday floor session

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Senate will be on the floor tomorrow in special session to take up legislation stemming from Gov. Tony Evers’ call to modernize the state’s unemployment insurance system. The office of Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, said the chamber will convene at 10 a.m. on the bill, which the Finance Committee today am… 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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WisGOP: Tax Hike Tony’s Liberal Wish List Features Tax Hikes and Rollback of Act 10

Tax Hike Tony Evers is changing his tune on his 2018 campaign promise to “raise no taxes.” While he conveniently neglected to mention it in last night’s budget address, Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed budget features a $1 billion tax hike and a rollback of former Gov. Scott Walker’s historic Act 10, which has saved Wisconsin taxpayers $13.9 billion over the past decade and put power in the hands of the people rather than special interest groups. Of course, this is consistent with the recent behavior of Democrats in Wisconsin. Republicans in the Legislature just put a stop to the Evers administration’s surprise tax grab on struggling small

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AARP: Community challenge grant program accepting 2021 applications

MADISON, WI – AARP Wisconsin is inviting community organizations and local governments across the state to apply for the 2021 AARP Community Challenge grant program, now through April 14. These grants will fund “quick-action” projects that spark change across Wisconsin and the entire country. Now in its fifth year, the program is part of AARP’s nationwide Livable Communities initiative, which supports the efforts of cities, towns, neighborhoods and rural areas to become great places to live for people of all ages. Grants can range from several hundred dollars for small, short-term activities to several thousand, or tens of thousands for

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AARP: Community challenge grant program accepting 2021 applications

MADISON, WI – AARP Wisconsin is inviting community organizations and local governments across the state to apply for the 2021 AARP Community Challenge grant program, now through April 14. These grants will fund “quick-action” projects that spark change across Wisconsin and the entire country. Now in its fifth year, the

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