Ending tariffs could improve competition with China

Trade experts said eliminating or reducing tariffs would improve competition between the U.S. and China.  Former President Trump’s relationship with China has significantly reduced the success rate of Wisconsin companies, panelists explained yesterday in a Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce

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MON News Summary: Kind, Godlewski consider U.S. Senate bids; Johnson criticizes U.S. Capitol security measures

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** TOMORROW: WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon with Governor Tony Evers Join WisPolitics.com for a virtual lunchtime discussion with Governor Tony Evers. Gov. Evers will answer questions on his state budget plan and other top issues. The program is set to run via webinar from noon to 1

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Baldwin, Gallagher introduce bill to support women in trucking

Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher are introducing legislation in their respective houses to support women in the trucking industry. Currently, women make up 47 percent of the U.S. labor force, yet represent 24 percent of America’s trucking workforce and only about 7 percent of

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Biz leader urges cooperation to help state’s economy weather COVID

Cooperation between people and businesses will lift Wisconsin’s economy out of the pandemic stronger than it was before, says Madison Region Economic Partnership President and CEO Jason Fields. In a Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce virtual event yesterday, Fields said more cooperation between rural and urban businesses will help achieve

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Ending tariffs could improve competition with China

Trade experts said eliminating or reducing tariffs would improve competition between the U.S. and China.  Former President Trump’s relationship with China has significantly reduced the success rate of Wisconsin companies, panelists explained yesterday in a Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce World Trade Association virtual event. While tariffs have received negative

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MON AM Update: State superintendent candidates on ‘UpFront’; Republicans release more elections bills

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Association of Wisconsin Lobbyists From WisPolitics.com … — In a weekend TV appearance, the candidates for state schools superintendent clashed over voucher schools and their own district leadership during the pandemic. Deborah Kerr, former superintendent of the Brown Deer Schools, and Jill Underly, superintendent of

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