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As it has for so many other things, COVID-19 has taken an existing problem and made it worse — in this case, inadequate savings for Wisconsin’s current and future retirees.
Its coverage of all legislative and committee hearings is critical to a democracy.
Sen. Duey Stroebel sits down with The Flagship to discuss the tuition freeze, demographic changes and enrollment concerns, and the importance of higher education on the state. Plus, tune in to hear more about how the climate on campus has impacted the legislature and higher education policy.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** March 2: 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
While the Evers administration celebrates Wisconsin’s rise from near the bottom to the top of the national COVID-19 vaccine administration list, rural Wisconsin is being left behind.
The party sponsored a showing of a thoroughly debunked conspiracy-theory “documentary” regarding the 2020 Presidential election.
Wisconsin ranks 50th in support for arts. That’s a missed opportunity for the state.
Divesting from fossil fuels could be a smart financial choice to help Wisconsin lead the fight against climate change, according to Dem Rep. Greta Neubauer of the state’s climate task force. But a GOP lawmaker, also on the task force,
The Wisconsin market for existing homes started the new year on record pace even as inventories continued to tighten statewide, according to the Wisconsin Realtors Association. This follows a record year for home sales in 2020. January home sales increased
Assembly lawmakers unanimously approved an amended bill that would begin the process of overhauling the state’s UI computer system. The bill would also, among other things, waive a one-week waiting period for unemployment benefits through mid-March and provide businesses with
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Senate Universities and Technical Colleges Committee has an informational hearing planned today at UW-Whitewater on campus free speech. The hearing will be limited to invited speakers, who
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The governor’s budget message, once again, is a wish list of things for Madison and includes several divisive policy items that should be discussed in the regular legislative process.
The governor is proposing a $1 billion tax increase, but he is also proposing to increase spending by $3.8 billion from all funding sources in just the first fiscal year. To create the appearance of balance, the budget spends down cash reserves, taps revenue sources that don’t yet exist, and makes unrealistic assumptions about future revenue.
Many of the huge disparities we see today are a direct result of White people being given access to homeownership which fostered generational wealth building to the exclusion of people of color.
Evers’ budget would also allow the 68 counties that now charge a 0.5% local sales to raise that local-option sales tax to 1% if voters agree by passing a referendum.
The Biden administration should use the tragedy of the COVID-19 crisis to begin to meaningfully address historic racial injustices in our nation.
As it has for so many other things, COVID-19 has taken an existing problem and made it worse — in this case, inadequate savings for Wisconsin’s current and future retirees.
Its coverage of all legislative and committee hearings is critical to a democracy.
Sen. Duey Stroebel sits down with The Flagship to discuss the tuition freeze, demographic changes and enrollment concerns, and the importance of higher education on the state. Plus, tune in to hear more about how the climate on campus has impacted the legislature and higher education policy.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** March 2: 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
While the Evers administration celebrates Wisconsin’s rise from near the bottom to the top of the national COVID-19 vaccine administration list, rural Wisconsin is being left behind.
The party sponsored a showing of a thoroughly debunked conspiracy-theory “documentary” regarding the 2020 Presidential election.
Wisconsin ranks 50th in support for arts. That’s a missed opportunity for the state.
Divesting from fossil fuels could be a smart financial choice to help Wisconsin lead the fight against climate change, according to Dem Rep. Greta Neubauer of the state’s climate task force. But a GOP lawmaker, also on the task force, disagrees. The Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change Report released
The Wisconsin market for existing homes started the new year on record pace even as inventories continued to tighten statewide, according to the Wisconsin Realtors Association. This follows a record year for home sales in 2020. January home sales increased 9.8 percent compared to that same month last year, and
Assembly lawmakers unanimously approved an amended bill that would begin the process of overhauling the state’s UI computer system. The bill would also, among other things, waive a one-week waiting period for unemployment benefits through mid-March and provide businesses with liability protections from COVID-related lawsuits. But before voting for the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Senate Universities and Technical Colleges Committee has an informational hearing planned today at UW-Whitewater on campus free speech. The hearing will be limited to invited speakers, who include Polly Olsen. She sued Northeast Wisconsin Technical College after
… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.
The governor’s budget message, once again, is a wish list of things for Madison and includes several divisive policy items that should be discussed in the regular legislative process.
The governor is proposing a $1 billion tax increase, but he is also proposing to increase spending by $3.8 billion from all funding sources in just the first fiscal year. To create the appearance of balance, the budget spends down cash reserves, taps revenue sources that don’t yet exist, and makes unrealistic assumptions about future revenue.
Many of the huge disparities we see today are a direct result of White people being given access to homeownership which fostered generational wealth building to the exclusion of people of color.
Evers’ budget would also allow the 68 counties that now charge a 0.5% local sales to raise that local-option sales tax to 1% if voters agree by passing a referendum.
The Biden administration should use the tragedy of the COVID-19 crisis to begin to meaningfully address historic racial injustices in our nation.