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The state Assembly last night approved a pared-back bill to extend closing time for bars by two hours until 4 a.m. during the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee this July. The bill’s author Rep. Rob Swearingen, R-Rhinelander, said the changes
“Meeting in Middle America,” with Steven Olikara, founder and president of the Millennial Action Project, features host Steven Olikara interviewing millennial Wisconsin legislators Rep. Robyn Vining, D-Wauwatosa, and Adam Neylon, R-Pewaukee, about recent meetings aimed at bridging political differences to improve the Wisconsin economy, each legislator’s personal history, and issues important to younger voters.
For those who suffer every day from Donald Trump’s influence on our once recognizable nation, there is this solace. Trump appears even more miserable than we are. That was my central takeaway from the meticulous chronological account of his presidency by a pair of Pulitzer-winning Washington Post reporters. Carol Leonnig and Phil Rucker talked to more than 200 sources for their book, “A Very Stable Genius,” playing off Trump’s revealing self-description.
Rather than use a larger than expected surplus to restore some of the funding they took away from Wisconsin public schools during Scott Walker’s reign, they decided to give $250 million back to the taxpayers who, they insisted, would know better how to spend the money than the government.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The state Assembly early this morning approved legislation that would create additional steps to address PFAS contamination. But the legislation didn’t go as far as two bills that
The State Senate and the Assembly were both in session this week. Collectively, we considered 236 legislative proposals related to topics that span the gambit of issues in Wisconsin. Twenty two of my bills were voted on throughout the week.
If there was one thing that the voters who flipped Wisconsin for Donald Trump in 2016 were hoping for above all else, it would be the “Blue Collar Boom” the president heralded at his State of the Union address.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Assembly signed off on a $392.4 million package today that would cut income taxes, expand a property tax break for businesses and reduce state debt. In doing so, Republicans challenged
On the debut episode of “Battleground Wisconsin Now,” Edge Messaging LLC President Brian Fraley and Cap Times Opinion Editor Jessie Opoien discuss the state Legislature’s end-of-session rush, Tuesday’s primary results and the push to extend bar hours for the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
New polling from Quinnipiac University released today had President Trump with leads of between 7 and 11 points on each of the top Dems vying for their party’s nomination to face him this fall. The Quinnipiac poll looked at Wisconsin,
Senate Democrats sought unsuccessfully to get the Senate to sign off on extending bar hours to 4 a.m. during the party’s national convention in Milwaukee this summer. An Assembly committee signed off on the proposal last week. But Senate Majority
The state Republican Party says its newly opened field office on the north side of Milwaukee was vandalized Tuesday night. A video released on the party’s Twitter account shows silver and black paint on the building’s windows covering signs for
Conservative Justice Daniel Kelly and liberal Dane County Judge Jill Karofsky advance to the April 7 general election to decide a 10-year term on the state’s highest court after Tuesday’s primary. Kelly led the field with 50.1 percent, while Karofsky
Beyond the ballot totals, behind the scenes, who were the other election winners and losers?
A Karofsky win could bode well for Democrats retaking the state from Republicans, and Trump, in November.
While Democrats in Madison and around the country are clammoring for ways to spend more and more of your hard-earned money and expand the scope of government, my Republican colleagues are committed to returning this surplus back to where it came – the taxpayer.
Reducing reliance on TPP taxes would be a pro-growth improvement, and increasing the standard deduction would provide targeted tax relief to low- and middle-income earners.
It had looked like there would be a presumptive Democratic nominee for president before the Wisconsin presidential primary on April 7. But that might no longer be the case.
Both presidential candidates are leading in national polls, so the February 19 debate also brought the ultimate test of the “big tent” theory of the Democratic Party.
Democratic attacks on choice and charter schools favored by minority voters could backfire.
The state Assembly last night approved a pared-back bill to extend closing time for bars by two hours until 4 a.m. during the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee this July. The bill’s author Rep. Rob Swearingen, R-Rhinelander, said the changes were an attempt to win over some Senate Republicans who
“Meeting in Middle America,” with Steven Olikara, founder and president of the Millennial Action Project, features host Steven Olikara interviewing millennial Wisconsin legislators Rep. Robyn Vining, D-Wauwatosa, and Adam Neylon, R-Pewaukee, about recent meetings aimed at bridging political differences to improve the Wisconsin economy, each legislator’s personal history, and issues important to younger voters.
For those who suffer every day from Donald Trump’s influence on our once recognizable nation, there is this solace. Trump appears even more miserable than we are. That was my central takeaway from the meticulous chronological account of his presidency by a pair of Pulitzer-winning Washington Post reporters. Carol Leonnig and Phil Rucker talked to more than 200 sources for their book, “A Very Stable Genius,” playing off Trump’s revealing self-description.
Rather than use a larger than expected surplus to restore some of the funding they took away from Wisconsin public schools during Scott Walker’s reign, they decided to give $250 million back to the taxpayers who, they insisted, would know better how to spend the money than the government.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The state Assembly early this morning approved legislation that would create additional steps to address PFAS contamination. But the legislation didn’t go as far as two bills that overwhelmingly cleared an Assembly committee earlier this week. Rep. John
The State Senate and the Assembly were both in session this week. Collectively, we considered 236 legislative proposals related to topics that span the gambit of issues in Wisconsin. Twenty two of my bills were voted on throughout the week. Eight of these bills are now awaiting Governor Tony Evers’
If there was one thing that the voters who flipped Wisconsin for Donald Trump in 2016 were hoping for above all else, it would be the “Blue Collar Boom” the president heralded at his State of the Union address.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Assembly signed off on a $392.4 million package today that would cut income taxes, expand a property tax break for businesses and reduce state debt. In doing so, Republicans challenged Gov. Tony Evers to sign the package after he pledged
On the debut episode of “Battleground Wisconsin Now,” Edge Messaging LLC President Brian Fraley and Cap Times Opinion Editor Jessie Opoien discuss the state Legislature’s end-of-session rush, Tuesday’s primary results and the push to extend bar hours for the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
New polling from Quinnipiac University released today had President Trump with leads of between 7 and 11 points on each of the top Dems vying for their party’s nomination to face him this fall. The Quinnipiac poll looked at Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, all three part of the so-called “blue
Senate Democrats sought unsuccessfully to get the Senate to sign off on extending bar hours to 4 a.m. during the party’s national convention in Milwaukee this summer. An Assembly committee signed off on the proposal last week. But Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, indicated Wednesday that momentum for the
The state Republican Party says its newly opened field office on the north side of Milwaukee was vandalized Tuesday night. A video released on the party’s Twitter account shows silver and black paint on the building’s windows covering signs for Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly, President Trump and Vice President
Conservative Justice Daniel Kelly and liberal Dane County Judge Jill Karofsky advance to the April 7 general election to decide a 10-year term on the state’s highest court after Tuesday’s primary. Kelly led the field with 50.1 percent, while Karofsky won 37.2 percent of the vote. Marquette University Law School
Beyond the ballot totals, behind the scenes, who were the other election winners and losers?
A Karofsky win could bode well for Democrats retaking the state from Republicans, and Trump, in November.
While Democrats in Madison and around the country are clammoring for ways to spend more and more of your hard-earned money and expand the scope of government, my Republican colleagues are committed to returning this surplus back to where it came – the taxpayer.
Reducing reliance on TPP taxes would be a pro-growth improvement, and increasing the standard deduction would provide targeted tax relief to low- and middle-income earners.
It had looked like there would be a presumptive Democratic nominee for president before the Wisconsin presidential primary on April 7. But that might no longer be the case.
Both presidential candidates are leading in national polls, so the February 19 debate also brought the ultimate test of the “big tent” theory of the Democratic Party.
Democratic attacks on choice and charter schools favored by minority voters could backfire.