Melissa Sargent: Raising up Wisconsin

The people of Wisconsin have said loud and clear that we need real reform that lifts up workers. That is why I am proud to introduce legislation to increase Wisconsin’s minimum wage to $15 per hour, and to tie the minimum wage to inflation.

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‘Meeting in Middle America’ introductory podcast

“Meeting in Middle America,” with host Steven Olikara, founder and president of the Millennial Action Project. A collaboration between the Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee and WisPolitics.com/WisBusiness.com.

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Melissa Sargent: Raising up Wisconsin

The people of Wisconsin have said loud and clear that we need real reform that lifts up workers. That is why I am proud to introduce legislation to increase Wisconsin’s minimum wage to $15 per hour, and to tie the minimum wage to inflation.

Read More »

‘Meeting in Middle America’ introductory podcast

“Meeting in Middle America,” with host Steven Olikara, founder and president of the Millennial Action Project. A collaboration between the Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee and WisPolitics.com/WisBusiness.com.

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Assembly panel cuts wedding barn regulations from DNC bar hours bill

The Assembly State Affairs Committee has amended a bill that would expand bar hours for the Democratic National Convention, removing provisions that would’ve established a permit process for wedding barns. The amendment also pulled from the bill a section changing the hours that wineries can operate. The bill’s author, Rep.

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THU News Summary: JFC funds 4 of 6 new youth prisons; Johnson presses government agencies on coronavirus response

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Feb. 20: WisPolitics Luncheon on the April Presidential Primary Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at The Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Thursday Feb. 20 with top pundits talking about the results of the Feb. 18 primary and the outlook for the presidential primary

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WED PM Update: Carr says closing of state-run youth prisons unlikely to meet deadline following JFC rejecting funding for replacements

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — After the Joint Finance Committee today rejected a $73.2 million request to fund two state-run youth lockups, Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr said the decision makes it “very unlikely” that Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake can be closed by the mid-2021 deadline. JFC

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