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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers as expected today vetoed four abortion-related bills, citing his objection to “political interference between patients and their healthcare providers.” The GOP package — which included a bill to require
Senate Parlor, State Capitol. The UW-Madison Institute for Research on Poverty will release their findings of the 11th Annual Wisconsin Poverty Report. Tim Smeeding, Lee Rainwater Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs and Economics, will conduct the presentation and be on

On this week’s episode, Wisconsin Public Radio’s Shawn Johnson and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Patrick Marley discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold lame-duck laws, the state budget, the Assembly’s passage of bills on homelessness and Lincoln Hills deadline, and more.

With GOP legislators poised to pass their version of the biennial budget, WisOpinion Insiders Chvala and Jensen evaluate funding for schools and special education. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Civil liberties – Courts – Economy – Education – Environment – Health care – Law and order – Manufacturing

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has gone out of his way to avoid collaborating with Gov. Tony Evers even when his positions align with the governor’s.

Let’s not settle for the broken Republican status quo. Let’s invest in our state and restore Wisconsin’s reputation as a place where the next generation wants to live, work and raise a family.


Without Scott Walker around to rein in spending, Republicans are set to pass the most bloated budget in their history.

From June 18-20, I attended #Circularity19 by GreenBiz Group, the first major Circular Economy event in North America that brought together over 850 thought leaders from leading companies, government and NGOs on ways to accelerate more sustainable commerce.

First vets were hit with the massive privatization program called Choice passed by the Republican Congress in 2014 and signed by Pres. Obama. But 70 House Democrats thought the Choice program was not the way to improve VA veteran healthcare. They voted NO. The second punch was President Trump’s hitting unionized VA workers with a “bad faith” proposed bargaining contract to replace the present contract covering 260,000 VA workers.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers as expected today vetoed four abortion-related bills, citing his objection to “political interference between patients and their healthcare providers.” The GOP package — which included a bill to require care for those who survive an abortion — cleared the
Senate Parlor, State Capitol. The UW-Madison Institute for Research on Poverty will release their findings of the 11th Annual Wisconsin Poverty Report. Tim Smeeding, Lee Rainwater Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs and Economics, will conduct the presentation and be on hand to answer questions. Brad Paul, Executive Director of WISCAP,

On this week’s episode, Wisconsin Public Radio’s Shawn Johnson and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Patrick Marley discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold lame-duck laws, the state budget, the Assembly’s passage of bills on homelessness and Lincoln Hills deadline, and more.

With GOP legislators poised to pass their version of the biennial budget, WisOpinion Insiders Chvala and Jensen evaluate funding for schools and special education. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Civil liberties – Courts – Economy – Education – Environment – Health care – Law and order – Manufacturing – Public health and safety – Real estate – Regulation

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has gone out of his way to avoid collaborating with Gov. Tony Evers even when his positions align with the governor’s.

Let’s not settle for the broken Republican status quo. Let’s invest in our state and restore Wisconsin’s reputation as a place where the next generation wants to live, work and raise a family.


Without Scott Walker around to rein in spending, Republicans are set to pass the most bloated budget in their history.

From June 18-20, I attended #Circularity19 by GreenBiz Group, the first major Circular Economy event in North America that brought together over 850 thought leaders from leading companies, government and NGOs on ways to accelerate more sustainable commerce.

First vets were hit with the massive privatization program called Choice passed by the Republican Congress in 2014 and signed by Pres. Obama. But 70 House Democrats thought the Choice program was not the way to improve VA veteran healthcare. They voted NO. The second punch was President Trump’s hitting unionized VA workers with a “bad faith” proposed bargaining contract to replace the present contract covering 260,000 VA workers.