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WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. The latest installment features Department of Children and Families Secretary Emilie Amundson. Amundson previously worked at the Department of Public Instruction under then-state Superintendent Tony Evers, most recently serving

A decade has passed since the Great Lakes Compact was adopted, and its effectiveness has gone under the microscope more recently as Foxconn’s controversial diversion request remains under review. The topic of out-of-basin diversions — Foxconn and otherwise — was
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report TV spending has mixed impact on Supreme Court results Evers: ‘Ridiculous’ to view Supreme Court election as referendum on his budget JFC hears from public on


On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss a potential recount in the state Supreme Court race, the JFC hearings on Gov. Tony Evers’ budget and Wisconsin being withdrawn from a lawsuit to void the Affordable Care Act.

Foxconn spent nearly $100 million on its Racine County development last year with the lion’s share going to land acquisition. And about half the Taiwanese tech company’s hires last year were made in the last three months of 2018, according

With recent questions about the type of construction proceeding at Foxconn, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the past stumbles by the Taiwanese company and its future impact on the political landscape. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – State government – Federal government – Local government – Banking and investment – Courts – Economy – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment – Foxconn – Health care –

WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. Our latest installment features Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Secretary Brad Pfaff. Pfaff previously held several roles within U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency, including serving as

50 counties’ voters or their boards have now voted for nonpartisan redistricting.

The conservative grassroots appeared to get its groove back Tuesday. And southeast Wisconsin’s WOW counties wowed again in helping to deliver a narrow victory to conservative state Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn, a victory that could keep the court in conservative hands until at least 2023.

If his win holds up, it is doubly depressing for Democrats since he will replace for a 10-year term one of the most respected jurists in Wisconsin history, Shirley Abrahamson, and give the court an insurmountable 5-2 conservative majority with only one supreme court race on the horizon in the next three years.

WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. The latest installment features Department of Children and Families Secretary Emilie Amundson. Amundson previously worked at the Department of Public Instruction under then-state Superintendent Tony Evers, most recently serving as his chief of staff. Birthplace, age? 39 years old,

A decade has passed since the Great Lakes Compact was adopted, and its effectiveness has gone under the microscope more recently as Foxconn’s controversial diversion request remains under review. The topic of out-of-basin diversions — Foxconn and otherwise — was discussed in-depth April 4th at a panel discussion at the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report TV spending has mixed impact on Supreme Court results Evers: ‘Ridiculous’ to view Supreme Court election as referendum on his budget JFC hears from public on Medicaid expansion, special ed, gas tax during Janesville hearing Three


On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss a potential recount in the state Supreme Court race, the JFC hearings on Gov. Tony Evers’ budget and Wisconsin being withdrawn from a lawsuit to void the Affordable Care Act.

Foxconn spent nearly $100 million on its Racine County development last year with the lion’s share going to land acquisition. And about half the Taiwanese tech company’s hires last year were made in the last three months of 2018, according to capital investment and job creation tax credit forms the

With recent questions about the type of construction proceeding at Foxconn, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the past stumbles by the Taiwanese company and its future impact on the political landscape. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies…. Please log in to access subscriber content.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – State government – Federal government – Local government – Banking and investment – Courts – Economy – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment – Foxconn – Health care – Iowa – Law and order – Public health and safety

WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. Our latest installment features Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Secretary Brad Pfaff. Pfaff previously held several roles within U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency, including serving as Wisconsin state executive director and the National Deputy Administrator for

50 counties’ voters or their boards have now voted for nonpartisan redistricting.

The conservative grassroots appeared to get its groove back Tuesday. And southeast Wisconsin’s WOW counties wowed again in helping to deliver a narrow victory to conservative state Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn, a victory that could keep the court in conservative hands until at least 2023.

If his win holds up, it is doubly depressing for Democrats since he will replace for a 10-year term one of the most respected jurists in Wisconsin history, Shirley Abrahamson, and give the court an insurmountable 5-2 conservative majority with only one supreme court race on the horizon in the next three years.