Barnes, Kleefisch trade barbs on anthem allegations

Dem LG candidate Mandela Barnes called GOP incumbent Rebecca Kleefisch a liar for suggesting without proof that he knelt during the national anthem at the opening of the Wisconsin State Fair. Kleefisch originally raised the allegation on Twitter Sept. 6

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Sept. 27: WisPolitics.com Election Preview

The 2018 election presents a pivotal challenge for Gov. Scott Walker and Sen. Tammy Baldwin. How will Wisconsin’s top incumbents fare in the first midterm election since Donald Trump won the White House? The WisPolitics.com election preview—sponsored by the Wisconsin

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James Wigderson: Let it go

As a number of prominent conservative organizations in Wisconsin have pointed out, the bailout of a paper mill company like Kimberly-Clark, a legacy industry with an uncertain future, will just lead to more hands being stretched out to the taxpayers whenever an employer is in trouble. Why this company and not another one?

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Michael Cummins: This land is their land

In 2005 Leah Vukmir, Sheila Harsdorf and Robin Vos backed a law that prohibits the use of eminent domain to transfer a privately-owned property to a corporation. But now they are silent on Foxconn’s land grab in Mount Pleasant.

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Barnes, Kleefisch trade barbs on anthem allegations

Dem LG candidate Mandela Barnes called GOP incumbent Rebecca Kleefisch a liar for suggesting without proof that he knelt during the national anthem at the opening of the Wisconsin State Fair. Kleefisch originally raised the allegation on Twitter Sept. 6 that Wisconsin “neighbors” told her Barnes had knelt for the

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TUE AM Update: Agencies so far seek additional $2.45 billion in next budget

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty From WisPolitics.com … — State agencies have turned in requests for an additional $2.45 billion in the next budget, driven largely by the departments of Public Instruction, Health Services and Corrections, according to a WisPolitics.com tally. And the total

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MON PM Update: Barnes, Kleefisch trade barbs on anthem allegations

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem LG candidate Mandela Barnes today called GOP incumbent Rebecca Kleefisch a liar for suggesting without proof that he knelt during the national anthem at the opening of the Wisconsin State Fair. Kleefisch originally raised the allegation on Twitter Sept. 6 that

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Sept. 20: “How the Paper Industry is Navigating the New Economy”

WisPolitics.com/WisBusiness.com, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Paper Council and WAGET, is staging a panel discussion at the Paper Discovery Center in Appleton on Thurs. Sept. 20. Confirmed panel members include: Rep. Katrina Shankland. D-Stevens Point; Rep. Dave Murphy, R-Greenville, Prof. Karyn Biasca, chair of the Paper Science and Chemical Engineering

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Sept. 27: WisPolitics.com Election Preview

The 2018 election presents a pivotal challenge for Gov. Scott Walker and Sen. Tammy Baldwin. How will Wisconsin’s top incumbents fare in the first midterm election since Donald Trump won the White House? The WisPolitics.com election preview—sponsored by the Wisconsin REALTORS Association, WEC Energy Group and Spectrum—assembles some of Wisconsin’s

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‘UpFront’: Roth urges Senate to pass Kimberly-Clark incentives

Senate President Roger Roth said the Senate needs to act fast on a $100 million incentive package to help keep Kimberly-Clark in the Fox Valley, and Democrats should “do what’s right” and vote for the package. “I feel that the Senate needs to act quickly,” Roth, R-Appleton, said Sunday on “UpFront with

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James Wigderson: Let it go

As a number of prominent conservative organizations in Wisconsin have pointed out, the bailout of a paper mill company like Kimberly-Clark, a legacy industry with an uncertain future, will just lead to more hands being stretched out to the taxpayers whenever an employer is in trouble. Why this company and not another one?

Read More »

Michael Cummins: This land is their land

In 2005 Leah Vukmir, Sheila Harsdorf and Robin Vos backed a law that prohibits the use of eminent domain to transfer a privately-owned property to a corporation. But now they are silent on Foxconn’s land grab in Mount Pleasant.

Read More »