
Margaret Krome: Farm bill failure shows Congress’ incompetence
Once again Congress defaulted on passing the farm bill, and once again, it results in nearly 40 important programs being left without an authorization, which means without funding.
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Once again Congress defaulted on passing the farm bill, and once again, it results in nearly 40 important programs being left without an authorization, which means without funding.

On today’s Daily Standard Podcast, Weekly Standard senior writer Michael Warren joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Senator Elizabeth Warren’s DNA ad and whether or not it will help her chances in 2020.

Just hours after casting doubts on whether his caucus had the votes to pass a bill providing protections for those with pre-existing conditions, Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald reversed course and said the Senate would pass the legislation “if it becomes

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker’s latest TV ad features a woman who warns her family “can’t afford Tony Evers’ higher taxes.” Walker’s ad, the 29th of his re-election bid, will
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald today cast doubt on two Republican proposals that would increase funding for public education and ensure protections for pre-existing conditions. The comments came after the Juneau Republican

If you think voters should choose their representatives rather than the other way around, you should vote in the Nov. 6 election.
Vukmir’s talking points on “Medicare for All” come straight from the president, who is now claiming that building on the successful model of Medicare “would eviscerate Medicare.”

Homeowners in 148 school districts across Wisconsin will be getting an unexpected tax cut next year, but many of those districts would prefer to keep that a secret – and backfill those savings with new spending.



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Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to increase the state’s share of transportation funding to towns would likely cost an additional $53 million over a calendar year, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. That bump in funding would bring the state’s total

Once again Congress defaulted on passing the farm bill, and once again, it results in nearly 40 important programs being left without an authorization, which means without funding.

On today’s Daily Standard Podcast, Weekly Standard senior writer Michael Warren joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Senator Elizabeth Warren’s DNA ad and whether or not it will help her chances in 2020.

Just hours after casting doubts on whether his caucus had the votes to pass a bill providing protections for those with pre-existing conditions, Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald reversed course and said the Senate would pass the legislation “if it becomes necessary.” Health care has become a major issue on the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker’s latest TV ad features a woman who warns her family “can’t afford Tony Evers’ higher taxes.” Walker’s ad, the 29th of his re-election bid, will run statewide on TV and a range of online platforms,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald today cast doubt on two Republican proposals that would increase funding for public education and ensure protections for pre-existing conditions. The comments came after the Juneau Republican revealed Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has floated an extraordinary session

If you think voters should choose their representatives rather than the other way around, you should vote in the Nov. 6 election.
Vukmir’s talking points on “Medicare for All” come straight from the president, who is now claiming that building on the successful model of Medicare “would eviscerate Medicare.”

Homeowners in 148 school districts across Wisconsin will be getting an unexpected tax cut next year, but many of those districts would prefer to keep that a secret – and backfill those savings with new spending.



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Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to increase the state’s share of transportation funding to towns would likely cost an additional $53 million over a calendar year, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. That bump in funding would bring the state’s total transportation funding allocation to towns to about $202 million over