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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Alex Renard raised nearly three times that of fellow 1st SD Republican state Rep. André Jacque, according to pre-primary campaign finance reports. But most of the $146,560 Renard
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP businessman Tim Michels, who ran for the U.S. Senate in 2004, told WisPolitics.com he is passing on another bid after receiving some late overtures. “I’m flattered to be considered once again
Each Republican candidate vying to represent the 42nd Assembly District prioritizes the state’s transportation needs, although some are entertaining stronger action than others. The candidates’ ideas for funding Wisconsin’s roadways range from charging out-of-state residents to finding money within current

It would be nice to say last week was anomalous. It wasn’t. But if more of us would focus attention on news that matters, well, that would be a good step.

Our state government has no interest in making Wisconsin a leader any longer. Racing toward the bottom is just fine.

Weak disclosure requirements could allow foreign powers to set up PACs or corporations to influence U.S. elections.

It is true that in the fall of 2018, it will be voters who pick their new senators and representatives. But it is also true that the candidates they have to choose from will be the byproduct of a primary process distorted by large donors who bet too big, too soon.

Former Sen. George McGovern, the great liberal candidate for president, was a B-24 Liberator pilot in World War II. When he signed the bottom line to join the military, does Nicholson think that was somehow an insult to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt?

Only a Democratic-led Congress will stand up for regular folks, as well as provide checks and balances.

We are proud to have recently created a truly integrated academic health system, UW Health. As, respectively, dean of the School of Medicine and Public Health and a state senator on the UW Health Authority Board, we navigated a lengthy process of integrating our hospitals and clinics with our physicians’ group. UW Health is now a more seamless organization caring for patients across the full continuum of community-based primary care to highly technical, state-of-the-art specialized services.

Improvement must be made to resolve problems revealed by an audit conducted by the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Newly released police report details Taylor bank incident State GOP Chair Courtney says Walker’s record, not Trump’s, on ballot in November A primer on the state
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday: WisPolitics Luncheon with Kelda Roys Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Thursday, May 10 with former state Rep. Kelda Roys to discuss her bid for the

Increasing school funding and restoring collective bargaining are at the center of nearly every major Democratic gubernatorial candidate’s prescription for education in the state. Eight major candidates debated before Madison-area educators at a WEAC Region 6 hosted forum Sunday night.

Bryan Steil, Republican candidate in the 1st Congressional District, said he learned important lessons from his former boss, House Speaker Paul Ryan that he would take to Congress if elected. Steil was a legislative aide to Ryan, whose retirement has

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Alex Renard raised nearly three times that of fellow 1st SD Republican state Rep. André Jacque, according to pre-primary campaign finance reports. But most of the $146,560 Renard reported pulling in between Feb. 26 and the end of
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP businessman Tim Michels, who ran for the U.S. Senate in 2004, told WisPolitics.com he is passing on another bid after receiving some late overtures. “I’m flattered to be considered once again to run for the US Senate. It’s clear that I’m
Each Republican candidate vying to represent the 42nd Assembly District prioritizes the state’s transportation needs, although some are entertaining stronger action than others. The candidates’ ideas for funding Wisconsin’s roadways range from charging out-of-state residents to finding money within current budget constraints. All four GOP candidates spoke to WisPolitics.com as

It would be nice to say last week was anomalous. It wasn’t. But if more of us would focus attention on news that matters, well, that would be a good step.

Our state government has no interest in making Wisconsin a leader any longer. Racing toward the bottom is just fine.

Weak disclosure requirements could allow foreign powers to set up PACs or corporations to influence U.S. elections.

It is true that in the fall of 2018, it will be voters who pick their new senators and representatives. But it is also true that the candidates they have to choose from will be the byproduct of a primary process distorted by large donors who bet too big, too soon.

Former Sen. George McGovern, the great liberal candidate for president, was a B-24 Liberator pilot in World War II. When he signed the bottom line to join the military, does Nicholson think that was somehow an insult to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt?

Only a Democratic-led Congress will stand up for regular folks, as well as provide checks and balances.

We are proud to have recently created a truly integrated academic health system, UW Health. As, respectively, dean of the School of Medicine and Public Health and a state senator on the UW Health Authority Board, we navigated a lengthy process of integrating our hospitals and clinics with our physicians’ group. UW Health is now a more seamless organization caring for patients across the full continuum of community-based primary care to highly technical, state-of-the-art specialized services.

Improvement must be made to resolve problems revealed by an audit conducted by the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Newly released police report details Taylor bank incident State GOP Chair Courtney says Walker’s record, not Trump’s, on ballot in November A primer on the state GOP endorsement process Judge invalidates DNR permit for Meteor Timber
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday: WisPolitics Luncheon with Kelda Roys Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Thursday, May 10 with former state Rep. Kelda Roys to discuss her bid for the Democratic nomination to run against GOP Gov. Scott Walker. See

Increasing school funding and restoring collective bargaining are at the center of nearly every major Democratic gubernatorial candidate’s prescription for education in the state. Eight major candidates debated before Madison-area educators at a WEAC Region 6 hosted forum Sunday night. Their answers to questions ranging from the school funding formula

Bryan Steil, Republican candidate in the 1st Congressional District, said he learned important lessons from his former boss, House Speaker Paul Ryan that he would take to Congress if elected. Steil was a legislative aide to Ryan, whose retirement has created an opening in the district for the first time