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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP legislative leaders today made progress on saving legislation to replace Wisconsin’s troubled youth prison, create a $100-per-child tax credit and implement school safety measures, reviving proposals that stalled amid Republican bickering.
A retired Republican congressman is calling Democrat Conor Lamb’s victory in Pennsylvania an example of why incumbents should be stressing their bipartisanship this election year. Former U.S. Rep Tom Petri of Wisconsin’s 6th CD figures the special election results in
Last year, Congress repealed the individual mandate tax penalty, leaving only the unconstitutional mandate. This change rendered the individual mandate unconstitutional under Justice Roberts’ reasoning in the Supreme Court upholding the law. After all, the mandate no longer raises “some revenue.” And without the mandate, the rest of the law falls.
Wisconsin was one of three improbable state victories that propelled Donald Trump to the White House in 2016. But without immediate Republican Party course corrections, the state’s conservative revolution could screech to a halt after the November elections, or even be reversed in some areas.
Because of a mistake in the tax bill Congress passed last year, we have watched trucks that usually stop at our grain elevators drive a little further up the road to sell to someone else. The reason for this uncertainty is an unintended glitch in the tax bill that gives farmers an enormous incentive to sell to cooperatives, not independent businesses like mine.
Republicans in the state Legislature are proposing to send so many more people to prison that the state would have to build at least one new facility to hold them all.
When Leah Vukmir was given the opportunity to create positive change for her family and families across the state, she didn’t just talk.
Bronson La Follette inherited a famous name that helped him to be politically viable in Wisconsin, but that also put great pressure on him to renew and maintain Wisconsin’s progressive heritage.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 12: WisPolitics.com Election Year Preview The WisPolitics.com election year preview-brought to you by the Wisconsin Counties Association-assembles some of Wisconsin’s foremost political experts to lay out the challenges and advantages for Gov. Scott Walker,
Several Democratic candidates for governor at a Madison forum Monday slammed the deal Scott Walker inked with Foxconn as they pitched their ideas to help seniors. That includes Madison Mayor Paul Soglin, who told those at the forum on the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Senate will be on the floor today for what is expected to be its final calendar of the regular session, taking up bills that include new
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly Education Committee is holding a public hearing on the six school safety bills tomorrow morning as the full chamber prepares to take them up in special session later this week.
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP legislative leaders today made progress on saving legislation to replace Wisconsin’s troubled youth prison, create a $100-per-child tax credit and implement school safety measures, reviving proposals that stalled amid Republican bickering. The Senate today approved the child credit, including a scaled-back
A retired Republican congressman is calling Democrat Conor Lamb’s victory in Pennsylvania an example of why incumbents should be stressing their bipartisanship this election year. Former U.S. Rep Tom Petri of Wisconsin’s 6th CD figures the special election results in Pennsylvania, plus the election in December of Democrat Doug Jones
Last year, Congress repealed the individual mandate tax penalty, leaving only the unconstitutional mandate. This change rendered the individual mandate unconstitutional under Justice Roberts’ reasoning in the Supreme Court upholding the law. After all, the mandate no longer raises “some revenue.” And without the mandate, the rest of the law falls.
Wisconsin was one of three improbable state victories that propelled Donald Trump to the White House in 2016. But without immediate Republican Party course corrections, the state’s conservative revolution could screech to a halt after the November elections, or even be reversed in some areas.
Because of a mistake in the tax bill Congress passed last year, we have watched trucks that usually stop at our grain elevators drive a little further up the road to sell to someone else. The reason for this uncertainty is an unintended glitch in the tax bill that gives farmers an enormous incentive to sell to cooperatives, not independent businesses like mine.
Republicans in the state Legislature are proposing to send so many more people to prison that the state would have to build at least one new facility to hold them all.
When Leah Vukmir was given the opportunity to create positive change for her family and families across the state, she didn’t just talk.
Bronson La Follette inherited a famous name that helped him to be politically viable in Wisconsin, but that also put great pressure on him to renew and maintain Wisconsin’s progressive heritage.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 12: WisPolitics.com Election Year Preview The WisPolitics.com election year preview-brought to you by the Wisconsin Counties Association-assembles some of Wisconsin’s foremost political experts to lay out the challenges and advantages for Gov. Scott Walker, Sen. Tammy Baldwin and all of the candidates from acr…
Several Democratic candidates for governor at a Madison forum Monday slammed the deal Scott Walker inked with Foxconn as they pitched their ideas to help seniors. That includes Madison Mayor Paul Soglin, who told those at the forum on the city’s north side that transportation options for seniors had been
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Senate will be on the floor today for what is expected to be its final calendar of the regular session, taking up bills that include new restrictions on employment requirements that local governments could create. The
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly Education Committee is holding a public hearing on the six school safety bills tomorrow morning as the full chamber prepares to take them up in special session later this week. But Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald’s chief of staff said
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