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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Speaker Robin Vos will testify at a joint hearing this morning on a set of bills he authored with Sen. Chris Kapenga that would overhaul the state’s welfare
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson today brushed off reports he was paid by the Democratic Party for campaign work as late as 2002, despite previously claiming he was “absolutely sure” he
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The SOFA Act is designed to save lives by cutting off access to fentanyl’s nasty ingredients and by helping prosecutors lock up the people at the highest levels of fentanyl production and distribution rings.
As Gov. Scott Walker and Republican legislators gear up to seek re-election in November, it’s time to consider 15 benchmarks of state government during six years of GOP control. The benchmarks measure the change from state government’s 2011 fiscal (July through June) year – the last budget of then-Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle – and the fiscal 2017 budget signed into law by Walker.
Basic science may not make a great meme, but curiosity-driven research helps us understand how nature works at the most fundamental level. This allows us to invent things that no one else has thought of, leading to ideas that over time will create jobs, save lives and drive the economy. If the United States were to lose our advantage in basic discoveries, we would risk undermining the strength of our economy and our global leadership.
The loss of the 10th Senate district may have more to do with local politics than any statewide disenchantment with the Republicans in Madison or, for that matter, Trump fatigue.
Now, Trump can add one new feather to his “successful business” résumé: Being the catalyst for the federal government to shutdown, which only took a year for him to accomplish.
The bipartisan deal that ended the federal government shutdown and left open the door for a congressional solution on immigration is an opportunity that shouldn’t be missed. Wisconsin’s workforce crisis demands it.
Walker says he wants to remove barriers to work. Here’s how to do it.
Not one word or update about environment in State of the State speech. Why?
Several members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation have announced guests they’ll bring to President Trump’s first State of the Union Speech tonight. And one guest is causing a spat between two congressmen.
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Order the 2018 WisPolitics.com Directory & Almanac now The big 2018 election year already is underway with campaigns for state Supreme Court, U.S. Senate, governor and Legislature already underway. Get a preview of the political
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Speaker Robin Vos will testify at a joint hearing this morning on a set of bills he authored with Sen. Chris Kapenga that would overhaul the state’s welfare system. The hearing is part of a special session called
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson today brushed off reports he was paid by the Democratic Party for campaign work as late as 2002, despite previously claiming he was “absolutely sure” he was not a Dem after speaking at the party’s 2000
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The SOFA Act is designed to save lives by cutting off access to fentanyl’s nasty ingredients and by helping prosecutors lock up the people at the highest levels of fentanyl production and distribution rings.
As Gov. Scott Walker and Republican legislators gear up to seek re-election in November, it’s time to consider 15 benchmarks of state government during six years of GOP control. The benchmarks measure the change from state government’s 2011 fiscal (July through June) year – the last budget of then-Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle – and the fiscal 2017 budget signed into law by Walker.
Basic science may not make a great meme, but curiosity-driven research helps us understand how nature works at the most fundamental level. This allows us to invent things that no one else has thought of, leading to ideas that over time will create jobs, save lives and drive the economy. If the United States were to lose our advantage in basic discoveries, we would risk undermining the strength of our economy and our global leadership.
The loss of the 10th Senate district may have more to do with local politics than any statewide disenchantment with the Republicans in Madison or, for that matter, Trump fatigue.
Now, Trump can add one new feather to his “successful business” résumé: Being the catalyst for the federal government to shutdown, which only took a year for him to accomplish.
The bipartisan deal that ended the federal government shutdown and left open the door for a congressional solution on immigration is an opportunity that shouldn’t be missed. Wisconsin’s workforce crisis demands it.
Walker says he wants to remove barriers to work. Here’s how to do it.
Not one word or update about environment in State of the State speech. Why?
Several members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation have announced guests they’ll bring to President Trump’s first State of the Union Speech tonight. And one guest is causing a spat between two congressmen.
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Order the 2018 WisPolitics.com Directory & Almanac now The big 2018 election year already is underway with campaigns for state Supreme Court, U.S. Senate, governor and Legislature already underway. Get a preview of the political landscape and catch up on all of the changes in