Ryan dismisses reports that he’ll retire next year

Sign up here for our DC Wrap weekly update to receive news about Wisconsin’s Congressional delegation directly to your inbox. House Speaker Paul Ryan says he’s not leaving Congress anytime soon amid multiple media reports this week the Janesville Republican

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Todd Berry: State lottery gets gift from taxpayers

In the spirit of the holidays, state leaders gave the Wisconsin lottery a $48 million gift in the 2017-19 state budget. The gift will help keep down homeowners’ property tax bills this year and next. But it may come with several lumps of coal. One is the unusual use of state income and sales taxes to subsidize lottery expenses, and the other may be an end-run around the state constitution.

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Ryan dismisses reports that he’ll retire next year

Sign up here for our DC Wrap weekly update to receive news about Wisconsin’s Congressional delegation directly to your inbox. House Speaker Paul Ryan says he’s not leaving Congress anytime soon amid multiple media reports this week the Janesville Republican will step aside next year. That includes a Politico Magazine

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U.S. Rep. Sensenbrenner: Presses EPA administrator for information regarding fuel policy

Washington, D.C.— Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-05) sent a letter to United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt asking him to complete the agency’s statutory requirement for informing Congress of the Renewable Fuel Standard’s (RFS) impact on our environment. Congressman Sensenbrenner: “As policymakers, we rely on updated data and

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Todd Berry: State lottery gets gift from taxpayers

In the spirit of the holidays, state leaders gave the Wisconsin lottery a $48 million gift in the 2017-19 state budget. The gift will help keep down homeowners’ property tax bills this year and next. But it may come with several lumps of coal. One is the unusual use of state income and sales taxes to subsidize lottery expenses, and the other may be an end-run around the state constitution.

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