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Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about what Wisconsin’s congressional delegation is up to in Washington. Sign up for our mailing list here to receive our newsletter directly. Quotes of the week, Sept. 8-14 We are up to the
The state Assembly has moved onto debating the biennial budget’s passage after approving what GOP authors called a “technical” amendment. Democrats, whose 19 amendments to the budget were rejected, complained they weren’t being given enough time to review the GOP
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Republicans this afternoon were declining to make changes to the state budget to possibly win support from some of their GOP colleagues in the Senate. Though Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald
Assembly Democrats say the biennial budget would re-segregate Racine-area schools by letting villages in the area vote to create their own school districts. But Republicans say the district has failed students with “embarrassing” test scores and graduation rates, adding that
Assembly Republicans are continuing to reject a series of Dem amendments to the biennial budget, with 10 rejected as of 2:20 p.m. today. But they also are criticizing Democrats for their strategy to offer amendments that individually touch on a
The Assembly kicked off its debate on the biennial budget this afternoon, with Republicans shooting down Dem amendments on their proposed repeal of the prevailing wage. Democrats said the repeal, which would apply to state construction projects, would lower wages
This reform will help us achieve universal coverage for everyone and is one of many paths we can take to expand coverage and lower health care costs.
What comes next for progressives has already started with this reminder of the power of the people. The resistance is working. The key next step is bringing this show of force into the voting booth.
Democrats in the Wisconsin Assembly will soon face a moment of reckoning: do they reject violence as political discourse from anyone who perpetrates it?
Hurricane Harvey tested three basic tenets of right-wing, Republican ideology: Regulations are bad, we don’t have to worry about climate change, and the government is the problem. Right-wing beliefs failed massively on all three counts.
What everyone seems to forget is that the reason Houston, New Orleans and Miami are in line for such devastation from coastal storms is a direct result of man’s previous efforts to control nature.
The size of the financial package the governor offered to lure Foxconn is quite simply staggering and, if enacted, will be the biggest taxpayer boondoggle in Wisconsin’s history.
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Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about what Wisconsin’s congressional delegation is up to in Washington. Sign up for our mailing list here to receive our newsletter directly. Quotes of the week, Sept. 8-14 We are up to the task and looking forward to making sure our caucus continues
The state Assembly has moved onto debating the biennial budget’s passage after approving what GOP authors called a “technical” amendment. Democrats, whose 19 amendments to the budget were rejected, complained they weren’t being given enough time to review the GOP amendment. “You aren’t interested in lawmaking,” said Rep. Katrina Shankland,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Republicans this afternoon were declining to make changes to the state budget to possibly win support from some of their GOP colleagues in the Senate. Though Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald has said he did not have the 17 votes needed
Assembly Democrats say the biennial budget would re-segregate Racine-area schools by letting villages in the area vote to create their own school districts. But Republicans say the district has failed students with “embarrassing” test scores and graduation rates, adding that major changes are needed at the district. “What’s hurting [students]
Assembly Republicans are continuing to reject a series of Dem amendments to the biennial budget, with 10 rejected as of 2:20 p.m. today. But they also are criticizing Democrats for their strategy to offer amendments that individually touch on a wide range of topics. One amendment, for example, would have
The Assembly kicked off its debate on the biennial budget this afternoon, with Republicans shooting down Dem amendments on their proposed repeal of the prevailing wage. Democrats said the repeal, which would apply to state construction projects, would lower wages for Wisconsin workers and encourage out-of-state contractors to flood into
This reform will help us achieve universal coverage for everyone and is one of many paths we can take to expand coverage and lower health care costs.
What comes next for progressives has already started with this reminder of the power of the people. The resistance is working. The key next step is bringing this show of force into the voting booth.
Democrats in the Wisconsin Assembly will soon face a moment of reckoning: do they reject violence as political discourse from anyone who perpetrates it?
Hurricane Harvey tested three basic tenets of right-wing, Republican ideology: Regulations are bad, we don’t have to worry about climate change, and the government is the problem. Right-wing beliefs failed massively on all three counts.
What everyone seems to forget is that the reason Houston, New Orleans and Miami are in line for such devastation from coastal storms is a direct result of man’s previous efforts to control nature.
The size of the financial package the governor offered to lure Foxconn is quite simply staggering and, if enacted, will be the biggest taxpayer boondoggle in Wisconsin’s history.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – State government – Federal government – Local government – Courts – Culture – Demographics – Education – Elections – Environment – Foxconn – Health care – Labor – Law and order – Media – Mining – Minnesota – Public safety
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