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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A key piece of Gov. Scott Walker’s outline to break the budget impasse could include the state getting 10 times what it typically receives when the federal government redistributes unused federal transportation

Erik Iverson sees Wisconsin poised for the same kind of boom that Seattle experienced in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

By pledging to veto a gas tax hike, the Governor has reduced the scope of debate to amounts that might sound large but in fact don’t approach well-documented needs.

The mess that is the state’s over-budget, pothole-pitted and red-ink stained highway system and looming fiscal fiasco just got even more intense.

We have all seen empty big box stores sit vacant and unsold for years because there are very few buyers for properties that were purpose-built for a specific retailer. The consequences are real and the money is big.
While a clever video may give you the spotlight, the spotlight burns awfully hot on the unprepared.

Those with even a fleeting knowledge of professional wrestling, of course, know that Trump’s tweet wasn’t inciting any sort of violence.

While the CBO has not broken down the projected coverage decrease for each state, the Urban Institute concludes that in Wisconsin, about 286,000 more people are expected to be uninsured under the Senate health-care bill than under Obamacare in 2022.

Former Republican state senator Dale Schultz offers a frank look at the false claims of voter fraud used by his GOP colleagues to justify restrictions that have suppressed voting in Wisconsin.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — JFC Co-chair John Nygren today joined some of his Assembly GOP colleagues in calling on Senate Republicans to come up with a transportation plan now that they’ve shot down several ideas from

What will be the impact of the Senate GOP health care bill on Wisconsin? Cruel and devastating.

Wisconsin lawmakers should not be destroying records they create and receive in their official, taxpayer-funded capacity.

The passing of former state Sen. Ted Kanavas the other day was a sad day not only for his family, but for Wisconsin as well.

Even if Wisconsin does not become a U.S. home for Foxconn, a Taiwanese company best known for assembling Apple’s iPhones, it has the right ingredients to attract similar firms.

In a bipartisan effort to bring more veterans into agriculture, Senators Testin, Ringhand, Representatives Goyke and Brooks introduced legislation called the Wisconsin Veterans Farm Bill of 2017.

The phenomenon of Trump has made me see ways in which America really is exceptional.

The future of Medicaid – the federal/state program that provides health care for one out of every five Wisconsin residents who are poor, elderly and disabled – is now a defining issue in next year’s campaigns for governor and the Legislature.

Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke on Sunday’s “UpFront with Mike Gousha” slammed Senate Republicans for shooting down Assembly GOP proposals to raise revenues for transportation while simultaneously backing an additional $850 million in borrowing for roads. A group of five
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … SUBSCRIBERS: There will be no REPORT this afternoon due to the shortened holiday week. Instead, subscribers are receiving a PM Update. The REPORT will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! — State Supreme Court candidate Tim Burns, who’s drawn fire from his
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A key piece of Gov. Scott Walker’s outline to break the budget impasse could include the state getting 10 times what it typically receives when the federal government redistributes unused federal transportation aid. In a letter to the Legislature’s top GOP leaders,

Erik Iverson sees Wisconsin poised for the same kind of boom that Seattle experienced in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

By pledging to veto a gas tax hike, the Governor has reduced the scope of debate to amounts that might sound large but in fact don’t approach well-documented needs.

The mess that is the state’s over-budget, pothole-pitted and red-ink stained highway system and looming fiscal fiasco just got even more intense.

We have all seen empty big box stores sit vacant and unsold for years because there are very few buyers for properties that were purpose-built for a specific retailer. The consequences are real and the money is big.
While a clever video may give you the spotlight, the spotlight burns awfully hot on the unprepared.

Those with even a fleeting knowledge of professional wrestling, of course, know that Trump’s tweet wasn’t inciting any sort of violence.

While the CBO has not broken down the projected coverage decrease for each state, the Urban Institute concludes that in Wisconsin, about 286,000 more people are expected to be uninsured under the Senate health-care bill than under Obamacare in 2022.

Former Republican state senator Dale Schultz offers a frank look at the false claims of voter fraud used by his GOP colleagues to justify restrictions that have suppressed voting in Wisconsin.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — JFC Co-chair John Nygren today joined some of his Assembly GOP colleagues in calling on Senate Republicans to come up with a transportation plan now that they’ve shot down several ideas from his caucus. Fellow Co-chair Alberta Darling, meanwhile, said her Assembly

What will be the impact of the Senate GOP health care bill on Wisconsin? Cruel and devastating.

Wisconsin lawmakers should not be destroying records they create and receive in their official, taxpayer-funded capacity.

The passing of former state Sen. Ted Kanavas the other day was a sad day not only for his family, but for Wisconsin as well.

Even if Wisconsin does not become a U.S. home for Foxconn, a Taiwanese company best known for assembling Apple’s iPhones, it has the right ingredients to attract similar firms.

In a bipartisan effort to bring more veterans into agriculture, Senators Testin, Ringhand, Representatives Goyke and Brooks introduced legislation called the Wisconsin Veterans Farm Bill of 2017.

The phenomenon of Trump has made me see ways in which America really is exceptional.

The future of Medicaid – the federal/state program that provides health care for one out of every five Wisconsin residents who are poor, elderly and disabled – is now a defining issue in next year’s campaigns for governor and the Legislature.

Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke on Sunday’s “UpFront with Mike Gousha” slammed Senate Republicans for shooting down Assembly GOP proposals to raise revenues for transportation while simultaneously backing an additional $850 million in borrowing for roads. A group of five GOP senators said Friday they wouldn’t support a new fee