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Now one of the professed goals of the GOP is to reduce health care costs. None of the bills they’ve proposed have done anything to address health care costs.
Three Plott hounds have been reported by the Department of Natural Resources to have been thrown to the wolves by their owners between July 15-17.
A coalition of constitutionalists just prevailed in a high-stakes struggle to defend freedom of religion as it is outlined in the First Amendment.
Walker, Trump, and their ilk find it easier and more appealing to their followers to condemn one and all in the media to, as Huppke points out, make the divide wider for their own purposes.
It’s not often senators will call out their own leaders like this.
Bills that Republicans are proposing unnecessarily curtail local control, continuing a six-year trend of Republicans micromanaging every aspect of state and local government.
Barrett helped set the precedent that recall elections could be used to pull elected officials out of office for standard political differences.
Milwaukee Ald. Jose Perez is asking a good question: Why hasn’t a federal Department of Justice draft review of the Milwaukee Police Department been released to city officials and the public?
While many states have legalized medical marijuana, Wisconsin and other states should move toward full legalization in order to best combat the opioid epidemic.
The fire fighters union’s backing of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s recall is all about driving up their wages and benefits.
Contact: Jeff Landin 920.419.7030 Madison – The Wisconsin Paper Council strongly supports the Senate Republican effort to eliminate the personal property tax in the 2017-19 state budget. “The personal property tax is a major cost to Wisconsin papermakers,” said WPC
Contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Rep. Jim Steineke (608) 266-2401 Rep. John Nygren (608) 266-2343 Madison – Assembly Republican leaders released the following statement regarding the state Senate GOP budget proposal that was released today. Assembly Republicans first put out
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald today challenged Assembly Republicans to come up with something “palatable” that his caucus could support after unveiling a plan that would repeal the personal property tax, wipe
Contact: Senator Frank Lasee Phone: (608) 266-3512 MADISON – On Tuesday, State Senator Frank Lasee (R-De Pere), issued the following statement about the release of the State Senate Republican Budget Proposal: “I am proud to have worked with my State
Contact: Senator Jon Erpenbach, 608-266-6670 “This state budget will spend over $76 billion dollars, more than any other state budget. The money is there to support our schools and our roads; Republicans just have to make that their priority. Our
Contact: Sen. Leah Vukmir (608) 266-2512 Sen.Vukmir@legis.wi.gov Senate budget proposal lowers taxes, funds Wisconsin priorities MADISON, Wis. — Senate Assistant Majority Leader Leah Vukmir, R–Brookfield, Thursday announced her support for the newly released Senate Republican budget proposal: “Our constituents sent
Senate Republicans today proposed using the general fund and transportation revenues to cover borrowing $712 million to help pay for road construction over the next two years, laying down a marker in the ongoing budget impasse. Of that, $350 million
The Affordable Care Act and Healthcare.gov created a way for self-employed and small business owners to buy health coverage.
In the competition for a big Foxconn plant with an alleged 10,000 workers, bear in mind that Wisconsin has generally been a loser in sweepstakes those big deals.
Now one of the professed goals of the GOP is to reduce health care costs. None of the bills they’ve proposed have done anything to address health care costs.
Three Plott hounds have been reported by the Department of Natural Resources to have been thrown to the wolves by their owners between July 15-17.
A coalition of constitutionalists just prevailed in a high-stakes struggle to defend freedom of religion as it is outlined in the First Amendment.
Walker, Trump, and their ilk find it easier and more appealing to their followers to condemn one and all in the media to, as Huppke points out, make the divide wider for their own purposes.
It’s not often senators will call out their own leaders like this.
Bills that Republicans are proposing unnecessarily curtail local control, continuing a six-year trend of Republicans micromanaging every aspect of state and local government.
Barrett helped set the precedent that recall elections could be used to pull elected officials out of office for standard political differences.
Milwaukee Ald. Jose Perez is asking a good question: Why hasn’t a federal Department of Justice draft review of the Milwaukee Police Department been released to city officials and the public?
While many states have legalized medical marijuana, Wisconsin and other states should move toward full legalization in order to best combat the opioid epidemic.
The fire fighters union’s backing of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s recall is all about driving up their wages and benefits.
Contact: Jeff Landin 920.419.7030 Madison – The Wisconsin Paper Council strongly supports the Senate Republican effort to eliminate the personal property tax in the 2017-19 state budget. “The personal property tax is a major cost to Wisconsin papermakers,” said WPC President Jeff Landin. “All efforts to reduce their tax burden
Contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Rep. Jim Steineke (608) 266-2401 Rep. John Nygren (608) 266-2343 Madison – Assembly Republican leaders released the following statement regarding the state Senate GOP budget proposal that was released today. Assembly Republicans first put out a budget framework for transportation in January, a comprehensive tax
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald today challenged Assembly Republicans to come up with something “palatable” that his caucus could support after unveiling a plan that would repeal the personal property tax, wipe out the guv’s income tax cuts and raise income limits
Contact: Senator Frank Lasee Phone: (608) 266-3512 MADISON – On Tuesday, State Senator Frank Lasee (R-De Pere), issued the following statement about the release of the State Senate Republican Budget Proposal: “I am proud to have worked with my State Senate Republican colleagues to come up with a budget proposal
Contact: Senator Jon Erpenbach, 608-266-6670 “This state budget will spend over $76 billion dollars, more than any other state budget. The money is there to support our schools and our roads; Republicans just have to make that their priority. Our schools have faced over $1.1 billion in cuts in the
Contact: Sen. Leah Vukmir (608) 266-2512 Sen.Vukmir@legis.wi.gov Senate budget proposal lowers taxes, funds Wisconsin priorities MADISON, Wis. — Senate Assistant Majority Leader Leah Vukmir, R–Brookfield, Thursday announced her support for the newly released Senate Republican budget proposal: “Our constituents sent us here to hold the line on taxes. This budget
Senate Republicans today proposed using the general fund and transportation revenues to cover borrowing $712 million to help pay for road construction over the next two years, laying down a marker in the ongoing budget impasse. Of that, $350 million would be supported by the general fund, while $362 million
The Affordable Care Act and Healthcare.gov created a way for self-employed and small business owners to buy health coverage.
In the competition for a big Foxconn plant with an alleged 10,000 workers, bear in mind that Wisconsin has generally been a loser in sweepstakes those big deals.