
John Nichols: Mark Pocan gets what Paul Ryan does not
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In a representative democracy, representatives are supposed to engage with their constituents on the issues of the day.

Ryan thinks he needs Trump. But how has it worked out so far? The health care bill is on the ropes, and nothing of substance has been accomplished since the reality TV star took office. Trump’s White House is inept. It’s likely to remain inept.

A House Democrat is calling for Congress to review the 25th Amendment of the Constitution, suggesting President Donald Trump is mentally “unstable.”

This unnecessary delay is forcing our local governments, school districts, and construction workers to wait even longer to develop their own budgets and find out if their projects are on track.

Wisconsin wins; Florida, Texas, southern states big losers.

Waukesha should go with the best deal, but remember that Milwaukee could have had this years ago but preferred instead to play chicken.
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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Wednesday continued to dig in on his insistence that Senate Republicans need to agree to no new bonding for transportation in the state budget if his caucus has to accept there won’t be a revenue

A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld the state’s “right-to-work” law, ruling that a previous decision throwing out a lawsuit from unions was appropriate. The unions have argued the GOP-authored law is is an “unconstitutional taking” of their property by making them
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan collected $3.4 million for his personal campaign account during the second quarter of the year, pushing his cash on hand to $11.15 million, according
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos continued to dig in on his insistence that Senate Republicans need to agree to no new bonding for transportation in the state budget if his caucus has to

We’ve introduced a resolution calling for a statewide advisory referendum to give voters the opportunity to voice their support for a constitutional amendment overturning Citizens United.

In a representative democracy, representatives are supposed to engage with their constituents on the issues of the day.

Ryan thinks he needs Trump. But how has it worked out so far? The health care bill is on the ropes, and nothing of substance has been accomplished since the reality TV star took office. Trump’s White House is inept. It’s likely to remain inept.

A House Democrat is calling for Congress to review the 25th Amendment of the Constitution, suggesting President Donald Trump is mentally “unstable.”

This unnecessary delay is forcing our local governments, school districts, and construction workers to wait even longer to develop their own budgets and find out if their projects are on track.

Wisconsin wins; Florida, Texas, southern states big losers.

Waukesha should go with the best deal, but remember that Milwaukee could have had this years ago but preferred instead to play chicken.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2017/thu-news-summary-revised-senate-health-care-bill-national-guard-to-assist-flooded-communities-state-budget-impasse/ **************************************** Sign up for the daily Health Care Report today With the health care industry facing big changes, track developments here … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Wednesday continued to dig in on his insistence that Senate Republicans need to agree to no new bonding for transportation in the state budget if his caucus has to accept there won’t be a revenue upper for road work. But JFC Co-chair Alberta Darling, R-River

A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld the state’s “right-to-work” law, ruling that a previous decision throwing out a lawsuit from unions was appropriate. The unions have argued the GOP-authored law is is an “unconstitutional taking” of their property by making them give equal representation to non-union members in negotiations with employers.
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan collected $3.4 million for his personal campaign account during the second quarter of the year, pushing his cash on hand to $11.15 million, according to an aide. Ryan’s personal campaign account is just one
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos continued to dig in on his insistence that Senate Republicans need to agree to no new bonding for transportation in the state budget if his caucus has to accept there won’t be a revenue upper for road work.

We’ve introduced a resolution calling for a statewide advisory referendum to give voters the opportunity to voice their support for a constitutional amendment overturning Citizens United.