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A GOP-backed campus free speech bill passed the Assembly higher ed committee Tuesday, after a few heated debates and over Dem objections it would stifle the exchange of ideas at Wisconsin colleges. The bill advanced with a key amendment from
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee is scheduled to take up Gov. Scott Walker’s call to end the state forestry tax, allow the DNR secretary to raise fees at state
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state’s transportation fund is expected to have $93.4 million more through mid-2019, than expected thanks to higher fuel tax collections and lower debt service, according to the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
Thompson was able to sell his vision to a Legislature controlled by Democrats. Today, we have the same party controlling all three branches of government, and we can’t seem to come to any agreement on a long-term vision for transportation. That needs to change.
Since its introduction the Manufacturing and Agriculture Credit accounted for a total gain of nearly 21,000 manufacturing jobs (a 4.6% increase) and over 42,000 total jobs (a 1.8% increase) in Wisconsin.
Today, Wisconsin boasts a balanced budget, lower property tax obligations, and unemployment and labor participation rates that are almost impossible to top.
Wisconsin’s Fab Labs initiative is helping schools provide students with hands-on learning in STEAM-related areas of study.
Former GOP House Speaker John Boehner said Trump’s presidency has been “a complete disaster”. True especially for middle-working class and rural folks who voted for Trump.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2017/tue-news-summary-state-adds-less-than-12k-jobs-in-2016-priebus-could-be-named-ambassador-to-greece/ **************************************** June 7 breakfast gathering in D.C. with U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan A June 7 breakfast gathering at the Monocle in D.C. features U.S. Rep. MARK …
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he’s confident an agreement can be reached on the transportation budget, but the end result may be neither side getting what it wants. “The agreement might not be what either of us want,” Vos said
Milwaukee businessman Andy Gronik tells WisPolitics.com he’s hired Maura Tracy to serve as a senior adviser while he decides whether to run for guv. Tracy was campaign manager for Terri Bonoff’s unsuccessful bid for a Minnesota congressional seat last fall
A GOP-backed campus free speech bill passed the Assembly higher ed committee Tuesday, after a few heated debates and over Dem objections it would stifle the exchange of ideas at Wisconsin colleges. The bill advanced with a key amendment from bill co-author Rep. Jesse Kremer, R-Kewaskum, which sought to address
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee is scheduled to take up Gov. Scott Walker’s call to end the state forestry tax, allow the DNR secretary to raise fees at state parks and eliminate the eight-person Parole Commission. Other items on
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state’s transportation fund is expected to have $93.4 million more through mid-2019, than expected thanks to higher fuel tax collections and lower debt service, according to the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The additional money could provide lawmakers more flexibility as they
Thompson was able to sell his vision to a Legislature controlled by Democrats. Today, we have the same party controlling all three branches of government, and we can’t seem to come to any agreement on a long-term vision for transportation. That needs to change.
Since its introduction the Manufacturing and Agriculture Credit accounted for a total gain of nearly 21,000 manufacturing jobs (a 4.6% increase) and over 42,000 total jobs (a 1.8% increase) in Wisconsin.
Today, Wisconsin boasts a balanced budget, lower property tax obligations, and unemployment and labor participation rates that are almost impossible to top.
Wisconsin’s Fab Labs initiative is helping schools provide students with hands-on learning in STEAM-related areas of study.
Former GOP House Speaker John Boehner said Trump’s presidency has been “a complete disaster”. True especially for middle-working class and rural folks who voted for Trump.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2017/tue-news-summary-state-adds-less-than-12k-jobs-in-2016-priebus-could-be-named-ambassador-to-greece/ **************************************** June 7 breakfast gathering in D.C. with U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan A June 7 breakfast gathering at the Monocle in D.C. features U.S. Rep. MARK … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he’s confident an agreement can be reached on the transportation budget, but the end result may be neither side getting what it wants. “The agreement might not be what either of us want,” Vos said on Sunday’s “Upfront with Mike Gousha,” which is produced in
Milwaukee businessman Andy Gronik tells WisPolitics.com he’s hired Maura Tracy to serve as a senior adviser while he decides whether to run for guv. Tracy was campaign manager for Terri Bonoff’s unsuccessful bid for a Minnesota congressional seat last fall and previously worked as a field director for the Wisconsin