Sen. Vukmir: Supports Senate GOP budget

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

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Owen Robinson: Ceding the grand debate

As the U.S. Senate appears to be in the final throes of a bill to significantly change some of the worst aspects of Obamacare, it is appropriate to return to some fundamental truths that have been lost in the debate.

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Dave Zweifel: Middle-class jobs may be gone for good

Don’t expect many — if any — of these new positions that Foxconn could bring to Wisconsin to come close to matching the pay and benefits of the manufacturing jobs that built Wisconsin’s and the nation’s middle class, but which are disappearing all too rapidly.

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Bill Osmulski: The truth about road bonding

Wisconsin lawmakers might not like the idea of borrowing to pay for road projects, but an overwhelming amount of research and experience, not to mention current state policy, shows bonding to be an effective and essential component in transportation funding.

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Sen. Vukmir: Supports Senate GOP budget

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

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Senate GOP proposes borrowing $712 million for roads

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

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Owen Robinson: Ceding the grand debate

As the U.S. Senate appears to be in the final throes of a bill to significantly change some of the worst aspects of Obamacare, it is appropriate to return to some fundamental truths that have been lost in the debate.

Read More »

Dave Zweifel: Middle-class jobs may be gone for good

Don’t expect many — if any — of these new positions that Foxconn could bring to Wisconsin to come close to matching the pay and benefits of the manufacturing jobs that built Wisconsin’s and the nation’s middle class, but which are disappearing all too rapidly.

Read More »

Bill Osmulski: The truth about road bonding

Wisconsin lawmakers might not like the idea of borrowing to pay for road projects, but an overwhelming amount of research and experience, not to mention current state policy, shows bonding to be an effective and essential component in transportation funding.

Read More »