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In Wisconsin, the primary pharmacy benefits manager in the state may be choosing to put profits before patients, favoring its cozy relationship with a controversial drugmaker over what’s best for patients, taxpayers and law enforcement. T
Employees who feel appreciated bolster any workplace. And if we want good young people to aspire to the teaching profession, we had better make up our minds that we need to pay them fairly — Scott Walker notwithstanding.
Our state constitution’s Public Trust Doctrine sets out that Wisconsin’s waters belong to all Wisconsin residents. Senate Bill 76 takes the state in another direction — the one with the biggest straw gets the most water.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has been regularly criticized because of the failure of some of the high court’s justices to recuse themselves from cases where special-interest groups and parties appearing before them have donated substantial sums of money to a particular justice.
Contact: Senator Alberta Darling 1-608-266-5830 Madison – Government red tape can create headaches for taxpayers and business owners, but it can be even worse when outdated rules create confusion and extra expenses. A new bill authored by Senator Alberta Darling,
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Governor Walker thanks dairy processors and DATCP, WHEDA staff for their hard work Madison – Governor Scott Walker today thanked dairy processors, producers, and Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and Wisconsin Housing
Contact: Logan Vidal logan.vidal@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-8570 Fitchburg – On the upcoming vote on regulation of High Capacity Wells, SB 76, Rep. Jimmy Anderson issued the following statement. “On the list of government priorities it is hard to think of a
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]— Senator Tammy Baldwin spent the first 100 days of the Trump Administration obstructing reforms and embracing the Washington status quo. While President Trump made 22 nominations over the course of the first
Release Date: May 1, 2017 Media Contact: Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, william2.cosh@wi.gov MADISON – Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Ben Brancel issued the following statement today: “For weeks we have been working against the
Contact: Kristen Durst State Bar of Wisconsin (608) 250-6025 kdurst@wisbar.org Top Slot in State Bar Elections Goes to AttorneyChristopher Rogers Madison, WI – Christopher E. Rogers of Habush Habush & Rottier S.C., Madison, won the race for State Bar of
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday, May 4: WisPolitics.com luncheon: “Medicaid in Transition” The WisPolitics.com lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, May 4 features a “Medicaid in Transition” panel discussing proposed changes to the federal-state Medicaid program. Panelists: –
Gov. Scott Walker expressed support for a bill that calls for suspending or expelling students who disrupt free speech on college campuses. “To me, a university should be precisely the spot where you have an open and free dialogue about
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker paid off two creditors in 2016 that he owed at least $50,000 each, according to his economic interest statement. But he added a new debt
In Wisconsin, the primary pharmacy benefits manager in the state may be choosing to put profits before patients, favoring its cozy relationship with a controversial drugmaker over what’s best for patients, taxpayers and law enforcement. T
Employees who feel appreciated bolster any workplace. And if we want good young people to aspire to the teaching profession, we had better make up our minds that we need to pay them fairly — Scott Walker notwithstanding.
Our state constitution’s Public Trust Doctrine sets out that Wisconsin’s waters belong to all Wisconsin residents. Senate Bill 76 takes the state in another direction — the one with the biggest straw gets the most water.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has been regularly criticized because of the failure of some of the high court’s justices to recuse themselves from cases where special-interest groups and parties appearing before them have donated substantial sums of money to a particular justice.
Contact: Senator Alberta Darling 1-608-266-5830 Madison – Government red tape can create headaches for taxpayers and business owners, but it can be even worse when outdated rules create confusion and extra expenses. A new bill authored by Senator Alberta Darling, Senator Steve Nass, and Representative Joan Ballweg aims to eliminate
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Governor Walker thanks dairy processors and DATCP, WHEDA staff for their hard work Madison – Governor Scott Walker today thanked dairy processors, producers, and Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) staff for their tireless work
Contact: Logan Vidal logan.vidal@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-8570 Fitchburg – On the upcoming vote on regulation of High Capacity Wells, SB 76, Rep. Jimmy Anderson issued the following statement. “On the list of government priorities it is hard to think of a clearer or more necessary function than access to clean water.
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]— Senator Tammy Baldwin spent the first 100 days of the Trump Administration obstructing reforms and embracing the Washington status quo. While President Trump made 22 nominations over the course of the first 100 days, Senator Baldwin obstructed by voting against 15 of
Release Date: May 1, 2017 Media Contact: Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, william2.cosh@wi.gov MADISON – Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Ben Brancel issued the following statement today: “For weeks we have been working against the clock, trying to find a home for milk from dozens
Contact: Kristen Durst State Bar of Wisconsin (608) 250-6025 kdurst@wisbar.org Top Slot in State Bar Elections Goes to AttorneyChristopher Rogers Madison, WI – Christopher E. Rogers of Habush Habush & Rottier S.C., Madison, won the race for State Bar of Wisconsin president-elect on Friday, defeating Jon P. Axelrod of DeWitt
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday, May 4: WisPolitics.com luncheon: “Medicaid in Transition” The WisPolitics.com lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, May 4 features a “Medicaid in Transition” panel discussing proposed changes to the federal-state Medicaid program. Panelists: – Michael Heifetz, state of Wisconsin Medicaid director – John R…
Gov. Scott Walker expressed support for a bill that calls for suspending or expelling students who disrupt free speech on college campuses. “To me, a university should be precisely the spot where you have an open and free dialogue about all different positions,” he said on Sunday’s “UpFront with Mike
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker paid off two creditors in 2016 that he owed at least $50,000 each, according to his economic interest statement. But he added a new debt of between $5,000 and $50,000 and continued to owe more