Shilling appoints Wendelberger to Ethics Commission

Shilling today appointed Milwaukee attorney Jeralyn Wendelberger to replace former AG Peg Lautenschlager on the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. According to Shilling’s office, Wendelberger’s background includes specializing in business and employment law, campaign finance and election law, and civil rights. She

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Scott Ross: Walker gave over $1 billion to the rich, but has no evidence it created jobs

In recent testimony before the Legislature, the Secretary of the Department of Revenue for the Walker administration claimed that a runaway manufacturing and agricultural tax giveaway to the wealthy and corporations enacted in the 2011 state budget is helping create jobs. But in response to an open records request by One Wisconsin Now seeking documentation to back up Rick Chandler’s job creation claim the agency replied: “We do not have any such records.”

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Kevin Binversie: So Baldwin’s now for tax simplification? Not so fast.

A cadre of liberal senators believe America’s real tax problem is how companies like Quicken make money with products like their Turbo Tax software, not the fact that the tax code is so complex. They fail to see the forest from the trees to realize that filing one’s taxes is so much of a hassle that the average taxpayer needs help.

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THU News Summary: Trump backs Baldwin’s ‘Buy America’ bill

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: –

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Dem Party presses Trump on ‘Buy America’ efforts

The state Dem party in an ad yesterday urged President Donald Trump to prioritize Wisconsin workers, following his signing of an executive order on American-made goods yesterday. Trump signed the order after a speech at Kenosha-based manufacturer Snap-on Inc. that

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Sentry: Expands government affairs team

Contact: Randy Winter, 715-346-7104, randy.winter@sentry.com Erik Mrotek, 715-346-8288, erik.mrotek@sentry.com Former state lawmaker Julie Lassa joins Sentry Stevens Point, WI — Stevens Point native and former state lawmaker Julie Lassa has joined Sentry Insurance’s government relations team. Lassa will represent Sentry,

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Shilling appoints Wendelberger to Ethics Commission

Shilling today appointed Milwaukee attorney Jeralyn Wendelberger to replace former AG Peg Lautenschlager on the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. According to Shilling’s office, Wendelberger’s background includes specializing in business and employment law, campaign finance and election law, and civil rights. She also previously served as vice president of Legal Affairs and

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Shilling slams Fitzgerald criticism over Sentry hiring Lassa as lobbyist

Jennifer Shilling today slammed Scott Fitzgerald’s criticism of Sentry hiring their former Dem colleague Julie Lassa as a lobbyist, saying the Juneau Republican “can’t demonstrate some political class and just be magnanimous about this announcement.” Fitzgerald, the Senate majority leader, told WisPolitics.com yesterday he hoped Sentry would reverse its decision

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State Supreme Court rejects petition to change recusal rules

The state Supreme Court has rejected a petition from 54 retired judges and justices to change its recusal rules, with the conservative majority voting to keep the current standards in place. Justice Annette Ziegler, who made a motion to dismiss the petition, said the proposed rule changes wouldn’t stand constitutional

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Scott Ross: Walker gave over $1 billion to the rich, but has no evidence it created jobs

In recent testimony before the Legislature, the Secretary of the Department of Revenue for the Walker administration claimed that a runaway manufacturing and agricultural tax giveaway to the wealthy and corporations enacted in the 2011 state budget is helping create jobs. But in response to an open records request by One Wisconsin Now seeking documentation to back up Rick Chandler’s job creation claim the agency replied: “We do not have any such records.”

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Kevin Binversie: So Baldwin’s now for tax simplification? Not so fast.

A cadre of liberal senators believe America’s real tax problem is how companies like Quicken make money with products like their Turbo Tax software, not the fact that the tax code is so complex. They fail to see the forest from the trees to realize that filing one’s taxes is so much of a hassle that the average taxpayer needs help.

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THU News Summary: Trump backs Baldwin’s ‘Buy America’ bill

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…

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THU AM Update: Assembly committee to take up opioid abuse bills today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — An Assembly committee today will take up the last two special session bills aimed at battling opioid abuse. The full chamber already signed off on nine of the special session bills, which are based on recommendations from

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Dem Party presses Trump on ‘Buy America’ efforts

The state Dem party in an ad yesterday urged President Donald Trump to prioritize Wisconsin workers, following his signing of an executive order on American-made goods yesterday. Trump signed the order after a speech at Kenosha-based manufacturer Snap-on Inc. that he said is aimed at boosting the federal government’s use

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Sentry: Expands government affairs team

Contact: Randy Winter, 715-346-7104, randy.winter@sentry.com Erik Mrotek, 715-346-8288, erik.mrotek@sentry.com Former state lawmaker Julie Lassa joins Sentry Stevens Point, WI — Stevens Point native and former state lawmaker Julie Lassa has joined Sentry Insurance’s government relations team. Lassa will represent Sentry, working with lawmakers and regulators in Midwestern states. “We are

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