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Trump’s proposed budget makes deep cuts to the federal resources that Wisconsin uses to develop the state’s skilled and work-ready labor force.
It’s like it’s all a distraction to get the media and his opponents to take their eyes off the ball — his agenda.
The DNR hurriedly approved a big sand mine where there are wetlands and rare stands of timber, and environmental groups are going to court to force the DNR to do its job on behalf of taxpayers and the environment.
June is dairy month. A time to celebrate all we love about “America’s Dairyland” – home to 1.28 million dairy cows, which is more than one cow for every five Wisconsinites.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** This Thursday, June 22: WisPolitics.com luncheon: Secrets of the Capitol Building Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, June 22. Hear from an historian and those who restored the iconic structure now
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — GOP leaders will continue closed-door talks today on the budget, as they try to strike a deal on the remaining big-ticket items of K-12 education, taxes and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP legislative leaders reported progress on hammering out a budget deal today but will meet again tomorrow as they work through major items like K-12 education, taxes and transportation. Participants’ spokespeople provided
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, pledged to manufacturers Tuesday that Congress and President Trump will “fix this nation’s tax code once and for all.” Ryan, speaking at a National Association of Manufacturers event, laid out outlines of a “very ambitious
Conservative justices want to hear the case as a way to correct an error, while liberals see it as their last best chance to tee up a landmark constitutional case on redistricting while Anthony Kennedy is still on the court.
This is a case that has enormous national implications, which would apply regardless of which party holds power in a state.
For more than a decade now, redistricting reformers have hunted for the Holy Grail: A nonpartisan standard to identify partisan gerrymandering that would appeal to Justice Anthony Kennedy, the swing vote on a Supreme Court that has consistently refused to stop determined Republicans or Democrats from tilting maps in their favor since the founding of our nation.
Those who care about the process of governing are pleased there is now a high-stakes legal drama in the offing which may allow for some sanity to be brought to the matter of how states construct their internal political boundaries for election purposes.
Trump’s proposed budget makes deep cuts to the federal resources that Wisconsin uses to develop the state’s skilled and work-ready labor force.
It’s like it’s all a distraction to get the media and his opponents to take their eyes off the ball — his agenda.
The DNR hurriedly approved a big sand mine where there are wetlands and rare stands of timber, and environmental groups are going to court to force the DNR to do its job on behalf of taxpayers and the environment.
June is dairy month. A time to celebrate all we love about “America’s Dairyland” – home to 1.28 million dairy cows, which is more than one cow for every five Wisconsinites.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** This Thursday, June 22: WisPolitics.com luncheon: Secrets of the Capitol Building Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, June 22. Hear from an historian and those who restored the iconic structure now celebrating its 100th anniversary. Panelists: – Laura Davis of Isthmus
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — GOP leaders will continue closed-door talks today on the budget, as they try to strike a deal on the remaining big-ticket items of K-12 education, taxes and transportation. Their offices reported they were making progress following a
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP legislative leaders reported progress on hammering out a budget deal today but will meet again tomorrow as they work through major items like K-12 education, taxes and transportation. Participants’ spokespeople provided no specifics, though, and a notice for a possible Joint
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, pledged to manufacturers Tuesday that Congress and President Trump will “fix this nation’s tax code once and for all.” Ryan, speaking at a National Association of Manufacturers event, laid out outlines of a “very ambitious plan” that House Republicans are working to put into legislation. And
Conservative justices want to hear the case as a way to correct an error, while liberals see it as their last best chance to tee up a landmark constitutional case on redistricting while Anthony Kennedy is still on the court.
This is a case that has enormous national implications, which would apply regardless of which party holds power in a state.
For more than a decade now, redistricting reformers have hunted for the Holy Grail: A nonpartisan standard to identify partisan gerrymandering that would appeal to Justice Anthony Kennedy, the swing vote on a Supreme Court that has consistently refused to stop determined Republicans or Democrats from tilting maps in their favor since the founding of our nation.
Those who care about the process of governing are pleased there is now a high-stakes legal drama in the offing which may allow for some sanity to be brought to the matter of how states construct their internal political boundaries for election purposes.