Kremer, Vos open to changes to campus speech bill

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Thursday the free speech bill he co-authored looks to solve the “crisis on campus” of protesters shutting down controversial speakers. Critics say the bill goes too far in protecting speakers with racist and hateful ideas,

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State GOP convention kicks off today

Republicans are gathering in the Wisconsin Dells this weekend for their annual state convention, and state party chair Brad Courtney has declared a win in the U.S. Senate race as a main objective. WisPolitics.com will have full coverage of the

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Kathleen Vinehout: The most dangerous bill you’ve never heard of

The effect of the REINS Act could be wide reaching. New laws that could be stopped might be related to consumer protections; human, animal and plant health; workers compensation, unemployment and discrimination protections; road and bridge construction; food, water and air pollution. Even clawing back state money from companies that refused to deliver promised jobs.

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Kremer, Vos open to changes to campus speech bill

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Thursday the free speech bill he co-authored looks to solve the “crisis on campus” of protesters shutting down controversial speakers. Critics say the bill goes too far in protecting speakers with racist and hateful ideas, laying out harsh punishments for students who violate policies that

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State GOP convention kicks off today

Republicans are gathering in the Wisconsin Dells this weekend for their annual state convention, and state party chair Brad Courtney has declared a win in the U.S. Senate race as a main objective. WisPolitics.com will have full coverage of the event and will conduct a straw poll of delegates, alternates

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Senate committee approves two Vukmir crime bills

The last two bills in the GOP Victim Prevention Package passed the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee today, and each picked up some Dem support. The bills were originally scheduled to be taken up when the committee met on Tuesday and passed six other bills in the package, but

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Ryan: Independent investigation on Russia not a ‘good idea’

House Speaker Paul Ryan today rebuffed renewed calls for an independent investigation into Russian interference with the November election following President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey. “I don’t think that’s a good idea, and the reason I say that is we have three investigations going on right now,”

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JFC co-chairs float possibility of separate transpo budget

The co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee today floated the possibility of breaking transportation off from the budget as their caucuses remain at odds over how to fund road work for the next two years. But the guv and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald oppose the idea, their offices said.

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Kathleen Vinehout: The most dangerous bill you’ve never heard of

The effect of the REINS Act could be wide reaching. New laws that could be stopped might be related to consumer protections; human, animal and plant health; workers compensation, unemployment and discrimination protections; road and bridge construction; food, water and air pollution. Even clawing back state money from companies that refused to deliver promised jobs.

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