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CONTACT: Peter Skopec, WISPIRG Director peter@wispirg.org; (847) 687-7229 Consumer Bureau a resource for Wisconsinites faced with abusive collection practices MADISON – A new report released today by the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group (WISPIRG) finds that medical debt collectors often
Contact: Brandon Weathersby, brandonw@wisdems.org MADISON – The following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Martha Laning on the arrest of Joseph Jakubowski: “Thank you to all of the law enforcement officers whose selfless service over the past
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Kanavas, debate transpo taxes and the Walker factor. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Bill Gerrard was known as a “wheeler-dealer” in his long career in the Wisconsin political scene, sort of a throwback to an era when despite all odds things got done.
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: –
The UW Regents and the chancellors have performed well throughout the history of the university in protecting free speech and have fended off elected officials wanting to restrict that speech.
Bill proposes same oversight voters have over public school revenue.
I have no problems with accountability requirements. Indeed, the entire UW System already reports on a series of accountability measures that can be found here. But the devil is in the details when you start trying to figure out how to tie the distribution of dollars to these metrics.
The Republican Party of Wisconsin launched a website Thursday morning with the aim of bringing the dysfunction of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin into sharp focus.
The incumbent superintendent was vulnerable. Why the GOP stumbled.
Liberal fury could have helped unseat the conservative justice.
We’d better use the special elections and the big one in 2018 to surround President Trump with intelligent, knowledgeable people who can act as brakes on his worst impulses and weathervane views.
Milwaukee was once the healthiest city in the country. It won the award so many years in a row that they stopped the contest. That was in 30s and 40s. Things are much different now.
Contact: Representative Joel Kitchens (608) 266-5350 Madison– State Representative Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) released the following statement regarding the package of bills Assembly Republicans released to combat homelessness: “Earlier this week my colleagues, Representative Steineke, Representative Snyder, Representative Rodriguez, and
Contact: Rep. John Nygren (888) 534-0089 Madison – On Thursday, State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) released the following statement regarding newly realized savings at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation: “It’s great to see the $38 million in additional revenue from
Contact: Tony Palese, tony.palese@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 LA CROSE, WI – After the peaceful apprehension of Joseph Jakubowski, Senate Democratic Leader Jennifer Shilling (D-La Crosse) released the following statement: “I want to thank all of the law enforcement officers who have worked tirelessly over
CONTACT: Peter Skopec, WISPIRG Director peter@wispirg.org; (847) 687-7229 Consumer Bureau a resource for Wisconsinites faced with abusive collection practices MADISON – A new report released today by the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group (WISPIRG) finds that medical debt collectors often employ aggressive tactics and attempt to collect debt from the
Contact: Brandon Weathersby, brandonw@wisdems.org MADISON – The following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Martha Laning on the arrest of Joseph Jakubowski: “Thank you to all of the law enforcement officers whose selfless service over the past nine days lead to the arrest of Joseph Jakubowski. Our
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Kanavas, debate transpo taxes and the Walker factor. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Bill Gerrard was known as a “wheeler-dealer” in his long career in the Wisconsin political scene, sort of a throwback to an era when despite all odds things got done.
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…
The UW Regents and the chancellors have performed well throughout the history of the university in protecting free speech and have fended off elected officials wanting to restrict that speech.
Bill proposes same oversight voters have over public school revenue.
I have no problems with accountability requirements. Indeed, the entire UW System already reports on a series of accountability measures that can be found here. But the devil is in the details when you start trying to figure out how to tie the distribution of dollars to these metrics.
The Republican Party of Wisconsin launched a website Thursday morning with the aim of bringing the dysfunction of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin into sharp focus.
The incumbent superintendent was vulnerable. Why the GOP stumbled.
Liberal fury could have helped unseat the conservative justice.
We’d better use the special elections and the big one in 2018 to surround President Trump with intelligent, knowledgeable people who can act as brakes on his worst impulses and weathervane views.
Milwaukee was once the healthiest city in the country. It won the award so many years in a row that they stopped the contest. That was in 30s and 40s. Things are much different now.
Contact: Representative Joel Kitchens (608) 266-5350 Madison– State Representative Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) released the following statement regarding the package of bills Assembly Republicans released to combat homelessness: “Earlier this week my colleagues, Representative Steineke, Representative Snyder, Representative Rodriguez, and Representative Pronschinske, introduced four bills aimed at addressing homelessness in Wisconsin.
Contact: Rep. John Nygren (888) 534-0089 Madison – On Thursday, State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) released the following statement regarding newly realized savings at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation: “It’s great to see the $38 million in additional revenue from gas tax and registration fees will be available for the
Contact: Tony Palese, tony.palese@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 LA CROSE, WI – After the peaceful apprehension of Joseph Jakubowski, Senate Democratic Leader Jennifer Shilling (D-La Crosse) released the following statement: “I want to thank all of the law enforcement officers who have worked tirelessly over the past several days to bring about a peaceful resolution