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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker has cancelled the Governor’s Easter Egg Hunt tomorrow as the authorities continue searching for Joseph Jakubowski, who allegedly stole 18 firearms from a Janesville gun

State officials announced today that more than $100 million has been freed up for transportation projects across the state. But Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said the money doesn’t “come anywhere near to solving the long-term transportation funding crisis.”
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State officials announced today that more than $100 million has been freed up for transportation projects across the state. But Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said the money doesn’t “come anywhere near to
Pat Roggensack was re-elected to a second term as state Supreme Court chief justice today, following a 2015 constitutional amendment that lets justices choose who fills the top post. Before the amendment, that spot went automatically to the longest serving
UW System President Ray Cross told lawmakers today to take a cautious approach as they consider Walker’s proposal to bring performance-based funding to the system. He said while he supported the idea, he wanted to make sure the model didn’t
House Speaker Paul Ryan’s joint fundraising committee, Team Ryan, reported close to $22.5 million in receipts for the first three months of the year. The committee spent nearly $18.9 million and ended the quarter with $4.1 million in the bank.
Laura Gutierrez, the new secretary of DSPS, tells WisPolitics.com the agency’s “very excited” to work with lawmakers on a comprehensive overview of the state’s licensing requirements, which is aimed at seeing whether some of those should still be in place
The state Department of Health Services will pay nearly $7 million to the federal government to settle allegations that it violated federal law by misreporting data on its food stamp program in past years. DHS spokeswoman Julie Lund said the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker has cancelled the Governor’s Easter Egg Hunt tomorrow as the authorities continue searching for Joseph Jakubowski, who allegedly stole 18 firearms from a Janesville gun shop and mailed an anti-government manifesto to President Trump. The

State officials announced today that more than $100 million has been freed up for transportation projects across the state. But Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said the money doesn’t “come anywhere near to solving the long-term transportation funding crisis.”
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State officials announced today that more than $100 million has been freed up for transportation projects across the state. But Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said the money doesn’t “come anywhere near to solving the long-term transportation funding crisis.” The funds include $38
Pat Roggensack was re-elected to a second term as state Supreme Court chief justice today, following a 2015 constitutional amendment that lets justices choose who fills the top post. Before the amendment, that spot went automatically to the longest serving member of the court. Currently, that’s Justice Shirley Abrahamson, who
UW System President Ray Cross told lawmakers today to take a cautious approach as they consider Walker’s proposal to bring performance-based funding to the system. He said while he supported the idea, he wanted to make sure the model didn’t just reward campuses on outcomes. Some of the money, he
House Speaker Paul Ryan’s joint fundraising committee, Team Ryan, reported close to $22.5 million in receipts for the first three months of the year. The committee spent nearly $18.9 million and ended the quarter with $4.1 million in the bank. Donations from individuals accounted for $20.3 million of the fundraising
Laura Gutierrez, the new secretary of DSPS, tells WisPolitics.com the agency’s “very excited” to work with lawmakers on a comprehensive overview of the state’s licensing requirements, which is aimed at seeing whether some of those should still be in place or get tweaked. Walker proposed in his biennial budget establishing
The state Department of Health Services will pay nearly $7 million to the federal government to settle allegations that it violated federal law by misreporting data on its food stamp program in past years. DHS spokeswoman Julie Lund said the agency reached the settlement “in response to processes put in