Heifetz disputes claims that House GOP bill guts Medicaid

State Medicaid Director Michael Heifetz today disputed concerns from critics that the health care bill guts Medicaid funding in the long-term. Heifetz told a WisPolitics.com luncheon today that Congress is trying to bend the cost curve since Obamacare ended up doing little

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Assembly GOP details transportation plan

Assembly Republicans today pitched eliminating credits for married couples and renters and stopping local governments from enacting new wheel taxes as part of a far-reaching plan that would raise revenue for transportation while putting Wisconsin on the path to a

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Lena Taylor: Safe Streets Initiative

Public safety affects everyone. Therefore, it should be treated seriously. By everyone. This means that residents, government officials, and law enforcement all have a hand to play in keeping our streets safe.

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THU News Summary: Transportation funding; GOP health care bill

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday, May 18: WisPolitics.com luncheon: “Focus on UpLift MKE: Jobs and inner-city Milwaukee.” The luncheon at the Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts in Milwaukee features a panel discussion with Milwaukee County Exec Chris

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DC Wrap: April 28-May 4

This is the ninth sample of a weekly DC Wrap product from WisPolitics.com. Let us know your feedback: info@wispolitics.com. Quotes of the week If it’s good for credit unions and it’s good for small banks, it’s good for rural America,

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Heifetz disputes claims that House GOP bill guts Medicaid

State Medicaid Director Michael Heifetz today disputed concerns from critics that the health care bill guts Medicaid funding in the long-term. Heifetz told a WisPolitics.com luncheon today that Congress is trying to bend the cost curve since Obamacare ended up doing little to “substantively change how care is delivered or how it’s

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Assembly GOP details transportation plan

Assembly Republicans today pitched eliminating credits for married couples and renters and stopping local governments from enacting new wheel taxes as part of a far-reaching plan that would raise revenue for transportation while putting Wisconsin on the path to a flat income tax. The plan included a hodgepodge of proposals

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Lena Taylor: Safe Streets Initiative

Public safety affects everyone. Therefore, it should be treated seriously. By everyone. This means that residents, government officials, and law enforcement all have a hand to play in keeping our streets safe.

Read More »

THU News Summary: Transportation funding; GOP health care bill

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday, May 18: WisPolitics.com luncheon: “Focus on UpLift MKE: Jobs and inner-city Milwaukee.” The luncheon at the Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts in Milwaukee features a panel discussion with Milwaukee County Exec Chris Abele; DR. Eve Hall, leader of the Milwaukee Urban League;

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DC Wrap: April 28-May 4

This is the ninth sample of a weekly DC Wrap product from WisPolitics.com. Let us know your feedback: info@wispolitics.com. Quotes of the week If it’s good for credit unions and it’s good for small banks, it’s good for rural America, it should be good enough for you to support it.

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