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Top 1% of state pay 6.2% of income, middle-class pays 10%.
State’s “neo-vouchers” reimburse wealthy who send kids to elite private schools.
High-capacity well permits must be for a fixed duration like every other environmental permit.
High capacity wells help big agriculture, hurt small farms, environment.
Earth Day reminds us each year that we only have one environment, and that it is each of our responsibility as citizens to protect it.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on Democrats who might come forward to challenge Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
Wars, like elections, do have consequences, but are not as easily undone. Instead, we have failed to heed the lessons we should have learned 100 years ago, intoxicated by an “America First” mantra that we can do no wrong and only those who are weak stand in the way.
Comparing current policies or people to Adolf Hitler and Nazism is an embarrassing and insulting part of our political discourse. Such disgusting analogies almost always demonstrate gross political ignorance and reveal lazy arguments.
Media Contact: Lynn Sheka 414-376-3050 lynn@reputationpartners.com Motion submitted for preliminary injunction to prevent new gaming activities at Ho-Chunk Wittenberg until matter is resolved BOWLER, WISCONSIN (April 19, 2017) – The Stockbridge-Munsee Community (“the Tribe” or “Stockbridge-Munsee”) announced today that it
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: –
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — A new study from a UW-Madison economist estimates the state’s manufacturing and ag tax credit led to an increase of nearly 21,000 manufacturing jobs by September 2016. The
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers – DO NOT FORWARD From WisPolitics.com … — President Donald Trump signed an executive order today following a speech at Kenosha-based manufacturer Snap-on Inc. that he said is aimed at boosting the federal government’s use of
Lawmakers today heard public testimony on a bill that would let robots take to the sidewalks to make customer deliveries across the state. The hearing also featured a 35-pound cooler-shaped and Estonia-made delivery robot from the European company Starship Technologies,
Advocates fighting homelessness praised four GOP-authored bills today that they said are a much-needed step forward, though they won’t fully solve the problem. The advocates said at a committee hearing there’s much more the state needs to do, particularly on
Top 1% of state pay 6.2% of income, middle-class pays 10%.
State’s “neo-vouchers” reimburse wealthy who send kids to elite private schools.
High-capacity well permits must be for a fixed duration like every other environmental permit.
High capacity wells help big agriculture, hurt small farms, environment.
Earth Day reminds us each year that we only have one environment, and that it is each of our responsibility as citizens to protect it.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on Democrats who might come forward to challenge Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
Wars, like elections, do have consequences, but are not as easily undone. Instead, we have failed to heed the lessons we should have learned 100 years ago, intoxicated by an “America First” mantra that we can do no wrong and only those who are weak stand in the way.
Comparing current policies or people to Adolf Hitler and Nazism is an embarrassing and insulting part of our political discourse. Such disgusting analogies almost always demonstrate gross political ignorance and reveal lazy arguments.
Media Contact: Lynn Sheka 414-376-3050 lynn@reputationpartners.com Motion submitted for preliminary injunction to prevent new gaming activities at Ho-Chunk Wittenberg until matter is resolved BOWLER, WISCONSIN (April 19, 2017) – The Stockbridge-Munsee Community (“the Tribe” or “Stockbridge-Munsee”) announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the State of Wisconsin (“the
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…
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — A new study from a UW-Madison economist estimates the state’s manufacturing and ag tax credit led to an increase of nearly 21,000 manufacturing jobs by September 2016. The study from Noah Williams, a UW-Madison economics professor who advised
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers – DO NOT FORWARD From WisPolitics.com … — President Donald Trump signed an executive order today following a speech at Kenosha-based manufacturer Snap-on Inc. that he said is aimed at boosting the federal government’s use of American made goods and ensuring companies hire American workers. “We’re
Lawmakers today heard public testimony on a bill that would let robots take to the sidewalks to make customer deliveries across the state. The hearing also featured a 35-pound cooler-shaped and Estonia-made delivery robot from the European company Starship Technologies, whose representatives spoke in favor of the bill. That legislation,
Advocates fighting homelessness praised four GOP-authored bills today that they said are a much-needed step forward, though they won’t fully solve the problem. The advocates said at a committee hearing there’s much more the state needs to do, particularly on preventing homelessness. But they also noted the effort is the