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Older and lower-income adults across the state would pay on average some $9,800 more a year in premiums under the GOP health care plan, according to a report today from the liberal-leaning group Citizen Action of Wisconsin. The group found
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told a WisPolitics.com breakfast today he’s not confident an Obamacare replacement bill will pass this year, while House Speaker Paul Ryan said Republicans need to pass the bill to keep the promise they made to voters
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told a WisPolitics.com breakfast today he’s not confident an Obamacare replacement bill will pass this year, while House Speaker Paul Ryan said Republicans need to pass the bill
The state Supreme Court today deadlocked 3-3 in a case that was expected to clarify the rights and obligations limited liability members have to each other under Wisconsin law. But the court did not identify how the participating justices voted,
Gov. Scott Walker says his budget proposal to eliminate a manufacturing and ag tax credit overlap is “reasonable.” The overlap has resulted in a Wisconsin credit for taxes paid to other states, and addressing that is expected to increase tax
Senate Joint Resolution 18 would add Wisconsin to an alarming and growing number of states calling for a constitutional convention to impose a federal balanced budget amendment.
At a time when the American Legion has a dwindling membership, potentially compromising non-partisan integrity through a muddled relationship with a third party politically leftist lobby is not only disturbing on many levels, but begs the question, how can they maintain relevancy?
“We’re not playing with people’s lives. We’re playing with people’s hair,” says Krissy Hudack, owner of Sky’s the Limit salon in Iron River, Wis.
Chief Justice Patience Roggensack need not look any further than some of the court’s own members’ actions as reasons for the court’s decline in public confidence.
The Medical College of Wisconsin, UW-Madison, Marquette, UW-Milwaukee and Versiti/BloodCenter of Wisconsin competed for and earned about $400 million of research funding from the NIH alone in federal fiscal year 2016, and the proposed budget would eliminate about $100 million from Wisconsin research institutions in 2018.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on election meddling and wiretapping allegations.
Increasing military budgets and cutting the State Department is a huge mistake. This, from a 27-year retired Navy commander. Who would think a military man would want to see his budget cut?
In response to Kwik Trip, Gov. Scott Walker added a provision to his budget that would save the company from having to collect the sales tax on the frozen pizzas it produces and then ships to convenience stores across the
The Dems’ top legislative leaders expressed optimism about their party’s 2018 chances, even as no clear gubernatorial candidate has emerged to challenge Gov. Scott Walker in his expected re-election bid. But the two, especially Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, are
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 6: WisPolitics.com 2018 Election Cycle Preview This happy hour event in Madison previews the political landscape in advance of the 2018 elections for governor and U.S. Senate with the Cook Political Report’s Jennifer Duffy,
Older and lower-income adults across the state would pay on average some $9,800 more a year in premiums under the GOP health care plan, according to a report today from the liberal-leaning group Citizen Action of Wisconsin. The group found the increase in costs for 64-year-olds making $26,500 a year
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told a WisPolitics.com breakfast today he’s not confident an Obamacare replacement bill will pass this year, while House Speaker Paul Ryan said Republicans need to pass the bill to keep the promise they made to voters last fall. Johnson declined to endorse the current version that
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told a WisPolitics.com breakfast today he’s not confident an Obamacare replacement bill will pass this year, while House Speaker Paul Ryan said Republicans need to pass the bill to keep the promise they made to voters last fall.
The state Supreme Court today deadlocked 3-3 in a case that was expected to clarify the rights and obligations limited liability members have to each other under Wisconsin law. But the court did not identify how the participating justices voted, something Justice Shirley Abrahamson wrote has not happened since 1979.
Gov. Scott Walker says his budget proposal to eliminate a manufacturing and ag tax credit overlap is “reasonable.” The overlap has resulted in a Wisconsin credit for taxes paid to other states, and addressing that is expected to increase tax revenues by $9.7 million in each year of the budget.
Senate Joint Resolution 18 would add Wisconsin to an alarming and growing number of states calling for a constitutional convention to impose a federal balanced budget amendment.
At a time when the American Legion has a dwindling membership, potentially compromising non-partisan integrity through a muddled relationship with a third party politically leftist lobby is not only disturbing on many levels, but begs the question, how can they maintain relevancy?
“We’re not playing with people’s lives. We’re playing with people’s hair,” says Krissy Hudack, owner of Sky’s the Limit salon in Iron River, Wis.
Chief Justice Patience Roggensack need not look any further than some of the court’s own members’ actions as reasons for the court’s decline in public confidence.
The Medical College of Wisconsin, UW-Madison, Marquette, UW-Milwaukee and Versiti/BloodCenter of Wisconsin competed for and earned about $400 million of research funding from the NIH alone in federal fiscal year 2016, and the proposed budget would eliminate about $100 million from Wisconsin research institutions in 2018.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on election meddling and wiretapping allegations.
Increasing military budgets and cutting the State Department is a huge mistake. This, from a 27-year retired Navy commander. Who would think a military man would want to see his budget cut?
In response to Kwik Trip, Gov. Scott Walker added a provision to his budget that would save the company from having to collect the sales tax on the frozen pizzas it produces and then ships to convenience stores across the state. Steve Loehr, the company’s vice president of operations support,
The Dems’ top legislative leaders expressed optimism about their party’s 2018 chances, even as no clear gubernatorial candidate has emerged to challenge Gov. Scott Walker in his expected re-election bid. But the two, especially Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, are pinning much of their hopes on a federal court decision
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 6: WisPolitics.com 2018 Election Cycle Preview This happy hour event in Madison previews the political landscape in advance of the 2018 elections for governor and U.S. Senate with the Cook Political Report’s Jennifer Duffy, Marquette Law pollster Charles Franklin and “Rewind” analysts JR Ross