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Walker signs laws on unions, cannabis oil

Tuesday, Apr 18, 2017
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Trump order would target high skilled worker visa program

Tuesday, Apr 18, 2017
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Three months in, Trump and Ryan have a … complicated relationship

Tuesday, Apr 18, 2017
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Parisi rules out running for governor

Tuesday, Apr 18, 2017
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Residents weigh in on state issues at listening sessions

Tuesday, Apr 18, 2017
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Court mutes Jakubowski during hearing

Tuesday, Apr 18, 2017
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Proposed Medicaid changes include drug testing, monthly premiums for some recipients

Tuesday, Apr 18, 2017

Most childless adults in Medicaid would have to pay monthly premiums and some would get drug tested under changes for which the Department of Health Services is seeking federal approval. The plan is facing criticism from liberal-leaning groups, which say

Read More »

TUE AM Update: Trump to tout “Buy American, Hire American” agenda in Kenosha

Tuesday, Apr 18, 2017

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — President Donald Trump today will make his first stop in Wisconsin since taking office, signing an executive order and speaking at Kenosha-based tool manufacturer Snap-on this afternoon. The

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MON PM Update: Walker, Johnson to join Trump in Kenosha; details on proposed Medicaid changes

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson will join President Trump tomorrow during his stop in Kenosha, though House Speaker Paul Ryan will miss the event as he’s heading to Europe.

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Ryan leads delegation in first quarter fundraising, followed by Duffy, Kind and Gallagher

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

House Speaker Paul Ryan led the state’s House members in fundraising during the first quarter of the year, though U.S. Reps. Sean Duffy, Ron Kind and Mike Gallagher each raised more than $300,000. Ryan, R-Janesville, brought in more than $2.9

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Paul Fanlund: A saga of working-class struggle in ‘Janesville’

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

Author Amy Goldstein’s greatest accomplishment in “Janesville” is helping the rest of us genuinely feel what living this slow-motion nightmare is actually like.

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Ben Brubeck: A Wisconsin lesson for Trump the builder

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

‘Project labor agreements’ drive up costs on public-works projects.

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Donald Trump in Wisconsin

Bill Kaplan: Trump takes health care hostage

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

Trump has a new scheme to make himself a winner: take health care hostage. Threaten to blow it up. Extortion, until the ACA is repealed.

Read More »

Gary Hebl: Republican majority votes for 130th time to erode local control

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

We have to be able to work with our local communities, and constantly telling them what they can and cannot do is not the way to accomplish that.

Read More »

John Torinus: With high court victory, Wisconsin looking more red than purple

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

The pivotal but almost unnoticed highlight of the spring elections in Washington County was the reelection of local favorite Annette Ziegler to a second ten-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Read More »

Lena Taylor: Earth Day reminds us of our responsibility to our planet

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

When our water, our air, and our soil are clean and healthy, so are our communities. The planet we leave our great grandchildren will be our most important legacy.

Read More »

Matthew Rothschild: Koch brothers are behind GOP bill to wipe out prevailing wage

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

The latest effort to fully repeal state and local prevailing wage laws matches the agenda of the American Legislative Exchange Council, a special interest bill mill that hawks pro-business economic and social policy proposals to state legislators around the country. ALEC has received funding from Charles and David Koch, and Koch Industries is a member of ALEC.

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James Rowen: Walker plays politics with state road dollars

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

You may think this is the Passover and Easter season, but for motorists negotiating Wisconsin’s crumbling highways, there’s been something of a Festivus miracle.

Read More »

Patrick Durkin: DNR won’t tell you, but CWD-infected deer numbers surging

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

The DNR’s latest press release basically dismisses CWD’s ever-worsening spread by noting most sick deer came from Wisconsin’s “southern farmland zone.” True, but disease rates again set records across that zone, which covers much of south-central to southwestern Wisconsin.

Read More »

Tom Barrett: Support homeownership; keep deduction for local taxes

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

Members of Congress must continue to encourage middle-class homeownership, and a key part of promoting homeownership here in Wisconsin is the deductibility of local property taxes.

Read More »

Walker signs laws on unions, cannabis oil

Tuesday, Apr 18, 2017
Read More »

Trump order would target high skilled worker visa program

Tuesday, Apr 18, 2017
Read More »

Three months in, Trump and Ryan have a … complicated relationship

Tuesday, Apr 18, 2017
Read More »

Parisi rules out running for governor

Tuesday, Apr 18, 2017
Read More »

Residents weigh in on state issues at listening sessions

Tuesday, Apr 18, 2017
Read More »

Court mutes Jakubowski during hearing

Tuesday, Apr 18, 2017
Read More »

Proposed Medicaid changes include drug testing, monthly premiums for some recipients

Tuesday, Apr 18, 2017

Most childless adults in Medicaid would have to pay monthly premiums and some would get drug tested under changes for which the Department of Health Services is seeking federal approval. The plan is facing criticism from liberal-leaning groups, which say the changes would push people off Medicaid and lead to

Read More »

TUE AM Update: Trump to tout “Buy American, Hire American” agenda in Kenosha

Tuesday, Apr 18, 2017

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — President Donald Trump today will make his first stop in Wisconsin since taking office, signing an executive order and speaking at Kenosha-based tool manufacturer Snap-on this afternoon. The executive order will be part of his “Buy American, Hire

Read More »

MON PM Update: Walker, Johnson to join Trump in Kenosha; details on proposed Medicaid changes

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson will join President Trump tomorrow during his stop in Kenosha, though House Speaker Paul Ryan will miss the event as he’s heading to Europe. Trump will speak tomorrow afternoon at the Kenosha-based tool manufacturer

Read More »

Ryan leads delegation in first quarter fundraising, followed by Duffy, Kind and Gallagher

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

House Speaker Paul Ryan led the state’s House members in fundraising during the first quarter of the year, though U.S. Reps. Sean Duffy, Ron Kind and Mike Gallagher each raised more than $300,000. Ryan, R-Janesville, brought in more than $2.9 million and spent about $2.6 million, ending the quarter with

Read More »

Paul Fanlund: A saga of working-class struggle in ‘Janesville’

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

Author Amy Goldstein’s greatest accomplishment in “Janesville” is helping the rest of us genuinely feel what living this slow-motion nightmare is actually like.

Read More »

Ben Brubeck: A Wisconsin lesson for Trump the builder

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

‘Project labor agreements’ drive up costs on public-works projects.

Read More »
Donald Trump in Wisconsin

Bill Kaplan: Trump takes health care hostage

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

Trump has a new scheme to make himself a winner: take health care hostage. Threaten to blow it up. Extortion, until the ACA is repealed.

Read More »

Gary Hebl: Republican majority votes for 130th time to erode local control

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

We have to be able to work with our local communities, and constantly telling them what they can and cannot do is not the way to accomplish that.

Read More »

John Torinus: With high court victory, Wisconsin looking more red than purple

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

The pivotal but almost unnoticed highlight of the spring elections in Washington County was the reelection of local favorite Annette Ziegler to a second ten-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Read More »

Lena Taylor: Earth Day reminds us of our responsibility to our planet

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

When our water, our air, and our soil are clean and healthy, so are our communities. The planet we leave our great grandchildren will be our most important legacy.

Read More »

Matthew Rothschild: Koch brothers are behind GOP bill to wipe out prevailing wage

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

The latest effort to fully repeal state and local prevailing wage laws matches the agenda of the American Legislative Exchange Council, a special interest bill mill that hawks pro-business economic and social policy proposals to state legislators around the country. ALEC has received funding from Charles and David Koch, and Koch Industries is a member of ALEC.

Read More »

James Rowen: Walker plays politics with state road dollars

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

You may think this is the Passover and Easter season, but for motorists negotiating Wisconsin’s crumbling highways, there’s been something of a Festivus miracle.

Read More »

Patrick Durkin: DNR won’t tell you, but CWD-infected deer numbers surging

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

The DNR’s latest press release basically dismisses CWD’s ever-worsening spread by noting most sick deer came from Wisconsin’s “southern farmland zone.” True, but disease rates again set records across that zone, which covers much of south-central to southwestern Wisconsin.

Read More »

Tom Barrett: Support homeownership; keep deduction for local taxes

Monday, Apr 17, 2017

Members of Congress must continue to encourage middle-class homeownership, and a key part of promoting homeownership here in Wisconsin is the deductibility of local property taxes.

Read More »
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