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Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says while he’s considering a U.S. Senate bid in 2018, his final decision may rest on U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy. “I just think that Congressman Duffy is well positioned, so he’s kind of driving the
Jeff Mayers of WisPolitics.com moderates a discussion with John Nichols of the Cap Times and Brian Fraley of Edge Messaging LLC during the Wisconsin Counties Association Legislative Exchange.
Over the past decade, WisconsinEye has proven that it will not only deliver on its promise to provide the evenhanded, gavel-to-gavel coverage the viewers have come to appreciate, but it will go above and beyond to create invaluable programs that speak to the hearts and minds of the people of Wisconsin – all without losing sight of its mission.
To get the state’s scandalously-managed youth prisons into compliance with something called the federal “Prison Rape Elimination Act,” Scott Walker in his budget is proposing a 16% solution. 50 new staff hires are needed for compliance: Walker’s budget proposes eight.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. During his budget address, Governor Walker offered a new, exciting vision for how Wisconsin can once again lead the nation in
Contact your state Legislators and ask them to support allowing a “winter hold” on employees to help your community and the businesses that keep it working.
Wisconsin GOP Senator Ron Johnson called Trump’s Muslim ban “a pretty reasonable proposal” and asked critics to read Trump’s executive order and “tell me (Johnson) what you disagree with”. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit did just that.
For seven years, Republicans vowed to repeal the Affordable Care Act — Obamacare — insisting that they had a better plan to substitute immediately upon its repeal. Now that President Trump has taken the first steps toward repeal, we learn that Republicans have no such plan.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck talks about Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal requiring school employees to pay health insurance costs as a condition to get extra money.
With the unveiling of Governor Walker’s new budget this week, it’s clear the great reformer state is not done.
This rise in student debt has caused some people to adopt a “sky is falling” mentality that leads them to the conclusion there is only one possible remedy to the problem: More government. Here in Wisconsin, some people are insisting that state intervention is the only panacea that will address student debt. This proposal is very costly – and unnecessary.
Donald Trump’s nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court ought to be resisted.
Today, a new generation of entrepreneurs and their partners are building Wisconsin’s 21st century “knowledge economy” on a foundation that has long included expertise in manufacturing and agriculture, but which has expanded to include health care, software, financial services, energy innovation and more.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2017/mon-news-summary-walkers-budget-proposal-tgt-on-trump-duffy-clarifies-terrorism-comments **************************************** Order the 2017 WisPolitics.com Directory & Almanac today Get to know Wisconsin’s members of Congress, Legislature and executive branch. Buy the … Please log in to
Former Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson says he would give President Donald Trump a “strong ‘A’” grade for his first few weeks in the White House. “You’ve got to like somebody who says something and then does it,” Thompson said Sunday
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Association of Wisconsin Lobbyists From WisPolitics.com … — State Superintendent Tony Evers’ campaign says he raised $142,442 over the first five weeks of the year. The campaign said he will report $237,695 in the bank
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says while he’s considering a U.S. Senate bid in 2018, his final decision may rest on U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy. “I just think that Congressman Duffy is well positioned, so he’s kind of driving the train right now,” Fitzgerald told a WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison
Jeff Mayers of WisPolitics.com moderates a discussion with John Nichols of the Cap Times and Brian Fraley of Edge Messaging LLC during the Wisconsin Counties Association Legislative Exchange.
Over the past decade, WisconsinEye has proven that it will not only deliver on its promise to provide the evenhanded, gavel-to-gavel coverage the viewers have come to appreciate, but it will go above and beyond to create invaluable programs that speak to the hearts and minds of the people of Wisconsin – all without losing sight of its mission.
To get the state’s scandalously-managed youth prisons into compliance with something called the federal “Prison Rape Elimination Act,” Scott Walker in his budget is proposing a 16% solution. 50 new staff hires are needed for compliance: Walker’s budget proposes eight.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. During his budget address, Governor Walker offered a new, exciting vision for how Wisconsin can once again lead the nation in reforming our public assistance programs. Building off of the reforms
Contact your state Legislators and ask them to support allowing a “winter hold” on employees to help your community and the businesses that keep it working.
Wisconsin GOP Senator Ron Johnson called Trump’s Muslim ban “a pretty reasonable proposal” and asked critics to read Trump’s executive order and “tell me (Johnson) what you disagree with”. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit did just that.
For seven years, Republicans vowed to repeal the Affordable Care Act — Obamacare — insisting that they had a better plan to substitute immediately upon its repeal. Now that President Trump has taken the first steps toward repeal, we learn that Republicans have no such plan.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck talks about Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal requiring school employees to pay health insurance costs as a condition to get extra money.
With the unveiling of Governor Walker’s new budget this week, it’s clear the great reformer state is not done.
This rise in student debt has caused some people to adopt a “sky is falling” mentality that leads them to the conclusion there is only one possible remedy to the problem: More government. Here in Wisconsin, some people are insisting that state intervention is the only panacea that will address student debt. This proposal is very costly – and unnecessary.
Donald Trump’s nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court ought to be resisted.
Today, a new generation of entrepreneurs and their partners are building Wisconsin’s 21st century “knowledge economy” on a foundation that has long included expertise in manufacturing and agriculture, but which has expanded to include health care, software, financial services, energy innovation and more.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2017/mon-news-summary-walkers-budget-proposal-tgt-on-trump-duffy-clarifies-terrorism-comments **************************************** Order the 2017 WisPolitics.com Directory & Almanac today Get to know Wisconsin’s members of Congress, Legislature and executive branch. Buy the … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please
Former Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson says he would give President Donald Trump a “strong ‘A’” grade for his first few weeks in the White House. “You’ve got to like somebody who says something and then does it,” Thompson said Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Association of Wisconsin Lobbyists From WisPolitics.com … — State Superintendent Tony Evers’ campaign says he raised $142,442 over the first five weeks of the year. The campaign said he will report $237,695 in the bank as of Feb. 6. Meanwhile, Lowell Holtz, the former Whitnall