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Guest speaker is Dane County DA Ismael Ozanne, who is to discuss new ways to work with offenders. Rotary meetings are open to members, invited guests and media. For more information: http://rotarymadison.org/wp-content/forms/newsletters/2017/Jan2017.pdf
Union backers during a public hearing Tuesday said the latest example of the GOP’s attack on workers is a bill that bans the state and local governments from requiring project labor agreements on construction bids. But Republicans and non-union firms
From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker will talk college affordability this morning in Madison. In an appearance at the Wisconsin Credit Unions Lobby Day, the guv will discuss the importance of banks, credit unions and other financial institutions in
Former Gov. Tommy Thompson is recounting his welfare reform battles from two decades ago in voicing support for Gov. Scott Walker’s “Wisconsin Works for Everyone” welfare plan. The name is a take off of the Wisconsin Works program that Thompson
From WisPolitics.com … — Former Gov. Tommy Thompson is recounting his welfare reform battles from two decades ago in voicing support for Gov. Scott Walker’s “Wisconsin Works for Everyone” welfare plan. The name is a take off of the Wisconsin
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin will report more than $1 million in the bank to start 2017 after raising $1.8 million in 2016, her campaign said in a memo today. The Madison Dem also is elevating Scott Spector to campaign manager
Gov. Scott Walker today called for expanding work requirements under the state’s food stamps program to able-bodied adults with school-age children as well as those receiving housing assistance. Walker made the announcement in Milwaukee as part of a statewide tour
From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin will report more than $1 million in the bank to start 2017 after raising $1.8 million in 2016, her campaign tells WisPolitics.com. The Madison Dem also is elevating Scott Spector to campaign
A day after the release of new positive revenue projections, Assembly GOP leaders called Thursday for a $300 million tax cut as part of a plan to meet Gov. Scott Walker’s demands before pumping new revenues into the transportation fund.
Happy New Year! Tomorrow, January 20th, begins a new presidential administration and with it will come many new beginnings. We cannot plan for or expect government to be “business as usual” because in a strange irony, America elected a businessman,
The Senate voted unanimously today for a bill that would help Plymouth-based Masters Gallery Foods Inc. build a $30 million packaging and distribution facility in the village of Oostburg. Sen. Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, said the jobs would pay a start
The Senate voted 21-12 today to approve a new package of rules to govern the 2017-18 session. The changes includes eliminating a requirement that a committee chair who decides to hold a hearing to schedule the hearing as early as
Rick Graber will discuss the history and mission of one of our community’s greatest assets, The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation. Building a stronger Milwaukee always has been and always will be a core part of the Foundation’s mission. Since
Gov. Scott Walker said today he would provide the UW System additional state aid to cover his proposed tuition cuts for resident undergrads. Walker declined to say during a Milwaukee news conference as part of his post-State of the State swing
Gov. Scott Walker reached settlements with 10 vendors paying them less than what he owed to help retire his campaign debt, according to a letter his campaign sent the FEC. Walker’s campaign announced on Friday that he had paid off
The WisOpinion.com Insiders, Ted Kanavas and Chuck Chvala, debate budget-balancing ideas for Gov. Scott Walker and Republican legislators in the “Two Minute Take.” Brought to you by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Gov. Scott Walker paid off his remaining presidential campaign debt last month, meeting his promise to take care care of his outstanding bills by the end of 2016, according to a memo his campaign circulated this afternoon. Walker still owed
State superintendent candidate John Humphries is calling for a state education board that would boost oversight of the state’s top education official. Humphries said Thursday the current superintendent, Tony Evers, is “out of ideas and out of excuses for our
Gov. Scott Walker’s state campaign is releasing a digital ad and online petition today as he ups the ante in the fight over revenue increases for transportation. The petition includes a message from the guv that he made a promise
Guest speaker is Dane County DA Ismael Ozanne, who is to discuss new ways to work with offenders. Rotary meetings are open to members, invited guests and media. For more information: http://rotarymadison.org/wp-content/forms/newsletters/2017/Jan2017.pdf
Union backers during a public hearing Tuesday said the latest example of the GOP’s attack on workers is a bill that bans the state and local governments from requiring project labor agreements on construction bids. But Republicans and non-union firms countered that AB 24 encourages competition in the bidding process
From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker will talk college affordability this morning in Madison. In an appearance at the Wisconsin Credit Unions Lobby Day, the guv will discuss the importance of banks, credit unions and other financial institutions in making college more affordable. — Due to weather conditions, first
Former Gov. Tommy Thompson is recounting his welfare reform battles from two decades ago in voicing support for Gov. Scott Walker’s “Wisconsin Works for Everyone” welfare plan. The name is a take off of the Wisconsin Works program that Thompson unveiled in the ’90s. Thompson joined Walker for the guv’s
From WisPolitics.com … — Former Gov. Tommy Thompson is recounting his welfare reform battles from two decades ago in voicing support for Gov. Scott Walker’s “Wisconsin Works for Everyone” welfare plan. The name is a take off of the Wisconsin Works program that Thompson unveiled in the ’90s. Thompson joined
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin will report more than $1 million in the bank to start 2017 after raising $1.8 million in 2016, her campaign said in a memo today. The Madison Dem also is elevating Scott Spector to campaign manager of her 2018 bid. He had been serving as her
Gov. Scott Walker today called for expanding work requirements under the state’s food stamps program to able-bodied adults with school-age children as well as those receiving housing assistance. Walker made the announcement in Milwaukee as part of a statewide tour to unveil what he’s calling Wisconsin Works for Everyone. The
From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin will report more than $1 million in the bank to start 2017 after raising $1.8 million in 2016, her campaign tells WisPolitics.com. The Madison Dem also is elevating Scott Spector to campaign manager of her 2018 bid. He had been serving as
A day after the release of new positive revenue projections, Assembly GOP leaders called Thursday for a $300 million tax cut as part of a plan to meet Gov. Scott Walker’s demands before pumping new revenues into the transportation fund. Still, details were still being worked out on the proposed
Happy New Year! Tomorrow, January 20th, begins a new presidential administration and with it will come many new beginnings. We cannot plan for or expect government to be “business as usual” because in a strange irony, America elected a businessman, not a politician, to be the leader of the free
The Senate voted unanimously today for a bill that would help Plymouth-based Masters Gallery Foods Inc. build a $30 million packaging and distribution facility in the village of Oostburg. Sen. Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, said the jobs would pay a start salary of $18 an hour and asked for unanimous support
The Senate voted 21-12 today to approve a new package of rules to govern the 2017-18 session. The changes includes eliminating a requirement that a committee chair who decides to hold a hearing to schedule the hearing as early as practicable. Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, proposed four amendments today, including
Rick Graber will discuss the history and mission of one of our community’s greatest assets, The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation. Building a stronger Milwaukee always has been and always will be a core part of the Foundation’s mission. Since 1986 after the sale of Allen Bradley to Rockwell, the
Gov. Scott Walker said today he would provide the UW System additional state aid to cover his proposed tuition cuts for resident undergrads. Walker declined to say during a Milwaukee news conference as part of his post-State of the State swing across Wisconsin how large the proposed tuition cut would be,
Gov. Scott Walker reached settlements with 10 vendors paying them less than what he owed to help retire his campaign debt, according to a letter his campaign sent the FEC. Walker’s campaign announced on Friday that he had paid off his remaining bills from his failed presidential bid. That met
The WisOpinion.com Insiders, Ted Kanavas and Chuck Chvala, debate budget-balancing ideas for Gov. Scott Walker and Republican legislators in the “Two Minute Take.” Brought to you by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Gov. Scott Walker paid off his remaining presidential campaign debt last month, meeting his promise to take care care of his outstanding bills by the end of 2016, according to a memo his campaign circulated this afternoon. Walker still owed $140,635 at the end of November as he continued to
State superintendent candidate John Humphries is calling for a state education board that would boost oversight of the state’s top education official. Humphries said Thursday the current superintendent, Tony Evers, is “out of ideas and out of excuses for our state’s stagnant performance.” The board, he said, is aimed at
Gov. Scott Walker’s state campaign is releasing a digital ad and online petition today as he ups the ante in the fight over revenue increases for transportation. The petition includes a message from the guv that he made a promise he would not increase taxes and “I’ve kept my word.”