WED AM Update: Assembly passes $2.1B GOP tax-cut package

From WisPolitics … — The Assembly approved a $2.1 billion GOP package that would expand the state’s second-lowest tax bracket while providing additional breaks for retirement income, married couples and child care. Dems during floor debate yestrerday argued the cuts

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Owen Robinson: Gallagher’s falling star

After a controversial vote against impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Gallagher made the surprise announcement that he will not be seeking reelection. The moment says a lot about where the Republican base is right now.

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Don Leake: ‘Tonymendering’

ering is designing the boundaries of districts to favor one party.  A tonymender is the construction of districts so that neither party is implicitly favored. Just as Elbridge Gerry is forever remembered as the father of redistricting shenanigans, this word is coined to honor any effort like that of Governor Evers to create a districting map that seeks to be fair to both parties.

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WED AM Update: Assembly passes $2.1B GOP tax-cut package

From WisPolitics … — The Assembly approved a $2.1 billion GOP package that would expand the state’s second-lowest tax bracket while providing additional breaks for retirement income, married couples and child care. Dems during floor debate yestrerday argued the cuts could put the state in a tight spot financially heading

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Owen Robinson: Gallagher’s falling star

After a controversial vote against impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Gallagher made the surprise announcement that he will not be seeking reelection. The moment says a lot about where the Republican base is right now.

Read More »

Don Leake: ‘Tonymendering’

ering is designing the boundaries of districts to favor one party.  A tonymender is the construction of districts so that neither party is implicitly favored. Just as Elbridge Gerry is forever remembered as the father of redistricting shenanigans, this word is coined to honor any effort like that of Governor Evers to create a districting map that seeks to be fair to both parties.

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