Joint Committee on Finance

JFC s. 13.10 meeting for Tues. May 16(05.15.20174)… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.

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GOP activists prefer Vukmir for U.S. Senate

Republican activists attending this weekend’s Wisconsin Republican Party convention prefer to see state Sen. Leah Vukmir as the party’s nominee next year to take on Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, according to a WisPolitics.com straw poll. They also strongly approve

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Kleefisch: We need to bring it in 2018

This post is part of our coverage of the 2017 state GOP convention in Wisconsin Dells. See more coverage here. Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch said Republicans need to “bring it” in 2018 in order to see victory. Kleefisch said Democrats

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Schimel slams possible Dem opponent

This post is part of our coverage of the 2017 state GOP convention in Wisconsin Dells. See more coverage here. AG Brad Schimel slammed possible Dem opponent Josh Kaul as the “handpicked lawyer” of George Soros who was one of

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Kremer, Vos open to changes to campus speech bill

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Thursday the free speech bill he co-authored looks to solve the “crisis on campus” of protesters shutting down controversial speakers. Critics say the bill goes too far in protecting speakers with racist and hateful ideas,

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One Wisconsin Now: From 2015-16 Walker, Johnson had strong opinions about release of classified materials

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 ‘In the Face of Impeachable Offenses by Trump, Johnson & Walker Are Silent’   MADISON, Wis. — In 2015 and 2016, Gov. Scott Walker and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson raised public concerns about the potential release of classified information regarding the Democratic candidate for

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Bill would require periodic reviews of administrative rules

Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke says his new bill aimed at setting up periodic reviews of administrative rules would help lawmakers avoid the “logistical nightmare” of conducting those reviews all at once. Steineke, R-Kaukauna, said Republicans have learned that trying to “review all 1,100 pages of administrative rules at one

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Joint Committee on Finance

JFC s. 13.10 meeting for Tues. May 16(05.15.20174)… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.

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GOP activists prefer Vukmir for U.S. Senate

Republican activists attending this weekend’s Wisconsin Republican Party convention prefer to see state Sen. Leah Vukmir as the party’s nominee next year to take on Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, according to a WisPolitics.com straw poll. They also strongly approve of President Trump’s job performance. Just more than 47 percent

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Kleefisch: We need to bring it in 2018

This post is part of our coverage of the 2017 state GOP convention in Wisconsin Dells. See more coverage here. Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch said Republicans need to “bring it” in 2018 in order to see victory. Kleefisch said Democrats are attempting to organize and that Republicans can’t expect any

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Schimel slams possible Dem opponent

This post is part of our coverage of the 2017 state GOP convention in Wisconsin Dells. See more coverage here. AG Brad Schimel slammed possible Dem opponent Josh Kaul as the “handpicked lawyer” of George Soros who was one of Hillary Clinton’s attorneys in the “wasteful” recount of Wisconsin’s presidential

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Adamczyk asks convo attendees to make him last state treasurer

This post is part of our coverage of the 2017 state GOP convention in Wisconsin Dells. See the rest of our coverage here. State Treasurer Matt Adamczyk said the elimination of the treasurer’s office will be a “symbolic win for limited local government.” Adamczyk who came out to Europe’s “The Final

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Roth praises Fitzgerald for his early backing of Trump

This post is part of our coverage of the 2017 state GOP convention in Wisconsin Dells. See the rest of our coverage here. Senate President Roger Roth praised Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald for his early support of President Trump. The Appleton Republican said Fitzgerald was willing to stand up when

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GOP convo kicks off with fish fry, dueling pianos

This post is part of our coverage of the 2017 state GOP convention in Wisconsin Dells. See the rest of our coverage here. Gov. Scott Walker hosted a reception today to kick off the state GOP convention at Chula Vista Resort in the Wisconsin Dells. The reception featured a fish fry,

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Kremer, Vos open to changes to campus speech bill

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Thursday the free speech bill he co-authored looks to solve the “crisis on campus” of protesters shutting down controversial speakers. Critics say the bill goes too far in protecting speakers with racist and hateful ideas, laying out harsh punishments for students who violate policies that

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