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A Senate committee Thursday sent Gov. Scott Walker’s appointments to head the Department of Transportation and the Department of Veterans Affairs to the full Senate for confirmation. DOT Secretary Dave Ross pushed back during the hearing against an effort to
When there’s so much evidence that something as simple as lead is so detrimental to our community’s well-being, our response should be just as simple: get the lead out.
People will be economically forced into refusing insurance under “TrumpCare” plan.
Elections Commission Chairman Mark Thomsen Tuesday blamed Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign for the spike in 17-year-olds voting illegally in the April 2016 primaries. But he later softened his criticism during Tuesday’s commission meeting after agency staff said it didn’t fully investigate whether it was social media posts from Sanders or others that contributed to the issue.
Field Viewers, a startup specializing in radiation sensors, wants to expand and break into three different markets with efficient design. “So electronic circuits traditionally have been really bulky; in order to sense one pixel of a detector, a radiation circuit
Elected Democrats across the state need to speak of how political boundaries are drawn with every coffee shop gathering, civic-club luncheon, and press interview.
The state saw at least 60 cases of 17-year-olds voting illegally during the 2016 spring primaries, according to a report the Elections Commission will submit to the Legislature. Elections Commission spokesman Reid Magney said that was a significant increase from prior elections.
Donald Trump’s presidency is just one element of our disintegrating democracy.
Racine Mayor John Dickert says a possible 97 percent cut to Great Lakes restoration funding would be devastating to the lakes and the communities that depend upon them.
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s decision not to run for governor, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau’s analysis of Gov. Scott Walker’s budget and several bills that cleared the Legislature this week.
Dem U.S. Rep. Ron Kind said today he won’t run for governor in 2018 and will instead focus on ensuring Congress won’t enact policies “that will harm Wisconsinites back home.” He’ll also run for re-election to his La Crosse area
Five often-overlooked features of Wisconsin’s economic upswing.
Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago Street, Milwaukee, WI Please join us on March 26th for the Milwaukee County Democratic annual awards dinner to honor the Democrats of the Year, Jill Huennekens & Jim Livesey, as selected by our membership.
A bill that would ban local governments from requiring that companies bidding on public projects enter into project labor agreements is heading to Gov. Scott Walker after a 64-35 party-line vote in the Assembly Thursday. The Assembly also signed off 68-31 on a constitutional amendment that would eliminate the state treasurer’s office, putting the question before voters in an April 2018 referendum.
Contact: Daniel J. Graber, (608) 264-5158, TTY: (608) 264-5006 Five Other Defendants Who Have Pleaded Guilty, Will be Sentenced in April & May MADISON, WIS. — John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced today the results of a three-year
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker traveled to Oakfield today to visit Oakfield Middle School/High School. While there, he highlighted the significant K-12 investments included in his Executive Budget proposal, including $649 million in new state
They had seven years while vehemently opposing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which played out as the unaffordable Care Act, to craft with an elegant plan for governing the health care industry – nearly one-fifth of the U.S. economy. Instead they made least-wurst sausage.
Republican members of the state congressional delegation aren’t fully backing the House GOP health care bill, though U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy predicted skeptics will “get on board and be supportive.’’
A properly humming civic engine runs quiet. It’s boring. And boring is beautiful.
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A Senate committee Thursday sent Gov. Scott Walker’s appointments to head the Department of Transportation and the Department of Veterans Affairs to the full Senate for confirmation. DOT Secretary Dave Ross pushed back during the hearing against an effort to bring in additional transportation dollars, saying the state has “a
When there’s so much evidence that something as simple as lead is so detrimental to our community’s well-being, our response should be just as simple: get the lead out.
People will be economically forced into refusing insurance under “TrumpCare” plan.
Elections Commission Chairman Mark Thomsen Tuesday blamed Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign for the spike in 17-year-olds voting illegally in the April 2016 primaries. But he later softened his criticism during Tuesday’s commission meeting after agency staff said it didn’t fully investigate whether it was social media posts from Sanders or others that contributed to the issue.
Field Viewers, a startup specializing in radiation sensors, wants to expand and break into three different markets with efficient design. “So electronic circuits traditionally have been really bulky; in order to sense one pixel of a detector, a radiation circuit could be as big as my laptop here,” said Sachin
Elected Democrats across the state need to speak of how political boundaries are drawn with every coffee shop gathering, civic-club luncheon, and press interview.
The state saw at least 60 cases of 17-year-olds voting illegally during the 2016 spring primaries, according to a report the Elections Commission will submit to the Legislature. Elections Commission spokesman Reid Magney said that was a significant increase from prior elections.
Donald Trump’s presidency is just one element of our disintegrating democracy.
Racine Mayor John Dickert says a possible 97 percent cut to Great Lakes restoration funding would be devastating to the lakes and the communities that depend upon them.
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s decision not to run for governor, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau’s analysis of Gov. Scott Walker’s budget and several bills that cleared the Legislature this week.
Dem U.S. Rep. Ron Kind said today he won’t run for governor in 2018 and will instead focus on ensuring Congress won’t enact policies “that will harm Wisconsinites back home.” He’ll also run for re-election to his La Crosse area seat in 2018, a spokeswoman said. Kind, D-La Crosse, said
Five often-overlooked features of Wisconsin’s economic upswing.
Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago Street, Milwaukee, WI Please join us on March 26th for the Milwaukee County Democratic annual awards dinner to honor the Democrats of the Year, Jill Huennekens & Jim Livesey, as selected by our membership. Be there to show your support for them. Featuring Special
A bill that would ban local governments from requiring that companies bidding on public projects enter into project labor agreements is heading to Gov. Scott Walker after a 64-35 party-line vote in the Assembly Thursday. The Assembly also signed off 68-31 on a constitutional amendment that would eliminate the state treasurer’s office, putting the question before voters in an April 2018 referendum.
Contact: Daniel J. Graber, (608) 264-5158, TTY: (608) 264-5006 Five Other Defendants Who Have Pleaded Guilty, Will be Sentenced in April & May MADISON, WIS. — John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced today the results of a three-year investigation by local, state, and federal law enforcement into the
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker traveled to Oakfield today to visit Oakfield Middle School/High School. While there, he highlighted the significant K-12 investments included in his Executive Budget proposal, including $649 million in new state aids for all of Wisconsin’s K-12 schools and an increase
They had seven years while vehemently opposing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which played out as the unaffordable Care Act, to craft with an elegant plan for governing the health care industry – nearly one-fifth of the U.S. economy. Instead they made least-wurst sausage.
Republican members of the state congressional delegation aren’t fully backing the House GOP health care bill, though U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy predicted skeptics will “get on board and be supportive.’’