MADISON – Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Oconto) and Representative Benjamin Franklin (R-De Pere) released the following statement before the Joint Committee on Finance, the state’s budget-writing committee, is set to include the $30 million budget motion they authored to support the
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MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Senate Bill (SB) 56, expanding eligibility for the state’s Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to include principal loan forgiveness for private utility companies that replace lead service lines. Prior to Act 8, Wisconsin
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after she voted against the Republicans’ budget bill: “Today, I voted against rigging our tax code in favor of the biggest corporations and ultra-wealthy – all on the backs
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released the following statement on his vote to pass Cal. #107, H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act. “With President Biden in the White House and majorities in both chambers of Congress, Democrats had every opportunity
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) needs your help spreading critical ATV/UTV safety messaging across the state. All Wisconsinites should remember to ride responsibly: wear helmets and seatbelts, ride sober, obey speed limits, ensure passengers are riding
MADISON, WI – This morning, Governor Evers announced that he and state legislators have reached a deal to pass and sign a 2025-2027 Biennial Budget. After weeks of gridlock and republican infighting, Governor Evers and Senate Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein (SD-27)
MADISON — Main Street Alliance of Wisconsin, representing more than 2,000 small business owners across the state, applauds Governor Tony Evers and legislative leaders for including $330 million in child care funding in the tentative bipartisan budget agreement announced today. This
MADISON, Wis. – As friends and families across Wisconsin get ready to hit the trails this Fourth of July weekend, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is encouraging all ATV and UTV riders to make safety part of the celebration
WEST ALLIS, Wis. – The Wisconsin Dental Association (WDA) and WDA Foundation will bring their 11th Mission of Mercy event to DC Everest Middle School, 9302 Schofield Ave., in Schofield on Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26. MOM provides free dental care to children
New reporting from Wisconsin Public Radio is highlighting how Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil’s Tax Scam could kick tens of thousands of Wisconsinites off their health care and lead to rural hospitals closing – including Mayo Clinic Health System-Oakridge in Osseo
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” as the saying goes. Yet high-quality preventive care is out of reach for many residents of Wisconsin, leading to late detection of diseases and poor management of chronic conditions.
Our state is powered by entrepreneurs who do things the right way. We work hard, follow the rules and support our communities. But the federal government doesn’t always seem to play by the same rulebook.
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Taxpayers are currently getting a better outcome for students educated at private choice schools at a much lower cost.
As the Trump Administration and others try to contract the federal government support for environmental and climate change efforts, new leadership is needed. MidAmerica Clean Future Alliance has been developing ideas and programs and recruiting those new leaders.
A legitimate concern is how some professionals are using their pass-through entities to turn what should be salary or wage income into pass-through income to obtain the SALT and 20% deductions. That could easily be resolved without the new provisions in both the House and Senate bills that make other pass-throughs less competitive with C-Corps.
The Senate can make targeted changes to certain provisions in the House bill in order to ensure the final package is maximally effective at supporting manufacturing investment here in the U.S. These changes include protecting manufacturers’ ability to deduct interest on business loans.
Bill kept his ego in check and laughed off our presidential speculation. He knew his way around the White House as well, or better, than anyone in American media, and he was much more interested in checking and balancing our commanders in chief than in trying to become one himself.
TOP STORIES Evers, Republican leaders reach a deal on large elements of a state budget… includes a $1.3 billion tax cut plan that would expand the state’s second-lowest tax bracket, exempt some retirement income from taxation, eliminate the residential utilities
MADISON – Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Oconto) and Representative Benjamin Franklin (R-De Pere) released the following statement before the Joint Committee on Finance, the state’s budget-writing committee, is set to include the $30 million budget motion they authored to support the Southern Bridge Underpass project serving Northeast Wisconsin in the 2025-26
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MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Senate Bill (SB) 56, expanding eligibility for the state’s Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to include principal loan forgiveness for private utility companies that replace lead service lines. Prior to Act 8, Wisconsin state statutes outlined that a privately owned water utility was
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after she voted against the Republicans’ budget bill: “Today, I voted against rigging our tax code in favor of the biggest corporations and ultra-wealthy – all on the backs of working families who are just trying to get by
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released the following statement on his vote to pass Cal. #107, H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act. “With President Biden in the White House and majorities in both chambers of Congress, Democrats had every opportunity to repeal the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and increase
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) needs your help spreading critical ATV/UTV safety messaging across the state. All Wisconsinites should remember to ride responsibly: wear helmets and seatbelts, ride sober, obey speed limits, ensure passengers are riding in an approved seat, and obey traffic signs. Nineteen people have
MADISON, WI – This morning, Governor Evers announced that he and state legislators have reached a deal to pass and sign a 2025-2027 Biennial Budget. After weeks of gridlock and republican infighting, Governor Evers and Senate Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein (SD-27) delivered sizable investments in – childcare, public education, healthcare, support for Wisconsin’s
MADISON — Main Street Alliance of Wisconsin, representing more than 2,000 small business owners across the state, applauds Governor Tony Evers and legislative leaders for including $330 million in child care funding in the tentative bipartisan budget agreement announced today. This hard-won investment reflects years of relentless organizing by small business
MADISON, Wis. – As friends and families across Wisconsin get ready to hit the trails this Fourth of July weekend, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is encouraging all ATV and UTV riders to make safety part of the celebration by choosing to ride sober. So far this year, 19
WEST ALLIS, Wis. – The Wisconsin Dental Association (WDA) and WDA Foundation will bring their 11th Mission of Mercy event to DC Everest Middle School, 9302 Schofield Ave., in Schofield on Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26. MOM provides free dental care to children and adults who have limited financial resources or are otherwise
New reporting from Wisconsin Public Radio is highlighting how Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil’s Tax Scam could kick tens of thousands of Wisconsinites off their health care and lead to rural hospitals closing – including Mayo Clinic Health System-Oakridge in Osseo in WI-03. The bill that Van Orden and Steil voted
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” as the saying goes. Yet high-quality preventive care is out of reach for many residents of Wisconsin, leading to late detection of diseases and poor management of chronic conditions.
Our state is powered by entrepreneurs who do things the right way. We work hard, follow the rules and support our communities. But the federal government doesn’t always seem to play by the same rulebook.
… 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.
Taxpayers are currently getting a better outcome for students educated at private choice schools at a much lower cost.
As the Trump Administration and others try to contract the federal government support for environmental and climate change efforts, new leadership is needed. MidAmerica Clean Future Alliance has been developing ideas and programs and recruiting those new leaders.
A legitimate concern is how some professionals are using their pass-through entities to turn what should be salary or wage income into pass-through income to obtain the SALT and 20% deductions. That could easily be resolved without the new provisions in both the House and Senate bills that make other pass-throughs less competitive with C-Corps.
The Senate can make targeted changes to certain provisions in the House bill in order to ensure the final package is maximally effective at supporting manufacturing investment here in the U.S. These changes include protecting manufacturers’ ability to deduct interest on business loans.
Bill kept his ego in check and laughed off our presidential speculation. He knew his way around the White House as well, or better, than anyone in American media, and he was much more interested in checking and balancing our commanders in chief than in trying to become one himself.
TOP STORIES Evers, Republican leaders reach a deal on large elements of a state budget… includes a $1.3 billion tax cut plan that would expand the state’s second-lowest tax bracket, exempt some retirement income from taxation, eliminate the residential utilities sales tax and create a film tax credit capped at