The Senate Tuesday signed off on the GOP sulfide mining bill, sending it to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk. The bill passed on a 19-14 vote, containing a key amendment the Assembly OK’d last week that won the support of enough
Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Board members received copies of the Foxconn contract Monday, the offices of Dem board members Rep. Dana Wachs and Sen. Tim Carpenter confirmed. WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan on Friday notified board members via email
Republican U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy says Republicans will provide a “substantial tax cut for middle-income Americans” in a plan that passes by the end of the year. The 7th District congressman, who appeared Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” said
Officially announcing his re-election bid Sunday in Waukesha, Gov. Scott Walker touted his administration’s record on jobs, workforce development, education and health care, but said there’s “more to be done” in asking voters to elect him to another four-year term.
The Assembly passed the GOP sulfide mining bill on a 53-38 vote Thursday with a key amendment to win over among some holdout Senate Republicans. Bill co-author Sen. Tom Tiffany, R-Hazelhurst, told WisPolitics.com earlier this week he was one vote
As congressional Republicans are tackling tax reform at the federal level, Assembly Republicans have announced they’re planning to look into a comprehensive overhaul of the state tax system. To work on the state-level overhaul, the Assembly Ways and Means Committee
Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz cited the ongoing review of a $3 billion incentive package for Foxconn in naming guv candidate and Rep. Dana Wachs to the WEDC Board Tuesday, replacing Rep. Peter Barca, who broke with Dem colleagues to
House Speaker Paul Ryan Monday sidestepped questions on the indictments of former Trump campaign head Paul Manafort and associate Rick Gates. The Janesville Republican said because hadn’t read the indictments he wouldn’t comment further. Still, Ryan conceded it was “big
State Sen. Tim Carpenter, D-Milwaukee, says the process surrounding the state’s contract with Foxconn is being rushed, and he and other WEDC board members need time to study the document before voting on it to “get it right.” “I want
Gov. Scott Walker says he’s committed to working with lawmakers and the EPA to give the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection regulatory authority over concentrated animal feeding operations. Walker made the pledge as part of the Rural Agenda
The UW-Madison Business School is no longer considering a plan to suspend its full-time MBA program for a year to give officials time to discuss possibly discontinuing the program. The news comes after days of uncertainty following a report in
Gov. Scott Walker called on the Department of Corrections Tuesday to appoint an interim superintendent of the state’s juvenile prisons, following attacks on staff. In the letter, Walker suggested “violent individuals in these institutions have become emboldened following repeated media
Facing a bipartisan backlash, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has apologized for calling three GOP senators “terrorists,” saying it “goes against the guidelines I’ve sent for our chamber, and myself.” Still, the Rochester Republican on Monday continued to criticize the actions
In a weekend TV appearance, GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos slammed the veto promises Gov. Scott Walker made with three Republican senators to win their support for the budget, calling the lawmakers “terrorists.” With a 20-13 GOP majority in the
The Dairy Business Association and Department of Natural Resources have settled a lawsuit that claimed the agency is overstepping its regulatory authority. The lawsuit, which DBA first filed in Brown County Circuit Court at the end of July, alleged the
The UW System says it found no other “illegal guarantees or loans” beyond those the system is suing two former UW-Oshkosh officials over, though some minor concerns over transactions between campuses and their private foundations were found. The system has
WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan says the earliest that the agency’s board could vote on the $3 billion incentive package for Foxconn would likely be at its next scheduled meeting Nov. 8. Hogan spoke to reporters after a WEDC board
The state finished 2016-17 with a surplus of $579 million, a better ending balance than what the Legislative Fiscal Bureau had previously projected. The last LFB estimate of a $467 million ending balance, though, did not include a final look
UW System President Ray Cross says his plan to merge UW’s two-year schools with four-year universities would expand the reach of the larger schools and keep the smaller schools in local communities. Cross appeared Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in
Hundreds from across the state gathered at the Capitol Thursday to protest a GOP bill that would crack down on sanctuary cities. Speaker after speaker voiced concerns the legislation could open the door to turning law enforcement into immigration officials,
