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DC Wrap: House fails to approve Israel funding bill; Senate fails to pass border deal with Ukraine, Israel funding

Thursday, Feb 8, 2024

Wisconsin’s House members split along party lines this week on a bill to provide $17.6 billion to Israel in its ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza as the measure failed 250-180.  The vote came after House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., blasted as “dead on arrival” a $118 billion bipartisan Senate proposal to crack down on border security while providing funding for Ukraine and Israel.

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Phillips vows to stay in presidential race through Wisconsin’s primary

Monday, Feb 5, 2024

U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips, the Dem presidential candidate from Minnesota, insists he will remain in the race through at least Wisconsin’s primary in April after the Wisconsin Supreme Court Friday ordered his name appear on the ballot. “My mission is to demonstrate to the country there’s an alternative,” Phillips said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Feb. 2

Friday, Feb 2, 2024

On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the latest in the redistricting case before the state Supreme Court, Minnesota U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips’ lawsuit to be included on the Dem presidential primary ballot in Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers signing legislation intended to increase dental care access and more.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Jan. 26

Friday, Jan 26, 2024

On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Assembly Republicans passing a bill that would put a 14-week abortion ban before voters, GOP passage of a revised redistricting map, Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address, Republicans’ $2.1 billion tax package and this week’s visits from President Biden and Vice President Harris.

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LFB now projects $3.25 billion surplus, down from $4 billion

Wednesday, Jan 24, 2024

The drop was largely driven by two factors: a decrease in the projected growth of tax collections and the deal Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, struck with UW officials to curtail DEI positions that included additional funds for the system. The latter includes $423 million in state money for building projects on the UW campuses, among other things.

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DC Wrap: House fails to approve Israel funding bill; Senate fails to pass border deal with Ukraine, Israel funding

Thursday, Feb 8, 2024

Wisconsin’s House members split along party lines this week on a bill to provide $17.6 billion to Israel in its ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza as the measure failed 250-180.  The vote came after House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., blasted as “dead on arrival” a $118 billion bipartisan Senate proposal to crack down on border security while providing funding for Ukraine and Israel.

Read More »

Phillips vows to stay in presidential race through Wisconsin’s primary

Monday, Feb 5, 2024

U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips, the Dem presidential candidate from Minnesota, insists he will remain in the race through at least Wisconsin’s primary in April after the Wisconsin Supreme Court Friday ordered his name appear on the ballot. “My mission is to demonstrate to the country there’s an alternative,” Phillips said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.

Read More »

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Feb. 2

Friday, Feb 2, 2024

On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the latest in the redistricting case before the state Supreme Court, Minnesota U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips’ lawsuit to be included on the Dem presidential primary ballot in Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers signing legislation intended to increase dental care access and more.

Read More »

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Jan. 26

Friday, Jan 26, 2024

On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Assembly Republicans passing a bill that would put a 14-week abortion ban before voters, GOP passage of a revised redistricting map, Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address, Republicans’ $2.1 billion tax package and this week’s visits from President Biden and Vice President Harris.

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LFB now projects $3.25 billion surplus, down from $4 billion

Wednesday, Jan 24, 2024

The drop was largely driven by two factors: a decrease in the projected growth of tax collections and the deal Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, struck with UW officials to curtail DEI positions that included additional funds for the system. The latter includes $423 million in state money for building projects on the UW campuses, among other things.

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