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House Speaker Paul Ryan has long been eying a chance to make dramatic changes to Medicare. But former Gov. Tommy Thompson says that’s not likely to happen anytime soon, given the list of big issues Congress and President Trump are
If some of the immediate counter-reaction to President Trump looked familiar, it’s because Wisconsin has “seen this movie before,” says Dem pollster Paul Maslin. Tens of thousands of protesters gathered around the Capitol last weekend to protest Trump, at levels
State superintendent candidate John Humphries says his turn-around on Act 10 could help him with conservatives as he heads into a primary next month. Humphries, a former Dodgeville School District official who lives in Mt. Horeb, signed the recall petition
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos took a measured approach toward what two Wisconsin political figures in key national roles, House Speaker Paul Ryan and President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Reince Priebus, could do to help the state. Speaking at a
The state’s new Medicaid director says the Walker administration is considering significant changes to its long-term care programs, even if they’re not the controversial overhaul it had pursued in the 2015-17 budget. Michael Heifetz, who started two months ago and
Assembly Dems will stage listening tours in 2017 to better connect with residents and revamp the ADCC after this fall’s disappointing election results, Minority Leader Peter Barca tells WisPolitics.com The listening tours, part of a Capitol-based effort to reach out
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos tells WisPolitics.com he’s not getting ahead of his caucus in the discussion over possible revenue uppers for transportation in the next budget, saying his members have made clear one of their top priorities is shoring up
Gov. Scott Walker says the fundraising report he files in July will tell people whether he’s serious about running for a third term. If his past campaigns are any guide, that would mean a haul in the neighborhood of $1.1
Lowell Holtz’s bid for state schools superintendent is grounded in local control and collaboration to solve what he says are unacceptable statewide graduation and achievement rates. It’s a strategy Holtz says he’s used multiple times in several Wisconsin school districts.
House Speaker Paul Ryan has long been eying a chance to make dramatic changes to Medicare. But former Gov. Tommy Thompson says that’s not likely to happen anytime soon, given the list of big issues Congress and President Trump are looking to tackle. “You can only gore so many cows
If some of the immediate counter-reaction to President Trump looked familiar, it’s because Wisconsin has “seen this movie before,” says Dem pollster Paul Maslin. Tens of thousands of protesters gathered around the Capitol last weekend to protest Trump, at levels Wisconsin hadn’t seen since the 2011 fight over Gov. Scott
State superintendent candidate John Humphries says his turn-around on Act 10 could help him with conservatives as he heads into a primary next month. Humphries, a former Dodgeville School District official who lives in Mt. Horeb, signed the recall petition against Gov. Scott Walker and also gave $35 to his
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos took a measured approach toward what two Wisconsin political figures in key national roles, House Speaker Paul Ryan and President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Reince Priebus, could do to help the state. Speaking at a WisPolitics luncheon in Madison Jan. 18, Vos acknowledged the limitations
The state’s new Medicaid director says the Walker administration is considering significant changes to its long-term care programs, even if they’re not the controversial overhaul it had pursued in the 2015-17 budget. Michael Heifetz, who started two months ago and was previously the state budget director, didn’t rule out a
Assembly Dems will stage listening tours in 2017 to better connect with residents and revamp the ADCC after this fall’s disappointing election results, Minority Leader Peter Barca tells WisPolitics.com The listening tours, part of a Capitol-based effort to reach out to the state’s working class, will be held by members
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos tells WisPolitics.com he’s not getting ahead of his caucus in the discussion over possible revenue uppers for transportation in the next budget, saying his members have made clear one of their top priorities is shoring up the fund. Vos, R-Rochester, has aggressively pushed for keeping revenue
Gov. Scott Walker says the fundraising report he files in July will tell people whether he’s serious about running for a third term. If his past campaigns are any guide, that would mean a haul in the neighborhood of $1.1 million to $3.5 million. Walker told WisPolitics.com he doesn’t have
Lowell Holtz’s bid for state schools superintendent is grounded in local control and collaboration to solve what he says are unacceptable statewide graduation and achievement rates. It’s a strategy Holtz says he’s used multiple times in several Wisconsin school districts. And each time, the approach has worked, he added. Now