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In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Wisconsin House members split over support of the federal farm bill Gov. Scott Walker announces Kimberly-Clark incentive package… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription
Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling fears the Legislature will be left out of any incentive package the outgoing Walker administration negotiates to keep open a Kimberly-Clark plant, saying WEDC’s poor track record puts taxpayers at risk without some layer of
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Gov. Scott Walker says he hopes to make a Kimberly-Clark announcement “in the next few days.” The U.S. Senate signs off on the $867 billion farm bill…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If
Gov. Scott Walker says the lame-duck legislation doesn’t amount to “a fundamental shift in powers” away from incoming Dems Tony Evers and Josh Kaul. Criticizing the “huge misinformation out there” about the bills, the guv told reporters at a stop
On today’s WisPolitics Midday: Gov.-elect Tony Evers announces new ag, energy and natural resources panel A Republican legislator is considering bringing back his “Teacher Protection Act” next session… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a
The head of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation says proposed changes to the way the agency verifies job creation under a new lame-duck bill wouldn’t alter WEDC’s current process for certifying jobs. Instead, WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan told
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Gov.-elect Tony Evers announces his criminal justice council. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says good news may be coming regarding efforts to keep Kimberly-Clark in Wisconsin…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald described some of the GOP’s controversial lame-duck session legislation as “innocuous items” and said Republicans were just “protecting some of the public policy” they passed in eight years under outgoing Gov. Scott Walker. In an
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Tuition increase approved for some UW-Madison students; And a Republican state senator explains his vote against lame-duck legislation…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the lame-duck session.
Gov.-elect Tony Evers says one of the most concerning outcomes of this week’s extraordinary session is a bill that would temporarily take away his power to appoint the head of the state’s top economic development agency. That power over Wisconsin
On today’s Wispolitics Midday: Gov.-elect Tony Evers continues to rail against Republican bills coming out of the lame-duck session; And the UW System Board of Regents meets today to vote on raising pay for university employees…. Please log in to
In today’s WisPolitics Midday: State Senate rejects pre-existing conditions bill. More protests at the Capitol building. Republicans pass three bills in extra session…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription
On today’s Wispolitics MidDay: The assembly and senate are taking up three extraordinary session bills Governor Walker nominates Scott Beightol to the UW Board of Regents… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com
On today’s Wispolitics Midday: Governor Elect Evers’ team is gearing up for a fight ahead of the lame duck session Brad Courtney temporarily re-elected to run the Wisconsin GOP… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have
MILWAUKEE — Gov.-elect Tony Evers says his team is considering “all options” if Republicans’ lame-duck legislation to limit the powers of him and incoming Attorney General Josh Kaul become law. “We are looking at all options,” Evers said at a
GOP lawmakers are considering sweeping new changes to state law that would restrict the powers of Gov.-elect Tony Evers and incoming Dem AG Josh Kaul. The proposals also include changes to in-person absentee voting and state tax law, as well
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss spending from outside groups this election cycle, the future of the Kimberly-Clark incentive package and the upcoming lame-duck session.
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Details begin to emerge for the upcoming lame-duck legislative session. The U.S. Senate passes Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson’s resolution condemning Russia for recent actions…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a
Republican lawmakers are considering changes to state tax laws and a revamped WEDC board with the power to appoint the agency CEO rather than the guv, according to multiple GOP sources. The sources also noted a growing expectation that PSC
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Wisconsin House members split over support of the federal farm bill Gov. Scott Walker announces Kimberly-Clark incentive package… 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
Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling fears the Legislature will be left out of any incentive package the outgoing Walker administration negotiates to keep open a Kimberly-Clark plant, saying WEDC’s poor track record puts taxpayers at risk without some layer of oversight. “The Legislature, the Joint Finance Committee certainly has a
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Gov. Scott Walker says he hopes to make a Kimberly-Clark announcement “in the next few days.” The U.S. Senate signs off on the $867 billion farm bill…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options
Gov. Scott Walker says the lame-duck legislation doesn’t amount to “a fundamental shift in powers” away from incoming Dems Tony Evers and Josh Kaul. Criticizing the “huge misinformation out there” about the bills, the guv told reporters at a stop in Pewaukee Tuesday Evers would still have authority to appoint
On today’s WisPolitics Midday: Gov.-elect Tony Evers announces new ag, energy and natural resources panel A Republican legislator is considering bringing back his “Teacher Protection Act” next session… 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
The head of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation says proposed changes to the way the agency verifies job creation under a new lame-duck bill wouldn’t alter WEDC’s current process for certifying jobs. Instead, WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan told reporters Monday the legislation “clarifies, and it will identify what
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Gov.-elect Tony Evers announces his criminal justice council. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says good news may be coming regarding efforts to keep Kimberly-Clark in Wisconsin…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald described some of the GOP’s controversial lame-duck session legislation as “innocuous items” and said Republicans were just “protecting some of the public policy” they passed in eight years under outgoing Gov. Scott Walker. In an interview that aired Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” Fitzgerald,
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Tuition increase approved for some UW-Madison students; And a Republican state senator explains his vote against lame-duck legislation…. 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
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the lame-duck session.
Gov.-elect Tony Evers says one of the most concerning outcomes of this week’s extraordinary session is a bill that would temporarily take away his power to appoint the head of the state’s top economic development agency. That power over Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation leadership would be restored Sept. 1, after
On today’s Wispolitics Midday: Gov.-elect Tony Evers continues to rail against Republican bills coming out of the lame-duck session; And the UW System Board of Regents meets today to vote on raising pay for university employees…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please
In today’s WisPolitics Midday: State Senate rejects pre-existing conditions bill. More protests at the Capitol building. Republicans pass three bills in extra session…. 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
On today’s Wispolitics MidDay: The assembly and senate are taking up three extraordinary session bills Governor Walker nominates Scott Beightol to the UW Board of Regents… 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
On today’s Wispolitics Midday: Governor Elect Evers’ team is gearing up for a fight ahead of the lame duck session Brad Courtney temporarily re-elected to run the Wisconsin GOP… 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
MILWAUKEE — Gov.-elect Tony Evers says his team is considering “all options” if Republicans’ lame-duck legislation to limit the powers of him and incoming Attorney General Josh Kaul become law. “We are looking at all options,” Evers said at a Milwaukee press conference Sunday. “Obviously litigation is one of them,
GOP lawmakers are considering sweeping new changes to state law that would restrict the powers of Gov.-elect Tony Evers and incoming Dem AG Josh Kaul. The proposals also include changes to in-person absentee voting and state tax law, as well as stripping the guv of the power to appoint the
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss spending from outside groups this election cycle, the future of the Kimberly-Clark incentive package and the upcoming lame-duck session.
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Details begin to emerge for the upcoming lame-duck legislative session. The U.S. Senate passes Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson’s resolution condemning Russia for recent actions…. 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
Republican lawmakers are considering changes to state tax laws and a revamped WEDC board with the power to appoint the agency CEO rather than the guv, according to multiple GOP sources. The sources also noted a growing expectation that PSC Chair Lon Roberts will resign his post, which would then