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In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Update on Wisconsin county election results. Judges allow Assembly Republicans to become a party in the state’s prominent redistricting case. Joint Finance Committee members hear testimony on Kimberly-Clark incentive package today…. Please log in to
The state Senate failed to confirm just more than 150 of Gov. Scott Walker’s appointments before adjourning the regular season, including PSC Commissioner Rich Zipperer. That means Gov.-elect Tony Evers could rescind all of them his first day in office
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Joint Finance Committee members approve Gov.-elect Tony Evers’ transition budget request. Assembly Democrats are meeting for leadership elections today…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for
In today’s WisPolitics Midday: Assembly Republicans meet to hold leadership elections Speaker Robin Vos says he won’t let Gov.-elect Tony Evers “screw up” the Foxconn deal… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said he is trying to protect Republican-passed laws from being undone by Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers, and suggested some media outlets sensationalized his comments about the balance of power between the governor and lawmakers. In
In today’s WisPolitics Midday: WI Republican leaders looking to roll back authorities given to the Gov by the legislature. JFC hearing for Kimberly-Clark financial package hearing date set…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says GOP lawmakers want to increase legislative authority on things such voter ID rules, but pushed back at the suggestion he and Republicans are trying to undermine Dem Gov.-elect Tony Evers. With Republicans set to
In today’s Midday Update: In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Gov-elect Tony Evers calling on Republicans to “stop playing politics”… 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
Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he’d be open to looking at taking away some authority from the executive branch. “Maybe we made some mistakes giving too much power to Governor Walker,” Vos told reporters in the state Capitol Wednesday.
Republican Gov. Scott Walker said Democrat Tony Evers will “return us to a recession,” while Evers said Walker is lying about protecting people with pre-existing conditions. Both candidates offered their closing arguments to voters in interviews that aired Sunday on
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Sen Elizabeth Warren campaigns for Tammy Baldwin in WI. AG Brad Schimel’s campaign launches new radio ad…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the latest Marquette University Law School poll, the feds’ approval of Medicaid work requirements for Wisconsin and the school voucher program’s cost.
Gov. Scott Walker is pledging the state will pass a bill to guarantee pre-existing condition coverage using “the exact same language that’s in the Affordable Care Act.” Walker’s comments Thursday, during a campaign stop in Waukesha, go further than he
On today’s Wispolitics MidDay: Tony Evers is launching a new tv ad just five days before the election Meanwhile Governor Walker is ratcheting up his plan to protect pre-existing conditions… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t
The federal government has signed off on the state’s plan to institute work requirements for some Medicaid recipients. But the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shot down a provision in Wisconsin’s waiver request asking for permission to drug test
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Recap of the final MU Law School poll… 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
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and and her GOP opponent, Leah Vukmir, are on opposite sides of a plan from President Trump to end birthright citizenship for some born in the U.S. While Baldwin, D-Madison, instead called for “comprehensive immigration reform,”
Gary Storck, a publisher and cannabis activist in Wisconsin, chalks up this year’s unprecedented number of marijuana referendums to “the amazing work of grassroots people all over the state.”
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Tony Evers campaign releases some fundraising information. Gov Walker launches 33rd ad of the campaign. AG candidates trade barbs in new TV ads…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription,
Dem AG candidate Josh Kaul said if elected, he would ask the governor for permission to withdraw the state from a lawsuit over the Affordable Care Act. “I would ask the governor for permission to withdraw, and if that permission
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Update on Wisconsin county election results. Judges allow Assembly Republicans to become a party in the state’s prominent redistricting case. Joint Finance Committee members hear testimony on Kimberly-Clark incentive package today…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please
The state Senate failed to confirm just more than 150 of Gov. Scott Walker’s appointments before adjourning the regular season, including PSC Commissioner Rich Zipperer. That means Gov.-elect Tony Evers could rescind all of them his first day in office unless senators act before year’s end. Even if the Senate
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Joint Finance Committee members approve Gov.-elect Tony Evers’ transition budget request. Assembly Democrats are meeting for leadership elections today…. 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
In today’s WisPolitics Midday: Assembly Republicans meet to hold leadership elections Speaker Robin Vos says he won’t let Gov.-elect Tony Evers “screw up” the Foxconn deal… 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
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said he is trying to protect Republican-passed laws from being undone by Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers, and suggested some media outlets sensationalized his comments about the balance of power between the governor and lawmakers. In an interview that aired Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,”
In today’s WisPolitics Midday: WI Republican leaders looking to roll back authorities given to the Gov by the legislature. JFC hearing for Kimberly-Clark financial package hearing date set…. 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
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says GOP lawmakers want to increase legislative authority on things such voter ID rules, but pushed back at the suggestion he and Republicans are trying to undermine Dem Gov.-elect Tony Evers. With Republicans set to lose the executive branch, Fitzgerald said he and Assembly Speaker
In today’s Midday Update: In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Gov-elect Tony Evers calling on Republicans to “stop playing politics”… 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
Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he’d be open to looking at taking away some authority from the executive branch. “Maybe we made some mistakes giving too much power to Governor Walker,” Vos told reporters in the state Capitol Wednesday. “I’d be open to looking at that to see if
Republican Gov. Scott Walker said Democrat Tony Evers will “return us to a recession,” while Evers said Walker is lying about protecting people with pre-existing conditions. Both candidates offered their closing arguments to voters in interviews that aired Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. Gousha
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Sen Elizabeth Warren campaigns for Tammy Baldwin in WI. AG Brad Schimel’s campaign launches new radio ad…. 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
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the latest Marquette University Law School poll, the feds’ approval of Medicaid work requirements for Wisconsin and the school voucher program’s cost.
Gov. Scott Walker is pledging the state will pass a bill to guarantee pre-existing condition coverage using “the exact same language that’s in the Affordable Care Act.” Walker’s comments Thursday, during a campaign stop in Waukesha, go further than he has before in committing Wisconsin to safeguarding pre-existing conditions. “No
On today’s Wispolitics MidDay: Tony Evers is launching a new tv ad just five days before the election Meanwhile Governor Walker is ratcheting up his plan to protect pre-existing conditions… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the
The federal government has signed off on the state’s plan to institute work requirements for some Medicaid recipients. But the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shot down a provision in Wisconsin’s waiver request asking for permission to drug test recipients of BadgerCare Plus, instead opting to require recipients to
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Recap of the final MU Law School poll… 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.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and and her GOP opponent, Leah Vukmir, are on opposite sides of a plan from President Trump to end birthright citizenship for some born in the U.S. While Baldwin, D-Madison, instead called for “comprehensive immigration reform,” Vukmir, R-Brookfield, characterized Trump’s idea as “courageous leadership to fix
Gary Storck, a publisher and cannabis activist in Wisconsin, chalks up this year’s unprecedented number of marijuana referendums to “the amazing work of grassroots people all over the state.”
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Tony Evers campaign releases some fundraising information. Gov Walker launches 33rd ad of the campaign. AG candidates trade barbs in new TV ads…. 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,
Dem AG candidate Josh Kaul said if elected, he would ask the governor for permission to withdraw the state from a lawsuit over the Affordable Care Act. “I would ask the governor for permission to withdraw, and if that permission is granted, I would ask the court for permission to