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Wisconsin’s proposed incentive package to keep hundreds of Kimberly-Clark jobs may not be be the most expensive in recent history, but it is one of the most generous for job retention when calculated on a jobs-per-dollar basis, a WisBusiness.com review
Mike and Mary Sue Shannon each gave the maximum contribution to Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign in June 2017. The same day Walker’s campaign reported the $20,000 donations from the Denver couple — both are UW-Madison graduates, and Mike Shannon went
In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: We’ll tell you why the IRS has to pay Wisconsin back $89 million Governor Walker is firing back at Tony Evers on Twitter… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a
Foxconn Technology Group is pledging to invest $100 million in UW-Madison to further engineering research and create a new tech facility on the university’s campus. The deal, unveiled at a joint news conference yesterday, also includes plans to set up
In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: Foxconn announces big investment in research at UW-Madison; Michael Brennan confirmed as a justice 7th circuit US Court of Appeals…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for
Democratic candidate for governor Tony Evers responded to negative ads Republicans are running against him by calling GOP Gov. Scott Walker a “slash-and-burn politician,” adding his campaign expected the advertising onslaught. Some of the TV ads currently running slam Evers,
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the Marquette University Law School poll results, Gov. Scott Walker’s use of the state’s planes; and key races in the state Senate this fall.
The Board of Regents has signed off on the UW System asking for a $108 million boost in state aid for its next two-year operating budget and a $1.9 billion capital budget for large projects. The $6.3 billion operating budget
In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: Highlights of the new Marquette Law School poll and UW-Madison Board of Regents considers next two year budget…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options
The board that controls state employees’ health benefits has voted to again cover gender identity-related benefits and services. The vote comes after the Group Insurance Board opted to do so in July 2016, before rolling back the call in early
In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: We’ll tell you the findings of the new Marquette Law Poll out this afternoon and Dems are asking more questions about the FoxConn investment in Wisconsin…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you
Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz is questioning the Walker administration why it continues to sell the Foxconn plant as a $10 billion project that will create up to 13,000 jobs even after the Taiwanese manufacturer pulled back on its initial
In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: A conservative group is out with a new ad backing Governor Scott Walker on education and the State Ethics Commission considers revamping its website after complaints…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t
The liberal One Wisconsin Now is knocking Gov. Scott Walker for his “misuse and abuse” of taxpayer-funded flights on the state plane in the two-and-a-half years after his failed presidential bid came to a close. Public records the group released
In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: A former Scott Walker cabinet member is part of a digital ad backing Tony Evers; UW is requesting a $108 million increase in state aid for the next budget; Republican U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir says she is
Republican U.S. Senate nominee Leah Vukmir says she is optimistic she will win the votes of Trump supporters, even though TV ads in the primary blasted her for her 2016 comments that Trump was “offensive.” Vukmir said she supported Donald
In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: A business group’s ad buy against Tony Evers is now over $2.5 million; AG Brad Schimel hands out the remaining $2.6 million of the first round of school safety grants and a Democrat is on track to
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss results in the governor and U.S. Senate races, as well as in several key legislative primaries, and look ahead to the November matchups.
AG Brad Schimel has awarded the remainder of the first round school safety grants. Schimel yesterday announced 60 schools and districts will get the remaining $2.6 million in funding. That leaves some $48 million in funding for applicants interested in
In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: We’ll tell you what Senator Ron Johnson is doing to help the Vukmir campaign and a conservative judge formally announces his bid for the State Supreme Court…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t
Wisconsin’s proposed incentive package to keep hundreds of Kimberly-Clark jobs may not be be the most expensive in recent history, but it is one of the most generous for job retention when calculated on a jobs-per-dollar basis, a WisBusiness.com review finds. An economic development official in Arkansas, which is trying
Mike and Mary Sue Shannon each gave the maximum contribution to Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign in June 2017. The same day Walker’s campaign reported the $20,000 donations from the Denver couple — both are UW-Madison graduates, and Mike Shannon went on to found a multibillion dollar private equity firm —
In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: We’ll tell you why the IRS has to pay Wisconsin back $89 million Governor Walker is firing back at Tony Evers on Twitter… 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
Foxconn Technology Group is pledging to invest $100 million in UW-Madison to further engineering research and create a new tech facility on the university’s campus. The deal, unveiled at a joint news conference yesterday, also includes plans to set up the Foxconn Institute for Research in Science and Technology, in
In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: Foxconn announces big investment in research at UW-Madison; Michael Brennan confirmed as a justice 7th circuit US Court of Appeals…. 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
Democratic candidate for governor Tony Evers responded to negative ads Republicans are running against him by calling GOP Gov. Scott Walker a “slash-and-burn politician,” adding his campaign expected the advertising onslaught. Some of the TV ads currently running slam Evers, who is the superintendent of the state Department of Public
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the Marquette University Law School poll results, Gov. Scott Walker’s use of the state’s planes; and key races in the state Senate this fall.
The Board of Regents has signed off on the UW System asking for a $108 million boost in state aid for its next two-year operating budget and a $1.9 billion capital budget for large projects. The $6.3 billion operating budget request includes a total ask of $888 million in general
In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: Highlights of the new Marquette Law School poll and UW-Madison Board of Regents considers next two year budget…. 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
The board that controls state employees’ health benefits has voted to again cover gender identity-related benefits and services. The vote comes after the Group Insurance Board opted to do so in July 2016, before rolling back the call in early 2017. Wednesday’s narrow 5-4 decision comes as the Department of
In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: We’ll tell you the findings of the new Marquette Law Poll out this afternoon and Dems are asking more questions about the FoxConn investment 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
Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz is questioning the Walker administration why it continues to sell the Foxconn plant as a $10 billion project that will create up to 13,000 jobs even after the Taiwanese manufacturer pulled back on its initial plans for the facility. Hintz, D-Oshkosh, wrote in a letter
In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: A conservative group is out with a new ad backing Governor Scott Walker on education and the State Ethics Commission considers revamping its website after complaints…. 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 liberal One Wisconsin Now is knocking Gov. Scott Walker for his “misuse and abuse” of taxpayer-funded flights on the state plane in the two-and-a-half years after his failed presidential bid came to a close. Public records the group released today showed that between September 2015 and April 2018, Walker
In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: A former Scott Walker cabinet member is part of a digital ad backing Tony Evers; UW is requesting a $108 million increase in state aid for the next budget; Republican U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir says she is confident she will win the votes of President Trump’s supporters….
Republican U.S. Senate nominee Leah Vukmir says she is optimistic she will win the votes of Trump supporters, even though TV ads in the primary blasted her for her 2016 comments that Trump was “offensive.” Vukmir said she supported Donald Trump after he became the Republican nominee in 2016, and
In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: A business group’s ad buy against Tony Evers is now over $2.5 million; AG Brad Schimel hands out the remaining $2.6 million of the first round of school safety grants and a Democrat is on track to become the second youngest person ever elected to the legislature….
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss results in the governor and U.S. Senate races, as well as in several key legislative primaries, and look ahead to the November matchups.
AG Brad Schimel has awarded the remainder of the first round school safety grants. Schimel yesterday announced 60 schools and districts will get the remaining $2.6 million in funding. That leaves some $48 million in funding for applicants interested in the second round of grant funding to shore up mental
In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: We’ll tell you what Senator Ron Johnson is doing to help the Vukmir campaign and a conservative judge formally announces his bid for the State Supreme Court…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the