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JFC Co-chair Alberta Darling says Senate Republicans “probably don’t” have the votes right now to pass an incentive package to encourage Kimberly-Clark to keep jobs in Wisconsin. But she said at a panel discussion during WMC’s Policy Day 2018 Monday
In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Paul Soglin launches his first TV ad and pre-primary financial reports are due…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says she feels good about her re-election bid but “things could change any moment.” “I am number one on a list that nobody wants to be number one on, and that is super PAC, outside special
In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: WisDems begin a “Fix Our Roads” campaign, Tony Evers is out with his second TV ad, Kelda Roys announces a fundraising milestone and billionaire Diane Hendricks gets behind an effort knocking GOP U.S. Senate candidate
The head of Arkansas’ economic development agency said the Foxconn-like incentives Wisconsin is considering in an attempt to keep open a Kimberly-Clark plant is “unprecedented” for jobs that already exist. The Wisconsin package is part of an effort to keep
In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin releases an ad attacking her top GOP rivals; U.S. Sen Ron Johnson is aiming to meet with US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh this month; and the 1st CD Republican debate is
State schools Superintendent Tony Evers is calling for indexing the revenue limit to inflation and making changes to the way 4-year-old kindergarten is covered as part of his agency’s budget recommendations. The proposals in the Department of Public Instruction’s budget
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin isn’t backing away from her support of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Medicare-for-all plan after a new study from a libertarian policy center found it would boost government health spending by $32.6 trillion over 10 years. Still, the
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he’s more optimistic that the Trump administration will resolve its international trade disputes, and that the president understands the pain the situation is causing in agricultural and manufacturing states. Johnson, who early last week
On this week’s episode, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Patrick Marley, who’s filling in for WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross, and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss where the Senate stands on the Kimberly-Clark incentive package; last night’s U.S. Senate Republican primary debate; and Dem guv candidate Matt Flynn’s pushback on calls to end his campaign due to his defense of the Milwaukee Archdiocese during the priest abuse scandal.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate frontrunners Leah Vukmir and Kevin Nicholson backed President Trump and touted their conservative credentials in a televised debate tonight ahead of next month’s primary. But Vukmir lamented the controversial border policy. “We shouldn’t be separating children
All five Republican candidates are slated to appear in a televised debate hosted by a media partnership that includes WisPolitics.com today at 6 p.m.
GOP Sen. Roger Roth is pushing for a quick Senate vote on a tax incentive package for Kimberly-Clark after the company indicated it was open to accepting state help to keep open a Fox Valley factory. The Appleton Republican also
Dem guv candidate Matt Flynn is continuing to defend his work for the Milwaukee Archdiocese, insisting reporters were misreading a deposition from the former archbishop in which he testified the lawyer kept a list of priest accused of sexually abusing
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Glenbeulah, said it’s “a good thing” President Trump is talking to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and that Trump’s overall policy toward Russia is positive. “I think when you look at President Trump, you have to look
Former Sen. Mike Ellis, who spent 44 years in the state Legislature, has passed away, according to Sen. Roger Roth, who succeeded him for his Appleton-area Senate seat. “Someone once told me that Mike Ellis wasn’t just the leader of
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters cover the latest on the Dem guv race, GOP U.S. Senate primary and fundraising numbers.
Gov. Scott Walker spent nearly $1.6 million on TV ads over the first six months of 2018, according to his campaign finance report. He dropped another $279,195 on online ads. Walker’s TV buys include one for $23,262 in late January
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, said efforts by the Trump administration to reunite children with parents who were detained along the U.S.-Mexican border have been “pathetic.” Pocan visited the border last month. He called the current situation a
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan’s bill to abolish ICE; the debate over Wisconsin’s prison population; and President Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court.
JFC Co-chair Alberta Darling says Senate Republicans “probably don’t” have the votes right now to pass an incentive package to encourage Kimberly-Clark to keep jobs in Wisconsin. But she said at a panel discussion during WMC’s Policy Day 2018 Monday what that final package should look like was in the
In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Paul Soglin launches his first TV ad and pre-primary financial reports are due…. 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
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says she feels good about her re-election bid but “things could change any moment.” “I am number one on a list that nobody wants to be number one on, and that is super PAC, outside special interest spending,” the Madison Democrat said Sunday on “UpFront with
In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: WisDems begin a “Fix Our Roads” campaign, Tony Evers is out with his second TV ad, Kelda Roys announces a fundraising milestone and billionaire Diane Hendricks gets behind an effort knocking GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson. … Please log in to access subscriber content.
The head of Arkansas’ economic development agency said the Foxconn-like incentives Wisconsin is considering in an attempt to keep open a Kimberly-Clark plant is “unprecedented” for jobs that already exist. The Wisconsin package is part of an effort to keep open a plant in the Fox Valley that makes similar
In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin releases an ad attacking her top GOP rivals; U.S. Sen Ron Johnson is aiming to meet with US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh this month; and the 1st CD Republican debate is tonight…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you
State schools Superintendent Tony Evers is calling for indexing the revenue limit to inflation and making changes to the way 4-year-old kindergarten is covered as part of his agency’s budget recommendations. The proposals in the Department of Public Instruction’s budget are elements of the Dem guv candidate’s plan to overhaul
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin isn’t backing away from her support of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Medicare-for-all plan after a new study from a libertarian policy center found it would boost government health spending by $32.6 trillion over 10 years. Still, the Madison Dem’s campaign also stressed that she has supported other
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he’s more optimistic that the Trump administration will resolve its international trade disputes, and that the president understands the pain the situation is causing in agricultural and manufacturing states. Johnson, who early last week was harshly critical of the administration’s plan to spend $12
On this week’s episode, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Patrick Marley, who’s filling in for WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross, and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss where the Senate stands on the Kimberly-Clark incentive package; last night’s U.S. Senate Republican primary debate; and Dem guv candidate Matt Flynn’s pushback on calls to end his campaign due to his defense of the Milwaukee Archdiocese during the priest abuse scandal.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate frontrunners Leah Vukmir and Kevin Nicholson backed President Trump and touted their conservative credentials in a televised debate tonight ahead of next month’s primary. But Vukmir lamented the controversial border policy. “We shouldn’t be separating children from their parents,’’ she said. The debate came just a
All five Republican candidates are slated to appear in a televised debate hosted by a media partnership that includes WisPolitics.com today at 6 p.m.
GOP Sen. Roger Roth is pushing for a quick Senate vote on a tax incentive package for Kimberly-Clark after the company indicated it was open to accepting state help to keep open a Fox Valley factory. The Appleton Republican also said he will need GOP and Dem votes to pass
Dem guv candidate Matt Flynn is continuing to defend his work for the Milwaukee Archdiocese, insisting reporters were misreading a deposition from the former archbishop in which he testified the lawyer kept a list of priest accused of sexually abusing minors. Flynn told reporters yesterday that the list referenced a
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Glenbeulah, said it’s “a good thing” President Trump is talking to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and that Trump’s overall policy toward Russia is positive. “I think when you look at President Trump, you have to look at what he does, not what he says,” Grothman said
Former Sen. Mike Ellis, who spent 44 years in the state Legislature, has passed away, according to Sen. Roger Roth, who succeeded him for his Appleton-area Senate seat. “Someone once told me that Mike Ellis wasn’t just the leader of the Senate, he was the Senate,” Roth said. “No matter
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters cover the latest on the Dem guv race, GOP U.S. Senate primary and fundraising numbers.
Gov. Scott Walker spent nearly $1.6 million on TV ads over the first six months of 2018, according to his campaign finance report. He dropped another $279,195 on online ads. Walker’s TV buys include one for $23,262 in late January with the bulk of it coming in late April. The
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, said efforts by the Trump administration to reunite children with parents who were detained along the U.S.-Mexican border have been “pathetic.” Pocan visited the border last month. He called the current situation a “complete mess,” brought on by a lack of thought and
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan’s bill to abolish ICE; the debate over Wisconsin’s prison population; and President Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court.