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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.
The Dem guv candidates will meet tonight at 6 p.m. in a Milwaukee debate hosted by a media partnership that includes WisPolitics.com.
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. is writing off a more than $1 million loan the agency made to now-bankrupt Green Box in northeastern Wisconsin. The waste-recycling company and its owner, De Pere businessman Ron Van Den Heuvel, have been plagued
U.S. Sen Ron Johnson downplayed the impact of Russian interference on the 2016 election Tuesday and said the U.S. faces “much larger threats.” Nonetheless, Johnson said during last week’s trip to Russia with a GOP congressional delegation that nearly half
Dem U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan says he plans to officially introduce his legislation to abolish ICE on Thursday, as he defended the plan and knocked President Trump’s border policies. Meanwhile, fellow Wisconsin Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin Monday came out against
A Democratic campaign strategist says the gubernatorial primary is still an open race just a few weeks out from the Aug. 14 primary, and three or four candidates have a clear path to the nomination. “I think it’s going to
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the impact of federal and state court developments on Wisconsin; the number of families that claimed that $100-per-child tax rebate; and the state’s announcement it’ll start collecting an internet sales tax on Oct. 1.
The Department of Revenue’s administrative rule to allow the state to begin collecting the sales tax on some online transactions will include an exemption for smaller retailers. The DOR’s announcement yesterday is consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that
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.
The Dem guv candidates will meet tonight at 6 p.m. in a Milwaukee debate hosted by a media partnership that includes WisPolitics.com.
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. is writing off a more than $1 million loan the agency made to now-bankrupt Green Box in northeastern Wisconsin. The waste-recycling company and its owner, De Pere businessman Ron Van Den Heuvel, have been plagued by scandal for years, culminating in Van Den Heuvel earning
U.S. Sen Ron Johnson downplayed the impact of Russian interference on the 2016 election Tuesday and said the U.S. faces “much larger threats.” Nonetheless, Johnson said during last week’s trip to Russia with a GOP congressional delegation that nearly half of a five-hour meeting with Russian officials was dedicated to
Dem U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan says he plans to officially introduce his legislation to abolish ICE on Thursday, as he defended the plan and knocked President Trump’s border policies. Meanwhile, fellow Wisconsin Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin Monday came out against shutting down the agency in charge of enforcing immigration law
A Democratic campaign strategist says the gubernatorial primary is still an open race just a few weeks out from the Aug. 14 primary, and three or four candidates have a clear path to the nomination. “I think it’s going to be a fast and furious final sprint here,” said Joe
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the impact of federal and state court developments on Wisconsin; the number of families that claimed that $100-per-child tax rebate; and the state’s announcement it’ll start collecting an internet sales tax on Oct. 1.
The Department of Revenue’s administrative rule to allow the state to begin collecting the sales tax on some online transactions will include an exemption for smaller retailers. The DOR’s announcement yesterday is consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that cleared the way for states to begin collecting the sales