‘Rewind’: Your week in review

This week on ‘Rewind’: WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the guv’s race and newest addition Madison Mayor Paul Soglin; the latest on the Ethics and Elections commissions; and the new bill from JFC Co-chair John Nygren, R-Marinette, to pump aid into low-revenue school districts.

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Rewind: Your week in review

On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the upcoming political calendar, Gov. Scott Walker’s decision to transition youthful offenders out of Lincoln Hills and the Jan. 16 special election.

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2017 Year-end WisPolitics.com Stock Report

A state budget that dragged into September and a proposed $10 billion Foxconn manufacturing plant in southeastern Wisconsin were some of the top stories of 2017. Meanwhile, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, helped shepherd through the GOP tax bill as

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Lasee, Ripp to join Walker administration next week

GOP state Sen. Frank Lasee and Rep. Keith Ripp are joining the Walker administration next week, according to the guv’s office. The GOP lawmakers, who resigned their seats in the Legislature on Friday, will double their salaries. Ripp, R-Lodi, will

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Rewind: Your week in review

On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the GOP leaders’ call for Ethics and Elections commission Administrators Brian Bell and Michael Haas to resign; reports this week that House Speaker Paul Ryan’s stepping down in 2018; and the Dec. 19 special elections.

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‘Rewind’: Your week in review

This week on ‘Rewind’: WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the guv’s race and newest addition Madison Mayor Paul Soglin; the latest on the Ethics and Elections commissions; and the new bill from JFC Co-chair John Nygren, R-Marinette, to pump aid into low-revenue school districts.

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Fitzgerald, Nass offices: Ethics Commission has opened probe of ‘partisan influence’ directed at agency administrator

The offices of Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Sen. Steve Nass told WisPolitics.com they have been contacted by an attorney hired by the Ethics Commission to probe charges of “partisan influence” directed at agency Administrator Brian Bell. The Ethics Commission declined comment Tuesday, citing confidentiality laws regarding agency investigations.

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Rewind: Your week in review

On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the upcoming political calendar, Gov. Scott Walker’s decision to transition youthful offenders out of Lincoln Hills and the Jan. 16 special election.

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Walker open to accelerating plans to revamp youth prison system

Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to move youthful offenders from prisons in northern Wisconsin to new regional facilities wouldn’t kick in until at least 2019. But with some Dems complaining the transition of offenders wouldn’t be fast enough, Walker’s office signaled late this afternoon he was ready to work with lawmakers

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2017 Year-end WisPolitics.com Stock Report

A state budget that dragged into September and a proposed $10 billion Foxconn manufacturing plant in southeastern Wisconsin were some of the top stories of 2017. Meanwhile, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, helped shepherd through the GOP tax bill as speculation popped up around his future in politics. And while

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Lasee, Ripp to join Walker administration next week

GOP state Sen. Frank Lasee and Rep. Keith Ripp are joining the Walker administration next week, according to the guv’s office. The GOP lawmakers, who resigned their seats in the Legislature on Friday, will double their salaries. Ripp, R-Lodi, will take over the No. 3 spot at the Department of

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Hintz: Zepnick no longer caucusing with Assembly Dems

Minority Leader Gordon Hintz said Rep. Josh Zepnick is no longer caucusing with Assembly Dems after he was accused of kissing two women without their consent at political events in 2011 and 2015. But Hintz declined to go into details with WisPolitics.com about the Milwaukee lawmaker’s status with the caucus

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Rewind: Your week in review

On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the GOP leaders’ call for Ethics and Elections commission Administrators Brian Bell and Michael Haas to resign; reports this week that House Speaker Paul Ryan’s stepping down in 2018; and the Dec. 19 special elections.

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