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Vice President Mike Pence will be in Waukesha tomorrow to boost the administration’s push to overhaul the nation’s tax code. Pence will be joined by Gov. Scott Walker for a visit to Weldall Manufacturing Inc., a large welding and fabrication
Two University of Wisconsin chancellors say the new Badger Promise program offers affordability and access to a four-year degree. “This is making UW-Madison affordable to a large number of students coming out of two-year schools,” said UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank,
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross review the news of the week in state politics.
Gov. Scott Walker signed a nearly $76 billion two-year state budget Thursday in Neenah as he touted the state’s investment in education — from the elementary level through tech colleges and the UW System. Addressing a gym at a Neenah
Gov. Scott Walker vetoed the Joint Finance Committee’s power to review the release of $252.4 million in general obligation bonds for I-94 north-south as part of the $3 billion Foxconn bill he signed Monday. Under the bill, the state has
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, says the health care plan he has drafted with several other Republican senators stands a “very good chance” of passing. The plan would take money now being spent on the Affordable Care Act and turn
MADISON — For speakers at the 16th annual Fighting Bob Fest, the message to the audience was clear: the time is now. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, said that’s because under what she described as a dysfunctional Trump administration, the
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross discuss the significant news of the week in state politics.
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald is holding open the option of coming in over the weekend to take up the state budget if needed as several of his members continued to hold out. But Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said again
A group that represents the tech company Airbnb says it’s opposing a budget provision that would add requirements to homeowners who want to rent out their property on the platform. The Travel Technology Association wrote to lawmakers Monday warning of
Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, may offer hope for the protection of young immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, said state Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa. The Milwaukee Dem, who represents a majority Latino district, said the Trump
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross discuss the news of the week in state politics.
State Rep. Gordon Hintz, of Oshkosh, announced today he will run to replace Peter Barca as Assembly minority leader. “I am running to serve as leader of the Assembly Democrats and will be issuing a letter announcing my intent this
Peter Barca, who led Assembly Dems through the debate over Act 10 but was unable to make progress on pulling them out of the minority over three election cycles, will resign his leadership position at the end of this month.
GOP state Sen. Leah Vukmir officially kicked off her campaign for the U.S. Senate today, saying in a four-minute video Wisconsin needs a “real conservative” to change leadership in Washington, D.C. Vukmir, a 14-year veteran of the state Legislature, is
In addition to the challenge coins promoting the agency’s “Kicking Ass Every Day” motto, Attorney General Brad Schimel’s Department of Justice has also bought candy blood clots, pistol cases and custom fortune cookies including the message “The time is right
The Joint Finance Committee Tuesday approved a GOP transportation package that calls for cutting 200 DOT jobs and pre-empting some local regulations of quarries used for road and construction projects. The committee also approved an amended version of the $3
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Wisconsin more than doubled its incentive package for Foxconn after initially offering the Taiwanese manufacturer $1.1 billion to bring jobs to the state, according to records obtained by WisPolitics.com and confirmed by the guv’s office. Along with pushing the state’s
Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp is stepping down to take a job at the U.S. EPA, Gov. Scott Walker announced today. Stepp will be the deputy administrator for Region 7, which includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska along
Vice President Mike Pence will be in Waukesha tomorrow to boost the administration’s push to overhaul the nation’s tax code. Pence will be joined by Gov. Scott Walker for a visit to Weldall Manufacturing Inc., a large welding and fabrication company. There, they will meet local business leaders, community officials
Two University of Wisconsin chancellors say the new Badger Promise program offers affordability and access to a four-year degree. “This is making UW-Madison affordable to a large number of students coming out of two-year schools,” said UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank, who appeared on “UpFront with Mike Gousha” alongside UW Colleges
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross review the news of the week in state politics.
Gov. Scott Walker signed a nearly $76 billion two-year state budget Thursday in Neenah as he touted the state’s investment in education — from the elementary level through tech colleges and the UW System. Addressing a gym at a Neenah elementary school before signing the document, Walker talked up a
Gov. Scott Walker vetoed the Joint Finance Committee’s power to review the release of $252.4 million in general obligation bonds for I-94 north-south as part of the $3 billion Foxconn bill he signed Monday. Under the bill, the state has to receive federal money before the bonds could be released.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, says the health care plan he has drafted with several other Republican senators stands a “very good chance” of passing. The plan would take money now being spent on the Affordable Care Act and turn it over to the states in the form of block
MADISON — For speakers at the 16th annual Fighting Bob Fest, the message to the audience was clear: the time is now. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, said that’s because under what she described as a dysfunctional Trump administration, the “challenges and struggles of hard-working Wisconsinites just aren’t being dealt
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross discuss the significant news of the week in state politics.
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald is holding open the option of coming in over the weekend to take up the state budget if needed as several of his members continued to hold out. But Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said again Thursday the Assembly would not return to cast another budget
A group that represents the tech company Airbnb says it’s opposing a budget provision that would add requirements to homeowners who want to rent out their property on the platform. The Travel Technology Association wrote to lawmakers Monday warning of the “unintended consequences” of a tax provision that the Joint
Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, may offer hope for the protection of young immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, said state Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa. The Milwaukee Dem, who represents a majority Latino district, said the Trump administration’s move to rescind DACA — the Deferred Action for
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross discuss the news of the week in state politics.
State Rep. Gordon Hintz, of Oshkosh, announced today he will run to replace Peter Barca as Assembly minority leader. “I am running to serve as leader of the Assembly Democrats and will be issuing a letter announcing my intent this afternoon,” Hintz wrote in a text message to WisPolitics.com. Hintz
Peter Barca, who led Assembly Dems through the debate over Act 10 but was unable to make progress on pulling them out of the minority over three election cycles, will resign his leadership position at the end of this month. Barca was challenged for his leadership post after the 2014
GOP state Sen. Leah Vukmir officially kicked off her campaign for the U.S. Senate today, saying in a four-minute video Wisconsin needs a “real conservative” to change leadership in Washington, D.C. Vukmir, a 14-year veteran of the state Legislature, is the second Republican to formally declare for the Senate race
In addition to the challenge coins promoting the agency’s “Kicking Ass Every Day” motto, Attorney General Brad Schimel’s Department of Justice has also bought candy blood clots, pistol cases and custom fortune cookies including the message “The time is right to make new friends.” In all over the last two-and-a-half
The Joint Finance Committee Tuesday approved a GOP transportation package that calls for cutting 200 DOT jobs and pre-empting some local regulations of quarries used for road and construction projects. The committee also approved an amended version of the $3 billion Foxconn bill 12-4 along party lines that would require
… 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.
Wisconsin more than doubled its incentive package for Foxconn after initially offering the Taiwanese manufacturer $1.1 billion to bring jobs to the state, according to records obtained by WisPolitics.com and confirmed by the guv’s office. Along with pushing the state’s share of the incentive package to $2.85 billion, Wisconsin went
Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp is stepping down to take a job at the U.S. EPA, Gov. Scott Walker announced today. Stepp will be the deputy administrator for Region 7, which includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska along with nine tribal nations. Her last day at the DNR