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Candidates for state superintendent at a WisPolitics.com forum in Milwaukee disagreed about Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to make a proposed boost in per-pupil school aid contingent on compliance with Act 10. Walker’s plan would increase per-pupil aid by $200 the
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Glenbeulah, says he wants to see President Trump take the lead on the federal budget in his address to Congress Tuesday night. Grothman was a guest Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in partnership with
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross look back at the week in politics in Wisconsin.
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Gov. Scott Walker urged attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference near Washington, D.C., to keep pressing forward with reforms in the face of protests. The Republican guv and chair of the RGA Thursday recounted the protests surrounding Act 10
Gov. Scott Walker today announced DFI Secretary Lon Roberts will replace Phil Montgomery on the PSC after the former GOP state lawmaker’s term ends next month. Walker also announced Department of Financial Institutions Deputy Secretary Jay Risch will replace Roberts
State Superintendent Tony Evers says his primary victory can be chalked up to his focus on the state’s public school kids — and not on the “kind of weird politics and policies” that plagued his challengers in the days leading up
U. S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says many “unanswered questions” remain about contacts between Russia and President Trump, his campaign, his transition team, and his administration. The Madison Democrat is calling for an independent investigation to “get to the bottom of
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John Humphries charged fellow state schools superintendent challenger Lowell Holtz promised him a six-figure job at DPI if he dropped out of the primary and Holtz beat incumbent Tony Evers in the April general election. But Holtz on Wednesday said
Gov. Scott Walker downplayed concerns from lawmakers who’ve been skeptical of his proposal to self-insure state employees, calling the expected savings an “incredible amount” that would be re-invested in public schools. Walker told reporters Tuesday that lawmakers would have to replace the expected two-year savings of $60 million if they nixed the plan.
Gov. Scott Walker is proposing to let the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. give out business loans again after the current budget phases out WEDC’s main loan program.
An unnamed Syrian refugee currently living in Wisconsin is suing the Trump administration over its immigration executive order, saying his wife and 3-year-old daughter “remain trapped in Syria” and their lives are in danger.
Former Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson says he would give President Donald Trump a “strong ‘A’” grade for his first few weeks in the White House. “You’ve got to like somebody who says something and then does it,” Thompson said Sunday
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Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says lawmakers may split with the governor on several areas in his budget, including funding for K-12, tax cuts, the school choice program and self-insurance, among others. Fitzgerald predicted lawmakers will agree to increasing funding
Get to know Wisconsin’s members of Congress, Legislature and executive branch. Buy the 2017 WisPolitics.com Directory & Almanac — a glossy, 20-page booklet that will be an essential item throughout the year. It includes photos and contact information for the
Items for possible changes include, for instance, Walker’s request to add $649 million into K-12 schools, cut tuition at the UW System by 5 percent in the second year of the budget, borrow for his transportation plan and cut certain taxes.
Republican legislative leaders say they may make major tweaks to Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget in the coming months, possibly shifting money to address lawmakers’ priorities. “I like the way the governor laid it out,” said Senate Majority Leader Scott
Candidates for state superintendent at a WisPolitics.com forum in Milwaukee disagreed about Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to make a proposed boost in per-pupil school aid contingent on compliance with Act 10. Walker’s plan would increase per-pupil aid by $200 the first year and $204 the second year of his budget,
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Glenbeulah, says he wants to see President Trump take the lead on the federal budget in his address to Congress Tuesday night. Grothman was a guest Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “Obviously there’s a disagreement behind the scenes among Republicans
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross look back at the week in politics in Wisconsin.
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Gov. Scott Walker urged attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference near Washington, D.C., to keep pressing forward with reforms in the face of protests. The Republican guv and chair of the RGA Thursday recounted the protests surrounding Act 10 in Wisconsin in 2011, comparing them to the current round
Gov. Scott Walker today announced DFI Secretary Lon Roberts will replace Phil Montgomery on the PSC after the former GOP state lawmaker’s term ends next month. Walker also announced Department of Financial Institutions Deputy Secretary Jay Risch will replace Roberts as head of the agency. Before becoming DFI secretary a
State Superintendent Tony Evers says his primary victory can be chalked up to his focus on the state’s public school kids — and not on the “kind of weird politics and policies” that plagued his challengers in the days leading up to the election. Evers told WisPolitics.com in an interview that instead,
U. S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says many “unanswered questions” remain about contacts between Russia and President Trump, his campaign, his transition team, and his administration. The Madison Democrat is calling for an independent investigation to “get to the bottom of this.” “This is a matter that I take so seriously,
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John Humphries charged fellow state schools superintendent challenger Lowell Holtz promised him a six-figure job at DPI if he dropped out of the primary and Holtz beat incumbent Tony Evers in the April general election. But Holtz on Wednesday said the offer was a “rough draft” of ideas and that
Gov. Scott Walker downplayed concerns from lawmakers who’ve been skeptical of his proposal to self-insure state employees, calling the expected savings an “incredible amount” that would be re-invested in public schools. Walker told reporters Tuesday that lawmakers would have to replace the expected two-year savings of $60 million if they nixed the plan.
Gov. Scott Walker is proposing to let the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. give out business loans again after the current budget phases out WEDC’s main loan program.
An unnamed Syrian refugee currently living in Wisconsin is suing the Trump administration over its immigration executive order, saying his wife and 3-year-old daughter “remain trapped in Syria” and their lives are in danger.
Former Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson says he would give President Donald Trump a “strong ‘A’” grade for his first few weeks in the White House. “You’ve got to like somebody who says something and then does it,” Thompson said Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com.
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Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says lawmakers may split with the governor on several areas in his budget, including funding for K-12, tax cuts, the school choice program and self-insurance, among others. Fitzgerald predicted lawmakers will agree to increasing funding for K-12 education in the upcoming biennium. But he wouldn’t
Get to know Wisconsin’s members of Congress, Legislature and executive branch. Buy the 2017 WisPolitics.com Directory & Almanac — a glossy, 20-page booklet that will be an essential item throughout the year. It includes photos and contact information for the post-election lineups in the Assembly, the state Senate, legislative leadership,
Items for possible changes include, for instance, Walker’s request to add $649 million into K-12 schools, cut tuition at the UW System by 5 percent in the second year of the budget, borrow for his transportation plan and cut certain taxes.
Republican legislative leaders say they may make major tweaks to Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget in the coming months, possibly shifting money to address lawmakers’ priorities. “I like the way the governor laid it out,” said Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau. “It’s just, I know the Legislature is probably