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WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross looked back on the week in politics in Wisconsin.
The Joint Finance Committee Thursday green-lighted Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to drug test Medicaid recipients, adopting a GOP motion that also left intact many of the other changes to both Medicaid and food stamps the guv was pushing for. In
A bill that would eliminate the state’s personal property tax starting next year was largely supported Wednesday in a public hearing, where backers touted it as a business-friendly measure that would remove unnecessary burdens. But Dems on the Senate committee
Wisconsin Republicans Tuesday announced plans for a center at UW-Madison named after former Gov. Tommy Thompson, whose tenure was highlighted at an all-day symposium at the Capitol. They said the center would foster research into public policy and bring speakers
Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca and state Dems are seizing on a new study showing a jump in public works contracts to out-of-state companies since changes to prevailing wage laws took effect this year. But a key group that supports
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, says Congress needs assurances that President Trump will not again share classified information with people who aren’t supposed to have it. Appearing on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” Kind discussed the investigations of Trump’s campaign
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com editor JR Ross talk about the biggest stories of the week as they relate to Wisconsin state government.
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Sen. Steve Nass clashed with the UW System Thursday on whether it’s trying to use public funds to “bail out” the UW-Oshkosh Foundation. The UW System is currently suing a former UW-Oshkosh chancellor and former vice chancellor in a lawsuit
Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke, who announced in a radio interview today he’s leaving his post to join the Trump administration, said he has several people in mind to replace him. A Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman did not confirm Clarke’s
Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke says his new bill aimed at setting up periodic reviews of administrative rules would help lawmakers avoid the “logistical nightmare” of conducting those reviews all at once. Steineke, R-Kaukauna, said Republicans have learned that trying
Republican activists attending this weekend’s Wisconsin Republican Party convention prefer to see state Sen. Leah Vukmir as the party’s nominee next year to take on Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, according to a WisPolitics.com straw poll. They also strongly approve
Mike McCabe says a run for governor next year looks likely, and he expects to make an announcement sometime after Labor Day. More than 200 people from around the state have signed a letter to the former director of the
This post is part of our coverage of the 2017 state GOP convention in Wisconsin Dells. See more coverage here. Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch said Republicans need to “bring it” in 2018 in order to see victory. Kleefisch said Democrats
This post is part of our coverage of the 2017 state GOP convention in Wisconsin Dells. See more coverage here. AG Brad Schimel slammed possible Dem opponent Josh Kaul as the “handpicked lawyer” of George Soros who was one of
This post is part of our coverage of the 2017 state GOP convention in Wisconsin Dells. See the rest of our coverage here. State Treasurer Matt Adamczyk said the elimination of the treasurer’s office will be a “symbolic win for limited
This post is part of our coverage of the 2017 state GOP convention in Wisconsin Dells. See the rest of our coverage here. Senate President Roger Roth praised Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald for his early support of President Trump. The
This post is part of our coverage of the 2017 state GOP convention in Wisconsin Dells. See the rest of our coverage here. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos decried a “plague of political correctness on college campuses” as he called for new
This post is part of our coverage of the 2017 state GOP convention in Wisconsin Dells. See the rest of our coverage here. Gov. Scott Walker hosted a reception today to kick off the state GOP convention at Chula Vista Resort
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com editor JR Ross review the week’s biggest news stories in state government.
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross looked back on the week in politics in Wisconsin.
The Joint Finance Committee Thursday green-lighted Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to drug test Medicaid recipients, adopting a GOP motion that also left intact many of the other changes to both Medicaid and food stamps the guv was pushing for. In addition to making Wisconsin the first state to require certain
A bill that would eliminate the state’s personal property tax starting next year was largely supported Wednesday in a public hearing, where backers touted it as a business-friendly measure that would remove unnecessary burdens. But Dems on the Senate committee worried the funds wouldn’t be completely backfilled by state aid,
Wisconsin Republicans Tuesday announced plans for a center at UW-Madison named after former Gov. Tommy Thompson, whose tenure was highlighted at an all-day symposium at the Capitol. They said the center would foster research into public policy and bring speakers to System campuses from diverse viewpoints. Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester,
Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca and state Dems are seizing on a new study showing a jump in public works contracts to out-of-state companies since changes to prevailing wage laws took effect this year. But a key group that supports repealing prevailing wage laws called the study a flawed analysis.
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, says Congress needs assurances that President Trump will not again share classified information with people who aren’t supposed to have it. Appearing on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” Kind discussed the investigations of Trump’s campaign and Russian interference in the U.S. election, and also Trump’s
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com editor JR Ross talk about the biggest stories of the week as they relate to Wisconsin state government.
… 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.
Sen. Steve Nass clashed with the UW System Thursday on whether it’s trying to use public funds to “bail out” the UW-Oshkosh Foundation. The UW System is currently suing a former UW-Oshkosh chancellor and former vice chancellor in a lawsuit that alleges the two approved “illegal transfers” of money for
Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke, who announced in a radio interview today he’s leaving his post to join the Trump administration, said he has several people in mind to replace him. A Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman did not confirm Clarke’s appointment. Clarke told conservative talk show host Vicki McKenna while
Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke says his new bill aimed at setting up periodic reviews of administrative rules would help lawmakers avoid the “logistical nightmare” of conducting those reviews all at once. Steineke, R-Kaukauna, said Republicans have learned that trying to “review all 1,100 pages of administrative rules at one
Republican activists attending this weekend’s Wisconsin Republican Party convention prefer to see state Sen. Leah Vukmir as the party’s nominee next year to take on Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, according to a WisPolitics.com straw poll. They also strongly approve of President Trump’s job performance. Just more than 47 percent
Mike McCabe says a run for governor next year looks likely, and he expects to make an announcement sometime after Labor Day. More than 200 people from around the state have signed a letter to the former director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign asking him to run. “It’s not my
This post is part of our coverage of the 2017 state GOP convention in Wisconsin Dells. See more coverage here. Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch said Republicans need to “bring it” in 2018 in order to see victory. Kleefisch said Democrats are attempting to organize and that Republicans can’t expect any
This post is part of our coverage of the 2017 state GOP convention in Wisconsin Dells. See more coverage here. AG Brad Schimel slammed possible Dem opponent Josh Kaul as the “handpicked lawyer” of George Soros who was one of Hillary Clinton’s attorneys in the “wasteful” recount of Wisconsin’s presidential
This post is part of our coverage of the 2017 state GOP convention in Wisconsin Dells. See the rest of our coverage here. State Treasurer Matt Adamczyk said the elimination of the treasurer’s office will be a “symbolic win for limited local government.” Adamczyk who came out to Europe’s “The Final
This post is part of our coverage of the 2017 state GOP convention in Wisconsin Dells. See the rest of our coverage here. Senate President Roger Roth praised Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald for his early support of President Trump. The Appleton Republican said Fitzgerald was willing to stand up when
This post is part of our coverage of the 2017 state GOP convention in Wisconsin Dells. See the rest of our coverage here. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos decried a “plague of political correctness on college campuses” as he called for new free speech protections at UW System schools. Vos, R-Rochester, told
This post is part of our coverage of the 2017 state GOP convention in Wisconsin Dells. See the rest of our coverage here. Gov. Scott Walker hosted a reception today to kick off the state GOP convention at Chula Vista Resort in the Wisconsin Dells. The reception featured a fish fry,
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com editor JR Ross review the week’s biggest news stories in state government.