Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan says U.S. Sen. John McCain has “always been a warrior” and that Americans are behind him as he fights cancer. McCain’s office said yesterday doctors found a brain tumor as he was going through

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement FRWD From WisPolitics.com … — GOP legislative campaign committees outraised Dem counterparts, thanks in part to an advantage in corporate contributions, according to a WisPolitics.com review. The Republicans Assembly Campaign Committee raised $470,856 between two accounts, the most of the four caucuses. RACC pulled in

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — State Superintendent Tony Evers’ campaign finance report shows he outraised opponent Lowell Holtz better than 3-to-1 as the two sparred for the top DPI post. The latest report, which covers March 21 to the end of June, showed

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan has a far bigger warchest than his fellow Wisconsin House members, with U.S. Rep. Ron Kind a distant second. Ryan reported his re-election campaign had $3.4 million in receipts between April 1 and June

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker will be in Rhode Island this weekend for a National Governors Association summer meeting. Walker is scheduled to return to Wisconsin on Sunday morning. Today’s agenda features addresses by Vice President Mike Pence, who previously

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan collected $3.4 million for his personal campaign account during the second quarter of the year, pushing his cash on hand to $11.15 million, according to an aide. Ryan’s personal campaign account is just one

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Dem guv candidate Andy Gronik challenged Gov. Scott Walker to come up with a long-term plan to address the state’s transportation needs and to stop thinking in “two-year cycles.” But in an interview with WisPolitics.com, Gronik declined to

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker, who pledged his fundraising report for the first half of 2017 would send a message about his re-election intentions, raised $3.5 million over the past six months and finished June with $2.4 million in the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Responding to a call from Assembly GOP leaders, Wal-Mart is calling for a 5-cent-per gallon hike in the gasoline tax, but only if the minimum markup on fuel is eliminated. Wal-Mart was among the 17 groups that publicly

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The UW System Board of Regents will vote today on a resolution reaffirming its support for freedom of expression. The resolution says the UW System is “committed to freedom of speech and expression” as it reviews existing policies

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Badger Advocates alumni lobbying group is slamming a plan that would make UW-Madison lose out on some of the state funding going toward the UW System in the next budget. The regents today will vote on the

    WED AM Update — 5 July 2017 Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers – DO NOT FORWARD     Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Dems and labor unions have events planned today on health care. That includes Dem lawmakers and Citizen Action of Wisconsin announcing new legislation

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … Subscribers: There will be no WisPolitics email news updates sent on Monday or Tuesday because of the July 4th holiday. Happy Fourth and thanks for subscribing. — DPI is set to release estimates today of the general school aids

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Insiders are taking Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald’s starkly different tone on a proposal to add a new fee on heavy trucks as a sign the guv is at least open to the idea. Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, told reporters

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Top Republicans are meeting with Gov. Scott Walker today following a tense budget meeting that left GOP legislative leaders voicing blistering criticisms of the process and their colleagues. The two caucuses are divided on the appropriate levels of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says though Wisconsin’s high-risk pool wasn’t perfect and “did exclude people,” it provides important lessons that Congress needs to consider. Johnson said in a telephone town hall meeting yesterday he’s still not sure

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker will be at Klondike Cheese in Monroe today as part of “Wisconsin Cheese Day.” Members of the Walker administration, meanwhile, will visit cheese producers around the state as part of the celebration. Walker spent the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Wisconsin Hospital Association says the health care bill from Senate Republicans “falls far short” of the group’s priorities. WHA President and CEO Eric Borgerding said the bill doesn’t ensure enough access to health care, doesn’t stabilize the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly early this morning passed legislation that looks to guarantee insurance coverage for those with pre-existing conditions. That’s in addition to the chamber’s passage of two big-ticket bills on campus speech and recounts, as well as legislation

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — GOP leaders will continue closed-door talks today on the budget, as they try to strike a deal on the remaining big-ticket items of K-12 education, taxes and transportation. Their offices reported they were making progress following a