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WED AM Update: JFC agency briefings; Holtz launches radio ad

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — JFC Dems hammered the Department of Corrections during agency briefings, though they credited Secretary Jon Litscher for making significant progress on several issues. Litscher, testifying into yesterday evening,

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MON AM Update: Schimel promotes Marsy’s Law on ‘UpFront’

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel said amending the state constitution to strengthen the rights of crime victims would even the playing field between victims and defendants. Schimel, who appeared Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” is backing

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FRI AM Update: JFC public hearing in Berlin today; weekly radio addresses

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee is continuing its public hearings today with another at Berlin High School. The hearing kicks off at 10 a.m. See more: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/raw/cid/1377204 — The committee also is pulling 83 policy items Walker proposed, including

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Evers’ margin of victory high after strong win in DPI race

State Superintendent Tony Evers was on pace to easily top his margins of victory for his first two terms, following his election win last night. With almost all precincts in, Evers had 494,845 votes, or 70 percent, while challenger Lowell Holtz had 212,529, or 30 percent. In 2013, Evers beat

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Johnson speaks on Senate floor in ‘strong support’ of Gorsuch

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson spoke on the floor of the Senate last night in “strong support” of Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court as national media reports showed 41 Democrats ready to filibuster Gorsuch’s nomination. Johnson’s speech, where he pushed his colleagues and fellow Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin

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FRI AM Update: JFC completes agency briefings; weekly radio addresses

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee’s agency briefings wrapped up last night. The last item on the agenda was Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed elimination of the Labor and Industry Review Commission, an independent agency that reviews worker disputes. LIRC Chair

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WED AM Update: JFC agency briefings; Holtz launches radio ad

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — JFC Dems hammered the Department of Corrections during agency briefings, though they credited Secretary Jon Litscher for making significant progress on several issues. Litscher, testifying into yesterday evening, highlighted some of those improvements, particularly in improving staff training…

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Holtz releases radio ad with appeal to Wisconsin moms

State schools superintendent challenger Lowell Holtz is going up on radio around the state with an appeal to Wisconsin moms. The 60-second ad also features GOP Sens. Leah Vukmir and Alberta Darling, as well as Rep. Jessie Rodriguez, R-Oak Creek. They cite Holtz’s backing of school choice, his support of

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THU AM Update: Assembly committee to consider OWI bills today

THU AM Update: Assembly committee to consider OWI bills today Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Three bills that would tighten up OWI laws are coming before an Assembly committee this morning for a public hearing. One bill, AB 99 would call for

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