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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee today will wrap up its public hearings on Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget with a final hearing in Marinette, the home town of GOP
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — An Assembly committee today will take up the last two special session bills aimed at battling opioid abuse. The full chamber already signed off on nine of
The state Dem party in an ad yesterday urged President Donald Trump to prioritize Wisconsin workers, following his signing of an executive order on American-made goods yesterday. Trump signed the order after a speech at Kenosha-based manufacturer Snap-on Inc. that
A new study from a UW-Madison economist estimates the state’s manufacturing and ag tax credit led to an increase of nearly 21,000 manufacturing jobs by September 2016. The study from Noah Williams, a UW-Madison economics professor who advised the presidential
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — A new study from a UW-Madison economist estimates the state’s manufacturing and ag tax credit led to an increase of nearly 21,000 manufacturing jobs by September 2016. The
Walker’s campaign is running a statewide digital ad telling people to call their lawmakers and ask them to “cut taxes not raise them.” The ads come as Walker and Assembly Republicans continue their battle over whether the state needs to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — President Donald Trump today will make his first stop in Wisconsin since taking office, signing an executive order and speaking at Kenosha-based tool manufacturer Snap-on this afternoon. The
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — President Donald Trump is coming back to Wisconsin on Tuesday for a stop in Kenosha. Trump will speak at the Kenosha tool manufacturer Snap-on, according to the White
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker has cancelled the Governor’s Easter Egg Hunt tomorrow as the authorities continue searching for Joseph Jakubowski, who allegedly stole 18 firearms from a Janesville gun
The state GOP has launched a new website highlighting the “disarray” from Wisconsin Democrats ahead of the 2018 elections. The website, DemocratsInDisarray.com, has a photo of a conference room overlooking the Capitol, letting viewers scroll over icons that lead to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — An Assembly committee today will hear from several speakers on performance-based funding systems in higher education. Gov. Scott Walker has proposed adding $42.5 million toward the UW System
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly and Senate versions of a bill that would require juvenile correctional officers to report child abuse are before an Assembly committee this morning. The legislation would require
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — A bill that would require FoodShare recipients to pay child support in order to get benefits gets a public hearing this morning before an Assembly committee. Under the
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,
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
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The state Assembly is voting on legislation today that would change a law letting Dane County towns opt out of the county’s zoning rules. Dems this week delayed
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
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — State Superintendent Tony Evers chalked up his easy win over challenger Lowell Holtz to his role as “the chief advocate” of public school kids. Evers also struck an
Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin released a digital ad campaign today and a series of billboards around the state to support crime victims’ rights. Featured in the ad are Attorney General Brad Schimel and Rep. Todd Novak, R-Dodgeville, as well as
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
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee today will wrap up its public hearings on Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget with a final hearing in Marinette, the home town of GOP co-chair Rep. John Nygren. Today’s hearing is in the Marinette
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — An Assembly committee today will take up the last two special session bills aimed at battling opioid abuse. The full chamber already signed off on nine of the special session bills, which are based on recommendations from
The state Dem party in an ad yesterday urged President Donald Trump to prioritize Wisconsin workers, following his signing of an executive order on American-made goods yesterday. Trump signed the order after a speech at Kenosha-based manufacturer Snap-on Inc. that he said is aimed at boosting the federal government’s use
A new study from a UW-Madison economist estimates the state’s manufacturing and ag tax credit led to an increase of nearly 21,000 manufacturing jobs by September 2016. The study from Noah Williams, a UW-Madison economics professor who advised the presidential campaigns of Gov. Scott Walker and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — A new study from a UW-Madison economist estimates the state’s manufacturing and ag tax credit led to an increase of nearly 21,000 manufacturing jobs by September 2016. The study from Noah Williams, a UW-Madison economics professor who advised
Walker’s campaign is running a statewide digital ad telling people to call their lawmakers and ask them to “cut taxes not raise them.” The ads come as Walker and Assembly Republicans continue their battle over whether the state needs to consider raising revenues to address a transportation funding shortfall. The
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — President Donald Trump today will make his first stop in Wisconsin since taking office, signing an executive order and speaking at Kenosha-based tool manufacturer Snap-on this afternoon. The executive order will be part of his “Buy American, Hire
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — President Donald Trump is coming back to Wisconsin on Tuesday for a stop in Kenosha. Trump will speak at the Kenosha tool manufacturer Snap-on, according to the White House. It will be Trump’s first visit to the state
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker has cancelled the Governor’s Easter Egg Hunt tomorrow as the authorities continue searching for Joseph Jakubowski, who allegedly stole 18 firearms from a Janesville gun shop and mailed an anti-government manifesto to President Trump. The
The state GOP has launched a new website highlighting the “disarray” from Wisconsin Democrats ahead of the 2018 elections. The website, DemocratsInDisarray.com, has a photo of a conference room overlooking the Capitol, letting viewers scroll over icons that lead to news articles popping up on several issues. Those issues include:
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — An Assembly committee today will hear from several speakers on performance-based funding systems in higher education. Gov. Scott Walker has proposed adding $42.5 million toward the UW System that campuses would split depending on how they perform on
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly and Senate versions of a bill that would require juvenile correctional officers to report child abuse are before an Assembly committee this morning. The legislation would require juvenile correctional officers to report suspicions of child abuse they
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — A bill that would require FoodShare recipients to pay child support in order to get benefits gets a public hearing this morning before an Assembly committee. Under the legislation, certain individuals and parents would be required to cooperate
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
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
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The state Assembly is voting on legislation today that would change a law letting Dane County towns opt out of the county’s zoning rules. Dems this week delayed a vote on AB 109 until today, raising concerns the
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
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — State Superintendent Tony Evers chalked up his easy win over challenger Lowell Holtz to his role as “the chief advocate” of public school kids. Evers also struck an optimistic tone last night about the future of the state,
Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin released a digital ad campaign today and a series of billboards around the state to support crime victims’ rights. Featured in the ad are Attorney General Brad Schimel and Rep. Todd Novak, R-Dodgeville, as well as two past victims of crimes. In the ad, Schimel says
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