THU AM Update: Goyke to run for Milwaukee city attorney

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists From WisPolitics.com … — Dem state Rep. Evan Goyke announced today he is running for Milwaukee city attorney in 2024. Goyke is the first challenger to formally announce a planned run

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TUE AM Update: Evers to call for revamping shared revenue, ending abortion ban in inaugural address

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today will call for “generational, transformative improvements” in how the state provides aid to local communities as he is sworn in for a second four-year term. Ahead of today’s inauguration ceremony, Evers’ office released his

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THU AM Update: State finished ‘21-22 with record $4.6 billion GAAP surplus

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists From WisPolitics.com … Subscribers:This will be the final WisPolitics.com AM Update of the year. Platinum subscribers will receive a PM Update this afternoon. Then products will resume Jan. 3. Thank you for subscribing! — The state finished 2021-22 with a record

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WED AM Update: Evers ‘leery’ about tying shared revenue to sales tax, opposes cutting income taxes for top earners

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers told WisPolitics.com he’s “leery” about calls to dedicate a portion of the state’s sales tax revenues to local governments, saying he would prefer an approach that would provide municipalities a more stable increase each year.

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FRI AM Update: LeMahieu announces committee assignments; Baldwin, Johnson vote in favor of defense bill

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists From WisPolitics.com … — Sen. Eric Wimberger will co-chair the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, replacing Sen. Rob Cowles in that role next session. Cowles, R-Green Bay, will continue to chair the Natural Resources and Energy Committee. Senate Majority Leader Devin

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WED AM Update: Transportation Projects Commission meets today; Evers to hold virtual budget listening session

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists From WisPolitics.com … — The Transportation Projects Commission meets this morning in the governor’s conference room. The 15-member body reviews major highway projects and makes recommendations to Gov. Tony Evers and Legislature on any to be included in the next two-year

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TUE AM Update: Report: School taxes to increase by nearly $79M this year

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Property owners will pay $78.7 million more in school taxes this year, even though the state budget signed last summer aimed to drive down the annual bills. The Wisconsin Policy Forum cited the hundreds of school referendum that

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MON AM Update: Schimming elected GOP state chair; Gallagher on ‘UpFront’

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists From WisPolitics.com … — Brian Schimming says there’s “not a moment to waste” now that he’s been elected state GOP chair with a Supreme Court race this spring and the 2024 presidential race around the corner. The state GOP’s Executive Committee

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FRI AM Update: Johnson finished November with more debts from ‘22 campaign than cash on hand; Born, Andraca deliver parties’ weekly radio addresses

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson finished November with more outstanding bills from his reelection campaign than cash on hand, according to his latest filing with the FEC. Overall, Johnson listed $11.2 million in debts and obligations with $1.2

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THU AM Update: Goyke to run for Milwaukee city attorney

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists From WisPolitics.com … — Dem state Rep. Evan Goyke announced today he is running for Milwaukee city attorney in 2024. Goyke is the first challenger to formally announce a planned run against Tearman Spencer, who has faced a series of allegations

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WED AM Update: Monitor report says high Lincoln Hills staff vacancy rate obstacle to meeting court-ordered requirements

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The latest Lincoln Hills monitor report shows the state’s juvenile prison is still struggling with high staff vacancy rates and will have a hard time meeting many court-ordered requirements until staffing challenges are resolved. The 15th court-ordered independent

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TUE AM Update: Report shows state in best financial shape in a decade

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists From WisPolitics.com … — The state begins the 2023-25 budget cycle in much better financial shape than any cycle in the past decade, according to a new report. Wisconsin’s projected general fund revenues through mid-2025 exceed base spending by $6.8 billion.

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FRI AM Update: Baldwin, Johnson vote for bill to avert rail strike; Feyen, Agard deliver parties’ weekly radio addresses

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, and Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, have qualms with Congress getting involved in a conflict between freight railroads and most of their unions. But both ultimately approved a bill to avoid a strike, which

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WED AM Update: Baldwin praises Senate passage of same-sex marriage bill

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says passage of legislation to provide new legal protections for same-sex and interracial couples shows the U.S. government and American people “see them and respect them.” The Senate yesterday approved the bill 61-36

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