Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Rep. Christine Sinicki, D-Milwaukee, says a faction of “young legislators who have never legislated” led the charge to oust Minority Leader Peter Barca, who announced he will step down at the end of September. Barca angered some members

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly is poised to take up the budget next week after the Joint Finance Committee put the final touches on its version of the two-year spending plan. The proposal, which cleared the committee on party lines 12-4,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee plans to reconvene this morning to finish its budget work after approving a GOP transportation package that calls for cutting 200 DOT jobs and pre-empting some local regulations of quarries used for road and

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee plans to vote today on both remaining provisions in the budget and the Foxconn incentive package. The committee sent a notice late Friday afternoon on the Foxconn exec. Budget items on tap include

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke said he will have an announcement about what he’s doing next “in the very near future.” Clarke resigned at 11:59 p.m. yesterday, a little more than two months after announcing he

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan will be in Janesville today to host a roundtable discussion on the opioid crisis. Ryan, R-Janesville, will hold the discussion at the MercyHealth Prehospital and Emergency Services Center. He’ll be in Greendale in the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Senate Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues Committee is holding a public hearing this morning on two bills that would address the so-called “dark store” tax loophole. That loophole has allowed retailers to appeal their assessed

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee voted 12-4 along party lines to change Gov. Scott Walker’s K-12 education plan by adding a boost for low-spending school districts and increasing the income cutoff for students in the statewide voucher program. Dems

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee will meet this afternoon to take up education as lawmakers begin a final push to finish the long-delayed budget. Multiple sources told WisPolitics.com late last week the education package was expected to include boosting

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee wrapped up its meeting after approving a big increase in the daily rates state taxpayer and counties pay to house juvenile offenders. State Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, objected to the modification and slammed the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee will end a more than two-month break from the budget today with an agenda that includes the reorganization of the DNR, the repeal of the forestry mill tax and DATCP. The guv’s call to

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — State Superintendent Tony Evers will announce he’s running for guv this morning. Evers, who initially informed supporters of his plans in an email obtained by WisPolitics.com Sunday, will formally kick off his campaign challenging Gov. Scott Walker today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan during a CNN town hall in Racine said President Trump “messed up” when he placed blame on both sides for violence at a Virginia rally involving white supremacists. But the Janesville Republican also denied

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — DPI Superintendent Tony Evers will formally announce his bid for guv on Wednesday, according to an email his campaign sent to supporters. According to the email obtained by WisPolitics.com, Evers will get into the race “because we need

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement FRWD From WisPolitics.com … — Three Democrats and two Republicans broke ranks last night when the Assembly passed the $3 billion Foxconn bill on a 59-30 vote. The Dems who voted to support the bill represent southeastern Wisconsin, where the plant is expected to be

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Businessman Kurt Kober, a Sheboygan native, announced late Wednesday he has filed to run for guv as he explores a bid. Kober told WisPolitics.com in early July running for guv was one of several possibilities he was considering

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Some of the Assembly Dems many considered most likely to support the $3 billion Foxconn incentive bill aren’t publicly taking a position ahead of tomorrow’s vote. “I still have concerns over the environmental protections, hiring Wisconsin workers and

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Foxconn bill is headed to the full Assembly Thursday after clearing a committee yesterday evening. But a Dem who voted against the bill isn’t saying what he’ll do once it hits the floor. The $3 billion incentive

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly Jobs and the Economy Committee will convene this afternoon to begin voting on the Foxconn incentive package. Meanwhile, state Rep. Dana Wachs, D-Eau Claire and a candidate for gov, announced he will vote no on the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Supreme Court candidates Tim Burns and Rebecca Dallet are participating in a forum today hosted by the liberal American Constitution Society for Law and Policy. Sauk County Judge Michael Screnock will be on the bench today and is