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Rep. David Steffen is spending part of his time fighting the “ghost of Stanley” as he pitches a bill that would let a private company build a new prison in the Green Bay area that the state would then lease
Citizens and environmental activists in southwestern and western Wisconsin are calling on the DNR to extend rules aimed at further protecting groundwater to their area, saying they don’t want to become “another Kewaunee County.” The DNR has been in the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Sources: Road map emerging to resolve budget impasse Citizens, activists want additional areas covered by groundwater protections ‘Ghost of Stanley’ haunts Green Bay-area prison proposal Week
The League of Wisconsin Municipalities isn’t waiting for any possible changes from state officials on local employees’ health care. Instead, the League is partnering with the insurer WEA Trust to launch a new product next year for cities and villages
A super PAC Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke last month slammed as a “scam” in its efforts to push him into a U.S. Senate bid covered a key individual’s expenses for attending President Trump’s inaugural ball, according to a WisPolitics.com check of
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Draft Clarke super PAC paid for Trump inaugural tickets, raised little from Wisconsin League of Wisconsin Municipalities, ETF at odds over health insurance Week ahead Political
Solicitor General Misha Tseytlin said he’s impressed by the work his office has done over the past year-and-a-half, which has included going 9-0 in criminal cases at the state Supreme Court. Tseytlin, who’s been in the state Department of Justice
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the REPORT: https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/friday-report/ TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Evers files to run for guv after hiring possible campaign manager, but says no final decision Small-dollar donors
More than two years after he left the state Legislature, former GOP state Sen. Mike Ellis still has his campaign finance account, in part, because he knows what closing it down means: The end. It’s been 47 years since Ellis,
Rep. Dana Wachs pulled in nearly $42,000 in the first half of the year, far outpacing his Assembly colleagues. But the Eau Claire Dem, who’s weighing a bid for governor, also spent $44,186 over the period, leaving only $13,497 in
Four GOP senators who are likely to be targeted in their re-election bids have an average of $104,000 each in their bank accounts as they gear up for 2018. But their warchests range from Sen. Terry Moulton’s some $34,000 in
Ironworker Randy Bryce, who’s seeking the Dem nomination to challenge House Speaker Paul Ryan next year, collected just 11 percent of his initial donations from inside Wisconsin, a WisPolitics.com review shows. The review underscores that Bryce, like Ryan’s most recent serious challenger,
State Superintendent Tony Evers today formally registered to run for guv, the latest Dem to make moves toward what could be a crowded field for a shot to take on Scott Walker. The filing comes on the heels of Evers,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the REPORT: https://www.wispolitics.com/2017/fri-report-records-show-few-drug-felons-seeking-public-benefits-failed-drug-tests/ TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Records show few drug felons seeking public benefits failed drug tests Critics complain of insufficient outreach in DNR’s
Nearly three months after the Department of Natural Resources unveiled a bottled water program to help Kewaunee County families cope with contaminated wells, no one has signed up. But that’s no surprise to critics, who cite the program’s constraints and
The vast majority of Wisconsinites who’ve committed drug felonies pass the required drug test when they apply for public benefits, with only 8 percent of them testing positive, records obtained by WisPolitics.com show. Critics say that’s further proof that drug testing requirements
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … SUBSCRIBERS: There will be no REPORT this afternoon due to the shortened holiday week. Instead, subscribers are receiving a PM Update. The REPORT will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! — State
When Cathy Myers recently joined the Dem field to challenge GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan, one progressive candidate recruitment program could take some pride. In fact, the groups that help recruit Dem candidates are reporting record numbers of people looking
The professor who envisioned the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership threatened at the last minute to drop out of the project over concerns the board overseeing it would have too much power, according to emails obtained by WisPolitics.com.
Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald believes five of his GOP members coming out against a proposal to raise fees on heavy trucks means it’s “probably dead” in the Senate, a spokeswoman said today. But Rep. Amy Loudenbeck, the GOP Joint Finance
Rep. David Steffen is spending part of his time fighting the “ghost of Stanley” as he pitches a bill that would let a private company build a new prison in the Green Bay area that the state would then lease and operate. Steffen, R-Green Bay, says he often gets questions
Citizens and environmental activists in southwestern and western Wisconsin are calling on the DNR to extend rules aimed at further protecting groundwater to their area, saying they don’t want to become “another Kewaunee County.” The DNR has been in the process of drafting an administrative rule change to NR 151
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Sources: Road map emerging to resolve budget impasse Citizens, activists want additional areas covered by groundwater protections ‘Ghost of Stanley’ haunts Green Bay-area prison proposal Week ahead Political TV Names in the news Lobbyist watch QUOTES
The League of Wisconsin Municipalities isn’t waiting for any possible changes from state officials on local employees’ health care. Instead, the League is partnering with the insurer WEA Trust to launch a new product next year for cities and villages to cover their employees. The move represents the latest tension
A super PAC Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke last month slammed as a “scam” in its efforts to push him into a U.S. Senate bid covered a key individual’s expenses for attending President Trump’s inaugural ball, according to a WisPolitics.com check of its FEC filing. The group, which billed itself as the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Draft Clarke super PAC paid for Trump inaugural tickets, raised little from Wisconsin League of Wisconsin Municipalities, ETF at odds over health insurance Week ahead Political TV Names in the news Lobbyist watch QUOTES OF THE
Solicitor General Misha Tseytlin said he’s impressed by the work his office has done over the past year-and-a-half, which has included going 9-0 in criminal cases at the state Supreme Court. Tseytlin, who’s been in the state Department of Justice post since December 2015, this month saw the conclusion of
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the REPORT: https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/friday-report/ TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Evers files to run for guv after hiring possible campaign manager, but says no final decision Small-dollar donors outside Wisconsin help Bryce pull in large amounts in bid
More than two years after he left the state Legislature, former GOP state Sen. Mike Ellis still has his campaign finance account, in part, because he knows what closing it down means: The end. It’s been 47 years since Ellis, R-Neenah, won his first election to the state Assembly and
Rep. Dana Wachs pulled in nearly $42,000 in the first half of the year, far outpacing his Assembly colleagues. But the Eau Claire Dem, who’s weighing a bid for governor, also spent $44,186 over the period, leaving only $13,497 in the bank. The next highest fundraiser was Rep. Bob Kulp,
Four GOP senators who are likely to be targeted in their re-election bids have an average of $104,000 each in their bank accounts as they gear up for 2018. But their warchests range from Sen. Terry Moulton’s some $34,000 in cash on hand to Sen. Howard Marklein’s nearly $187,000, according
Ironworker Randy Bryce, who’s seeking the Dem nomination to challenge House Speaker Paul Ryan next year, collected just 11 percent of his initial donations from inside Wisconsin, a WisPolitics.com review shows. The review underscores that Bryce, like Ryan’s most recent serious challenger, has become a national vehicle for thousands of people around
State Superintendent Tony Evers today formally registered to run for guv, the latest Dem to make moves toward what could be a crowded field for a shot to take on Scott Walker. The filing comes on the heels of Evers, who won re-election this spring, hiring Nathan Henry to run
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the REPORT: https://www.wispolitics.com/2017/fri-report-records-show-few-drug-felons-seeking-public-benefits-failed-drug-tests/ TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Records show few drug felons seeking public benefits failed drug tests Critics complain of insufficient outreach in DNR’s Kewaunee Co. bott… Please log in to access subscriber content.
Nearly three months after the Department of Natural Resources unveiled a bottled water program to help Kewaunee County families cope with contaminated wells, no one has signed up. But that’s no surprise to critics, who cite the program’s constraints and DNR’s limited outreach. Still, DNR spokesman Jim Dick says the
The vast majority of Wisconsinites who’ve committed drug felonies pass the required drug test when they apply for public benefits, with only 8 percent of them testing positive, records obtained by WisPolitics.com show. Critics say that’s further proof that drug testing requirements are ineffective and a waste of money — even among
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … SUBSCRIBERS: There will be no REPORT this afternoon due to the shortened holiday week. Instead, subscribers are receiving a PM Update. The REPORT will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! — State Supreme Court candidate Tim Burns, who’s drawn fire from his
When Cathy Myers recently joined the Dem field to challenge GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan, one progressive candidate recruitment program could take some pride. In fact, the groups that help recruit Dem candidates are reporting record numbers of people looking to run for office. They say that’s evidence of the
The professor who envisioned the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership threatened at the last minute to drop out of the project over concerns the board overseeing it would have too much power, according to emails obtained by WisPolitics.com. Among other things, UW-Madison officials and Ryan Owens, the political
Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald believes five of his GOP members coming out against a proposal to raise fees on heavy trucks means it’s “probably dead” in the Senate, a spokeswoman said today. But Rep. Amy Loudenbeck, the GOP Joint Finance Committee member who proposed the idea, said she appreciated the