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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules today will again vote to suspend Evers administration plans to ban conversion therapy. Republicans took a similar step in
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today appointed dairy farmer Paul Buhr to the Natural Resources Board, giving him five picks on the seven-member body. Bill Bruins’ early resignation came a week after Wausau dentist
STORY TOPICS – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Demographics – Education – Elections – Environment – Law and order – Management – Manufacturing – Non-profits – Pfas – Public health and safety
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Sales of cigarette packs in Wisconsin in 2022 were half that of 2001 amid the growth of substitute products, higher taxes and a statewide ban on indoor smoking,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Republicans at a joint hearing today touted a proposed constitutional amendment on bail as a way to promote public safety, while Dems argued the measure would prioritize the wealthy and wouldn’t fix
STORY TOPICS – State supreme court race – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Culture – Demographics – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Labor – Law and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists From WisPolitics.com … — The Elections Commission will meet today to approve ballot access for the spring elections and the special election in the 8th SD. No challenges were filed by
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Liberal Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz drew criticism from conservative rival Daniel Kelly today at a WisPolitics.com forum in Madison after she said the state’s legislative maps are “absolutely, positively rigged.” Among
STORY TOPICS – State supreme court race – State government – Federal government – Agribusiness – Banking and investment – Courts – Culture – Demographics – Education – Energy – Environment – Health care – Labor – Law and order
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz raised $756,217 over the last half of 2022, pushing her fundraising last year to $924,449, according to numbers her campaign shared with WisPolitics.com.
Quotes of the Week Hopefully, we’ll be able to put the rhetoric aside and focus on what our priorities really are, which is finding common ground, not throwing red meat to one side or the other. – Assembly Speaker Robin
STORY TOPICS – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Agribusiness – Courts – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Labor – Law and order – Management – Manufacturing – Non-profits – Public health and safety
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists From WisPolitics.com … — The U.S. House of Representatives will convene for a fourth straight day of voting to elect a speaker. To date, all six of Wisconsin’s Republican members have
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin’s U.S. senators are signaling they will start over the vetting process for a vacancy on the federal bench in Green Bay after Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, opposed the president’s original pick. Johnson
STORY TOPICS – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Demographics – Education – Elections – Environment – Foxconn – Health care – Law and order – Manufacturing – Non-profits – Pfas – Small
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The combined state and local tax burden in Wisconsin fell in 2022 to its lowest share of income on record thanks to a new round of tax cuts
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today met with the mayors of Milwaukee, Madison, Racine, Green Bay and Kenosha to discuss funding for local communities, one day after the Dem was sworn in for a
STORY TOPICS – White house – State government – Local government – Culture – Education – Foxconn – Health care – Labor – Law and order – Management – Manufacturing – Non-profits – Pfas – Real estate – Small business
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP field for the 8th SD is down to three after a Concordia University student failed to file signatures by yesterday’s deadline. Robert Albrightson, the Brown
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today called his reelection the rejection of a “return to the bitter politics of resentment” as he called for the Capitol to work together on goals such as funding
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules today will again vote to suspend Evers administration plans to ban conversion therapy. Republicans took a similar step in 2021 over the first effort to prohibit the practice. The
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today appointed dairy farmer Paul Buhr to the Natural Resources Board, giving him five picks on the seven-member body. Bill Bruins’ early resignation came a week after Wausau dentist Fred Prehn, another appointee of GOP Gov. Scott Walker, resigned
STORY TOPICS – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Demographics – Education – Elections – Environment – Law and order – Management – Manufacturing – Non-profits – Pfas – Public health and safety – Race relations – Real estate – Regulation – Tourism
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Sales of cigarette packs in Wisconsin in 2022 were half that of 2001 amid the growth of substitute products, higher taxes and a statewide ban on indoor smoking, the Wisconsin Policy Forum reports. The group noted some of
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Republicans at a joint hearing today touted a proposed constitutional amendment on bail as a way to promote public safety, while Dems argued the measure would prioritize the wealthy and wouldn’t fix issues in the pretrial system. The Senate Judiciary and Public
STORY TOPICS – State supreme court race – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Culture – Demographics – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Labor – Law and order – Management – Media – Pfas – Regulation –
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists From WisPolitics.com … — The Elections Commission will meet today to approve ballot access for the spring elections and the special election in the 8th SD. No challenges were filed by last week’s deadline, and the commission will do a final
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Liberal Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz drew criticism from conservative rival Daniel Kelly today at a WisPolitics.com forum in Madison after she said the state’s legislative maps are “absolutely, positively rigged.” Among the four Supreme Court candidates who participated in the forum,
STORY TOPICS – State supreme court race – State government – Federal government – Agribusiness – Banking and investment – Courts – Culture – Demographics – Education – Energy – Environment – Health care – Labor – Law and order – Pfas – Real estate – Technology – Tribes –
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz raised $756,217 over the last half of 2022, pushing her fundraising last year to $924,449, according to numbers her campaign shared with WisPolitics.com. That tops the $823,104 former Justice Shirley Abrahamson raised in
Quotes of the Week Hopefully, we’ll be able to put the rhetoric aside and focus on what our priorities really are, which is finding common ground, not throwing red meat to one side or the other. – Assembly Speaker Robin Vos after winning his seventh speaker election, adding his priorities
STORY TOPICS – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Agribusiness – Courts – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Labor – Law and order – Management – Manufacturing – Non-profits – Public health and safety – Technology – Transportation – Columns TOP STORIES LeMahieu set
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists From WisPolitics.com … — The U.S. House of Representatives will convene for a fourth straight day of voting to elect a speaker. To date, all six of Wisconsin’s Republican members have stuck with Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. — In this week’s
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin’s U.S. senators are signaling they will start over the vetting process for a vacancy on the federal bench in Green Bay after Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, opposed the president’s original pick. Johnson spokesperson Alexa Henning told WisPolitics.com the Oshkosh Republican continues to
STORY TOPICS – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Demographics – Education – Elections – Environment – Foxconn – Health care – Law and order – Manufacturing – Non-profits – Pfas – Small business – Technology – Tourism – Transportation – Tribes –
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The combined state and local tax burden in Wisconsin fell in 2022 to its lowest share of income on record thanks to a new round of tax cuts and growing salaries, the Wisconsin Policy Forum reports. In the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today met with the mayors of Milwaukee, Madison, Racine, Green Bay and Kenosha to discuss funding for local communities, one day after the Dem was sworn in for a second term. Evers has previously announced he plans to increase
STORY TOPICS – White house – State government – Local government – Culture – Education – Foxconn – Health care – Labor – Law and order – Management – Manufacturing – Non-profits – Pfas – Real estate – Small business – Workplace safety – Editorials – Columns TOP STORIES Tony
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP field for the 8th SD is down to three after a Concordia University student failed to file signatures by yesterday’s deadline. Robert Albrightson, the Brown Deer student, was one of five Republicans who originally declared
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today called his reelection the rejection of a “return to the bitter politics of resentment” as he called for the Capitol to work together on goals such as funding schools and overturning the state’s 174-year-old abortion ban. Shortly after