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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Frustrated with Republicans’ refusal to expand Medicaid, Administration Secretary Joel Brennan reiterated today that a full budget veto is still possible. Gov. Tony Evers early this month warned he was considering a
**************************************** Today: From dairy to tech: How smarter immigration policy can help the Midwest workforce Four speakers will talk about the prospects for immigration reform under the Biden administration and within Congress, and how bipartisan changes might help solve workforce
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Construction Business Group (CBG) From WisPolitics.com … — Polls are open in the GOP primary for the 37th AD near Watertown. Eight Republicans are squaring off the party’s nomination to replace John Jagler after
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Two Assembly Republicans who traveled to Arizona to witness the partisan audit of the 2020 election told WisPolitics.com they’d like to see a similar review of Wisconsin’s presidential results as part of
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers says he’s leaning toward vetoing a GOP bill that would cut off enhanced federal unemployment benefits of $300 a week. “I’ll take a look at
Quotes of the Week [W]e did a billion dollars in tax cuts my first year in office, $400 million last year. It’s not like this is a tax-cut free zone here in Madison. – Gov. Tony Evers, in an interview
**************************************** Tuesday: From dairy to tech: How smarter immigration policy can help the Midwest workforce Four speakers will talk about the prospects for immigration reform under the Biden administration and within Congress, and how bipartisan changes might help solve workforce
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) From WisPolitics.com … — The Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program would be renewed for four years with $32 million annually under a motion the Joint Finance Committee approved along
The Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program would be renewed for four years with $32 million annually for preservation and outdoor recreation programs under a motion the Joint Finance Committee approved Thursday along party lines. That’s well short of the 10 years and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee plans today to reauthorize the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program for four years at $32 million annually. That’s well short of the 10 years at $70 million a year that
The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines this afternoon to put an additional $34.4 million into the Department of Corrections and Juvenile Justice, much of it to help cover overtime for prison guards. But Dems knocked the motion for
The Joint Finance Committee is looking to round out its work on the state budget June 17 with an agenda that includes general fund taxes, shared revenue and tax relief, and state employee raises. The committee, which is also in
**************************************** Tuesday: From dairy to tech: How smarter immigration policy can help the Midwest workforce Four speakers will talk about the prospects for immigration reform under the Biden administration and within Congress, and how bipartisan changes might help solve workforce
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Construction Business Group (CBG) From WisPolitics.com … — Adult corrections guards are on pace for 2.2 million hours of overtime in the current fiscal year, amounting to a 13.5 percent increase over 2019-20, according to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Both houses of the Legislature today voted along party lines to end enhanced federal unemployment benefits even as Gov. Tony Evers has signaled he will veto the bill. Assembly Republicans acknowledged that
**************************************** Tuesday: From dairy to tech: How smarter immigration policy can help the Midwest workforce Four speakers will talk about the prospects for immigration reform under the Biden administration and within Congress, and how bipartisan changes might help solve workforce
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to boost transportation spending by $357.3 million over current law and use more general purpose revenue to cover those costs.
The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines Tuesday night to increase transportation spending by $357.3 million over current law and use more general purpose revenue to cover those costs. The motion, approved 11-4, would borrow $223.6 million to cover
The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines Tuesday evening to approve $1.5 billion in building projects. Adding in projects the committee had approved earlier in the process, and its capital budget is about $800 million less than the $2.4
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Frustrated with Republicans’ refusal to expand Medicaid, Administration Secretary Joel Brennan reiterated today that a full budget veto is still possible. Gov. Tony Evers early this month warned he was considering a veto of the entire budget over the GOP-controlled Joint Finance
**************************************** Today: From dairy to tech: How smarter immigration policy can help the Midwest workforce Four speakers will talk about the prospects for immigration reform under the Biden administration and within Congress, and how bipartisan changes might help solve workforce problems in some of Wisconsin’s largest economic sectors. Participants are
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Construction Business Group (CBG) From WisPolitics.com … — Polls are open in the GOP primary for the 37th AD near Watertown. Eight Republicans are squaring off the party’s nomination to replace John Jagler after the Watertown Republican won a special election in April for
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Two Assembly Republicans who traveled to Arizona to witness the partisan audit of the 2020 election told WisPolitics.com they’d like to see a similar review of Wisconsin’s presidential results as part of an ongoing Legislative Audit Bureau review. But the ranking Dem
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers says he’s leaning toward vetoing a GOP bill that would cut off enhanced federal unemployment benefits of $300 a week. “I’ll take a look at it but certainly leaning that way,” he said on UpFront,
Quotes of the Week [W]e did a billion dollars in tax cuts my first year in office, $400 million last year. It’s not like this is a tax-cut free zone here in Madison. – Gov. Tony Evers, in an interview airing Sunday on “UpFront,’’ when asked whether he is open
**************************************** Tuesday: From dairy to tech: How smarter immigration policy can help the Midwest workforce Four speakers will talk about the prospects for immigration reform under the Biden administration and within Congress, and how bipartisan changes might help solve workforce problems in some of Wisconsin’s largest economic sectors. Participants are
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) From WisPolitics.com … — The Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program would be renewed for four years with $32 million annually under a motion the Joint Finance Committee approved along party lines. That money for preservation and recreation initiatives was
The Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program would be renewed for four years with $32 million annually for preservation and outdoor recreation programs under a motion the Joint Finance Committee approved Thursday along party lines. That’s well short of the 10 years and $70 million annually that Gov. Tony Evers had proposed. The
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee plans today to reauthorize the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program for four years at $32 million annually. That’s well short of the 10 years at $70 million a year that Gov. Tony Evers had proposed. Rep. Amy Loudenbeck, and the
The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines this afternoon to put an additional $34.4 million into the Department of Corrections and Juvenile Justice, much of it to help cover overtime for prison guards. But Dems knocked the motion for not embracing the guv’s call for measures meant to reduce
The Joint Finance Committee is looking to round out its work on the state budget June 17 with an agenda that includes general fund taxes, shared revenue and tax relief, and state employee raises. The committee, which is also in Tuesday next week, plans to wrap up its work June
**************************************** Tuesday: From dairy to tech: How smarter immigration policy can help the Midwest workforce Four speakers will talk about the prospects for immigration reform under the Biden administration and within Congress, and how bipartisan changes might help solve workforce problems in some of Wisconsin’s largest economic sectors. Participants are
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Construction Business Group (CBG) From WisPolitics.com … — Adult corrections guards are on pace for 2.2 million hours of overtime in the current fiscal year, amounting to a 13.5 percent increase over 2019-20, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The agency has long been plagued
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Both houses of the Legislature today voted along party lines to end enhanced federal unemployment benefits even as Gov. Tony Evers has signaled he will veto the bill. Assembly Republicans acknowledged that ending the extra $300 a week in UI wouldn’t be
**************************************** Tuesday: From dairy to tech: How smarter immigration policy can help the Midwest workforce Four speakers will talk about the prospects for immigration reform under the Biden administration and within Congress, and how bipartisan changes might help solve workforce problems in some of Wisconsin’s largest economic sectors. Participants are
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to boost transportation spending by $357.3 million over current law and use more general purpose revenue to cover those costs. The motion, approved 11-4 last night, would borrow $223.6 million
The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines Tuesday night to increase transportation spending by $357.3 million over current law and use more general purpose revenue to cover those costs. The motion, approved 11-4, would borrow $223.6 million to cover transportation costs, compared to the $555.8 million that Gov. Tony
The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines Tuesday evening to approve $1.5 billion in building projects. Adding in projects the committee had approved earlier in the process, and its capital budget is about $800 million less than the $2.4 billion that Gov. Tony Evers had proposed. The GOP motion,