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WED AM Update: Larson files to run for U.S. Senate

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Construction Business Group (CBG) From WisPolitics.com … — State Sen. Chris Larson, of Milwaukee, has filed to run for the U.S. Senate, the latest Dem to join a growing field looking to unseat GOP incumbent

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Joint Finance to take up K-12, UW May 27

The Joint Finance Committee will meet May 27 to take up K-12 funding and the UW System. The two areas are among the biggest drivers of spending in the state budget and are often put off until the end of

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WED News Summary: Evers announces $100M in broadband expansion; Republican lawmakers introduce bills to end additional UI benefits

  Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2021/wed-news-summary-evers-announces-100m-in-broadband-expansion-republican-lawmakers-introduce-bills-to-end-additional-ui-benefits/   STORY TOPICS – Race relations – Coronavirus – State government – Local government – Civil liberties – Courts – Culture – Education – Elections – Foxconn – Health care

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WED AM Update: Larson files to run for U.S. Senate

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Construction Business Group (CBG) From WisPolitics.com … — State Sen. Chris Larson, of Milwaukee, has filed to run for the U.S. Senate, the latest Dem to join a growing field looking to unseat GOP incumbent Ron Johnson. While Larson registered yesterday to run for the

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TUE PM Update: GOP quickly shuts down another Evers push for Medicaid expansion

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Republican legislative leaders today quickly adjourned a special session Gov. Tony Evers called to expand Medicaid. Evers and minority Dems slammed the GOP move. In the Assembly, Rep. Mike Kuglitsch, R-New Berlin, and Assistant Majority Leader Kevin Petersen, R-Waupaca, convened and gaveled

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TUE News Summary: GOP likely to reject Medicaid expansion special session; Nearly 30 referred for voter fraud in presidential election

**************************************** June 3: U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson to headline Newsmaker Lunch Hour Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Thursday, June 3. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership between the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com. Johnson will

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TUE AM Update: Olikara launches U.S. Senate exploratory committee

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Steven Olikara, who co-founded the Millennial Action Project to bridge the partisan divide, announced today he is forming an exploratory committee to look at running for the U.S. Senate as a Dem. Olikara said he will take the

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FRI REPORT: Leggie travel saw sharp drop amid pandemic

Quotes of the Week It is not only morally wrong. Fiscally, it’s really stupid if you think about it. Who says ‘no’ to a billion dollars? –  Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-West Point, on Republicans’ almost immediate rejection of Gov. Tony Evers’ call for a special session to expand Medicaid, which

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Joint Finance approves $10 increase in lobbying fees

The Joint Finance Committee voted to increase lobbying fees for the first time in more than 28 years, but by a fraction of what the Ethics Commission had requested. Lobbying principals now pay $375 a year to register and $125 per lobbyist — fees that were last modified in 1995.

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Joint Finance to take up K-12, UW May 27

The Joint Finance Committee will meet May 27 to take up K-12 funding and the UW System. The two areas are among the biggest drivers of spending in the state budget and are often put off until the end of the Joint Finance process. But the committee plans to take

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THU News Summary: Evers will likely veto bill to cut $300 UI benefits; GOP leaders reject Medicaid expansion proposal

**************************************** TODAY: Summer Tourism Outlook — How will Wisconsin take advantage of a post-pandemic visitor surge? Join WisBusiness.com today for a virtual lunch hour event featuring three tourism leaders — Department of Tourism Acting Secretary Anne Sayers, Wisconsin Hotel and Lodging Association President and CEO Bill Elliott and Association of

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WED News Summary: Evers announces $100M in broadband expansion; Republican lawmakers introduce bills to end additional UI benefits

  Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2021/wed-news-summary-evers-announces-100m-in-broadband-expansion-republican-lawmakers-introduce-bills-to-end-additional-ui-benefits/   STORY TOPICS – Race relations – Coronavirus – State government – Local government – Civil liberties – Courts – Culture – Education – Elections – Foxconn – Health care – Law a… Please log in to access subscriber content.

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WED AM Update: Panel to take up reinstating job search requirements for unemployment; Senate committee to vote on elections bills

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement AARP Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — A Republican-run panel will move today to again require those on unemployment to do at least four work searches a week to remain eligible for benefits. The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules will first take public testimony

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