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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly and Senate will be on the floor today with calendars that include several election bills. Meanwhile, the Assembly will also vote on whether to override Gov.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Four members of Wisconsin’s House delegation are requesting nearly $150 million in earmarks since both national party caucuses agreed to bring back community project funding. Republicans banned earmarks a decade ago after
The Joint Finance Committee will take up eight agencies on Thursday when it meets for its next executive session, including the lieutenant governor’s office and Veterans Affairs. The other agencies on Thursday’s agenda include: Board of Commissioners of Public Lands
**************************************** Today: State Sens. Taylor and Wanggaard to Headline Newsmaker Lunch Hour on Policing Reforms Join the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com for a virtual Newsmaker Lunch Hour featuring state Sens. Lena Taylor and Van Wanggaard, who will discuss a
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — State Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler said “job one” in 2022 is to reelect Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Wikler said he is “very confident” that Evers will seek
Quotes of the Week I always felt the Aug 6, 2020 FBI briefing was a set up, and now I know it was. I’ve asked who directed that it be given and what the underlying intelligence was for the unnecessary
**************************************** MONDAY: State Sens. Taylor and Wanggaard to Headline Newsmaker Lunch Hour on Policing Reforms Join the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com for a virtual Newsmaker Lunch Hour featuring state Sens. Lena Taylor and Van Wanggaard, who will discuss a
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The failed lawsuit filed by former Trump attorney Sidney Powell to overturn Wisconsin’s election results was so riddled with errors that it underscores that it was filed in
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee today kicked off its work on Tony Evers’ budget by gutting the guv’s proposal, pulling more than 380 provisions and amending the document to current law spending
The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to pull more than 380 items from Gov. Tony Evers’ budget, including his call to expand Medicaid. Dems decried the move, noting expanding the program would provide health care to an additional
The Joint Finance Committee today unanimously approved nearly $66 million to expand the Mendota Juvenile Justice Treatment Center, a key step in the process to close the state’s troubled youth prisons. Even with the move, the state still would need
**************************************** MONDAY: State Sens. Taylor and Wanggaard to Headline Newsmaker Lunch Hour on Policing Reforms Join the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com for a virtual Newsmaker Lunch Hour featuring state Sens. Lena Taylor and Van Wanggaard, who will discuss a
Gov. Tony Evers wrote GOP legislative leaders today that he’s open to meeting with them on how he plans to spend $3.2 billion in federal COVID-19 aid. But he also challenged them to bring to the meeting their plan to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee today begins the process of reworking Gov. Tony Evers’ budget. One of the GOP-run committee’s first actions will be to approve a motion that
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — UW System Regent Edmund Manydeeds told WisPolitics.com he’s considering a run for board president this June. Manydeeds, an appointee of Dem Gov. Tony Evers, said he hasn’t yet fully decided whether to
A motion Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee plan to approve Thursday would mean forgoing $2.4 billion in federal money while nixing $1 billion in general fund tax increases, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The memo the agency prepared
**************************************** MONDAY: State Sens. Taylor and Wanggaard to Headline Newsmaker Lunch Hour on Policing Reforms Join the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com for a virtual Newsmaker Lunch Hour featuring state Sens. Lena Taylor and Van Wanggaard, who will discuss a
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Senate committees plan several hearings today on some of Gov. Tony Evers’ appointments, including his pick of Missy Hughes to lead the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. The Senate
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Vice President Kamala Harris in Milwaukee today pitched the administration’s proposed $2 trillion infrastructure package as an opportunity to invest in America and create jobs. Addressing a roundtable at UW-Milwaukee this afternoon,
**************************************** May 10: State Sens. Taylor and Wanggaard to Headline Newsmaker Lunch Hour on Policing Reforms Join the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com for a virtual Newsmaker Lunch Hour featuring state Sens. Lena Taylor and Van Wanggaard, who will discuss
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly and Senate will be on the floor today with calendars that include several election bills. Meanwhile, the Assembly will also vote on whether to override Gov. Tony Evers’ vetoes of two COVID bills. AB 23, which
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Four members of Wisconsin’s House delegation are requesting nearly $150 million in earmarks since both national party caucuses agreed to bring back community project funding. Republicans banned earmarks a decade ago after retaking control of the House with some criticizing the process
The Joint Finance Committee will take up eight agencies on Thursday when it meets for its next executive session, including the lieutenant governor’s office and Veterans Affairs. The other agencies on Thursday’s agenda include: Board of Commissioners of Public Lands Educational Communications Board Historical Society Financial Institutions Employment Relations Commission
**************************************** Today: State Sens. Taylor and Wanggaard to Headline Newsmaker Lunch Hour on Policing Reforms Join the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com for a virtual Newsmaker Lunch Hour featuring state Sens. Lena Taylor and Van Wanggaard, who will discuss a bipartisan proposal for a legislative package of policing reforms for
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — State Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler said “job one” in 2022 is to reelect Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Wikler said he is “very confident” that Evers will seek re-election. “He’s been a spectacular leader for our state,” Wikler
Quotes of the Week I always felt the Aug 6, 2020 FBI briefing was a set up, and now I know it was. I’ve asked who directed that it be given and what the underlying intelligence was for the unnecessary and useless briefing. The deep state hasn’t told me –
**************************************** MONDAY: State Sens. Taylor and Wanggaard to Headline Newsmaker Lunch Hour on Policing Reforms Join the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com for a virtual Newsmaker Lunch Hour featuring state Sens. Lena Taylor and Van Wanggaard, who will discuss a bipartisan proposal for a legislative package of policing reforms for
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The failed lawsuit filed by former Trump attorney Sidney Powell to overturn Wisconsin’s election results was so riddled with errors that it underscores that it was filed in bad faith, an attorney for Gov. Tony Evers argued in
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee today kicked off its work on Tony Evers’ budget by gutting the guv’s proposal, pulling more than 380 provisions and amending the document to current law spending levels as they build their own version. Dropping Evers’ plan
The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to pull more than 380 items from Gov. Tony Evers’ budget, including his call to expand Medicaid. Dems decried the move, noting expanding the program would provide health care to an additional 91,000 of the state’s working poor, children, elderly, those with
The Joint Finance Committee today unanimously approved nearly $66 million to expand the Mendota Juvenile Justice Treatment Center, a key step in the process to close the state’s troubled youth prisons. Even with the move, the state still would need to construct a new facility planned for Milwaukee to house
**************************************** MONDAY: State Sens. Taylor and Wanggaard to Headline Newsmaker Lunch Hour on Policing Reforms Join the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com for a virtual Newsmaker Lunch Hour featuring state Sens. Lena Taylor and Van Wanggaard, who will discuss a bipartisan proposal for a legislative package of policing reforms for
Gov. Tony Evers wrote GOP legislative leaders today that he’s open to meeting with them on how he plans to spend $3.2 billion in federal COVID-19 aid. But he also challenged them to bring to the meeting their plan to expand Medicaid, a move that would generate an additional $1.6
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee today begins the process of reworking Gov. Tony Evers’ budget. One of the GOP-run committee’s first actions will be to approve a motion that would strip more than 380 items out of the Dem
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — UW System Regent Edmund Manydeeds told WisPolitics.com he’s considering a run for board president this June. Manydeeds, an appointee of Dem Gov. Tony Evers, said he hasn’t yet fully decided whether to put his name in the race but that he’s “thinking
A motion Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee plan to approve Thursday would mean forgoing $2.4 billion in federal money while nixing $1 billion in general fund tax increases, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The memo the agency prepared at the request of JFC member Rep. Evan Goyke, D-Milwaukee,
**************************************** MONDAY: State Sens. Taylor and Wanggaard to Headline Newsmaker Lunch Hour on Policing Reforms Join the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com for a virtual Newsmaker Lunch Hour featuring state Sens. Lena Taylor and Van Wanggaard, who will discuss a bipartisan proposal for a legislative package of policing reforms for
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Senate committees plan several hearings today on some of Gov. Tony Evers’ appointments, including his pick of Missy Hughes to lead the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. The Senate Economic and Workforce Development Committee will take public testimony on
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Vice President Kamala Harris in Milwaukee today pitched the administration’s proposed $2 trillion infrastructure package as an opportunity to invest in America and create jobs. Addressing a roundtable at UW-Milwaukee this afternoon, Harris said the federal government’s investment in innovation, research and
**************************************** May 10: State Sens. Taylor and Wanggaard to Headline Newsmaker Lunch Hour on Policing Reforms Join the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com for a virtual Newsmaker Lunch Hour featuring state Sens. Lena Taylor and Van Wanggaard, who will discuss a bipartisan proposal for a legislative package of policing reforms