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GOP lawmakers would have to put another $428 million into K-12 and higher education to ensure Wisconsin gets $2.2 billion from federal COVID-19 relief packages, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. That price tag is based on the actions of
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin will have to maintain its current funding commitment to K-12 schools to ensure districts qualify for the full $1.5 billion in federal money that’s part of the latest COVID-19 package, according
Wisconsin will have to maintain its current funding commitment to K-12 schools to ensure districts qualify for the full $1.5 billion in federal money that’s part of the latest COVID-19 package, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. And the Legislature
**************************************** 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
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
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,
**************************************** 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
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.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State Sen. Steve Nass today ripped the idea of ending the tuition freeze for the UW System that’s been in place for the past eight years, telling his GOP colleagues the university
**************************************** 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
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement AARP Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers has tapped former Jefferson County Judge David Wambach for the Ethics Commission at the suggestion of GOP legislative leaders. If confirmed, Wambach would fill the vacancy
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
**************************************** June 8: DOA Secretary Joel Brennan Headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Joel Brennan, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration, will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Tuesday, June 8. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Elections Commission will meet via teleconference tomorrow morning to approve candidates for the special election in the 37th AD if no challenges are filed to their nomination
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — DOA Secretary Joel Brennan today raised concerns with Joint Finance Committee co-chairs over efforts to cut vacant state jobs, arguing unfilled positions were meant to save money at the outset of the
DOA Secretary Joel Brennan today raised concerns with the Joint Finance co-chairs over their efforts to cut vacant state jobs, arguing those unfilled positions were meant to help save money at the outset of the pandemic and were never meant
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee voted today to reject the guv’s call to pump more than $90 million into programs to help the homeless and provide assistance to those struggling to pay their water bills. In all, the committee approved
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
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
**************************************** 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
GOP lawmakers would have to put another $428 million into K-12 and higher education to ensure Wisconsin gets $2.2 billion from federal COVID-19 relief packages, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. That price tag is based on the actions of the Joint Finance Committee to date. If the GOP-controlled committee
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin will have to maintain its current funding commitment to K-12 schools to ensure districts qualify for the full $1.5 billion in federal money that’s part of the latest COVID-19 package, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. And the Legislature won’t know
Wisconsin will have to maintain its current funding commitment to K-12 schools to ensure districts qualify for the full $1.5 billion in federal money that’s part of the latest COVID-19 package, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. And the Legislature won’t know for sure if its K-12 spending plan meets
**************************************** 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
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
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
**************************************** 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
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
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State Sen. Steve Nass today ripped the idea of ending the tuition freeze for the UW System that’s been in place for the past eight years, telling his GOP colleagues the university doesn’t need more money. Nass, R-Whitewater, wrote to Republican lawmakers
**************************************** 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
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement AARP Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers has tapped former Jefferson County Judge David Wambach for the Ethics Commission at the suggestion of GOP legislative leaders. If confirmed, Wambach would fill the vacancy left by the expiration of former Waukesha County Judge Mac
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
**************************************** June 8: DOA Secretary Joel Brennan Headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Joel Brennan, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration, will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Tuesday, June 8. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership between the Milwaukee Press Club
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Elections Commission will meet via teleconference tomorrow morning to approve candidates for the special election in the 37th AD if no challenges are filed to their nomination papers. Challenges are due at 4:30 p.m. today. If a
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — DOA Secretary Joel Brennan today raised concerns with Joint Finance Committee co-chairs over efforts to cut vacant state jobs, arguing unfilled positions were meant to save money at the outset of the pandemic and never meant to be permanent reductions. Brennan wrote
DOA Secretary Joel Brennan today raised concerns with the Joint Finance co-chairs over their efforts to cut vacant state jobs, arguing those unfilled positions were meant to help save money at the outset of the pandemic and were never meant to be permanent reductions. Brennan wrote to the co-chairs the
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee voted today to reject the guv’s call to pump more than $90 million into programs to help the homeless and provide assistance to those struggling to pay their water bills. In all, the committee approved $1.2 million over the biennium to boost funding for grants
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.
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
**************************************** 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