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Dem members of the Joint Finance Committee today asked the GOP co-chairs to add another virtual hearing after the time slots for the lone online event April 28 filled up in about 15 minutes. The offices of Co-chairs Howard Marklein,
Under the guv’s budget, the property tax bill on the mythical median-valued home would go up $22 on December’s bill and another $63 the following year, according to a memo from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Those increases are $4 and
Today’s Midday podcast covers Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ view on COVID-19 vaccine passports for Wisconsinites and his thoughts on Gov. Tony Evers negotiating a new contract between Wisconsin and Foxconn. wispolitics · Vos says no to vaccine passports, slams Evers
**************************************** April 22: WisPolitics.com / Milwaukee Press Club Newsmaker Lunch Hour virtual event with Chancellors Mone and Blank Join WisPolitics.com and the Milwaukee Press Club for a Newsmaker Lunch Hour virtual event with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers and Foxconn execs this morning announced the state has reached a new deal with the company over its Mount Pleasant project. The state originally
BREAKING NEWS: Starting on May 5, state workers can begin returning to their offices under guidance the Department of Administration issued today. Capacity limits for state office buildings will be set at a maximum of 25 percent of pre-pandemic capacity.
**************************************** TODAY: WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon with Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, joins a WisPolitics.com Madison virtual luncheon on Thursday, April 15 from noon to 1 p.m. LeMahieu will take questions on the state budget
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, who hasn’t said whether he will seek a third term in 2022, significantly ramped up his fundraising in the first quarter of the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said today he doesn’t back legalizing medical marijuana in Wisconsin without FDA approval. During a WisPolitics.com luncheon, LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, said if the FDA approves medical use, marijuana
**************************************** STORY TOPICS – Race relations – Coronavirus – State government – Local government – Courts – Demographics – Education – Elections – Environment – Law and order – Management – Manufacturing – Small business – Utilities – Editorials –
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Environmental Defense Action Fund From WisPolitics.com … — The Senate Committee Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics holds a public hearing today on bills that would create more steps for voting absentee. AB 204
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Incoming Chief Justice Annette Ziegler pledged she will do “all I can to ensure the Wisconsin Supreme Court operates fairly and efficiently with a fidelity to the law.” The court today selected
**************************************** TOMORROW: WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon with Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, joins a WisPolitics.com Madison virtual luncheon on Thursday, April 15 from noon to 1 p.m. LeMahieu will take questions on the state budget
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Climate Reality Action Fund From WisPolitics.com … — A split state Supreme Court today ruled Gov. Tony Evers’ administration didn’t have the power to limit public gatherings last fall in an effort to combat a
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers says his administration has reached a deal with the federal government to ensure Wisconsin won’t lose out on some $70 million a month in food stamps funding. Today’s announcement
**************************************** THURSDAY: WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon with Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, joins a WisPolitics.com Madison virtual luncheon on Thursday, April 15 from noon to 1 p.m. LeMahieu will take questions on the state budget
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Women in Government From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP Assembly plans a vote today on a resolution pushing an effort to allow federal COVID money to be used for tax cuts. The resolution would
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state GOP has recovered about 40 percent of the $2.3 million that hackers stole in the runup to the November election, according to a filing with the FEC. Days before the
**************************************** STORY TOPICS – Race relations – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Courts – Demographics – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Law and order – Management – Media
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — GOP U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, who’s been mentioned as a possible Senate candidate in 2022, raised $830,250 during the first quarter. His campaign said the haul was his
Dem members of the Joint Finance Committee today asked the GOP co-chairs to add another virtual hearing after the time slots for the lone online event April 28 filled up in about 15 minutes. The offices of Co-chairs Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, and Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, said they had
Under the guv’s budget, the property tax bill on the mythical median-valued home would go up $22 on December’s bill and another $63 the following year, according to a memo from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Those increases are $4 and $8 less, respectively, than what would happen to that tax
Today’s Midday podcast covers Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ view on COVID-19 vaccine passports for Wisconsinites and his thoughts on Gov. Tony Evers negotiating a new contract between Wisconsin and Foxconn. wispolitics · Vos says no to vaccine passports, slams Evers over Foxconn deal … Please log in to access subscriber
**************************************** April 22: WisPolitics.com / Milwaukee Press Club Newsmaker Lunch Hour virtual event with Chancellors Mone and Blank Join WisPolitics.com and the Milwaukee Press Club for a Newsmaker Lunch Hour virtual event with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone and University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank. The chancellors will discuss
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers and Foxconn execs this morning announced the state has reached a new deal with the company over its Mount Pleasant project. The state originally agreed to a slate of tax incentives for the company
BREAKING NEWS: Starting on May 5, state workers can begin returning to their offices under guidance the Department of Administration issued today. Capacity limits for state office buildings will be set at a maximum of 25 percent of pre-pandemic capacity. The document says agencies can anticipate an increase in maximum
**************************************** TODAY: WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon with Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, joins a WisPolitics.com Madison virtual luncheon on Thursday, April 15 from noon to 1 p.m. LeMahieu will take questions on the state budget and Senate Republican priorities. The event will begin with a
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, who hasn’t said whether he will seek a third term in 2022, significantly ramped up his fundraising in the first quarter of the year. Johnson reported $545,337 in receipts in an FEC filing
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said today he doesn’t back legalizing medical marijuana in Wisconsin without FDA approval. During a WisPolitics.com luncheon, LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, said if the FDA approves medical use, marijuana should then be treated like any other prescription drug. “If
**************************************** STORY TOPICS – Race relations – Coronavirus – State government – Local government – Courts – Demographics – Education – Elections – Environment – Law and order – Management – Manufacturing – Small business – Utilities – Editorials – Columns TOP STORIES Annette Ziegler elected next WI Supreme Court
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Environmental Defense Action Fund From WisPolitics.com … — The Senate Committee Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics holds a public hearing today on bills that would create more steps for voting absentee. AB 204 would require an absentee ballot and an absentee ballot application
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Incoming Chief Justice Annette Ziegler pledged she will do “all I can to ensure the Wisconsin Supreme Court operates fairly and efficiently with a fidelity to the law.” The court today selected Ziegler to succeed fellow conservative Pat Roggensack in the role.
**************************************** TOMORROW: WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon with Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, joins a WisPolitics.com Madison virtual luncheon on Thursday, April 15 from noon to 1 p.m. LeMahieu will take questions on the state budget and Senate Republican priorities. The event will begin with a
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Climate Reality Action Fund From WisPolitics.com … — A split state Supreme Court today ruled Gov. Tony Evers’ administration didn’t have the power to limit public gatherings last fall in an effort to combat a rise in COVID-19 cases. In the 4-3 ruling, the court
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers says his administration has reached a deal with the federal government to ensure Wisconsin won’t lose out on some $70 million a month in food stamps funding. Today’s announcement comes after a state Supreme Court ruling jeopardized the money
**************************************** THURSDAY: WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon with Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, joins a WisPolitics.com Madison virtual luncheon on Thursday, April 15 from noon to 1 p.m. LeMahieu will take questions on the state budget and Senate Republican priorities. The event will begin with a
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Women in Government From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP Assembly plans a vote today on a resolution pushing an effort to allow federal COVID money to be used for tax cuts. The resolution would direct Dem AG Josh Kaul to intervene in a lawsuit,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state GOP has recovered about 40 percent of the $2.3 million that hackers stole in the runup to the November election, according to a filing with the FEC. Days before the Nov. 3 election, Chair Andrew Hitt said $2.3 million had
**************************************** STORY TOPICS – Race relations – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Courts – Demographics – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Law and order – Management – Media – Taxes – Technology – Transportation – Utilities – Editorials
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — GOP U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, who’s been mentioned as a possible Senate candidate in 2022, raised $830,250 during the first quarter. His campaign said the haul was his best fundraising quarter since his initial run for Congress in