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LeMahieu appoints Marklein JFC co-chair

Senate Majority Leader-elect Devin LeMahieu today appointed Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, co-chair of the Joint Finance Committee. Marklein replaces Sen. Alberta Darling, a River Hills Republican who had chaired the committee a record six sessions. Marklein was first appointed

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LeMahieu appoints Marklein JFC co-chair

Senate Majority Leader-elect Devin LeMahieu today appointed Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, co-chair of the Joint Finance Committee. Marklein replaces Sen. Alberta Darling, a River Hills Republican who had chaired the committee a record six sessions. Marklein was first appointed to the committee shortly after his 2014 win of his

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TUE PM Update: Top leaders for both Assembly caucuses, Senate Dems reelected

From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Republicans reelected Robin Vos speaker and Jim Steineke majority leader, rejecting challenges from two members who had argued for a different approach. Meanwhile, Assembly Dems reelected Gordon Hintz minority leader without opposition. Senate Dems reelected Janet Bewley, Town of Mason, minority leader without opposition. They

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TUE News Summary: More than 2,000 hospitalized with COVID-19; details on Wisconsin’s recount process, issues raised

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Tomorrow: Marquette Law School Pollster Charles Franklin to Headline Newsmaker Lunch Hour Charles Franklin, Professor of Law and Public Policy and director of the Marquette Law School Poll, will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Wednesday, November 11. This

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MON News Summary: Biden backers celebrate victory as Trump supporters protest

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Wednesday: Marquette Law School Pollster Charles Franklin to Headline Newsmaker Lunch Hour Charles Franklin, Professor of Law and Public Policy and director of the Marquette Law School Poll, will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Wednesday, November 11. This

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FRI PM Update: Post-election Political Stock Report

Subscribers: We are sending this PM Update today in place of the usual Friday REPORT. The REPORT will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! Political Stock Report -A collection of insider opinion- (Oct. 31 – Nov. 6, 2020) Rising: Joe Biden, Ron Kind, Devin LeMahieu Mixed: Tony Evers, Ben

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FRI News Summary: LeMahieu elected state Senate majority leader; Wisconsin prisons have 2,000 active COVID-19 cases

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Nov. 12: WisPolitics.com D.C. event: Experts discuss possible post-election health care changes Join WisPolitics.com for a D.C. event from noon to 1 p.m. CT on Thursday, Nov. 12, focusing on possible post-election changes to health care. Experts will also talk about the Nov. 10 hearing

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FRI AM Update: JCRAR meets today; Vos, Evers deliver weekly radio addresses

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules votes today whether to extend a coronavirus-related emergency rule granting leeway to DWD’s Unemployment Insurance work search requirements. Other COVID emergency rules up for review include another DWD measure providing

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THU PM Update: LeMahieu open to Senate return before end of the year

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Incoming Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said he expects to have a similar leadership style to outgoing leader Scott Fitzgerald. “Obviously, we’re two different people,” LeMahieu said. “But over the last six years, I’ve gotten to watch Congressman-elect Fitzgerald, and I learned

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THU AM Update: Election results show divide deepened between rural GOP, urban Dem areas, UW-Madison political scientist Canon says

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The election made it clear that divides between rural Republican and urban Democratic areas of Wisconsin are becoming deeper, said UW-Madison political science professor David Canon. He added 33 of the 60 counties that voted for President Trump

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WED News Summary: Biden’s narrow lead sparks recount talk; GOP maintains legislative majorities

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Nov. 12: WisPolitics.com D.C. event: Experts discuss possible post-election health care changes Join WisPolitics.com for a D.C. event from noon to 1 p.m. CT on Thursday, Nov. 12, focusing on possible post-election changes to health care. Experts will also talk about the Nov. 10 hearing

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TUE News Summary: Trump holds Kenosha rally; more than 2M absentee ballots cast as voters hit the polls

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Nov. 12: WisPolitics.com D.C. event: Experts discuss possible post-election health care changes Join WisPolitics.com for a D.C. event from noon to 1 p.m. CT on Thursday, Nov. 12, focusing on possible post-election changes to health care. Experts will also talk about the Nov. 10 hearing

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