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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — DOT Secretary Craig Thompson said it will likely be a year to 18 months before the state could get federal approval to put the long-delayed I-94 East-West expansion back in the pipeline.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** July 14: ‘Gauging the federal economic response to the pandemic’ Join WisPolitics.com for a D.C. virtual event during the lunch hour on Tuesday, July 14. The program will focus on the federal economic response to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement RENEW Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — American Bridge 21st Century is hitting President Trump with two new TV ads and two new digital spots that largely focus on his response to COVID-19. One of the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today rejected demands from the Trump administration that schools be reopened this fall for in-person instruction, countering that the decision should be made at the local level. Meanwhile, as
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** July 14: ‘Gauging the federal economic response to the pandemic’ Join WisPolitics.com for a D.C. virtual event during the lunch hour on Tuesday, July 14. The program will focus on the federal economic response to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — UW System regents will begin drafting rules changes to comply with new federal regulations expanding rights to those accused of sexual harassment and assault. The U.S. Education Department
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ popcorn company received a loan of at least $150,000, one of thousands that went to Wisconsin businesses as part of a federal program to help companies retain employees
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – Racism protests – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Culture – Demographics – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement RENEW Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — Former Gov. Tommy Thompson is dropping out as an at-large delegate to the Republican National Convention now that he’s interim president of the UW System. Thompson, who was appointed
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Wisconsin GOP isn’t requiring attendees at next week’s state convention to sign a waiver related to COVID-19. Those who attended a rally featuring Vice President Mike Pence in Pewaukee last week
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – Dnc – Racism protests – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Courts – Culture – Economy – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment –
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement RENEW Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he’s concerned over a rise in COVID-19 cases and that Wisconsin may need to consider more stringent regulations for bars going forward. Johnson said
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Madison Metropolitan School District share of state general aid for the 2020-21 school year fell for the fourth year in a row. New DPI school aid estimates showed Madison schools are
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – 2020 – Dnc – Racism protests – Coronavirus – State government – Local government – Courts – Demographics – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care –
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The state Supreme Court has declined to fast track a case seeking to force from the rolls thousands of voters who may have moved, making it likely the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Roughly one out of every five voters who cast an in-person absentee ballot in the state’s two largest cities during the 2018 midterm elections did so before the two-week early voting window
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – Dnc – Racism protests – Coronavirus – State government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Culture – Economy – Education – Health care – Law and order – Media – Small
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement RENEW Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — A unanimous federal appeals court upheld a series of GOP-authored election laws — including restrictions on early, in-person voting — and ruled while the changes were designed to give
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The lead attorney for the state and national Dem parties indicated today the coalition that’s filed a series of lawsuits seeking changes to Wisconsin’s election laws wants them in place for the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Today: Milwaukee protest organizers to headline Newsmaker Lunch Hour Three core organizers of recent protests in the Milwaukee area in the wake of the death of George Floyd last month in Minneapolis will be the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — DOT Secretary Craig Thompson said it will likely be a year to 18 months before the state could get federal approval to put the long-delayed I-94 East-West expansion back in the pipeline. That would then mean putting the project in the 2023-25
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** July 14: ‘Gauging the federal economic response to the pandemic’ Join WisPolitics.com for a D.C. virtual event during the lunch hour on Tuesday, July 14. The program will focus on the federal economic response to the pandemic. Thomas Walstrum, a senior business economist with the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement RENEW Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — American Bridge 21st Century is hitting President Trump with two new TV ads and two new digital spots that largely focus on his response to COVID-19. One of the digital spots, meanwhile, knocks Trump as “afraid” of China, revealing
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today rejected demands from the Trump administration that schools be reopened this fall for in-person instruction, countering that the decision should be made at the local level. Meanwhile, as the Madison and Dane County health department issued the state’s
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** July 14: ‘Gauging the federal economic response to the pandemic’ Join WisPolitics.com for a D.C. virtual event during the lunch hour on Tuesday, July 14. The program will focus on the federal economic response to the pandemic. Thomas Walstrum, a senior business economist with the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — UW System regents will begin drafting rules changes to comply with new federal regulations expanding rights to those accused of sexual harassment and assault. The U.S. Education Department in May revised Title IX regulations, saying schools that receive
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ popcorn company received a loan of at least $150,000, one of thousands that went to Wisconsin businesses as part of a federal program to help companies retain employees amid the fallout from COVID-19. The Small Business Administration today
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – Racism protests – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Culture – Demographics – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Law and order – Manufacturing – Media – Mining
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement RENEW Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — Former Gov. Tommy Thompson is dropping out as an at-large delegate to the Republican National Convention now that he’s interim president of the UW System. Thompson, who was appointed interim president June 19, was on the list of 52
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Wisconsin GOP isn’t requiring attendees at next week’s state convention to sign a waiver related to COVID-19. Those who attended a rally featuring Vice President Mike Pence in Pewaukee last week were required to sign one acknowledging “an inherent risk of
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – Dnc – Racism protests – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Courts – Culture – Economy – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment – Law and order – Media – Public health and safety
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement RENEW Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he’s concerned over a rise in COVID-19 cases and that Wisconsin may need to consider more stringent regulations for bars going forward. Johnson said yesterday during an online event with Axios that he considers
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Madison Metropolitan School District share of state general aid for the 2020-21 school year fell for the fourth year in a row. New DPI school aid estimates showed Madison schools are slated to receive about $31.3 million, $5.5 million less than
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – 2020 – Dnc – Racism protests – Coronavirus – State government – Local government – Courts – Demographics – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Law and order – Transportation – Editorials – Columns TOP
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The state Supreme Court has declined to fast track a case seeking to force from the rolls thousands of voters who may have moved, making it likely the suit won’t be resolved until after the Nov. 3 election.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Roughly one out of every five voters who cast an in-person absentee ballot in the state’s two largest cities during the 2018 midterm elections did so before the two-week early voting window that will be in place this fall. A unanimous federal
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – Dnc – Racism protests – Coronavirus – State government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Culture – Economy – Education – Health care – Law and order – Media – Small business – Editorials – Columns TOP STORIES Appeals court upholds
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement RENEW Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — A unanimous federal appeals court upheld a series of GOP-authored election laws — including restrictions on early, in-person voting — and ruled while the changes were designed to give Republicans a political advantage, they are nonetheless constitutional. Yesterday’s decision
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The lead attorney for the state and national Dem parties indicated today the coalition that’s filed a series of lawsuits seeking changes to Wisconsin’s election laws wants them in place for the November election, not the August primary. Attorney John Devaney said
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Today: Milwaukee protest organizers to headline Newsmaker Lunch Hour Three core organizers of recent protests in the Milwaukee area in the wake of the death of George Floyd last month in Minneapolis will be the featured guests at a virtual event set for noon on