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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The state Dem Party’s record fundraising over the last three months was fueled by large donations, including a nearly $2.5 million contribution from Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, according
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Tony Evers’ campaign tells WisPolitics.com the guv raised $709,756 during the first half of 2020, a drop off from the more than $1 million he pulled in during the last six months
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Tomorrow: VISIT Milwaukee CEO Peggy Williams-Smith Headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Peggy Williams-Smith, president and CEO of VISIT Milwaukee, will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Thursday, July 16. This
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Republican Derrick Van Orden, in the first TV ad of his bid for the 3rd CD, touts his service as a Navy SEAL. His campaign said the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The president has seen little movement among minority voters during the past year of Marquette University Law School Polls compared to how Donald Trump fared with them in the 2016 election. But
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday: VISIT Milwaukee CEO Peggy Williams-Smith Headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Peggy Williams-Smith, president and CEO of VISIT Milwaukee, will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Thursday, July 16. This
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Freshman GOP U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil raised $525,000 during the third quarter, finishing the period with more than $1.5 million in the bank, his campaign says. The
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem AG Josh Kaul today joined a multi-state lawsuit seeking to block a new Trump administration rule that would prevent international students from studying in the U.S. this fall if their classes
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Tomorrow: ‘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
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Echoing themes from President Trump, speakers at this weekend’s state GOP convention in Green Bay warned protesters are trying to tear America apart. U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, who
Quotes of the Week Today’s ruling departs from decades of precedent and only creates chaos and confusion. As I said yesterday, we’re not going to let folks who are bitter about an election that happened nearly two years ago stop
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 … — The state Supreme Court today ruled three of Gov. Tony Evers’ partial vetoes in the 2019-21 budget were unconstitutional. Meanwhile, the court upheld one of Evers’ partial vetoes.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State revenues for 2019-20 collected so far are $749 million behind what Wisconsin took in during the previous fiscal year, according to a new Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Still, LFB Director Bob Lang
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 … — The state Supreme Court today upheld lame-duck laws Republicans approved in December 2018 giving GOP legislators the power to intervene in court actions involving the Department of Justice
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 Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The state Dem Party’s record fundraising over the last three months was fueled by large donations, including a nearly $2.5 million contribution from Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, according to a WisPolitics.com review. The party announced earlier this week
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Tony Evers’ campaign tells WisPolitics.com the guv raised $709,756 during the first half of 2020, a drop off from the more than $1 million he pulled in during the last six months of 2019. Evers’ campaign says he spent $312,253 during the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Tomorrow: VISIT Milwaukee CEO Peggy Williams-Smith Headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Peggy Williams-Smith, president and CEO of VISIT Milwaukee, will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Thursday, July 16. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership between the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Republican Derrick Van Orden, in the first TV ad of his bid for the 3rd CD, touts his service as a Navy SEAL. His campaign said the ad will run on cable district-wide but declined to provide
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The president has seen little movement among minority voters during the past year of Marquette University Law School Polls compared to how Donald Trump fared with them in the 2016 election. But his standing among white voters has dropped compared to four
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday: VISIT Milwaukee CEO Peggy Williams-Smith Headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Peggy Williams-Smith, president and CEO of VISIT Milwaukee, will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Thursday, July 16. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership between the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Freshman GOP U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil raised $525,000 during the third quarter, finishing the period with more than $1.5 million in the bank, his campaign says. The campaign didn’t provide other details of Steil’s fundraising during the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem AG Josh Kaul today joined a multi-state lawsuit seeking to block a new Trump administration rule that would prevent international students from studying in the U.S. this fall if their classes are totally online. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Tomorrow: ‘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 Federal
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Echoing themes from President Trump, speakers at this weekend’s state GOP convention in Green Bay warned protesters are trying to tear America apart. U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, who chaired the convention, reminded GOP activists of President Reagan’s final
Quotes of the Week Today’s ruling departs from decades of precedent and only creates chaos and confusion. As I said yesterday, we’re not going to let folks who are bitter about an election that happened nearly two years ago stop us from getting things done for the people of our
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 … — The state Supreme Court today ruled three of Gov. Tony Evers’ partial vetoes in the 2019-21 budget were unconstitutional. Meanwhile, the court upheld one of Evers’ partial vetoes. But in a twist, the court couldn’t agree on a
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State revenues for 2019-20 collected so far are $749 million behind what Wisconsin took in during the previous fiscal year, according to a new Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Still, LFB Director Bob Lang noted it will be late August before the agency has
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 … — The state Supreme Court today upheld lame-duck laws Republicans approved in December 2018 giving GOP legislators the power to intervene in court actions involving the Department of Justice as well as oversight of settlements the agency reaches. 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