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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — DWD Secretary Caleb Frostman today pushed back on criticism that his agency should’ve more quickly expanded call center hours for those applying for unemployment, telling a Senate committee it previously didn’t have
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Tomorrow: WisPolitics.com luncheon with Rebecca Kleefisch & Erin Forrest Join WisPolitics.com for a virtual lunchtime discussion on Thursday, May 28. The discussion on recruiting and training female candidates coincides with the 100th anniversary of women’s
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Wisconsin Elections Commission is set to meet this afternoon to take up a proposal that would send an absentee ballot application to some 1.6 million voters. The
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — With a committee hearing planned on delays out-of-work Wisconsinites have faced in dealing with the unemployment system, the Evers administration has begun to attribute some of those issues to an outdated computer
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday: WisPolitics.com luncheon with Rebecca Kleefisch & Erin Forrest Join WisPolitics.com for a virtual lunchtime discussion on Thursday, May 28. The discussion on recruiting and training female candidates coincides with the 100th anniversary of women’s
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Starting today, candidates for state and federal offices will have to file their nomination papers at a temporary location on the UW-Madison campus due to COVID-19. Elections
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos pulled GOP Rep. Jim Ott from JCRAR less than 40 minutes after Rep. Romaine Quinn formally asked for an appointment to the committee, according to records obtained by
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — State Rep. Mike Rohrkaste in this week’s GOP radio address said the Memorial Day weekend “will be like no other in our lifetime” due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state’s unemployment rate soared to 14.1 percent in April, reaching a level not seen since the Great Depression. According to a release from the state Department of Workforce Development, Wisconsin’s unemployment
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Tomorrow: New Common Council President Cavalier Johnson Headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Newly-elected Milwaukee Common Council President Cavalier Johnson will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Friday, May 22. This
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The state Elections Commission is punting on a proposal that would mail some registered voters an absentee ballot request. That’s one of three proposals to spend dollars allocated
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Presumptive Dem presidential nominee Joe Biden today slammed President Trump’s response to COVID-19, saying it has been marked by “denials, delays, distraction, and bald-faced lies.” Biden did a virtual round table this
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Friday: New Common Council President Cavalier Johnson Headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Newly-elected Milwaukee Common Council President Cavalier Johnson will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Friday, May 22. This
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Former Vice President Joe Biden holds virtual events in the state today, including a roundtable discussion with U.S. Rep. Ron Kind. Kind, D-La Crosse, and the presumptive
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Of the 43 people the Elections Commission referred to local DAs for prosecution on possible double voting in November 2018, 26 were suspected of casting ballots in Illinois as well as Wisconsin,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Friday: New Common Council President Cavalier Johnson Headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Newly-elected Milwaukee Common Council President Cavalier Johnson will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Friday, May 22. This
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Spectrum Reach From WisPolitics.com … — Tom Tiffany this morning is to be sworn as Wisconsin’s 7th CD representative. The Minocqua Republican resigned from the state Senate at midnight, taking the chamber’s partisan balance to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State officials are still unsure why some 1,600 absentee ballots from voters in the Fox Valley ended up in a Milwaukee postal sorting facility or why some Oshkosh voters — including the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Friday: New Common Council President Cavalier Johnson Headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Newly-elected Milwaukee Common Council President Cavalier Johnson will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Friday, May 22. This
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — DWD Secretary Caleb Frostman today pushed back on criticism that his agency should’ve more quickly expanded call center hours for those applying for unemployment, telling a Senate committee it previously didn’t have the staff needed for a more robust operation. Frostman also
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Tomorrow: WisPolitics.com luncheon with Rebecca Kleefisch & Erin Forrest Join WisPolitics.com for a virtual lunchtime discussion on Thursday, May 28. The discussion on recruiting and training female candidates coincides with the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United States and comes as presumptive D…
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Wisconsin Elections Commission is set to meet this afternoon to take up a proposal that would send an absentee ballot application to some 1.6 million voters. The proposal was one of three the commission was scheduled to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — With a committee hearing planned on delays out-of-work Wisconsinites have faced in dealing with the unemployment system, the Evers administration has begun to attribute some of those issues to an outdated computer system it inherited and other factors. Joint Finance Co-chair John
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday: WisPolitics.com luncheon with Rebecca Kleefisch & Erin Forrest Join WisPolitics.com for a virtual lunchtime discussion on Thursday, May 28. The discussion on recruiting and training female candidates coincides with the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United States and comes as presumptive D…
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Starting today, candidates for state and federal offices will have to file their nomination papers at a temporary location on the UW-Madison campus due to COVID-19. Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said there isn’t enough space at
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos pulled GOP Rep. Jim Ott from JCRAR less than 40 minutes after Rep. Romaine Quinn formally asked for an appointment to the committee, according to records obtained by WisPolitics.com. Speculation on the move has focused on whether Vos
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — State Rep. Mike Rohrkaste in this week’s GOP radio address said the Memorial Day weekend “will be like no other in our lifetime” due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While many activities are canceled and parts of the state
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state’s unemployment rate soared to 14.1 percent in April, reaching a level not seen since the Great Depression. According to a release from the state Department of Workforce Development, Wisconsin’s unemployment rate in April was 0.6 percent lower than the national
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Tomorrow: New Common Council President Cavalier Johnson Headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Newly-elected Milwaukee Common Council President Cavalier Johnson will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Friday, May 22. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership between WisPolitics.com
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The state Elections Commission is punting on a proposal that would mail some registered voters an absentee ballot request. That’s one of three proposals to spend dollars allocated by a federal coronavirus relief for election-related expenses that the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Presumptive Dem presidential nominee Joe Biden today slammed President Trump’s response to COVID-19, saying it has been marked by “denials, delays, distraction, and bald-faced lies.” Biden did a virtual round table this morning with La Crosse-area participants and a rally this afternoon
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Friday: New Common Council President Cavalier Johnson Headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Newly-elected Milwaukee Common Council President Cavalier Johnson will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Friday, May 22. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership between WisPolitics.com
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Former Vice President Joe Biden holds virtual events in the state today, including a roundtable discussion with U.S. Rep. Ron Kind. Kind, D-La Crosse, and the presumptive Dem nominee will discuss rural issues in the state, according
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Of the 43 people the Elections Commission referred to local DAs for prosecution on possible double voting in November 2018, 26 were suspected of casting ballots in Illinois as well as Wisconsin, according to records reviewed by WisPolitics.com. The cases also involve
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Friday: New Common Council President Cavalier Johnson Headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Newly-elected Milwaukee Common Council President Cavalier Johnson will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Friday, May 22. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership between WisPolitics.com
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Spectrum Reach From WisPolitics.com … — Tom Tiffany this morning is to be sworn as Wisconsin’s 7th CD representative. The Minocqua Republican resigned from the state Senate at midnight, taking the chamber’s partisan balance to an 18-13 GOP majority. The sprawling northern congressional slot has
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State officials are still unsure why some 1,600 absentee ballots from voters in the Fox Valley ended up in a Milwaukee postal sorting facility or why some Oshkosh voters — including the Assembly minority leader — never received the ballots they’d requested
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Friday: New Common Council President Cavalier Johnson Headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Newly-elected Milwaukee Common Council President Cavalier Johnson will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Friday, May 22. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership between WisPolitics.com