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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Wednesday: New Milwaukee County Exec. David Crowley headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Newly-elected Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Wednesday, May 13. This Newsmaker
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Republican Tom Tiffany is outraising Dem rival Tricia Zunker in donations of $1,000 or more over the last three weeks, according to a WisPolitics.com check of their latest
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers suggested small retail businesses might be next to see an easing of his administration’s stay-at-home order after releasing guidance for minimizing the spread of COVID-19 once businesses are allowed
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Wednesday: New Milwaukee County Exec. David Crowley headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Newly-elected Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Wednesday, May 13. This Newsmaker
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers in this week’s Dem radio address is encouraging people to continue following “Safer at Home” guidelines to lower the spread of coronavirus. Evers thanked Wisconsinites
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos removed one of his most vulnerable members from JCRAR and replaced him with a departing state rep just as the committee could be thrust into the COVID-19 reopening
— The UW System will account for nearly two-thirds of Gov. Tony Evers’ $70 million reduction in general purpose operations. That amounts to about $45.8 million. Sean Nelson, UW vice president for finance, told regents today the system is expecting
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** May 13: New Milwaukee County Exec. David Crowley headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Newly-elected Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Wednesday, May 13. This
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — UW System President Ray Cross is recommending campuses cut programs and consolidate administration to survive the “unprecedented challenges” of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cross also told reporters layoffs were
UW System President Ray Cross is recommending campuses cut programs and consolidate administration to survive the “unprecedented challenges” of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cross also told reporters layoffs were expected. Cross said the system had already been working with schools on
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state’s general fund “undoubtedly” will take a hit as tax collections fall due to COVID-19, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. But a new memo from Director Bob Lang says several
State tax collections dropped significantly in April as Wisconsin felt the impact of COVID-19, which will “undoubtedly decrease’’ previous projections the general fund would finish the fiscal year with a surplus of nearly $1.1 billion, according to a new LFB
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** May 13: New Milwaukee County Exec. David Crowley headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Newly-elected Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Wednesday, May 13. This
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce is asking Gov. Tony Evers to start a phased reopening of the state economy by Monday, arguing that hospitals and businesses are
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Justice Rebecca Bradley today suggested the DHS secretary’s stay-at-home order was a form of “tyranny” and argued the Legislature never intended to grant an unelected bureaucrat such expansive powers. During oral arguments
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** May 13: New Milwaukee County Exec. David Crowley headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Newly-elected Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Wednesday, May 13. This
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said a meeting with Gov. Tony Evers was a “good initial discussion” and expressed hope the state could take a regional approach to reopening
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers said the focus of today’s meeting with GOP legislative leaders was to explore a plan to reopen the state and see where there might be common ground. The meeting
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** May 13: New Milwaukee County Exec. David Crowley headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Newly-elected Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Wednesday, May 13. This
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — A Dane County judge has a status hearing scheduled today in Rep. John Nygren’s open records suit against Gov. Tony Evers with a proposed settlement on the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Wednesday: New Milwaukee County Exec. David Crowley headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Newly-elected Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Wednesday, May 13. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership among the Milwaukee
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Republican Tom Tiffany is outraising Dem rival Tricia Zunker in donations of $1,000 or more over the last three weeks, according to a WisPolitics.com check of their latest FEC filings. Tiffany, a GOP state senator from Minocqua, had
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers suggested small retail businesses might be next to see an easing of his administration’s stay-at-home order after releasing guidance for minimizing the spread of COVID-19 once businesses are allowed to reopen. But the guv made it clear that it
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Wednesday: New Milwaukee County Exec. David Crowley headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Newly-elected Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Wednesday, May 13. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership among the Milwaukee
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers in this week’s Dem radio address is encouraging people to continue following “Safer at Home” guidelines to lower the spread of coronavirus. Evers thanked Wisconsinites for their efforts in flattening the curve of new infections
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos removed one of his most vulnerable members from JCRAR and replaced him with a departing state rep just as the committee could be thrust into the COVID-19 reopening debate. Vos spokeswoman Kit Beyer wrote in an email to
— The UW System will account for nearly two-thirds of Gov. Tony Evers’ $70 million reduction in general purpose operations. That amounts to about $45.8 million. Sean Nelson, UW vice president for finance, told regents today the system is expecting a $98.6 million loss through the summer, even after an
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** May 13: New Milwaukee County Exec. David Crowley headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Newly-elected Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Wednesday, May 13. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership among the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — UW System President Ray Cross is recommending campuses cut programs and consolidate administration to survive the “unprecedented challenges” of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cross also told reporters layoffs were expected. Cross said the system had already been working with
UW System President Ray Cross is recommending campuses cut programs and consolidate administration to survive the “unprecedented challenges” of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cross also told reporters layoffs were expected. Cross said the system had already been working with schools on developing a plan to specialize in particular education programs while
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state’s general fund “undoubtedly” will take a hit as tax collections fall due to COVID-19, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. But a new memo from Director Bob Lang says several factors may help soften the blow to the state’s bottom
State tax collections dropped significantly in April as Wisconsin felt the impact of COVID-19, which will “undoubtedly decrease’’ previous projections the general fund would finish the fiscal year with a surplus of nearly $1.1 billion, according to a new LFB memo. Still, Legislative Fiscal Bureau Director Bob Lang wrote to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** May 13: New Milwaukee County Exec. David Crowley headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Newly-elected Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Wednesday, May 13. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership among the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce is asking Gov. Tony Evers to start a phased reopening of the state economy by Monday, arguing that hospitals and businesses are ready. The group’s board on Friday unanimously passed a resolution
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Justice Rebecca Bradley today suggested the DHS secretary’s stay-at-home order was a form of “tyranny” and argued the Legislature never intended to grant an unelected bureaucrat such expansive powers. During oral arguments in a GOP lawsuit seeking to prevent enforcement of the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** May 13: New Milwaukee County Exec. David Crowley headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Newly-elected Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Wednesday, May 13. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership among the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said a meeting with Gov. Tony Evers was a “good initial discussion” and expressed hope the state could take a regional approach to reopening businesses. But Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley, D-Mason, told WisPolitics.com
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers said the focus of today’s meeting with GOP legislative leaders was to explore a plan to reopen the state and see where there might be common ground. The meeting comes just ahead of the state Supreme Court’s oral arguments
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** May 13: New Milwaukee County Exec. David Crowley headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Newly-elected Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Wednesday, May 13. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership among the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — A Dane County judge has a status hearing scheduled today in Rep. John Nygren’s open records suit against Gov. Tony Evers with a proposed settlement on the table that would turn over the documents and pay the