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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee will meet this morning on DATCP’s request to transfer $100,000 in each year of the 2019-21 biennium from the committee’s supplemental appropriation to the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — One week after failing to secure Joint Finance’s approval of an undisclosed, multi-state settlement, the Department of Justice is going back before the committee tomorrow seeking members’ sign off in seven cases.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Register now for WisPolitics events in Madison and Washington, D.C. *A Sept. 12 luncheon at The Madison Club with the two new state party chairs to talk about the 2020 election cycle. Wisconsin will play
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — Committees in the Assembly and Senate have separate public hearings planned today on legislation that would ban firefighting foams that contain PFAS, except in certain circumstances. The bill would
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Review finds Wisconsin voting equipment at times connected to internet, potentially vulnerable Week ahead Political TV Names in the news Lobbyist watch QUOTES OF THE WEEK
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — DOJ now says a decision is no longer needed by today on a proposed multi-state settlement AG Josh Kaul tried to take before the Joint Finance Committee earlier this
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP leaders of the Joint Finance Committee hired a private attorney to review any proposed settlements reached by the AG with the clock ticking for state action on one deal. Co-chairs Alberta
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers will be in Beaver Dam to make an economic development announcement. — The conservative Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin is praising U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan questioned Dems’ chances of winning the 7th CD in an upcoming special election, saying the northern Wisconsin district has been gerrymandered to the GOP’s benefit. Pocan told the
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — While the GOP JFC co-chairs called Dem AG Josh Kaul’s request to sign a confidentiality agreement a “nonstarter” after yesterday’s hearing, they wrote in a July letter they were
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee accused Dem AG Josh Kaul of seeking to undermine a lame-duck session law that requires legislative approval to settle a lawsuit by demanding lawmakers
Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee today rejected Dem Josh Kaul’s request for explicit authority to move forward in settling an undisclosed lawsuit despite the AG’s warning that the state faces a Friday deadline to take action. In the first
Dem members of the Joint Finance Committee today ripped into their GOP counterparts as the body ground to a halt during a rare — if not unprecedented — closed-door session to discuss a settlement AG Josh Kaul reached in a
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan will formally step down from the job Sept. 3, telling Gov. Tony Evers in a letter serving in the role has been
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Potential candidates for 7th CD quickly began to consider their options after U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Weston, announced he will resign next month. Meanwhile, Gov. Tony Evers was weighing when to call
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee will meet this morning on DATCP’s request to transfer $100,000 in each year of the 2019-21 biennium from the committee’s supplemental appropriation to the agency’s account for farmer mental health assistance. The committee didn’t
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — One week after failing to secure Joint Finance’s approval of an undisclosed, multi-state settlement, the Department of Justice is going back before the committee tomorrow seeking members’ sign off in seven cases. The notice of tomorrow’s hearing didn’t include details on the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Register now for WisPolitics events in Madison and Washington, D.C. *A Sept. 12 luncheon at The Madison Club with the two new state party chairs to talk about the 2020 election cycle. Wisconsin will play a pivotal role in the presidential contest, through the spring
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — Committees in the Assembly and Senate have separate public hearings planned today on legislation that would ban firefighting foams that contain PFAS, except in certain circumstances. The bill would still allow the use of firefighting foam that includes perfluoroalkyl
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Review finds Wisconsin voting equipment at times connected to internet, potentially vulnerable Week ahead Political TV Names in the news Lobbyist watch QUOTES OF THE WEEK Attorney General Josh Kaul has gone from refusing to follow
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Register now for WisPolitics events in Madison and Washington, D.C. *A Sept. 12 luncheon at The Madison Club with the two new state party chairs to talk about the 2020 election cycle. Wisconsin will play a pivotal role in the presidential contest, through the spring
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — DOJ now says a decision is no longer needed by today on a proposed multi-state settlement AG Josh Kaul tried to take before the Joint Finance Committee earlier this week. DOJ’s Charlotte Gibson, head of the Legal Services Division,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP leaders of the Joint Finance Committee hired a private attorney to review any proposed settlements reached by the AG with the clock ticking for state action on one deal. Co-chairs Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and John Nygren, R-Marinette, say the step
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Register now for WisPolitics events in Madison and Washington, D.C. *A Sept. 12 luncheon at The Madison Club with the two new state party chairs to talk about the 2020 election cycle. Wisconsin will play a pivotal role in the presidential contest, through the spring
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers will be in Beaver Dam to make an economic development announcement. — The conservative Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin is praising U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, and U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, for voting against the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan questioned Dems’ chances of winning the 7th CD in an upcoming special election, saying the northern Wisconsin district has been gerrymandered to the GOP’s benefit. Pocan told the Madison Rotary Club the 7th CD had become a “tougher
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Register now for WisPolitics events in Madison and Washington, D.C. *A Sept. 12 luncheon at The Madison Club with the two new state party chairs to talk about the 2020 election cycle. Wisconsin will play a pivotal role in the presidential contest, through the spring
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — While the GOP JFC co-chairs called Dem AG Josh Kaul’s request to sign a confidentiality agreement a “nonstarter” after yesterday’s hearing, they wrote in a July letter they were open to one to ensure details of proposed settlements submitted
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee accused Dem AG Josh Kaul of seeking to undermine a lame-duck session law that requires legislative approval to settle a lawsuit by demanding lawmakers sign confidentiality agreements before sharing details on the action. Kaul,
Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee today rejected Dem Josh Kaul’s request for explicit authority to move forward in settling an undisclosed lawsuit despite the AG’s warning that the state faces a Friday deadline to take action. In the first example of Kaul seeking legislative approval to settle a suit
Dem members of the Joint Finance Committee today ripped into their GOP counterparts as the body ground to a halt during a rare — if not unprecedented — closed-door session to discuss a settlement AG Josh Kaul reached in a lawsuit. Republicans in the December lame-duck session voted to require
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Register now for WisPolitics events in Madison and Washington, D.C. *A Sept. 12 luncheon at The Madison Club with the two new state party chairs to talk about the 2020 election cycle. Wisconsin will play a pivotal role in the presidential contest, through the spring
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan will formally step down from the job Sept. 3, telling Gov. Tony Evers in a letter serving in the role has been “one of the great privileges of my life.” Hogan’s departure
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Potential candidates for 7th CD quickly began to consider their options after U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Weston, announced he will resign next month. Meanwhile, Gov. Tony Evers was weighing when to call a special election to fill the northern Wisconsin seat with
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Register now for WisPolitics events in Madison and Washington, D.C. *A Sept. 12 luncheon at The Madison Club with the two new state party chairs to talk about the 2020 election cycle. Wisconsin will play a pivotal role in the presidential contest, through the spring