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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 … — 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
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 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
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 … — There is a new web app for the Marquette University Law School Poll that allows users to peruse every question the survey has asked. That totals 960 questions so
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers has signed a pair of executive orders — one directing state agencies to take steps to address chemical contamination of drinking water, the other appointing members to the Criminal
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 The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, will be in Minneapolis this morning for a health care roundtable with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Baldwin’s office said
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A federal three-judge panel today rejected a request from GOP lawmakers to reimburse some of the tab they charged to taxpayers for outside counsel to defend the Assembly map Republicans drew in
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Civil liberties – Courts – Demographics – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment – Health care – Labor
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will today hear testimony on four bills, ranging from an effort to widen the scope of stalking to include digital communication
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm won bipartisan backing from a Senate committee today despite concerns from Sen. Andre Jacque about “conflicts of interest” within the agency. Jacque, R-DePere, again said he was
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 The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin Right to Life is urging members of a Senate committee to reject Andrea Palm’s nomination as DHS secretary, citing her decision to hire a former Planned Parenthood
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — All three PSC commissioners today gave preliminary OK for a high-voltage transmission line from near Dubuque to Middleton for wind-generated electricity. A coalition of clean energy advocates — including the Clean Grid
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
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — There is a new web app for the Marquette University Law School Poll that allows users to peruse every question the survey has asked. That totals 960 questions so far, and poll Director Charles Franklin says it will be
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers has signed a pair of executive orders — one directing state agencies to take steps to address chemical contamination of drinking water, the other appointing members to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. The first order calls on the Department
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 and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, will be in Minneapolis this morning for a health care roundtable with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Baldwin’s office said the focus will be on the cost of prescription drugs.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A federal three-judge panel today rejected a request from GOP lawmakers to reimburse some of the tab they charged to taxpayers for outside counsel to defend the Assembly map Republicans drew in 2011. The decision leaves taxpayers on the hook for all
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Civil liberties – Courts – Demographics – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment – Health care – Labor – Law and order – Management – Media – Non-profits
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will today hear testimony on four bills, ranging from an effort to widen the scope of stalking to include digital communication to a proposal that would allow expungement of first-offense OWI
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm won bipartisan backing from a Senate committee today despite concerns from Sen. Andre Jacque about “conflicts of interest” within the agency. Jacque, R-DePere, again said he was concerned about Palm’s decision to hire Nicole Safar, who formerly
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 … — Wisconsin Right to Life is urging members of a Senate committee to reject Andrea Palm’s nomination as DHS secretary, citing her decision to hire a former Planned Parenthood vice president to fill the agency’s No. 3 slot. In
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — All three PSC commissioners today gave preliminary OK for a high-voltage transmission line from near Dubuque to Middleton for wind-generated electricity. A coalition of clean energy advocates — including the Clean Grid Alliance, RENEW Wisconsin, Fresh Energy, the Minnesota Center for Environmental