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DNR secretary takes questions on CWD, clean water

DNR Secretary Preston Cole defended the guv’s decision not to include any new money in the budget to combat chronic wasting disease in the state’s deer herd, arguing the administration is looking to take a more collaborative approach with other

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DHS Sec. Palm defends Medicaid expansion

Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee today grilled Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm on the plan to accept the federal Medicaid expansion, a proposal Palm said is the center of her agency’s budget. Gov. Tony Evers’ budget calls for expanding

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GOP JFC members pepper DPI superintendent with questions

Republican members of the Joint Finance Committee on Wednesday peppered DPI Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor with questions about the guv’s education proposal, questioning if the state can afford the proposed $1.4 billion increase for public schools. But prompted by questions

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WED News Summary: Hagedorn declares victory in close Supreme Court race; McGuire wins 64th AD Dem primary

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/news-summary/ **************************************** Upcoming WisPolitics.com events in Madison and Milwaukee include: *A Milwaukee University Club luncheon tomorrow. The event focuses on new developments regarding the complicated issues affecting Lake

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FRI REPORT: TV spending has mixed impact on Supreme Court results

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report TV spending has mixed impact on Supreme Court results Evers: ‘Ridiculous’ to view Supreme Court election as referendum on his budget JFC hears from public on Medicaid expansion, special ed, gas tax during Janesville hearing Three

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FRI AM Update: Cole says regional effort needed to fight CWD

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — DNR Secretary Preston Cole defended Gov. Tony Evers’ decision to reject new money in the budget to combat chronic wasting disease, arguing the administration is looking to take a more collaborative approach with other states. Responding to a question

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DNR secretary takes questions on CWD, clean water

DNR Secretary Preston Cole defended the guv’s decision not to include any new money in the budget to combat chronic wasting disease in the state’s deer herd, arguing the administration is looking to take a more collaborative approach with other states. Responding to a question from Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring

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THU News Summary: Neubauer considering recount; JFC hears from agency heads on Evers’ budget

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Upcoming WisPolitics.com events in Madison and Milwaukee include: *A Milwaukee University Club luncheon today. The event focuses on new developments regarding the complicated issues affecting Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes. Speakers include PETER ANNIN, author of “The Great Lakes Water Wars”; MOLLY FLANAGAN, vic…

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DHS Sec. Palm defends Medicaid expansion

Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee today grilled Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm on the plan to accept the federal Medicaid expansion, a proposal Palm said is the center of her agency’s budget. Gov. Tony Evers’ budget calls for expanding to cover people whose income was up to 130 percent

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WED PM Update: Hagedorn says his lead in Supreme Court race appears ‘insurmountable,’ Neubauer urges backers to ‘stick with me’

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — With a potential recount on the horizon, Appeals Court Judge Brian Hagedorn described his nearly 6,000 vote lead in the Supreme Court race as “insurmountable.” Hagedorn told reporters during a press conference in Pewaukee today that a few days back people on

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GOP JFC members pepper DPI superintendent with questions

Republican members of the Joint Finance Committee on Wednesday peppered DPI Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor with questions about the guv’s education proposal, questioning if the state can afford the proposed $1.4 billion increase for public schools. But prompted by questions from Dem members, Taylor said simply maintaining current funding levels

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JFC members lay down early markers in coming budget battle

Members of the Joint Finance Committee drew early battle lines Wednesday as they kicked off the first agency briefings of Gov. Tony Evers’ $84 billion budget. JFC Co-chair Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, started today’s hearing by knocking Evers for proposing tax hikes in his budget after saying in the waning

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WED News Summary: Hagedorn declares victory in close Supreme Court race; McGuire wins 64th AD Dem primary

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/news-summary/ **************************************** Upcoming WisPolitics.com events in Madison and Milwaukee include: *A Milwaukee University Club luncheon tomorrow. The event focuses on new developments regarding the complicated issues affecting Lake M… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you

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WED AM Update: Hagedorn declares Supreme Court win as possible recount looms

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities From WisPolitics.com … — Conservative Brian Hagedorn declared victory early today in a razor-thin race with fellow Appeals Court Judge Lisa Neubauer to become Wisconsin’s next Supreme Court justice. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, The Associated Press

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TUE News Summary: LFB projects Evers’ budget could create nearly $2B shortfall in 2021-23

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Upcoming WisPolitics.com events in Madison and Milwaukee include: *A Milwaukee University Club luncheon Thursday. The event focuses on new developments regarding the complicated issues affecting Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes. Speakers include PETER ANNIN, author of “The Great Lakes Water Wars”; MOLLY FLANAGAN, …

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