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Gov. Scott Walker and his cabinet spent twice as much in 2017 on taxpayer-funded flights as the governor was gearing up for his re-election run than in 2015, when he was running for president, records show. The guv and his
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Walker spending for state plane use rises in 2017 as Dems knock short hops, DC trips Fewer bills to be signed into law this session compared
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2018/fri-news-summary-several-considering-1st-cd-gop-primary-bid-vos-passes-perspectives-on-ryans-retirement/ **************************************** Next Tuesday, April 17: WisPolitics Luncheon with Mayor Paul Soglin Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilso… Please log in to access
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Women in Government From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he’s passing on a bid for the 1st CD following House Speaker Paul Ryan’s retirement announcement earlier this week. Vos, R-Rochester, said
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The possible GOP field for the 1st CD continued to shape up today with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos saying he hopes to make a decision by tomorrow, state Sen. Dave Craig weighing
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2018/thu-news-summary-ryan-retirement-analysis-and-reaction-walker-wont-appoint-clarke-replacement-kooyenga-to-repay-state-for-30k-settlement/ **************************************** Next Tuesday, April 17: WisPolitics Luncheon with Mayor Paul Soglin Join WisPolitics.com for lunch … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Women in Government From WisPolitics.com … — Rep. Dale Kooyenga says “with the assistance of family and friends,” he’ll reimburse the state $30,000 it’s paying to settle a lawsuit filed by a Madison man
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dems are seizing on Paul Ryan’s decision to forgo a re-election bid to boost their argument the 1st CD and control of the House are in play this fall. Republicans, meanwhile, sought
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 12: WisPolitics.com Election Year Preview The WisPolitics.com election year preview-brought to you by the Wisconsin Counties Association-assembles some of Wisconsin’s foremost political experts to lay out the challenges and advantages for Gov. Scott Walker,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan will not seek re-election this fall, according to a source with knowledge of his decision. A campaign spokesman did not immediately return a
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Billionaire liberal activist Tom Steyer was on the UW-Madison and Marquette University campuses today, urging young people to vote in November. Steyer has committed $2.5 million through the group he founded, NextGen
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2018/tue-news-summary-walker-backs-sending-wi-troops-to-mexican-border-walker-signs-opioid-bills-u-s-senate-fundraising/ **************************************** April 12: WisPolitics.com Election Year Preview The WisPolitics.com election year preview-brought to you by the Wisconsin… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Women in Government From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, raised $3.7 million over the first three months of the year for her re-election bid. Her campaign said it was the best
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker today said he welcomes “President Donald Trump’s aggressive actions to secure our nation’s southern border” and stands ready to commit Wisconsin National Guard troops to the effort. Walker also
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 12: WisPolitics.com Election Year Preview The WisPolitics.com election year preview-brought to you by the Wisconsin Counties Association-assembles some of Wisconsin’s foremost political experts to lay out the challenges and advantages for Gov. Scott Walker,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Madison businessman Eric Hovde, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 2012, said he has decided against running for Senate this year. “After wrestling with this decision for
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Spending surge helped boost Dallet during campaign’s closing weeks Week ahead Political TV Names in the news Lobbyist watch QUOTES OF THE WEEK The message is
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 12: WisPolitics.com Election Year Preview The WisPolitics.com election year preview-brought to you by the Wisconsin Counties Association-assembles some of Wisconsin’s foremost political experts to lay out the challenges and advantages for Gov. Scott Walker,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Women in Government From WisPolitics.com … — Business consultant and former Marine Kevin Nicholson’s campaign has a poll that shows him up 18 points on fellow Republican Leah Vukmir in the race for the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The super PAC backing Leah Vukmir in the U.S. Senate race today announced its first TV buy — a spot that plays up the Brookfield Republican’s ties to Gov. Scott Walker. Wisconsin
Gov. Scott Walker and his cabinet spent twice as much in 2017 on taxpayer-funded flights as the governor was gearing up for his re-election run than in 2015, when he was running for president, records show. The guv and his cabinet spent a total of $391,372 on state plane use
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Walker spending for state plane use rises in 2017 as Dems knock short hops, DC trips Fewer bills to be signed into law this session compared to previous two State Supreme Court to hear DPI administrative
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2018/fri-news-summary-several-considering-1st-cd-gop-primary-bid-vos-passes-perspectives-on-ryans-retirement/ **************************************** Next Tuesday, April 17: WisPolitics Luncheon with Mayor Paul Soglin Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilso… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Women in Government From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he’s passing on a bid for the 1st CD following House Speaker Paul Ryan’s retirement announcement earlier this week. Vos, R-Rochester, said in a statement this morning he’ll instead seek re-election to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The possible GOP field for the 1st CD continued to shape up today with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos saying he hopes to make a decision by tomorrow, state Sen. Dave Craig weighing a bid, and Reps. Tyler August and Amy Loudenbeck taking
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2018/thu-news-summary-ryan-retirement-analysis-and-reaction-walker-wont-appoint-clarke-replacement-kooyenga-to-repay-state-for-30k-settlement/ **************************************** Next Tuesday, April 17: WisPolitics Luncheon with Mayor Paul Soglin Join WisPolitics.com for lunch … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Women in Government From WisPolitics.com … — Rep. Dale Kooyenga says “with the assistance of family and friends,” he’ll reimburse the state $30,000 it’s paying to settle a lawsuit filed by a Madison man whose sign the lawmaker removed from the Capitol rotunda. Kooyenga’s
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dems are seizing on Paul Ryan’s decision to forgo a re-election bid to boost their argument the 1st CD and control of the House are in play this fall. Republicans, meanwhile, sought to counter that assertion, while the names of a string
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 12: WisPolitics.com Election Year Preview The WisPolitics.com election year preview-brought to you by the Wisconsin Counties Association-assembles some of Wisconsin’s foremost political experts to lay out the challenges and advantages for Gov. Scott Walker, Sen. Tammy Baldwin and all of the candidates from acr…
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan will not seek re-election this fall, according to a source with knowledge of his decision. A campaign spokesman did not immediately return a call from WisPolitics.com. Axios, which was first broke the news,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Billionaire liberal activist Tom Steyer was on the UW-Madison and Marquette University campuses today, urging young people to vote in November. Steyer has committed $2.5 million through the group he founded, NextGen America, to register and energize millennial voters in the state,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2018/tue-news-summary-walker-backs-sending-wi-troops-to-mexican-border-walker-signs-opioid-bills-u-s-senate-fundraising/ **************************************** April 12: WisPolitics.com Election Year Preview The WisPolitics.com election year preview-brought to you by the Wisconsin… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Women in Government From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, raised $3.7 million over the first three months of the year for her re-election bid. Her campaign said it was the best ever fundraising haul in the first-quarter of an election year
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker today said he welcomes “President Donald Trump’s aggressive actions to secure our nation’s southern border” and stands ready to commit Wisconsin National Guard troops to the effort. Walker also wrote in a letter to U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 12: WisPolitics.com Election Year Preview The WisPolitics.com election year preview-brought to you by the Wisconsin Counties Association-assembles some of Wisconsin’s foremost political experts to lay out the challenges and advantages for Gov. Scott Walker, Sen. Tammy Baldwin and all of the candidates from acr…
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Madison businessman Eric Hovde, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 2012, said he has decided against running for Senate this year. “After wrestling with this decision for the last, oh, six months, I’ve decided not to run,”
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Spending surge helped boost Dallet during campaign’s closing weeks Week ahead Political TV Names in the news Lobbyist watch QUOTES OF THE WEEK The message is certainly about the state not being for sale, that the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 12: WisPolitics.com Election Year Preview The WisPolitics.com election year preview-brought to you by the Wisconsin Counties Association-assembles some of Wisconsin’s foremost political experts to lay out the challenges and advantages for Gov. Scott Walker, Sen. Tammy Baldwin and all of the candidates from acr…
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Women in Government From WisPolitics.com … — Business consultant and former Marine Kevin Nicholson’s campaign has a poll that shows him up 18 points on fellow Republican Leah Vukmir in the race for the GOP nomination to take on Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The super PAC backing Leah Vukmir in the U.S. Senate race today announced its first TV buy — a spot that plays up the Brookfield Republican’s ties to Gov. Scott Walker. Wisconsin Next PAC said the buy, which starts tomorrow, includes $575,000