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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A group affiliated with former Obama administration AG Eric Holder today filed a lawsuit in Dane County Court seeking to force GOP Gov. Scott Walker to call special elections for two vacant
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, known as a progressive, is openly commending President Trump, and that goes to an interesting election-year question: Will there be a significant group of Baldwin-Trump voters at the polls this November? A WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** March 7: WisPolitics DC breakfast with U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher and the Millennial Action Project Green Bay-area Congressman Mike Gallagher joins Millennial Action Project President Steven Olikara, a Wisconsin native and UW-Madison graduate, to talk
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — State Rep. Josh Zepnick, who has been under fire over allegations he kissed two women without their consent at political events in 2011 and 2015, has a luncheon
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Ethics Commission spent $22,000 on investigation of former administrator Last-ditch effort to reach deal on ‘dark store’ legislation fails Johnson’s loan repayments topped $1.6 million in
A Madison law firm billed the Ethics Commission nearly $22,000 for an investigation of former agency Administrator Brian Bell that included reviews of his social media accounts and John Doe documents leaked to a British newspaper. A copy of the
Assembly Republicans made a last-ditch effort last night to act on the so-called “dark store” legislation that sought to significantly pare back the original version of the package. But the attempted eleventh-hour deal fell apart. The potential deal stemmed from
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson repaid himself $90,000 during the fourth quarter of 2017 for loans to his campaign, pushing his personal reimbursement to more than $1.6 million since 2010, a WisPolitics.com review shows. Johnson, a plastics manufacturers exec who gave
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Order the 2018 WisPolitics.com Directory & Almanac now The big 2018 election year already is underway with campaigns for state Supreme Court, U.S. Senate, governor and Legislature. Get a preview of the political landscape and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Badger Advocates From WisPolitics.com … — Madison businessman Eric Hovde told WisPolitics.com he has not talked to anyone about hiring them for a possible U.S. Senate campaign. But he has spoken with outside consultants and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin at a WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison today lauded President Trump for pushing gun safety measures, including a ban on bump stocks that allow semi-automatic weapons to rapidly
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Order the 2018 WisPolitics.com Directory & Almanac now The big 2018 election year already is underway with campaigns for state Supreme Court, U.S. Senate, governor and Legislature. Get a preview of the political landscape and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — No state Supreme Court candidate won more than 46 percent the vote in their home county on Tuesday, a WisPolitics.com review shows. This year’s three-way primary pitted conservative
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP-run Assembly today unanimously passed a new version of a juvenile corrections plan that would close Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth facilities by January 21, 2021. The $80 million updated
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday: WisPolitics Luncheon with Senator Tammy Baldwin Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Thursday Feb. 22 with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, up for re-election this year. Check-in
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Badger Advocates From WisPolitics.com … — The race for Supreme Court, now down to two candidates, is off to a contentious start after last night’s primary results. Sauk County Judge Michael Screnock, the Republicans’ choice
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly and Senate Republicans today continued their standoff over Gov. Scott Walker’s child tax credit, with the co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee saying they won’t meet without a deal. Co-chair Alberta
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/news-summary/ **************************************** Thursday: WisPolitics Luncheon with Senator Tammy Baldwin Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Thursday Feb. 22 with U.S.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Beloit billionaire Diane Hendricks gave conservative Supreme Court candidate Michael Screnock $20,000 late last week during the final stretch ahead of today’s primary. The Sauk County judge’s most
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Corrections would no longer face a hard deadline of July 1, 2020, to close Lincoln Hills to provide flexibility for the opening of new juvenile facilities under a substitute amendment lawmakers plan
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A group affiliated with former Obama administration AG Eric Holder today filed a lawsuit in Dane County Court seeking to force GOP Gov. Scott Walker to call special elections for two vacant legislative seats. The voters in the 1st Senate District and
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, known as a progressive, is openly commending President Trump, and that goes to an interesting election-year question: Will there be a significant group of Baldwin-Trump voters at the polls this November? A WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison this week provided some clues. The Madison Democrat commended Trump
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** March 7: WisPolitics DC breakfast with U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher and the Millennial Action Project Green Bay-area Congressman Mike Gallagher joins Millennial Action Project President Steven Olikara, a Wisconsin native and UW-Madison graduate, to talk about top generational issues in the 2018 election year. Date:
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — State Rep. Josh Zepnick, who has been under fire over allegations he kissed two women without their consent at political events in 2011 and 2015, has a luncheon fundraiser planned today in Madison. Zepnick, D-Milwaukee, reported $2,433 in
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Ethics Commission spent $22,000 on investigation of former administrator Last-ditch effort to reach deal on ‘dark store’ legislation fails Johnson’s loan repayments topped $1.6 million in last quarter of 2017 Baldwin highlights common ground with Trump
A Madison law firm billed the Ethics Commission nearly $22,000 for an investigation of former agency Administrator Brian Bell that included reviews of his social media accounts and John Doe documents leaked to a British newspaper. A copy of the bill obtained by WisPolitics.com shows the firm of investigator Patrick
Assembly Republicans made a last-ditch effort last night to act on the so-called “dark store” legislation that sought to significantly pare back the original version of the package. But the attempted eleventh-hour deal fell apart. The potential deal stemmed from talks between lawmakers, the League of Wisconsin Municipalities and Wisconsin
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson repaid himself $90,000 during the fourth quarter of 2017 for loans to his campaign, pushing his personal reimbursement to more than $1.6 million since 2010, a WisPolitics.com review shows. Johnson, a plastics manufacturers exec who gave himself $9 million for his 2010 campaign, repaid himself $230,000
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Order the 2018 WisPolitics.com Directory & Almanac now The big 2018 election year already is underway with campaigns for state Supreme Court, U.S. Senate, governor and Legislature. Get a preview of the political landscape and catch up on all of the changes in Gov. Scott
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Badger Advocates From WisPolitics.com … — Madison businessman Eric Hovde told WisPolitics.com he has not talked to anyone about hiring them for a possible U.S. Senate campaign. But he has spoken with outside consultants and firms in case he decides to move forward with a
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin at a WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison today lauded President Trump for pushing gun safety measures, including a ban on bump stocks that allow semi-automatic weapons to rapidly fire dozens of rounds. But she urged the president to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Order the 2018 WisPolitics.com Directory & Almanac now The big 2018 election year already is underway with campaigns for state Supreme Court, U.S. Senate, governor and Legislature. Get a preview of the political landscape and catch up on all of the changes in Gov. Scott
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — No state Supreme Court candidate won more than 46 percent the vote in their home county on Tuesday, a WisPolitics.com review shows. This year’s three-way primary pitted conservative Sauk County Circuit Court Judge Michael Screnock against left-leaning Milwaukee
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP-run Assembly today unanimously passed a new version of a juvenile corrections plan that would close Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth facilities by January 21, 2021. The $80 million updated plan would include $40 million in general fund supported borrowing
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday: WisPolitics Luncheon with Senator Tammy Baldwin Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Thursday Feb. 22 with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, up for re-election this year. Check-in and lunch begins at 11:30 a.m., with the program going
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Badger Advocates From WisPolitics.com … — The race for Supreme Court, now down to two candidates, is off to a contentious start after last night’s primary results. Sauk County Judge Michael Screnock, the Republicans’ choice in the officially non-partisan race, slammed rival Rebecca Dallet as
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly and Senate Republicans today continued their standoff over Gov. Scott Walker’s child tax credit, with the co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee saying they won’t meet without a deal. Co-chair Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, said there is not enough support in
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/news-summary/ **************************************** Thursday: WisPolitics Luncheon with Senator Tammy Baldwin Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Thursday Feb. 22 with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, up for re-elec… Please log in to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Beloit billionaire Diane Hendricks gave conservative Supreme Court candidate Michael Screnock $20,000 late last week during the final stretch ahead of today’s primary. The Sauk County judge’s most recent late contribution report also includes a $2,500 donation from
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Corrections would no longer face a hard deadline of July 1, 2020, to close Lincoln Hills to provide flexibility for the opening of new juvenile facilities under a substitute amendment lawmakers plan to introduce tomorrow, Rep. Michael Schraa told WisPolitics.com. The amendment