TUE News Summary: Walker asks legislators to pass youth prison plan; Assembly takes up mandatory sexual harassment training measure

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2018/tue-news-summary-walker-asks-legislators-to-pass-youth-prison-plan-assembly-takes-up-mandatory-sexual-harassment-training-measure/ **************************************** Jan. 18: WisPolitics Luncheon: The Future of Nuclear Energy in WI An expert panel convened by the Wiscons… Please log in to access subscriber content. If

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FRI REPORT: Ryan says immigration should be celebrated as he bemoans Trump comments on Haiti, African nations

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the REPORT: https://www.wispolitics.com/2018/fri-report-ryan-says-immigration-should-be-celebrated-as-he-bemoans-trump-comments-on-haiti-african-nations/ TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Ryan says immigration should be celebrated as he bemoans Trump comments on Haiti, African nations Prolific donor …

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Prolific donor Uihlein overhauling philanthropic organization

PROLIFIC DONOR UIHLEIN OVERHAULING PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION Lynde Uihlein, one of the most prolific progressive donors in the state, is revamping her philanthropic organization and warning grants could shrink or others could be eliminated, according to emails obtained by WisPolitics.com. Uihlein

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THU AM Update: Bell says partisanship, inconsistent enforcement led him to quit now-defunct GAB

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Ethics Commission Administrator Brian Bell says he left the now-defunct Government Accountability Board because of the “transparently partisan” nature of the agency’s former counsel Shane Falk — and GAB’s inconsistent enforcement of the law. The comments were made

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LFB ups projected ending balance for 2017-19 budget b y $137.5 million

The Legislative Fiscal Bureau today upped its projected ending balance for the 2017-19 budget by $137.5 million with revenue projections for the two-year period improving slightly. That’s less than 0.4 percent of the overall GPR spending projected for the full two-year budget. Along with the increase of $76.3 million in

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WED News Summary: Schachtner wins in 10th SD; Walker holds nearly 4 times campaign cash as Dem field

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Jan. 18: WisPolitics Luncheon: The Future of Nuclear Energy in WI An expert panel convened by the Wisconsin Technology Council, WisBusiness.com and WisPolitics.com will examine the future of nuclear energy at the Thursday, January 18 luncheon at the Madison Club from 11:30 a.m. to 1

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TUE News Summary: Walker asks legislators to pass youth prison plan; Assembly takes up mandatory sexual harassment training measure

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2018/tue-news-summary-walker-asks-legislators-to-pass-youth-prison-plan-assembly-takes-up-mandatory-sexual-harassment-training-measure/ **************************************** Jan. 18: WisPolitics Luncheon: The Future of Nuclear Energy in WI An expert panel convened by the Wiscons… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options

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FRI REPORT: Ryan says immigration should be celebrated as he bemoans Trump comments on Haiti, African nations

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the REPORT: https://www.wispolitics.com/2018/fri-report-ryan-says-immigration-should-be-celebrated-as-he-bemoans-trump-comments-on-haiti-african-nations/ TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Ryan says immigration should be celebrated as he bemoans Trump comments on Haiti, African nations Prolific donor … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t

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Prolific donor Uihlein overhauling philanthropic organization

PROLIFIC DONOR UIHLEIN OVERHAULING PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION Lynde Uihlein, one of the most prolific progressive donors in the state, is revamping her philanthropic organization and warning grants could shrink or others could be eliminated, according to emails obtained by WisPolitics.com. Uihlein has been a significant donor to Dem candidates and committees,

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FRI News Summary: New superintendent at Lincoln Hills; Feds to allow states to test work requirements for Medicaid

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Jan. 18: WisPolitics Luncheon: The Future of Nuclear Energy in WI An expert panel convened by the Wisconsin Technology Council, WisBusiness.com and WisPolitics.com will examine the future of nuclear energy at the Thursday, January 18 luncheon at the Madison Club from 11:30 a.m. to 1

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FRI AM Update: Baldwin raises $2.8 million in last quarter of 2017

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, raised $2.8 million over the final three months of 2017, padding a significant financial edge over her GOP rivals. Baldwin’s campaign said she finished 2017 with $7 million in the bank. Republican Kevin

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THU PM Update: Ethics Commission voices support for agency administrator GOP legislators seek to oust

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Ethics Commission today unanimously signaled its confidence in agency Administrator Brian Bell as Republican lawmakers continue to push for his ouster. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, has refused calls for a public hearing on Bell and Elections Commission Administrator

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THU News Summary: Walker, Soglin spar over Madison safety, biz climate; Ethics Commission lobbying audit

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Jan. 18: WisPolitics Luncheon: The Future of Nuclear Energy in WI An expert panel convened by the Wisconsin Technology Council, WisBusiness.com and WisPolitics.com will examine the future of nuclear energy at the Thursday, January 18 luncheon at the Madison Club from 11:30 a.m. to 1

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WED AM Update: Soglin kicks off guv campaign; U.S. Senate race fundraising

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Madison Mayor Paul Soglin formally kicked off his campaign for guv today, charging President Trump and Gov. Scott Walker do not believe in the principles of government providing citizen health and safety “through a fair system of taxation”

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TUE PM Update: Fitzgerald, Nass contacted by attorney probing ‘partisan influence’ directed at Ethics Commission administrator

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The offices of Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Sen. Steve Nass told WisPolitics.com they have been contacted by an attorney hired by the Ethics Commission to probe charges of “partisan influence” directed at agency Administrator Brian Bell. The Ethics Commission declined

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