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Legislative Republicans outraised their Dem counterparts more than 4-to-1 in 2017 through accounts that can accept corporate contributions, a WisPolitics.com review shows. Those corporate contributions helped fuel the $1.2 million advantage the GOP caucuses had for cash on hand
Interest groups spent nearly $3 million more to lobby the Capitol in the last half of 2017 as the state budget dragged on, compared with the same period in 2015, a WisPolitics.com review shows. But the WisPolitics.com check of lobbying
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Feb. 6: WisPolitics Luncheon with Mahlon Mitchell Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday Feb. 6 with Mahlon Mitchell, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker and former Gov. Tommy Thompson are traveling the state today to tout a package of 10 welfare overhaul bills and the state’s unemployment numbers. The
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker today opened the door to a gas tax hike to grab a piece of a proposed federal infrastructure plan months after ruling out that option for the 2017-19 state
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2018/thu-news-summary-walker-on-federal-infrastructure-money-elections-commission-delays-administrator-vote/ **************************************** Feb. 6: WisPolitics Luncheon with Mahlon Mitchell Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on … Please log in to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — An Assembly panel this morning is slated to vote on a substitute amendment that would significantly pare back a GOP wetlands bill. While the original bill would
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Elections Commission today voted to put off until March a decision on whether to appoint a new interim administrator and begin a national search for a permanent one. The move comes
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 already underway. Get a preview of the political
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Speaker Robin Vos will testify at a joint hearing this morning on a set of bills he authored with Sen. Chris Kapenga that would overhaul the state’s welfare
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson today brushed off reports he was paid by the Democratic Party for campaign work as late as 2002, despite previously claiming he was “absolutely sure” he
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 already underway. Get a preview of the political
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Several members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation have announced guests they’ll bring to President Trump’s first State of the Union Speech tonight. And one guest is causing a
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Maggie Gau is taking over as campaign manager for Dem Tony Evers’ guv bid after the state superintendent parted ways last week with Nathan Henry. The move comes not long after the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/news-summary/ **************************************** TUESDAY: WisPolitics Luncheon with Kevin Nicholson Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday, Jan. 30 with GOP U.S.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Dem guv candidate Kelda Roys has hired Sonja Chojnacki as her new campaign manager. Chojnacki, 34, is a Wisconsin native who returns to the state after working in
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Review: More than half of Elections, Ethics commissioners made political donations after joining boards Provision in plan to lift low-revenue caps has some school districts wary
Jake Hajdu told WisPolitics.com today he is leaving his post as campaign manager for Dem Dana Wachs’ gubernatorial bid to spend time with his new son. Hajdu, who will be replaced by deputy campaign manager Brita Olsen, said the move
The Walker administration is failing to hire new employees within the 60-day window required under an overhaul of the state’s civil service system, according to a report released to WisPolitics.com through the open records law. Still, the report from the
Most of the nine school districts that would be temporarily shut out of a bill to up their low-revenue caps don’t have any immediate plans to ask voters to raise their own taxes again. The stakes are high: if those
Legislative Republicans outraised their Dem counterparts more than 4-to-1 in 2017 through accounts that can accept corporate contributions, a WisPolitics.com review shows. Those corporate contributions helped fuel the $1.2 million advantage the GOP caucuses had for cash on hand at the end of 2017. The financial gap was particularly
Interest groups spent nearly $3 million more to lobby the Capitol in the last half of 2017 as the state budget dragged on, compared with the same period in 2015, a WisPolitics.com review shows. But the WisPolitics.com check of lobbying reports shows the outside groups that were most active to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Feb. 6: WisPolitics Luncheon with Mahlon Mitchell Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday Feb. 6 with Mahlon Mitchell, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin, about his bid for the Democratic nomination to run against
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker and former Gov. Tommy Thompson are traveling the state today to tout a package of 10 welfare overhaul bills and the state’s unemployment numbers. The two will be stopping in Milwaukee, Green Bay and La
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker today opened the door to a gas tax hike to grab a piece of a proposed federal infrastructure plan months after ruling out that option for the 2017-19 state budget. Critics immediately seized on the comments to accuse Walker
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2018/thu-news-summary-walker-on-federal-infrastructure-money-elections-commission-delays-administrator-vote/ **************************************** Feb. 6: WisPolitics Luncheon with Mahlon Mitchell Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — An Assembly panel this morning is slated to vote on a substitute amendment that would significantly pare back a GOP wetlands bill. While the original bill would exempt all state wetlands from permitting requirements, the sub from
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Elections Commission today voted to put off until March a decision on whether to appoint a new interim administrator and begin a national search for a permanent one. The move comes after the commission last week decided to keep Mike Haas
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 already underway. Get a preview of the political landscape and catch up on all of the changes in
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Speaker Robin Vos will testify at a joint hearing this morning on a set of bills he authored with Sen. Chris Kapenga that would overhaul the state’s welfare system. The hearing is part of a special session called
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson today brushed off reports he was paid by the Democratic Party for campaign work as late as 2002, despite previously claiming he was “absolutely sure” he was not a Dem after speaking at the party’s 2000
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 already underway. Get a preview of the political landscape and catch up on all of the changes in
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Several members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation have announced guests they’ll bring to President Trump’s first State of the Union Speech tonight. And one guest is causing a spat between two congressmen. Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Maggie Gau is taking over as campaign manager for Dem Tony Evers’ guv bid after the state superintendent parted ways last week with Nathan Henry. The move comes not long after the leading Dem guv candidates filed campaign finance reports that showed
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/news-summary/ **************************************** TUESDAY: WisPolitics Luncheon with Kevin Nicholson Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday, Jan. 30 with GOP U.S. candidate Kevin Nicholson to talk abo… Please log in to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Dem guv candidate Kelda Roys has hired Sonja Chojnacki as her new campaign manager. Chojnacki, 34, is a Wisconsin native who returns to the state after working in political consulting and on several campaigns across the nation. Some
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Review: More than half of Elections, Ethics commissioners made political donations after joining boards Provision in plan to lift low-revenue caps has some school districts wary of new referendums First look at civil service overhaul: Administration
Jake Hajdu told WisPolitics.com today he is leaving his post as campaign manager for Dem Dana Wachs’ gubernatorial bid to spend time with his new son. Hajdu, who will be replaced by deputy campaign manager Brita Olsen, said the move has nothing to do with the campaign’s finances. Wachs, D-Eau
The Walker administration is failing to hire new employees within the 60-day window required under an overhaul of the state’s civil service system, according to a report released to WisPolitics.com through the open records law. Still, the report from the Division of Personnel Management says that’s partly because of the
Most of the nine school districts that would be temporarily shut out of a bill to up their low-revenue caps don’t have any immediate plans to ask voters to raise their own taxes again. The stakes are high: if those districts, who in the last three years have failed to