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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 … — A bill that would increase the amount of money that could be claimed under Wisconsin’s historic rehabilitation tax credit is one of several measures before the JFC today.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem guv candidate and state firefighters union president Mahlon Mitchell said he’d back a proposal from Gov. Scott Walker to match Foxconn’s job creation tax credits for Kimberly-Clark. Walker yesterday said 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 … — The conservative Concerned Veterans for America today announced a $1.5 million statewide TV and digital ad campaign targeting U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, on the Tomah VA scandal.
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 … — Lawmakers collected more than $1.3 million in per diem last year as the budget stretched into September, about $139,000 more than 2015, when they finished the spending plan
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Groups spent $18.4 million lobbying Capitol in last half of 2017 GOP caucuses had $1.2 million cash advantage over Dem counterparts to end 2017 Electric car
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson says defense spending should not be slashed in efforts to rein in the federal debt, but he says the Afghanistan war strategy has been flawed. “If we are not able to project the force
GALLAGHER TOPS WI DELEGATION IN DIRECT DONATION RECEIPTS IN FINAL QUARTER OF 2017 U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher pulled in just more than $350,000 to close out the year, making him the top fundraiser for direct contributions among the state’s House
Dem state Rep. Terese Berceau won’t seek re-election this fall, telling WisPolitics.com today working outside the Republican-dominated Capitol might be more enjoyable than toiling in the minority. Berceau, 67, has been in the minority for all but two years of
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 **************************************** 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 … — A bill that would increase the amount of money that could be claimed under Wisconsin’s historic rehabilitation tax credit is one of several measures before the JFC today. Under the measure, by Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem guv candidate and state firefighters union president Mahlon Mitchell said he’d back a proposal from Gov. Scott Walker to match Foxconn’s job creation tax credits for Kimberly-Clark. Walker yesterday said he would work with lawmakers to increase the tax credits available
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 … — The conservative Concerned Veterans for America today announced a $1.5 million statewide TV and digital ad campaign targeting U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, on the Tomah VA scandal. The narrator opens the spot saying the Tomah VA “over
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 … — Lawmakers collected more than $1.3 million in per diem last year as the budget stretched into September, about $139,000 more than 2015, when they finished the spending plan in July. Members of the Assembly topped $1 million as
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Groups spent $18.4 million lobbying Capitol in last half of 2017 GOP caucuses had $1.2 million cash advantage over Dem counterparts to end 2017 Electric car manufacturer Tesla donates $20,000 to leggies following bill that would
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson says defense spending should not be slashed in efforts to rein in the federal debt, but he says the Afghanistan war strategy has been flawed. “If we are not able to project the force that can credibly keep bad guys at bay, we are
GALLAGHER TOPS WI DELEGATION IN DIRECT DONATION RECEIPTS IN FINAL QUARTER OF 2017 U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher pulled in just more than $350,000 to close out the year, making him the top fundraiser for direct contributions among the state’s House members. Gallagher also spent $60,516 from Oct. 1 to Dec.
Dem state Rep. Terese Berceau won’t seek re-election this fall, telling WisPolitics.com today working outside the Republican-dominated Capitol might be more enjoyable than toiling in the minority. Berceau, 67, has been in the minority for all but two years of her 17 years in the Assembly, and she said colleagues
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