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TUE News Summary: Walker’s health care announcement; Ryan on government shutdown; state Supreme Court candidates meet for first debate

Tuesday, Jan 23, 2018

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/news-summary/ **************************************** Jan. 30: 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

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18 Assembly members raised less than $200

Monday, Jan 22, 2018

18 ASSEMBLY MEMBERS RAISED LESS THAN $200 Eighteen members of the Assembly raised $200 or less over the final six months of 2017, including two members who are likely to be targets this fall. That includes Rep. Lee Nerison, R-Westby,

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Fri News Summary: Walker pushes Legislature to pass welfare bills; Ryan calls on Senate Dems to support short-term funding bill

Friday, Jan 19, 2018

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/news-summary/ **************************************** Jan. 30: 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

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TUE News Summary: Walker’s health care announcement; Ryan on government shutdown; state Supreme Court candidates meet for first debate

Tuesday, Jan 23, 2018

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/news-summary/ **************************************** Jan. 30: 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 abou… Please log in

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Walker says state prepared in event of government shutdown

Monday, Jan 22, 2018

WALKER SAYS STATE PREPARED IN EVENT OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN Gov. Scott Walker said today the state’s prepared should senators fail to hammer out a deal to avert a federal government shutdown. The House passed a measure Thursday to fund the government for just under another month. But the Senate, which

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Large utilities seeking changes to GOP wetland bill

Monday, Jan 22, 2018

LARGE UTILITIES SEEKING CHANGES TO GOP WETLAND BILL Some of the state’s largest utilities are pushing for changes to the GOP wetlands bill, saying the legislation in its current form could cost two of them upwards of $1 million a year if it goes unresolved. Lobbyists for the utilities —

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18 Assembly members raised less than $200

Monday, Jan 22, 2018

18 ASSEMBLY MEMBERS RAISED LESS THAN $200 Eighteen members of the Assembly raised $200 or less over the final six months of 2017, including two members who are likely to be targets this fall. That includes Rep. Lee Nerison, R-Westby, who didn’t raise anything during the six-month period, but reported

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Possible ’18 target Moulton raised $6,251 in last half of ’17

Monday, Jan 22, 2018

POSSIBLE ’18 TARGET MOULTON RAISED $6,251 IN LAST HALF OF ’17 Among the GOP state senators more likely to be targeted this fall, Terry Moulton, of Chippewa Falls, turned in the lightest fundraising effort during the second half of 2017, according to a WisPolitics.com review of campaign finance reports. Meanwhile,

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Fri News Summary: Walker pushes Legislature to pass welfare bills; Ryan calls on Senate Dems to support short-term funding bill

Friday, Jan 19, 2018

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/news-summary/ **************************************** Jan. 30: 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

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

Thursday, Jan 18, 2018

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

Wednesday, Jan 17, 2018

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

Wednesday, Jan 17, 2018

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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