Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — State Rep. Josh Zepnick is refusing to resign while apologizing after two women alleged he kissed them without their consent at political events in 2011 and 2015. The
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Walker sidesteps questions on past sexual misconduct allegations against Trump Schimel OK with Evers personally participating in rules suit, but still wants to represent DPI 58th
58TH AD GOP PRIMARY CANDIDATES OPPOSE RAISING GAS TAX, REGISTRATION FEES FOR ROADS None of the four Republican candidates in the conservative 58th Assembly District would support a 5 cent gas tax increase — even if offset by tax cuts
SCHIMEL OK WITH EVERS PERSONALLY PARTICIPATING IN RULES SUIT, BUT STILL WANTS TO REPRESENT DPI AG Brad Schimel today notified Tony Evers he’s willing to allow the state schools superintendent to personally participate in a lawsuit over whether DPI must
WALKER SIDESTEPS QUESTIONS ON PAST SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST TRUMP Gov. Scott Walker today refused to revisit the topic of sexual misconduct allegations against President Trump, saying the voters have already made their determination in his case. The guv this
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Dec. 19: WisPolitics Luncheon with Senate candidate Leah Vukmir Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday Dec. 19 with U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir, a Brookfield Republican
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Officials from Racine County and Mount Pleasant are poised to sign the local incentive deal with Foxconn this morning. The deal includes $764 million in local incentives for
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The UW-Madison Business School is calling on its “alumni and friends” to help recruit new students, following a decision to drop a plan to suspend for a year its full-time MBA program.
Hovde won’t decide on U.S. Senate run until after the holidays Madison businessman Eric Hovde has pushed back making a decision on running for the U.S. Senate until after the holidays. Hovde, who ran for the GOP Senate nomination in
Baldwin to give to charity Garrison Keillor donations U.S. Sen Tammy Baldwin is donating $5,350 to charity to divest her campaign of a donation from Garrison Keillor, the latest media figure to be hit with allegations of sexual harassment. Earlier
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Dec. 19: WisPolitics Luncheon with Senate candidate Leah Vukmir Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday Dec. 19 with U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir, a Brookfield Republican
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The U.S. Senate last night began debate on the GOP tax bill, with U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson joining all Republicans in voting to kick-start discussion. U.S. Sen.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker today announced he’ll ask the Legislature to approve $6.8 million in taxpayer money for an advertising campaign aimed at attracting workers to Wisconsin. Walker, who made the announcement at
Dem Goyke aims to close Lincoln Hills, convert it into adult treatment center One Dem lawmaker is pushing a bill to regionalize the state’s youth prisons. The legislation, from Rep. Evan Goyke, is one of three bills the Milwaukee Dem
Senate leaders say sexual harassment complaints shouldn’t be released Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling said today they agree with the Assembly in not releasing legislative sexual harassment or misconduct complaints. Their response come after Assembly
DPI asks state Supreme Court to let the agency pick its own lawyer in administrative rules lawsuit DPI today asked the Supreme Court to disqualify DOJ as its legal representation in a lawsuit over the administrative rules process and instead
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Dec. 19: WisPolitics Luncheon with Senate candidate Leah Vukmir Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday Dec. 19 with U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir, a Brookfield Republican
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker will address the WMC Foundation’s fourth annual Future Wisconsin Summit today in Madison. This afternoon, Walker will participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony at Industries
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State Superintendent Tony Evers today sought to dump the Wisconsin Department of Justice as his attorney in a lawsuit seeking to force him to comply with a new law that gives the
Municipal clerks throw support behind bill to allow voters to cast in-person absentee ballots electronically A bill that would let voters casting in-person absentee ballots use an electronic voting machine received widespread support from municipal clerks today, who argued the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — State Rep. Josh Zepnick is refusing to resign while apologizing after two women alleged he kissed them without their consent at political events in 2011 and 2015. The Milwaukee Dem says he has no recollection of the incidents
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Walker sidesteps questions on past sexual misconduct allegations against Trump Schimel OK with Evers personally participating in rules suit, but still wants to represent DPI 58th AD GOP primary candidates oppose raising gas tax, registration fees
58TH AD GOP PRIMARY CANDIDATES OPPOSE RAISING GAS TAX, REGISTRATION FEES FOR ROADS None of the four Republican candidates in the conservative 58th Assembly District would support a 5 cent gas tax increase — even if offset by tax cuts elsewhere. Higher vehicle registration fees, the primary opponents agreed in
SCHIMEL OK WITH EVERS PERSONALLY PARTICIPATING IN RULES SUIT, BUT STILL WANTS TO REPRESENT DPI AG Brad Schimel today notified Tony Evers he’s willing to allow the state schools superintendent to personally participate in a lawsuit over whether DPI must submit the administrative rules it writes to the Legislature and
WALKER SIDESTEPS QUESTIONS ON PAST SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST TRUMP Gov. Scott Walker today refused to revisit the topic of sexual misconduct allegations against President Trump, saying the voters have already made their determination in his case. The guv this afternoon also declined to weigh in on allegations against U.S.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Dec. 19: WisPolitics Luncheon with Senate candidate Leah Vukmir Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday Dec. 19 with U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir, a Brookfield Republican state senator. Check-in and lunch begins at 11:30 a.m., with
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Officials from Racine County and Mount Pleasant are poised to sign the local incentive deal with Foxconn this morning. The deal includes $764 million in local incentives for the Taiwanese technology company. Gov. Scott Walker and Foxconn Chairman
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The UW-Madison Business School is calling on its “alumni and friends” to help recruit new students, following a decision to drop a plan to suspend for a year its full-time MBA program. The school had been mulling a shuttering of its MBA
Hovde won’t decide on U.S. Senate run until after the holidays Madison businessman Eric Hovde has pushed back making a decision on running for the U.S. Senate until after the holidays. Hovde, who ran for the GOP Senate nomination in 2012, told WisPolitics.com earlier this year that he hoped to
Baldwin to give to charity Garrison Keillor donations U.S. Sen Tammy Baldwin is donating $5,350 to charity to divest her campaign of a donation from Garrison Keillor, the latest media figure to be hit with allegations of sexual harassment. Earlier this month, the Madison Dem announced she would donate $20,000
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Dec. 19: WisPolitics Luncheon with Senate candidate Leah Vukmir Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday Dec. 19 with U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir, a Brookfield Republican state senator. Check-in and lunch begins at 11:30 a.m., with
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The U.S. Senate last night began debate on the GOP tax bill, with U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson joining all Republicans in voting to kick-start discussion. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, joined all Dems in voting against the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker today announced he’ll ask the Legislature to approve $6.8 million in taxpayer money for an advertising campaign aimed at attracting workers to Wisconsin. Walker, who made the announcement at WMC’s Future Wisconsin Summit in Madison, said the effort would
Dem Goyke aims to close Lincoln Hills, convert it into adult treatment center One Dem lawmaker is pushing a bill to regionalize the state’s youth prisons. The legislation, from Rep. Evan Goyke, is one of three bills the Milwaukee Dem introduced today aimed at overhauling aspects of the state’s criminal
Senate leaders say sexual harassment complaints shouldn’t be released Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling said today they agree with the Assembly in not releasing legislative sexual harassment or misconduct complaints. Their response come after Assembly GOP and Dem leaders yesterday said they support keeping any
DPI asks state Supreme Court to let the agency pick its own lawyer in administrative rules lawsuit DPI today asked the Supreme Court to disqualify DOJ as its legal representation in a lawsuit over the administrative rules process and instead allow the agency to pick its own lawyer. The move
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Dec. 19: WisPolitics Luncheon with Senate candidate Leah Vukmir Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday Dec. 19 with U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir, a Brookfield Republican state senator. Check-in and lunch begins at 11:30 a.m., with
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker will address the WMC Foundation’s fourth annual Future Wisconsin Summit today in Madison. This afternoon, Walker will participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony at Industries for the Blind in Menomonee Falls. — Wisconsin Veterans Affairs
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State Superintendent Tony Evers today sought to dump the Wisconsin Department of Justice as his attorney in a lawsuit seeking to force him to comply with a new law that gives the Legislature and guv overview of the administrative rules his agency
Municipal clerks throw support behind bill to allow voters to cast in-person absentee ballots electronically A bill that would let voters casting in-person absentee ballots use an electronic voting machine received widespread support from municipal clerks today, who argued the change would reduce costs while increasing public confidence in the