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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Racine Unified School District scored a passing grade in the latest round of state report cards, meaning it won’t face the possibility of area villages breaking off and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Elections Commission unanimously voted to ask lawmakers to add back three staffers to handle core agency functions, including election security. The state budget had cut six positions. Agency Administrator Mike Haas
Environmental groups seek to overturn DNR, DBA settlement Environmental groups have challenged a settlement the Department of Natural Resources and Dairy Business Association reached last month, arguing it was an “illegal” agreement that would hurt DNR’s authority to protect the
Conservative group asks Supreme Court to weigh in on whether DPI is subject to the REINS Act The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is asking the state Supreme Court to decide whether the DPI is subject to a
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** 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.,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The five positions Gov. Scott Walker vetoed from the Elections Commission has left it with a staffing level that “poses a significant obstacle to successfully administering” Wisconsin’s elections,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report GOP lawmakers who sought budget vetoes from guv largely unsuccessful Two pro-Nicholson groups drop another $1.2 million on independent expenditures this week Morning Consult’s Ramlet: Wisconsin
MORNING CONSULT’S RAMLET: WISCONSIN GOP COULD FACE ‘CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT’ IN 2018 Polling that shows 41 percent of Wisconsin voters strongly disapprove of President Trump’s job performance could make for a “challenging environment” for Republican candidates in next year’s races, according
TWO PRO-NICHOLSON GROUPS DROP ANOTHER $1.2 MILLION ON INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES THIS WEEK Two groups backing GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson dropped another $1.2 million on independent expenditures this week, according to filings with the FEC. That pushes the spending
GOP LAWMAKERS WHO SOUGHT BUDGET VETOES FROM GUV LARGELY UNSUCCESSFUL Three GOP senators waged a successful public campaign to persuade Gov. Scott Walker to veto nine provisions from the state budget before they’d support it on final passage. Several of
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 … — Dem guv candidate Dana Wachs says the state’s youth prisons should be closed. Wachs, a Dem state rep from Eau Claire, said in a statement last night those
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin today backed called for an Ethics Committee investigation of fellow Dem U.S. Sen. Al Franken after a radio host accused him of kissing and groping her without consent
Bill to require Dem, GOP members on every legislative committee gets widespread Dem support Thirty-three Assembly Dems have signed onto a bill that would require members of both parties to serve on every legislative committee or task force. The bill
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 state Dem Party is filling its new executive director positions with internal candidates. George Gillis, who had been the political director, now becomes the executive director for
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson came out today against the GOP tax overhaul plan, becoming the first Republican in the Senate to say he’d vote against the bill. Still, the Oshkosh Republican said
Dems knock Act 10 in light of new study showing teacher compensation rates down Dems today bashed Act 10 following the release of a new study showing teachers’ compensation has decreased while turnover rates have increased in the years since
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Nov. 16: WisPolitics.com DC breakfast with Morning Consult CEO Michael Ramlet Michael Ramlet, a Middleton native who’s now CEO of Morning Consult, outlines his team’s work to shake up the national polling industry. Morning Consult
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — A Dem bill that would require state and local government contracts to be executed with a preference for American-made materials is getting a public hearing today in an
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Racine Unified School District scored a passing grade in the latest round of state report cards, meaning it won’t face the possibility of area villages breaking off and forming their own districts. Under the state budget, if the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Elections Commission unanimously voted to ask lawmakers to add back three staffers to handle core agency functions, including election security. The state budget had cut six positions. Agency Administrator Mike Haas suggested during today’s meeting there could be options to use
Environmental groups seek to overturn DNR, DBA settlement Environmental groups have challenged a settlement the Department of Natural Resources and Dairy Business Association reached last month, arguing it was an “illegal” agreement that would hurt DNR’s authority to protect the public and the environment. The lawsuit’s from Clean Water Action
Conservative group asks Supreme Court to weigh in on whether DPI is subject to the REINS Act The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is asking the state Supreme Court to decide whether the DPI is subject to a new law adding more scrutiny to administrative rules proposed by
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** 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 the program going from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The five positions Gov. Scott Walker vetoed from the Elections Commission has left it with a staffing level that “poses a significant obstacle to successfully administering” Wisconsin’s elections, the agency’s administrator wrote the board ahead of today’s meeting.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report GOP lawmakers who sought budget vetoes from guv largely unsuccessful Two pro-Nicholson groups drop another $1.2 million on independent expenditures this week Morning Consult’s Ramlet: Wisconsin GOP could face ‘challenging environment’ in 2018 Week ahead Political
MORNING CONSULT’S RAMLET: WISCONSIN GOP COULD FACE ‘CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT’ IN 2018 Polling that shows 41 percent of Wisconsin voters strongly disapprove of President Trump’s job performance could make for a “challenging environment” for Republican candidates in next year’s races, according to the polling firm’s CEO. The results, from mobile and
TWO PRO-NICHOLSON GROUPS DROP ANOTHER $1.2 MILLION ON INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES THIS WEEK Two groups backing GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson dropped another $1.2 million on independent expenditures this week, according to filings with the FEC. That pushes the spending on independent expenditures in the race to $4.7 million since
GOP LAWMAKERS WHO SOUGHT BUDGET VETOES FROM GUV LARGELY UNSUCCESSFUL Three GOP senators waged a successful public campaign to persuade Gov. Scott Walker to veto nine provisions from the state budget before they’d support it on final passage. Several of their Republican colleagues were decidedly less successful with a more
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 … — Dem guv candidate Dana Wachs says the state’s youth prisons should be closed. Wachs, a Dem state rep from Eau Claire, said in a statement last night those incarcerated at the Lincoln Hills School for Boys and the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin today backed called for an Ethics Committee investigation of fellow Dem U.S. Sen. Al Franken after a radio host accused him of kissing and groping her without consent in 2006. Meanwhile, 1st CD candidate Randy Bryce will donate
Bill to require Dem, GOP members on every legislative committee gets widespread Dem support Thirty-three Assembly Dems have signed onto a bill that would require members of both parties to serve on every legislative committee or task force. The bill comes a day after four African-American lawmakers made a push
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 state Dem Party is filling its new executive director positions with internal candidates. George Gillis, who had been the political director, now becomes the executive director for political affairs. Meanwhile, Breianna Hasenzahl-Reeder, who had been working as
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson came out today against the GOP tax overhaul plan, becoming the first Republican in the Senate to say he’d vote against the bill. Still, the Oshkosh Republican said he’d be open to working with colleagues to fix what
Dems knock Act 10 in light of new study showing teacher compensation rates down Dems today bashed Act 10 following the release of a new study showing teachers’ compensation has decreased while turnover rates have increased in the years since the law’s passage. The study, from the liberal Center for
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Nov. 16: WisPolitics.com DC breakfast with Morning Consult CEO Michael Ramlet Michael Ramlet, a Middleton native who’s now CEO of Morning Consult, outlines his team’s work to shake up the national polling industry. Morning Consult partners with Politico and others. See an article on Morning
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — A Dem bill that would require state and local government contracts to be executed with a preference for American-made materials is getting a public hearing today in an Assembly committee. The so-called “Made in America Act” is from