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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Three new candidates have emerged to run for the seat formerly held by Republican Sheila Harsdorf ahead of the nomination paper filing deadline this evening. But one of them appears short of
Three GOP sens blast the Dept. of Public Instruction’s response to recent challenge Three GOP senators knocked the Department of Public Instruction over its response to a conservative group challenging its rule-making authority. The statement comes after Wisconsin Institute
Three Assembly Dems urge Walker to sign off on Elections Commission’s push for new staff Three Dem members of the Assembly are urging Gov. Scott Walker to support the Elections Commission’s push for an additional three staffers. Dem Reps. Fred
Genrich says he’ll decide early next year whether to run for Green Bay mayor Dem state Rep. Eric Genrich will decide early next year whether to run for Green Bay mayor after incumbent Jim Schmitt announced he will not seek
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 … — 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 From WisPolitics.com … — Three new candidates have emerged to run for the seat formerly held by Republican Sheila Harsdorf ahead of the nomination paper filing deadline this evening. But one of them appears short of the required signatures to qualify for the ballot. Among the
Three GOP sens blast the Dept. of Public Instruction’s response to recent challenge Three GOP senators knocked the Department of Public Instruction over its response to a conservative group challenging its rule-making authority. The statement comes after Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty asked the state Supreme Court yesterday
Three Assembly Dems urge Walker to sign off on Elections Commission’s push for new staff Three Dem members of the Assembly are urging Gov. Scott Walker to support the Elections Commission’s push for an additional three staffers. Dem Reps. Fred Kessler, of Milwaukee; Chris Taylor, of Madison; and JoCasta Zamarripa,
Genrich says he’ll decide early next year whether to run for Green Bay mayor Dem state Rep. Eric Genrich will decide early next year whether to run for Green Bay mayor after incumbent Jim Schmitt announced he will not seek re-election. Genrich wrote in a tweet he’s been “open about
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 … — 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