Industrial hemp bill clears Senate committee

A bill that would give Wisconsin farmers the go-ahead to grow industrial hemp unanimously passed a Senate committee this morning. But four Dem amendments to the bill failed on 5-4 party-line votes, including one that would nix a requirement under

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THU News Summary: U.S. Senate race; Michigan offered Foxconn $3.8B; Ryan opposes deal on ACA payments

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Industrial hemp bill clears Senate committee

A bill that would give Wisconsin farmers the go-ahead to grow industrial hemp unanimously passed a Senate committee this morning. But four Dem amendments to the bill failed on 5-4 party-line votes, including one that would nix a requirement under the bill to allow for the seizure and destroying of

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WED News Summary: Walker campaign releases digital ad; Mason elected Racine mayor

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State dairy association pushes back on business group’s call to remove ‘America’s Dairyland’ from license plates

The state Dairy Business Association today pushed back against a suggestion from a Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce exec to remove “America’s Dairyland” from the state’s license plates, calling the proposed change “disheartening.” WMC President and CEO Kurt Bauer yesterday suggested the slogan be replaced with something more “contemporary” like “Forward,”

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Two GOP FoodShare bills to promote healthy eating get public hearing

Two GOP FoodShare bills with the shared goal of promoting healthier eating got very different receptions from Dems in an Assembly committee public hearing today. That’s because the methodology behind one allows for self determination, Dems argued today, while they say the other is punitive because it limits a recipient’s

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Barnes considering run for lt. guv next year

Former Dem state Rep. Mandela Barnes, who went to work for a policy shop for progressive legislators after losing a bid for the state Senate, is considering a run for lt. guv next year. Barnes said his job as deputy director of strategic engagement with State Innovation Exchange has taken

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TUE News Summary: State budget surplus, Walker on NFL protests; Ryan talks tax reform

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TUE AM Update: WEDC board to hear update on Foxconn contract today

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MON PM Update: State finishes fiscal year with $579 million surplus

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state finished 2016-17 with a surplus of $579 million, a better ending balance than what the Legislative Fiscal Bureau had previously projected. The last LFB estimate of a $467 million ending balance, though, did not include a final look at expenditures

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Walker urges NFL players to stop protesting during national anthem

Gov. Scott Walker today urged NFL players to stop protests during the national anthem, calling them a “divisive political sideshow.” In a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith, Walker wrote players should instead “take a stand against domestic violence.” The letter comes a

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Ryan backs Trump’s decision to cut Obamacare subsidies

House Speaker Paul Ryan today denounced the “class warfare rhetoric” surrounding the GOP tax reform framework that suggests the deal is structured to benefit the wealthy. “This is about getting middle class taxpayers a tax cut,” he told reporters following a speech at the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce State of

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