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The Walker administration is increasing reimbursement rates for professionals treating those with mental health and substance abuse issues. The bump of about $17 million includes $7 million in state funding, which a DHS spokeswoman said would come from the existing
A coalition backing legislation that would ban the sale of fetal tissue from abortion and a companion bill said both must clear committee by early November to have a chance of becoming law this session. Still, two key legislators pushing
Dems today used a May audit to cast doubt on whether the state’s job agency is up to overseeing the $3 billion Foxconn incentive package in the coming years. Still, others on the Legislative Audit Committee commended the Wisconsin Economic
More than half of Milwaukee-area adults say Foxconn would “substantially improve” the area economy, according to a new Marquette University Law School Poll out today. The poll surveyed residents of five Milwaukee-area counties: Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha, Washington and Ozaukee counties.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Register now: Oct. 31 WisPolitics Luncheon with Scott Neitzel Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday, October 31 with Walker Administration Secretary Scott Neitzel for a behind-the-scenes
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — A GOP bill that would nix a requirement for certain state agencies to adhere to renewable energy goals is up for a hearing today. The legislation, from Sen.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Facing a bipartisan backlash, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos today apologized for calling three GOP senators “terrorists,” saying it “goes against the guidelines I’ve sent for our chamber, and myself.” Still, the Rochester
Two Dems are circulating a bill that would close the state’s juvenile prisons following reports detailing abuses of guards and teen inmates alike. The bill, from Rep. Chris Taylor and Sen. Lena Taylor, would require the Department of Corrections to
The state GOP outraised its Dem counterpart in September through its federal account. But the state Dem Party raised more federal dollars over the first nine months of the year. The state GOP’s filing with the FEC showed $119,959 in
Dem state Sen. Tim Carpenter, a member of the WEDC board, says he wants to see the contract with Foxconn before voting on it. But an agency spokesman said the contract is proceeding just like it has for other enterprise
Almost 2,700 more students are enrolling in private voucher school programs, up about 8 percent from last year, according to preliminary enrollment figures from DPI. In all, 36,249 students across the three programs in Wisconsin — Racine, Milwaukee and one
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Platform Communications From WisPolitics.com … — Retired Army Col. Steve Toft, a Republican, has events planned in Eau Claire and La Crosse today to formally announce he plans to run next year against U.S. Rep.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Employer coalition, health care community debate new finding on workers’ comp benefits Kind knocks GOP tax reform approach, skeptical legislation will pass this year Week ahead
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind knocked the GOP approach to overhauling the tax system this week, saying the introduction of a back-up plan shows the party’s failed to put in the “hard work” to develop a consensus. The La Crosse Dem’s
A new study shows about 77 percent of the workers’ compensation benefits received by injured Wisconsin employees go toward paying for medical care, adding another wrinkle to a heated debate between a coalition of employers and the health care industry
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker will be in Detroit today and tomorrow for the annual Leadership Summit of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers. See more: http://www.gsgp.org/events/governors-and-premiers-meetings/2017-governors-and-premiers-leadership-summit/
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Dairy Business Association and Department of Natural Resources have settled a lawsuit that claimed the agency is overstepping its regulatory authority. The lawsuit, which DBA first filed in Brown County Circuit
— Rep. David Steffen today pitched his proposal to let a private company build a new prison in the Green Bay area as a unique chance to save taxpayers money — and a win for local governments. But Democrats said
The Walker administration is increasing reimbursement rates for professionals treating those with mental health and substance abuse issues. The bump of about $17 million includes $7 million in state funding, which a DHS spokeswoman said would come from the existing Medicaid budget. Gov. Scott Walker said the move was designed
A coalition backing legislation that would ban the sale of fetal tissue from abortion and a companion bill said both must clear committee by early November to have a chance of becoming law this session. Still, two key legislators pushing the bills said they don’t have assurances from leadership the
Dems today used a May audit to cast doubt on whether the state’s job agency is up to overseeing the $3 billion Foxconn incentive package in the coming years. Still, others on the Legislative Audit Committee commended the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation for the improvements noted by the audit, while
More than half of Milwaukee-area adults say Foxconn would “substantially improve” the area economy, according to a new Marquette University Law School Poll out today. The poll surveyed residents of five Milwaukee-area counties: Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha, Washington and Ozaukee counties. It found that while 54 percent of respondents across those
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Register now: Oct. 31 WisPolitics Luncheon with Scott Neitzel Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday, October 31 with Walker Administration Secretary Scott Neitzel for a behind-the-scenes look at the state budget and the Foxconn and Bucks
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — A GOP bill that would nix a requirement for certain state agencies to adhere to renewable energy goals is up for a hearing today. The legislation, from Sen. Chris Kapenga and Rep. Mike Kuglitsch, would roll back a
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Facing a bipartisan backlash, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos today apologized for calling three GOP senators “terrorists,” saying it “goes against the guidelines I’ve sent for our chamber, and myself.” Still, the Rochester Republican continued to criticize the actions of “a few Senators,
Two Dems are circulating a bill that would close the state’s juvenile prisons following reports detailing abuses of guards and teen inmates alike. The bill, from Rep. Chris Taylor and Sen. Lena Taylor, would require the Department of Corrections to “permanently” close the Lincoln Hills School for Boys and the
The state GOP outraised its Dem counterpart in September through its federal account. But the state Dem Party raised more federal dollars over the first nine months of the year. The state GOP’s filing with the FEC showed $119,959 in receipts last month, $49,092 spent and $642,257 cash on hand.
Dem state Sen. Tim Carpenter, a member of the WEDC board, says he wants to see the contract with Foxconn before voting on it. But an agency spokesman said the contract is proceeding just like it has for other enterprise zone awards. The board will vote on allowing staff to
Almost 2,700 more students are enrolling in private voucher school programs, up about 8 percent from last year, according to preliminary enrollment figures from DPI. In all, 36,249 students across the three programs in Wisconsin — Racine, Milwaukee and one operating statewide — are receiving vouchers, up from 33,565 students
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Register now: ‘Navigating the New Economy’ roundtable discussions Business leaders and community members have an opportunity to learn from state and local experts about how they can better navigate the new economy during a series of roundtables. The series of community conversations is brought to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Platform Communications From WisPolitics.com … — Retired Army Col. Steve Toft, a Republican, has events planned in Eau Claire and La Crosse today to formally announce he plans to run next year against U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse. Toft graduated from Osseo-Fairchild High School
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Employer coalition, health care community debate new finding on workers’ comp benefits Kind knocks GOP tax reform approach, skeptical legislation will pass this year Week ahead Political TV Names in the news Lobbyist watch QUOTES OF
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind knocked the GOP approach to overhauling the tax system this week, saying the introduction of a back-up plan shows the party’s failed to put in the “hard work” to develop a consensus. The La Crosse Dem’s comments came in response to news this week that U.S.
A new study shows about 77 percent of the workers’ compensation benefits received by injured Wisconsin employees go toward paying for medical care, adding another wrinkle to a heated debate between a coalition of employers and the health care industry at the Capitol. The study from the National Academy of
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Register now: ‘Navigating the New Economy’ roundtable discussions Business leaders and community members have an opportunity to learn from state and local experts about how they can better navigate the new economy during a series of roundtables. The series of community conversations is brought to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker will be in Detroit today and tomorrow for the annual Leadership Summit of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers. See more: http://www.gsgp.org/events/governors-and-premiers-meetings/2017-governors-and-premiers-leadership-summit/ — In his weekly radio addre… Please log in to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Dairy Business Association and Department of Natural Resources have settled a lawsuit that claimed the agency is overstepping its regulatory authority. The lawsuit, which DBA first filed in Brown County Circuit Court at the end of July, alleged the DNR is
— Rep. David Steffen today pitched his proposal to let a private company build a new prison in the Green Bay area as a unique chance to save taxpayers money — and a win for local governments. But Democrats said the state shouldn’t build new prisons and instead focus on