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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state DOJ’s new environmental enforcement record shows the agency’s settlements are at the highest they’ve been under GOP Attorney General Brad Schimel. The new information comes after last year’s 20-year low
The UW System should actively pursue chancellor candidates outside of academia and boost professional development to help current staff take on top campus roles, under a resolution from the regents’ vice president. The recommendations, which the regents will consider on
UW System students who are found responsible for disrupting others’ freedom of expression twice would be suspended, while those who do so three times would be expelled, under a resolution that the regents will consider on Friday. The resolution has
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says his Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will help support investigations into the Las Vegas shooting last night. Johnson, who chairs that committee, said in a news release his “heart goes out to the victims,
GOP lawmakers are looking to roll back state oversight of wetlands with a new bill that leaves environmental activists fearful of its implications. But bill authors Senate President Roger Roth, Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke and Rep. Rob Stafsholt say
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Civil liberties – Courts – Economy – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment – Health care – Law
Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz is appointing Rep. Chris Taylor to his spot on the Joint Finance Committee. Taylor, D-Madison, was a member of the committee until former Dem leader Peter Barca named Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, to one
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Hospital Association From WisPolitics.com … — A new super PAC formed to back state Sen. Leah Vukmir’s U.S. Senate campaign will be led by veterans from Gov. Scott Walker and U.S. Sen. Ron
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report DVA Secretary Zimmerman defends Confederate statues in letter to Ripon newspaper Records: Vos sent stern texts to Walker, guv’s chief of staff during final budget drama
Government representatives from Canada and Mexico testified to the positive benefits of the NAFTA agreement at a recent WisPolitics.com luncheon held in Madison. This came in the midst of ongoing ongoing negotiations to revamp NAFTA, a trade deal which has
Rep. Todd Novak says the biennial budget “ate up a lot of time” but he’s optimistic his Marsy’s Law proposal to give crime victims more rights will pass the Legislature this fall even if the session is shorter than usual.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos issued a stern warning to Gov. Scott Walker’s chief of staff against reaching a deal with three Senate Republicans to change the budget and then chided the guv after he did it anyway, according to text
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Tue., Oct. 3: WisPolitics Luncheon with Tony Evers Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday, October 3 with declared Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers, the state schools
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Hospital Association From WisPolitics.com … — The day after Gov. Scott Walker promised three Senate Republicans that he’d veto a series of provisions to win their support for the budget, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Vice President Mike Pence today praised Gov. Scott Walker’s record on taxes as he touted the GOP’s efforts to overhaul the nation’s tax code, saying the model the guv created could be
A Senate committee today approved a bill that would set up a review of the state’s occupational licensing requirements. The bill from Sen. Chris Kapenga, R-Delafield, and Rep. Rob Hutton, R-Brookfield, would create an Occupational License Review Council that would
Leah Vukmir’s U.S. Senate campaign confirmed she met with former Trump adviser Steve Bannon. The Hill reported Bannon, chairman of Breitbart News, is looking at 2018 elections in nearly a dozen states, including Wisconsin, after backing Roy Moore in his
Dem guv candidate Kathleen Vinehout is defending the character reference she wrote for a Leg Council attorney who was later convicted of possessing child pornorgraphy. Vinehout said in a statement she was “shocked and disturbed” by the allegations. She used
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Tue., Oct. 3: WisPolitics Luncheon with Tony Evers Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday, October 3 with declared Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers, the state schools
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Vice President Mike Pence is making his third stop in Wisconsin over the past six months, this time hitting Waukesha today to tout GOP efforts to overhaul the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state DOJ’s new environmental enforcement record shows the agency’s settlements are at the highest they’ve been under GOP Attorney General Brad Schimel. The new information comes after last year’s 20-year low in enforcement cases, where the DOJ’s Environmental Protection Unit pulled
The UW System should actively pursue chancellor candidates outside of academia and boost professional development to help current staff take on top campus roles, under a resolution from the regents’ vice president. The recommendations, which the regents will consider on Thursday, follow the passage of a provision in the budget
UW System students who are found responsible for disrupting others’ freedom of expression twice would be suspended, while those who do so three times would be expelled, under a resolution that the regents will consider on Friday. The resolution has some similar elements as a bill that passed the Assembly.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says his Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will help support investigations into the Las Vegas shooting last night. Johnson, who chairs that committee, said in a news release his “heart goes out to the victims, their families and the brave men and women who risked
GOP lawmakers are looking to roll back state oversight of wetlands with a new bill that leaves environmental activists fearful of its implications. But bill authors Senate President Roger Roth, Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke and Rep. Rob Stafsholt say their legislation looks to strike a “proper balance” between the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Civil liberties – Courts – Economy – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment – Health care – Law and order – Military – Minnesota – Public safety –
Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz is appointing Rep. Chris Taylor to his spot on the Joint Finance Committee. Taylor, D-Madison, was a member of the committee until former Dem leader Peter Barca named Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, to one of the two Dem Assembly seats on the committee. Shankland
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Hospital Association From WisPolitics.com … — A new super PAC formed to back state Sen. Leah Vukmir’s U.S. Senate campaign will be led by veterans from Gov. Scott Walker and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s past races. The formation of Next PAC means both
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report DVA Secretary Zimmerman defends Confederate statues in letter to Ripon newspaper Records: Vos sent stern texts to Walker, guv’s chief of staff during final budget drama Late state budget pushes back fall legislative floor sessions Canadian,
Government representatives from Canada and Mexico testified to the positive benefits of the NAFTA agreement at a recent WisPolitics.com luncheon held in Madison. This came in the midst of ongoing ongoing negotiations to revamp NAFTA, a trade deal which has been in place for over a quarter-century. The third round
Rep. Todd Novak says the biennial budget “ate up a lot of time” but he’s optimistic his Marsy’s Law proposal to give crime victims more rights will pass the Legislature this fall even if the session is shorter than usual. The state budget, which was finalized more than two months
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos issued a stern warning to Gov. Scott Walker’s chief of staff against reaching a deal with three Senate Republicans to change the budget and then chided the guv after he did it anyway, according to text messages obtained through the open records law. Both texts sent
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Tue., Oct. 3: WisPolitics Luncheon with Tony Evers Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday, October 3 with declared Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers, the state schools superintendent. Check-in and lunch begins at 11:30 a.m., with the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Hospital Association From WisPolitics.com … — The day after Gov. Scott Walker promised three Senate Republicans that he’d veto a series of provisions to win their support for the budget, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos texted him, “I won’t forget this,” according to text messages
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Vice President Mike Pence today praised Gov. Scott Walker’s record on taxes as he touted the GOP’s efforts to overhaul the nation’s tax code, saying the model the guv created could be used at the national level. “You’ve got a governor here
A Senate committee today approved a bill that would set up a review of the state’s occupational licensing requirements. The bill from Sen. Chris Kapenga, R-Delafield, and Rep. Rob Hutton, R-Brookfield, would create an Occupational License Review Council that would study those requirements and see whether some should be eliminated.
Leah Vukmir’s U.S. Senate campaign confirmed she met with former Trump adviser Steve Bannon. The Hill reported Bannon, chairman of Breitbart News, is looking at 2018 elections in nearly a dozen states, including Wisconsin, after backing Roy Moore in his Alabama GOP U.S. Senate primary win. “Leah is the proven
Dem guv candidate Kathleen Vinehout is defending the character reference she wrote for a Leg Council attorney who was later convicted of possessing child pornorgraphy. Vinehout said in a statement she was “shocked and disturbed” by the allegations. She used similar language in the 2015 letter, though she added the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Tue., Oct. 3: WisPolitics Luncheon with Tony Evers Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday, October 3 with declared Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers, the state schools superintendent. Check-in and lunch begins at 11:30 a.m., with the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Vice President Mike Pence is making his third stop in Wisconsin over the past six months, this time hitting Waukesha today to tout GOP efforts to overhaul the nation’s tax code. Pence will be joined by Gov. Scott