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Gov. Scott Walker said today Republicans have reached a deal “in principle” on the state budget that would include a partial repeal of the personal property tax, saying he expects to sign the budget by Sept. 22, when summer ends.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan during a CNN town hall in Racine said President Trump “messed up” when he placed blame on both sides for violence at a Virginia
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Ahead of tonight’s CNN town hall in Racine, House Speaker Paul Ryan again weighed in on the violent confrontation in Charlottesville, Va., earlier this month, saying there is “no confusion about right
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday, Aug. 24: WisPolitics luncheon with Andy Gronik Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, Aug. 24 with declared Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andy Gronik. See more on Gronik: http://andygronik.com Date: Thursday, August
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — DPI Superintendent Tony Evers will formally announce his bid for guv on Wednesday, according to an email his campaign sent to supporters. According to the email obtained by
Rep. David Steffen is spending part of his time fighting the “ghost of Stanley” as he pitches a bill that would let a private company build a new prison in the Green Bay area that the state would then lease
Citizens and environmental activists in southwestern and western Wisconsin are calling on the DNR to extend rules aimed at further protecting groundwater to their area, saying they don’t want to become “another Kewaunee County.” The DNR has been in the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Sources: Road map emerging to resolve budget impasse Citizens, activists want additional areas covered by groundwater protections ‘Ghost of Stanley’ haunts Green Bay-area prison proposal Week
The Joint Finance Committee will end a two-month break next week, coming in Tuesday for a public hearing on Foxconn and Thursday to take up several remaining pieces of the budget. Tuesday’s public hearing will be at Gateway Technical College
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Aug 24: WisPolitics luncheon with Andy Gronik Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, Aug. 24 with declared Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andy Gronik. See more on Gronik: http://andygronik.com Date: Thursday, August 24,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement FRWD From WisPolitics.com … — Three Democrats and two Republicans broke ranks last night when the Assembly passed the $3 billion Foxconn bill on a 59-30 vote. The Dems who voted to support the bill
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Debate on the Foxconn bill in the Assembly was still going on this afternoon as Dems lined up in opposition to the $3 billion incentive package. With seven-and-a-half hours of debate previously
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Aug 24: WisPolitics luncheon with Andy Gronik Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, Aug. 24 with declared Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andy Gronik. See more on Gronik: http://andygronik.com Date: Thursday, August 24,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Businessman Kurt Kober, a Sheboygan native, announced late Wednesday he has filed to run for guv as he explores a bid. Kober told WisPolitics.com in early July running
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker today said while he sometimes wishes President Trump would say “things slightly different than he does,” he’s still “very pleased” overall with the administration. “Would I occasionally like the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Aug 24: WisPolitics luncheon with Andy Gronik Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, Aug. 24 with declared Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andy Gronik. See more on Gronik: http://andygronik.com Date: Thursday, August 24,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Some of the Assembly Dems many considered most likely to support the $3 billion Foxconn incentive bill aren’t publicly taking a position ahead of tomorrow’s vote. “I still
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP Sen. Leah Vukmir, a member of the Finance Committee and the Senate assistant majority leader, today implored the chamber to vote on the Foxconn bill “without delay.” Vukmir’s call comes after
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Aug 24: WisPolitics luncheon with Andy Gronik Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, Aug. 24 with declared Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andy Gronik. See more on Gronik: http://andygronik.com Date: Thursday, August 24,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Foxconn bill is headed to the full Assembly Thursday after clearing a committee yesterday evening. But a Dem who voted against the bill isn’t saying what he’ll
Gov. Scott Walker said today Republicans have reached a deal “in principle” on the state budget that would include a partial repeal of the personal property tax, saying he expects to sign the budget by Sept. 22, when summer ends. But he also said there are “a few little details”
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan during a CNN town hall in Racine said President Trump “messed up” when he placed blame on both sides for violence at a Virginia rally involving white supremacists. But the Janesville Republican also denied
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Ahead of tonight’s CNN town hall in Racine, House Speaker Paul Ryan again weighed in on the violent confrontation in Charlottesville, Va., earlier this month, saying there is “no confusion about right and wrong here.” Ryan, R-Janesville, and other Republicans have been
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday, Aug. 24: WisPolitics luncheon with Andy Gronik Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, Aug. 24 with declared Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andy Gronik. See more on Gronik: http://andygronik.com Date: Thursday, August 24, 2017 Time: Check in begins at 11:30 a.m., with
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — DPI Superintendent Tony Evers will formally announce his bid for guv on Wednesday, according to an email his campaign sent to supporters. According to the email obtained by WisPolitics.com, Evers will get into the race “because we need
Rep. David Steffen is spending part of his time fighting the “ghost of Stanley” as he pitches a bill that would let a private company build a new prison in the Green Bay area that the state would then lease and operate. Steffen, R-Green Bay, says he often gets questions
Citizens and environmental activists in southwestern and western Wisconsin are calling on the DNR to extend rules aimed at further protecting groundwater to their area, saying they don’t want to become “another Kewaunee County.” The DNR has been in the process of drafting an administrative rule change to NR 151
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Sources: Road map emerging to resolve budget impasse Citizens, activists want additional areas covered by groundwater protections ‘Ghost of Stanley’ haunts Green Bay-area prison proposal Week ahead Political TV Names in the news Lobbyist watch QUOTES
The Joint Finance Committee will end a two-month break next week, coming in Tuesday for a public hearing on Foxconn and Thursday to take up several remaining pieces of the budget. Tuesday’s public hearing will be at Gateway Technical College in Sturtevant. The committee will then meet again Thursday to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Aug 24: WisPolitics luncheon with Andy Gronik Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, Aug. 24 with declared Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andy Gronik. See more on Gronik: http://andygronik.com Date: Thursday, August 24, 2017 Time: Check in begins at 11:30 a.m., with program
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement FRWD From WisPolitics.com … — Three Democrats and two Republicans broke ranks last night when the Assembly passed the $3 billion Foxconn bill on a 59-30 vote. The Dems who voted to support the bill represent southeastern Wisconsin, where the plant is expected to be
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Debate on the Foxconn bill in the Assembly was still going on this afternoon as Dems lined up in opposition to the $3 billion incentive package. With seven-and-a-half hours of debate previously agreed upon, a vote may not come on the bill
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Aug 24: WisPolitics luncheon with Andy Gronik Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, Aug. 24 with declared Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andy Gronik. See more on Gronik: http://andygronik.com Date: Thursday, August 24, 2017 Time: Check in begins at 11:30 a.m., with program
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Businessman Kurt Kober, a Sheboygan native, announced late Wednesday he has filed to run for guv as he explores a bid. Kober told WisPolitics.com in early July running for guv was one of several possibilities he was considering
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker today said while he sometimes wishes President Trump would say “things slightly different than he does,” he’s still “very pleased” overall with the administration. “Would I occasionally like the president to do or say things slightly differently than he
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Aug 24: WisPolitics luncheon with Andy Gronik Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, Aug. 24 with declared Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andy Gronik. See more on Gronik: http://andygronik.com Date: Thursday, August 24, 2017 Time: Check in begins at 11:30 a.m., with program
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Some of the Assembly Dems many considered most likely to support the $3 billion Foxconn incentive bill aren’t publicly taking a position ahead of tomorrow’s vote. “I still have concerns over the environmental protections, hiring Wisconsin workers and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP Sen. Leah Vukmir, a member of the Finance Committee and the Senate assistant majority leader, today implored the chamber to vote on the Foxconn bill “without delay.” Vukmir’s call comes after Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, has said for several weeks
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Aug 24: WisPolitics luncheon with Andy Gronik Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, Aug. 24 with declared Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andy Gronik. See more on Gronik: http://andygronik.com Date: Thursday, August 24, 2017 Time: Check in begins at 11:30 a.m., with program
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Foxconn bill is headed to the full Assembly Thursday after clearing a committee yesterday evening. But a Dem who voted against the bill isn’t saying what he’ll do once it hits the floor. The $3 billion incentive