The Joint Finance Committee has adjourned for the evening but may come back on Thursday, according to JFC Co-chair John Nygren. Nygren, R-Marinette, told committee members at the close of the session to keep Thursday open on their calendars. Nygren
The Joint Finance Committee today voted to prohibit people in the future from entering into a type of domestic partnerships available only to same-sex couples under state law. Republicans pitched it as a fairness issue, noting that specific arrangement and the benefits
GOP lawmakers and AG Brad Schimel today touted a proposed constitutional amendment that they say would give victims more rights before the court. But opponents, including defense attorney Dean Strang, worried it would give crime victims a sense of “false
A series of bills that would put the brakes on the referendum process for school districts drew criticism from Dems and some school advocates today, who argued the legislation would hurt schools and students. The three bills, part of a
Wisconsin’s unemployment rate fell to 3.1 percent in May, according to federal data released by the state Department of Workforce Development. This follows a rate of 3.2 percent in April, and marks the lowest it’s been since October 1999. It’s
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Conservative Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman announced today he will not seek re-election next year, saying he is “more hopeful than ever in the triumph of the rule of law in Wisconsin.”
The committee unanimously approved providing less money to cover overtime costs at state prisons than Gov. Scott Walker proposed as Dems Republicans weren’t doing enough to boost pay and morale for guards. The committee’s action dropped the amount available for
The committee approved 12-4 Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to kill the the Local Government Property Insurance Fund, which has seen municipalities flee over the last two years, spooked by a 2015 attempt to kill it and a more than 70-percent
The committee voted 12-4 along party lines to go along with Gov. Scott Walker’s call to end providing domestic partner benefits to state and local public employees. The move would end all health insurance coverage for partners and dependents of
The committee unanimously signed off on giving state and UW employees raises in 2018 and 2019. Under the plan, non-UW state employees would get a 2 percent raise Sept. 30, 2018, and another 2 percent on May 26, 2019. To
The Joint Finance Committee today unanimously shot down Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to self-insure state workers, putting an end for now to an effort the Walker administration has studied for years. The committee rejected Walker’s plan on a bipartisan 16-0
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** June 22: WisPolitics.com luncheon: Secrets of the Capitol Building Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, June 22. Hear from an historian and those who restored the iconic structure now celebrating its
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — After a nearly two-week break, the Joint Finance Committee will meet today to continue its work on the state budget. The committee, which had put off meeting
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan called for unity following a shooting that injured four people, including a top member of the House GOP leadership team. The shooting occurred this morning in suburban
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** June 22: WisPolitics.com luncheon: Secrets of the Capitol Building Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, June 22. Hear from an historian and those who restored the iconic structure now celebrating its
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Both the Senate and Assembly are in session today, with the Senate planning to send the last of the special session bills looking to combat opioid abuse to
Two Milwaukee Dems are backing four bills that aim to increase gun safety, in light of a GOP-backed constitutional carry bill that would eliminate the state’s gun free school zones. Two of the bills, from Sen. Lena Taylor and Rep.
Private school advocates lined up today to voice support for a bill that would make sweeping technical changes to the state’s school choice programs. The bipartisan bill, which is likely to be on the guv’s desk before the end of
Trump’s administration today predicted insurers across the country will continue pulling out of Obamacare plans, but Wisconsin was largely projected to have several options for consumers. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services said today that 47 counties across the
TUE PM Update — 13 June 2017 Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers – DO NOT FORWARD From WisPolitics.com … — President Trump said today Dems have let Americans down “big league” on health care and no matter how good a bill Republicans
The Joint Finance Committee has adjourned for the evening but may come back on Thursday, according to JFC Co-chair John Nygren. Nygren, R-Marinette, told committee members at the close of the session to keep Thursday open on their calendars. Nygren and his fellow co-chair, Sen. Alberta Darling, told reporters earlier
The Joint Finance Committee today voted to prohibit people in the future from entering into a type of domestic partnerships available only to same-sex couples under state law. Republicans pitched it as a fairness issue, noting that specific arrangement and the benefits that come with it aren’t available to opposite-sex couples. But
GOP lawmakers and AG Brad Schimel today touted a proposed constitutional amendment that they say would give victims more rights before the court. But opponents, including defense attorney Dean Strang, worried it would give crime victims a sense of “false hope.” Still, bill authors Rep. Todd Novak, R-Dodgeville, and Sen.
A series of bills that would put the brakes on the referendum process for school districts drew criticism from Dems and some school advocates today, who argued the legislation would hurt schools and students. The three bills, part of a package from Sen. Duey Stroebel called the “Referendum Reform Initiative,”
Wisconsin’s unemployment rate fell to 3.1 percent in May, according to federal data released by the state Department of Workforce Development. This follows a rate of 3.2 percent in April, and marks the lowest it’s been since October 1999. It’s the second-lowest rate on record after the 3 percent rate
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Conservative Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman announced today he will not seek re-election next year, saying he is “more hopeful than ever in the triumph of the rule of law in Wisconsin.” Gableman’s statement did not explicitly address whether he will fill
The committee unanimously approved providing less money to cover overtime costs at state prisons than Gov. Scott Walker proposed as Dems Republicans weren’t doing enough to boost pay and morale for guards. The committee’s action dropped the amount available for overtime to $100 million over the biennium, $8 million than
The committee approved 12-4 Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to kill the the Local Government Property Insurance Fund, which has seen municipalities flee over the last two years, spooked by a 2015 attempt to kill it and a more than 70-percent hike to shore up the sagging fund. Walker proposed ending
The committee voted 12-4 along party lines to go along with Gov. Scott Walker’s call to end providing domestic partner benefits to state and local public employees. The move would end all health insurance coverage for partners and dependents of domestic partners effective Jan. 1, 2018. The move is expected
The committee unanimously signed off on giving state and UW employees raises in 2018 and 2019. Under the plan, non-UW state employees would get a 2 percent raise Sept. 30, 2018, and another 2 percent on May 26, 2019. To pay for it, the committee set aside $15.3 million in
The Joint Finance Committee today unanimously shot down Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to self-insure state workers, putting an end for now to an effort the Walker administration has studied for years. The committee rejected Walker’s plan on a bipartisan 16-0 vote, with lawmakers again questioning the guv’s saving projections and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** June 22: WisPolitics.com luncheon: Secrets of the Capitol Building Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, June 22. Hear from an historian and those who restored the iconic structure now celebrating its 100th anniversary. Panelists: – Laura Davis of Isthmus Architects, lead
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — After a nearly two-week break, the Joint Finance Committee will meet today to continue its work on the state budget. The committee, which had put off meeting amid GOP disagreements on major budget items, today will weigh
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan called for unity following a shooting that injured four people, including a top member of the House GOP leadership team. The shooting occurred this morning in suburban DC at a baseball practice for Republican lawmakers and aides,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** June 22: WisPolitics.com luncheon: Secrets of the Capitol Building Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, June 22. Hear from an historian and those who restored the iconic structure now celebrating its 100th anniversary. Panelists: – Laura Davis of Isthmus Architects, lead
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Both the Senate and Assembly are in session today, with the Senate planning to send the last of the special session bills looking to combat opioid abuse to the guv’s desk. Meanwhile, the Assembly is scheduled to take
Two Milwaukee Dems are backing four bills that aim to increase gun safety, in light of a GOP-backed constitutional carry bill that would eliminate the state’s gun free school zones. Two of the bills, from Sen. Lena Taylor and Rep. Leon Young, look to prohibit those on the no-fly list
Private school advocates lined up today to voice support for a bill that would make sweeping technical changes to the state’s school choice programs. The bipartisan bill, which is likely to be on the guv’s desk before the end of the month, is scheduled to be taken up by the
Trump’s administration today predicted insurers across the country will continue pulling out of Obamacare plans, but Wisconsin was largely projected to have several options for consumers. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services said today that 47 counties across the nation are currently projected to have no insurers participating in
TUE PM Update — 13 June 2017 Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers – DO NOT FORWARD From WisPolitics.com … — President Trump said today Dems have let Americans down “big league” on health care and no matter how good a bill Republicans in Congress produce, it will not draw a swing vote