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THU AM Update: JFC meets today; Senate approves opioid abuse bills

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

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WED News Summary: Trump visit; reaction to shooting at GOP congressional baseball practice

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

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WED AM Update: Senate, Assembly meet today; Trump visit coverage

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

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Two Milwaukee Dems offer gun safety bill package

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

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Trump admin predicts insurers will continue pulling out of Obamacare plans

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

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JFC to meet Thursday after taking more than a week off

After taking last week off, the Joint Finance Committee will meet Thursday to resume voting on the budget. But its agenda does not include the biggest sticking points left to work out, including transportation, taxes and K-12 funding. The committee will instead take up: Budget Management and Compensation Reserves; Employee

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TUE News Summary: Walker on Trump visit; WI may lose out under Obamacare repeal

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

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MON PM Update: Dallet received $2,500 donation from Roggensack in 2013

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Supreme Court candidate Rebecca Dallet received a $2,500 donation in 2013 from Chief Justice Pat Roggensack, a WisPolitics.com campaign finance check showed. But Dallet’s campaign said the donation wouldn’t mean Dallet, who’s pitching herself as a middle-of-the-road jurist, would join the conservative

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MON News Summary: Trump to talk workforce at WCTC; Pence discusses health care in Milwaukee

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

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MON AM Update: Pence talks health care in Milwaukee; ‘UpFront’ recap

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Over the weekend, Gov. Scott Walker joined Mike Pence for an event in Milwaukee, where the vice president promised that people with pre-existing conditions “will have access to the coverage and care they need, no exceptions” under the

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Kleefisch: Walker’s budget reflects residents’ desires

Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch has a message for fellow Republicans looking to raise the gas tax despite Gov. Scott Walker’s veto threat: Trust us, the voters aren’t interested. Kleefisch quickly ticks off stats about the number of listening sessions Walker did ahead of putting together this budget as well as

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FRI REPORT: Agreement on transportation, taxes needed to break budget stalemate

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Agreement on transportation, taxes needed to break budget stalemate Mursau, Shankland hope lawmakers will save Wisconsin Environmental Education Board Kleefisch: Walker’s budget reflects residents’ desires Pocan: GOP will pay ‘big, big price’ for health care bill

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