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State DOR reaches tax agreement with Airbnb

The state Department of Revenue has reached a tax agreement with Airbnb, which will now collect occupancy taxes from people who use its app to rent out rooms or homes on a short-term basis. The company, which says it has

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Fitzgerald says Assembly GOP K-12 plan a non-starter

Speaker Robin Vos vowed today his caucus would not rubber stamp Scott Walker’s budget, while the guv and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald dismissed the Assembly GOP’s K-12 proposal as a non-starter. Backed by members of his caucus, Vos touted

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Halbrooks replaces Lautenschlager as Ethics Commission chair

The Ethics Commission today unanimously elected David Halbrooks to serve as chair, following former chair Peg Lautenschlager’s resignation in April. Halbrooks, former chair of the State Elections Board, was appointed to the commission by Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca last

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Co-chairs: Finance will not meet Thursday

The Joint Finance Committee will not meet tomorrow, according to the offices of the co-chairs. It’s the second planned meeting this week the committee has canceled amid a continuing standoff between Assembly and Senate Republicans on education funding, transportation and

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WED AM Update: Assembly GOP to promote K-12 plan in Green Bay

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Fresh off announcing their K-12 proposal, Assembly Republicans are hitting the road to promote it. JFC Co-chair John Nygren, R-Marinette, and fellow committee member Mary Felzkowski, R-Irma, will

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FRI News Summary: Ryan defends Trump’s meetings with Comey; Vos meets with Trump on infrastructure

FRI News Summary — 9 June 2017 Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers – DO NOT FORWARD Access the mobile version of the News Summary:https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/news-summary/ **************************************** June 22: WisPolitics.com luncheon: Secrets of the Capitol Building Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, June 22. Hear fro… Please log in

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FRI AM Update: Board of Regents meets today; weekly radio addresses

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The UW System Board of Regents today will wrap up its two-day meeting in UW-Milwaukee by electing new board leadership. The regents will also hear updates on the state and federal budgets from UW System President Ray Cross.

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State DOR reaches tax agreement with Airbnb

The state Department of Revenue has reached a tax agreement with Airbnb, which will now collect occupancy taxes from people who use its app to rent out rooms or homes on a short-term basis. The company, which says it has 3,300 active hosts in Wisconsin, says the agreement would result

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Ryan says Comey’s testimony shows ‘why the president is so frustrated’

House Speaker Paul Ryan today said former FBI Director James Comey’s written testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee helps people realize “why the president is so frustrated.” “When the FBI director tells him on three different occasions he’s not under investigation, yet the speculation swirls around the political system that

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THU News Summary: State budget; Walker on road tolling; Ryan on Russia probe

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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Fitzgerald says Assembly GOP K-12 plan a non-starter

Speaker Robin Vos vowed today his caucus would not rubber stamp Scott Walker’s budget, while the guv and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald dismissed the Assembly GOP’s K-12 proposal as a non-starter. Backed by members of his caucus, Vos touted the $580 million Assembly GOP plan as a fairer approach

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Dem proposes overhaul of state’s campaign finance laws

Sen. Chris Larson today decried GOP-led changes to the state’s campaign finance laws while pushing for an overhaul that would make those rules stricter. “We were once admired for our tough campaign finance laws that protected both the public voice and the integrity of our political process,” the Milwaukee Dem

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Halbrooks replaces Lautenschlager as Ethics Commission chair

The Ethics Commission today unanimously elected David Halbrooks to serve as chair, following former chair Peg Lautenschlager’s resignation in April. Halbrooks, former chair of the State Elections Board, was appointed to the commission by Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca last year. His term will run through June 30, 2018, according

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Wisconsin ranks 33rd for private sector job growth

Wisconsin’s private sector job growth last year was below the national average, putting it at 33rd in the country, according to the latest quarterly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics The state added 11,548 jobs in 2016, a 0.5 percent increase from the year before. The national average was

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Co-chairs: Finance will not meet Thursday

The Joint Finance Committee will not meet tomorrow, according to the offices of the co-chairs. It’s the second planned meeting this week the committee has canceled amid a continuing standoff between Assembly and Senate Republicans on education funding, transportation and other issues…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If

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WED AM Update: Assembly GOP to promote K-12 plan in Green Bay

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Fresh off announcing their K-12 proposal, Assembly Republicans are hitting the road to promote it. JFC Co-chair John Nygren, R-Marinette, and fellow committee member Mary Felzkowski, R-Irma, will be in Green Bay to tout the plan, which would

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