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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
In just three weeks, a state board that’s spent 27 years managing grants for environmental education will go away. That’s why two lawmakers of different parties, both members of the Wisconsin Environmental Education Board, are making a last-ditch effort to
To break the state budget impasse, GOP lawmakers need three dominoes to fall. The most important for the general fund piece of the budget is an agreement on the benchmark they’ll use for the property taxes on the median-valued home
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:
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
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
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
An incentive program in the Assembly GOP K-12 plan for one district to send its students to another for instruction is looking to put more resources in the classroom, according to one backer. Still, school advocates are concerned the program,
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
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — JFC Co-chair Alberta Darling said there’s growing interest in her caucus to at least begin repealing the personal property tax in this budget. She also said Senate Republicans discussed during today’s caucus
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 … — Researchers estimate that 140 people are getting sick from contaminated private wells in Kewaunee County every year. That’s in addition to an estimated 1,700 cattle being infected annually
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
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
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
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
The state Department of Health Services today asked the Trump administration for permission to add drug screenings, premiums and time limits for childless adults on Medicaid. DHS today submitted its request with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, whose
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Two of the Senate’s top Republicans told WisPolitics.com today they’re open to providing a boost to low-spending school districts, but by using state aid rather than property tax dollars as their Assembly
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Demographics – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment – Health care – Labor – Law and
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
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
In just three weeks, a state board that’s spent 27 years managing grants for environmental education will go away. That’s why two lawmakers of different parties, both members of the Wisconsin Environmental Education Board, are making a last-ditch effort to save the board and the grants it gives out. The
To break the state budget impasse, GOP lawmakers need three dominoes to fall. The most important for the general fund piece of the budget is an agreement on the benchmark they’ll use for the property taxes on the median-valued home in 2018. The most difficult, budget watchers say, will be
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
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
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.
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
An incentive program in the Assembly GOP K-12 plan for one district to send its students to another for instruction is looking to put more resources in the classroom, according to one backer. Still, school advocates are concerned the program, paired with other provisions in the plan, would ultimately push
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
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — JFC Co-chair Alberta Darling said there’s growing interest in her caucus to at least begin repealing the personal property tax in this budget. She also said Senate Republicans discussed during today’s caucus creating a new categorical aid to help low-spending districts, a
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 … — Researchers estimate that 140 people are getting sick from contaminated private wells in Kewaunee County every year. That’s in addition to an estimated 1,700 cattle being infected annually in the dairy-farm intensive northeastern county, where residents have long
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
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
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
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
The state Department of Health Services today asked the Trump administration for permission to add drug screenings, premiums and time limits for childless adults on Medicaid. DHS today submitted its request with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, whose leadership has said they’d like to give states more flexibility
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Two of the Senate’s top Republicans told WisPolitics.com today they’re open to providing a boost to low-spending school districts, but by using state aid rather than property tax dollars as their Assembly counterparts have proposed. Meanwhile, Gov. Scott Walker today laid out
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Demographics – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment – Health care – Labor – Law and order – Manufacturing – Media – Military – Retail –
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