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The Joint Finance Committee today signed off unanimously on a “clean” version of legislation that would alter the criteria for broadband expansion grants and make $18.5 million more available to target rural areas. The committee had already approved the bill
Gov. Scott Walker told reporters today he doesn’t have “any interest in raising vehicle registration fees,” clarifying comments from a media interview last week that he was open to one. Walker said in that interview he “just explicitly talked about
The Joint Finance Committee plans to meet May 1 for its first votes on the state budget and is looking to convene twice weekly after that through June, according to a tentative schedule sent to committee members. JFC was originally
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday, May 4: WisPolitics.com luncheon: “Medicaid in Transition” The WisPolitics.com lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, May 4 features a “Medicaid in Transition” panel discussing proposed changes to the federal-state Medicaid program. Panelists: –
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee is meeting this afternoon to take up two of the GOP bills aimed at targeting homelessness. Also on the agenda is broadband expansion and
As Gov. Scott Walker looks to provide more manpower to tax auditing, opponents say more positions will only hurt businesses by adding to an audit system that’s already too onerous. Walker’s faced criticisms from some Republicans for his efforts to
President Trump’s inaugural committee received just a handful of donations from Wisconsin sources, according to the committee’s filing with the Federal Election Commission. The committee received donations totaling $59,500 from 11 Wisconsin individuals and the Ho-Chunk Nation. The committee collected
Freshman U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher’s first-quarter fundraising report shows he garnered more than any Wisconsin freshman in at least a decade while out-raising many of his fellow House GOP newcomers. Gallagher, R-Green Bay, also pulled in about half of his
JFC Co-chair John Nygren said repealing the prevailing wage on state projects could still work its way into the budget as part of an overall package to address transportation funding. Fellow Co-chair Alberta Darling, meanwhile, said Senate Republicans are working
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report JFC co-chairs outline key issues as committee prepares to tweak Walker’s budget plan Gallagher’s post-election fundraising outpaces recent Wisconsin House freshmen Trump inaugural committee sees few
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday, May 4: WisPolitics.com luncheon: “Medicaid in Transition” The WisPolitics.com lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, May 4 features a “Medicaid in Transition” panel discussing proposed changes to the federal-state Medicaid program. Panelists: –
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee today will wrap up its public hearings on Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget with a final hearing in Marinette, the home town of GOP
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Supreme Court has rejected a petition from 54 retired judges and justices to change its recusal rules, with the conservative majority voting to keep the current standards in place. Justice
Fitzgerald today expressed disappointment that Canadian officials haven’t “demonstrated the sense of urgency” Wisconsin officials have shown over a dairy trade dispute. State officials have pushed the Trump administration to call for a change in Canada’s trade policies, saying a
Two GOP lawmakers took to Twitter and statements this afternoon to debate the UW System budget and the tuition freeze. It began when Sen. Steve Nass sent out a press release criticizing comments that Joint Finance Committee Co-Chair John Nygren
Gov. Scott Walker is touting the state dropping its unemployment rate to 3.4 percent, the lowest it’s been since April 2000, as “the latest sign of strength for Wisconsin’s economy.” The figure for last month is down 0.3 percentage points
An Assembly committee today signed off on four GOP-authored bills to address homelessness, with two of them passing unanimously. One bill from Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, would create an interagency council that
Daniel Speckhard, a former ambassador who now works for Lutheran World Relief in Baltimore, has emerged as another possible Dem candidate for guv, according to sources. Speckhard, who did not return a message left at his office this afternoon, was
Shilling today appointed Milwaukee attorney Jeralyn Wendelberger to replace former AG Peg Lautenschlager on the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. According to Shilling’s office, Wendelberger’s background includes specializing in business and employment law, campaign finance and election law, and civil rights. She
Jennifer Shilling today slammed Scott Fitzgerald’s criticism of Sentry hiring their former Dem colleague Julie Lassa as a lobbyist, saying the Juneau Republican “can’t demonstrate some political class and just be magnanimous about this announcement.” Fitzgerald, the Senate majority leader,
The Joint Finance Committee today signed off unanimously on a “clean” version of legislation that would alter the criteria for broadband expansion grants and make $18.5 million more available to target rural areas. The committee had already approved the bill once, but the Senate added a privacy amendment that would
Gov. Scott Walker told reporters today he doesn’t have “any interest in raising vehicle registration fees,” clarifying comments from a media interview last week that he was open to one. Walker said in that interview he “just explicitly talked about the gas tax” and that he doesn’t know of anyone
The Joint Finance Committee plans to meet May 1 for its first votes on the state budget and is looking to convene twice weekly after that through June, according to a tentative schedule sent to committee members. JFC was originally looking at meeting just once in each of the first
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday, May 4: WisPolitics.com luncheon: “Medicaid in Transition” The WisPolitics.com lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, May 4 features a “Medicaid in Transition” panel discussing proposed changes to the federal-state Medicaid program. Panelists: – Michael Heifetz, state of Wisconsin Medicaid director – John R…
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee is meeting this afternoon to take up two of the GOP bills aimed at targeting homelessness. Also on the agenda is broadband expansion and an objection to a DNR stewardship request. The homeless bills
As Gov. Scott Walker looks to provide more manpower to tax auditing, opponents say more positions will only hurt businesses by adding to an audit system that’s already too onerous. Walker’s faced criticisms from some Republicans for his efforts to add more auditors to the Department of Revenue, which got
President Trump’s inaugural committee received just a handful of donations from Wisconsin sources, according to the committee’s filing with the Federal Election Commission. The committee received donations totaling $59,500 from 11 Wisconsin individuals and the Ho-Chunk Nation. The committee collected more than $106 million across roughly 1,500 donations nationwide, according
Freshman U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher’s first-quarter fundraising report shows he garnered more than any Wisconsin freshman in at least a decade while out-raising many of his fellow House GOP newcomers. Gallagher, R-Green Bay, also pulled in about half of his individual contributions from outside the state, a WisPolitics.com check of
JFC Co-chair John Nygren said repealing the prevailing wage on state projects could still work its way into the budget as part of an overall package to address transportation funding. Fellow Co-chair Alberta Darling, meanwhile, said Senate Republicans are working on their own transportation package. Both lawmakers called the issue
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report JFC co-chairs outline key issues as committee prepares to tweak Walker’s budget plan Gallagher’s post-election fundraising outpaces recent Wisconsin House freshmen Trump inaugural committee sees few Wisconsin donations Biz groups cool to Walker’s plan to add
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday, May 4: WisPolitics.com luncheon: “Medicaid in Transition” The WisPolitics.com lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, May 4 features a “Medicaid in Transition” panel discussing proposed changes to the federal-state Medicaid program. Panelists: – Michael Heifetz, state of Wisconsin Medicaid director – John R…
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee today will wrap up its public hearings on Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget with a final hearing in Marinette, the home town of GOP co-chair Rep. John Nygren. Today’s hearing is in the Marinette
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Supreme Court has rejected a petition from 54 retired judges and justices to change its recusal rules, with the conservative majority voting to keep the current standards in place. Justice Annette Ziegler, who made a motion to dismiss the petition,
Fitzgerald today expressed disappointment that Canadian officials haven’t “demonstrated the sense of urgency” Wisconsin officials have shown over a dairy trade dispute. State officials have pushed the Trump administration to call for a change in Canada’s trade policies, saying a recent policy decision led a company to cut the contracts
Two GOP lawmakers took to Twitter and statements this afternoon to debate the UW System budget and the tuition freeze. It began when Sen. Steve Nass sent out a press release criticizing comments that Joint Finance Committee Co-Chair John Nygren has made, showing he’s open to ending the in-state tuition
Gov. Scott Walker is touting the state dropping its unemployment rate to 3.4 percent, the lowest it’s been since April 2000, as “the latest sign of strength for Wisconsin’s economy.” The figure for last month is down 0.3 percentage points from February and remains lower than the national unemployment rate,
An Assembly committee today signed off on four GOP-authored bills to address homelessness, with two of them passing unanimously. One bill from Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, would create an interagency council that would find ways for state agencies to collaborate on the
Daniel Speckhard, a former ambassador who now works for Lutheran World Relief in Baltimore, has emerged as another possible Dem candidate for guv, according to sources. Speckhard, who did not return a message left at his office this afternoon, was born in Clintonville and has a master’s degree in public
Shilling today appointed Milwaukee attorney Jeralyn Wendelberger to replace former AG Peg Lautenschlager on the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. According to Shilling’s office, Wendelberger’s background includes specializing in business and employment law, campaign finance and election law, and civil rights. She also previously served as vice president of Legal Affairs and
Jennifer Shilling today slammed Scott Fitzgerald’s criticism of Sentry hiring their former Dem colleague Julie Lassa as a lobbyist, saying the Juneau Republican “can’t demonstrate some political class and just be magnanimous about this announcement.” Fitzgerald, the Senate majority leader, told WisPolitics.com yesterday he hoped Sentry would reverse its decision