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Municipalities and schools have been fleeing a state-run insurance fund Gov. Scott Walker wants to kill, spooked by his 2015 attempt to wipe out the program and a more than 70-percent rate hike to shore up the sagging fund, according
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Municipalities, schools fleeing threatened state-run insurance fund Mixed response to Walker proposal to nix exams for some apprentices Analysts: Dems face challenges for 2018, House could
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2017/fri-news-summary-state-budget-health-care-reform-ryan-on-syria-strike/ STORY TOPICS – White house – State government – Federal government – Local government – Courts – Demographics – Economic development – Education – Elections – Health
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee is continuing its public hearings today with another at Berlin High School. The hearing kicks off at 10 a.m. See more: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/raw/cid/1377204 — The
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Joint Finance will work off the guv’s budget as it begins making changes except for the Department of Transportation, where the committee will use current law as its starting point, according to
Joint Finance will work off the guv’s budget as it begins making changes except for the Department of Transportation, where the committee will use current law as its starting point, according to a memo distributed today. The decision ends weeks
Joint Finance will work off the guv’s budget as it begins making changes except for the Department of Transportation, where the committee will use current law as its starting point, according to a memo distributed today. The decision ends weeks
An Assembly committee today heard mixed testimony on what some have dubbed a “Blue Lives Matter” bill, with a series of opponents speaking against the measure that would expand the definition of hate crime victims to include police officers. But
U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson are taking fire from their opposing parties over their votes on President Trump’s Supreme Court nomination. The two split today on invoking the “nuclear option” in the Senate, removing the filibuster for Supreme
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** TODAY: WisPolitics.com 2018 Election Cycle Preview This happy hour event in Madison previews the political landscape in advance of the 2018 elections for governor and U.S. Senate with the Cook Political Report’s Jennifer Duffy, Marquette
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The state Assembly is voting on legislation today that would change a law letting Dane County towns opt out of the county’s zoning rules. Dems this week delayed
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, acknowledged today that Republicans’ efforts to undo the Affordable Care Act are stalled for now. “We’re all at the concepts stage right now — but productive conversations,”
State Superintendent Tony Evers was on pace to easily top his margins of victory for his first two terms, following his election win last night. With almost all precincts in, Evers had 494,845 votes, or 70 percent, while challenger Lowell
Voters across the state approved some $699.7 million in school referendum questions and rejected $265.1 million in asks on the April ballots. The highest asks this year came from Green Bay and Verona school districts, and were both given the
State Superintendent Tony Evers dominated challenger Lowell Holtz in nine of the state’s 10 biggest counties, even as turnout across those counties dipped overall from the spring 2013 general. But three of those counties pulled higher voter turnouts than the
Two former conservative justices are among 11 retired members of the judiciary urging the Supreme Court to reject a proposal to overhaul recusal rules. Fifty-four retired judges filed a petition with the court in January asking the justices to establish
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 6: WisPolitics.com 2018 Election Cycle Preview This happy hour event in Madison previews the political landscape in advance of the 2018 elections for governor and U.S. Senate with the Cook Political Report’s Jennifer Duffy,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — State Superintendent Tony Evers chalked up his easy win over challenger Lowell Holtz to his role as “the chief advocate” of public school kids. Evers also struck an
Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin released a digital ad campaign today and a series of billboards around the state to support crime victims’ rights. Featured in the ad are Attorney General Brad Schimel and Rep. Todd Novak, R-Dodgeville, as well as
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson spoke on the floor of the Senate last night in “strong support” of Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court as national media reports showed 41 Democrats ready to filibuster Gorsuch’s nomination. Johnson’s speech, where
Municipalities and schools have been fleeing a state-run insurance fund Gov. Scott Walker wants to kill, spooked by his 2015 attempt to wipe out the program and a more than 70-percent rate hike to shore up the sagging fund, according to a WisPolitics.com review. Local governments persuaded lawmakers two years
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Municipalities, schools fleeing threatened state-run insurance fund Mixed response to Walker proposal to nix exams for some apprentices Analysts: Dems face challenges for 2018, House could be in reach Week ahead Political TV Names in the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2017/fri-news-summary-state-budget-health-care-reform-ryan-on-syria-strike/ STORY TOPICS – White house – State government – Federal government – Local government – Courts – Demographics – Economic development – Education – Elections – Health care – Law and order – Minnesota – Regu… Please
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee is continuing its public hearings today with another at Berlin High School. The hearing kicks off at 10 a.m. See more: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/raw/cid/1377204 — The committee also is pulling 83 policy items Walker proposed, including
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Joint Finance will work off the guv’s budget as it begins making changes except for the Department of Transportation, where the committee will use current law as its starting point, according to a memo distributed today. The decision ends weeks of speculation
Joint Finance will work off the guv’s budget as it begins making changes except for the Department of Transportation, where the committee will use current law as its starting point, according to a memo distributed today. The decision ends weeks of speculation over whether the committee would ignore Gov. Scott
Joint Finance will work off the guv’s budget as it begins making changes except for the Department of Transportation, where the committee will use current law as its starting point, according to a memo distributed today. The decision ends weeks of speculation over whether the committee would ignore Gov. Scott
An Assembly committee today heard mixed testimony on what some have dubbed a “Blue Lives Matter” bill, with a series of opponents speaking against the measure that would expand the definition of hate crime victims to include police officers. But bill author Rep. David Steffen, R-Green Bay, said the legislation
U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson are taking fire from their opposing parties over their votes on President Trump’s Supreme Court nomination. The two split today on invoking the “nuclear option” in the Senate, removing the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees. Baldwin opposed the rule change, while Johnson voted
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** TODAY: WisPolitics.com 2018 Election Cycle Preview This happy hour event in Madison previews the political landscape in advance of the 2018 elections for governor and U.S. Senate with the Cook Political Report’s Jennifer Duffy, Marquette Law pollster Charles Franklin and “Rewind” analysts JR Ross &
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The state Assembly is voting on legislation today that would change a law letting Dane County towns opt out of the county’s zoning rules. Dems this week delayed a vote on AB 109 until today, raising concerns the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, acknowledged today that Republicans’ efforts to undo the Affordable Care Act are stalled for now. “We’re all at the concepts stage right now — but productive conversations,” are occurring, Ryan told a WisPolitics.com audience in DC. “It’s
State Superintendent Tony Evers was on pace to easily top his margins of victory for his first two terms, following his election win last night. With almost all precincts in, Evers had 494,845 votes, or 70 percent, while challenger Lowell Holtz had 212,529, or 30 percent. In 2013, Evers beat
Voters across the state approved some $699.7 million in school referendum questions and rejected $265.1 million in asks on the April ballots. The highest asks this year came from Green Bay and Verona school districts, and were both given the green light. That includes Green Bay’s request to exceed revenue
State Superintendent Tony Evers dominated challenger Lowell Holtz in nine of the state’s 10 biggest counties, even as turnout across those counties dipped overall from the spring 2013 general. But three of those counties pulled higher voter turnouts than the April election four years ago. The biggest surge was in
Two former conservative justices are among 11 retired members of the judiciary urging the Supreme Court to reject a proposal to overhaul recusal rules. Fifty-four retired judges filed a petition with the court in January asking the justices to establish an “objective standard” for when judges must step off a
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 6: WisPolitics.com 2018 Election Cycle Preview This happy hour event in Madison previews the political landscape in advance of the 2018 elections for governor and U.S. Senate with the Cook Political Report’s Jennifer Duffy, Marquette Law pollster Charles Franklin and “Rewind” analysts JR Ross
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — State Superintendent Tony Evers chalked up his easy win over challenger Lowell Holtz to his role as “the chief advocate” of public school kids. Evers also struck an optimistic tone last night about the future of the state,
Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin released a digital ad campaign today and a series of billboards around the state to support crime victims’ rights. Featured in the ad are Attorney General Brad Schimel and Rep. Todd Novak, R-Dodgeville, as well as two past victims of crimes. In the ad, Schimel says
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson spoke on the floor of the Senate last night in “strong support” of Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court as national media reports showed 41 Democrats ready to filibuster Gorsuch’s nomination. Johnson’s speech, where he pushed his colleagues and fellow Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin