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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
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The owners of high-capacity wells would face fewer state regulations under legislation the Senate began debating late this afternoon. But it was unclear when a final vote could come, because Senate Dems
The annual State of the Tribes Address this afternoon stressed united approaches to conservation initiatives and support for health care and education. Shannon Holsey, president of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, also repeatedly praised initiatives under Gov. Scott Walker, including his budget
Two GOP lawmakers introduced an amendment today that would increase the constitutional rights of crime victims under the law. Versions of the proposal, called Marsy’s Law, have been passed in other states including California, Illinois, Montana, North Dakota and South
A new audit of the UW System identified significant weaknesses in IT security at several campuses, though it doesn’t detail what they are due to security concerns. A Legislative Audit Bureau report released today found shortcomings in the system’s IT
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 … — Both the Senate and Assembly are in session today. The Senate will take up the high-capacity wells bill when it hits the floor, as well as SB 49,
The Elections Commission expects turnout tomorrow to be between 13 percent and 18 percent, based on recent spring elections that featured a contested DPI race, but no challenger to a sitting Supreme Court justice. Not counting presidential primaries that have
Rep. Dale Kooyenga says he’s taking the next couple of weeks to hammer out specifics of an Assembly GOP transportation plan that could “sail through” the Legislature. Kooyenga told WisPolitics.com he’s spoken to a wide range of stakeholders from the
The Joint Finance Committee co-chairs said today lawmakers haven’t yet decided whether they’ll work off agencies’ base budgets or instead make changes to Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal, as they’ve done in the past. Walker, meanwhile, called on lawmakers to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee co-chairs said today lawmakers haven’t yet decided whether they’ll work off agencies’ base budgets or instead make changes to Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal, as they’ve done in
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
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The owners of high-capacity wells would face fewer state regulations under legislation the Senate began debating late this afternoon. But it was unclear when a final vote could come, because Senate Dems planned to object to third reading. Tony Palese, a spokesman
The annual State of the Tribes Address this afternoon stressed united approaches to conservation initiatives and support for health care and education. Shannon Holsey, president of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, also repeatedly praised initiatives under Gov. Scott Walker, including his budget provision to expand broadband access, which she said would “allow
Two GOP lawmakers introduced an amendment today that would increase the constitutional rights of crime victims under the law. Versions of the proposal, called Marsy’s Law, have been passed in other states including California, Illinois, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. While Wisconsin passed a constitutional amendment in 1993 protecting
A new audit of the UW System identified significant weaknesses in IT security at several campuses, though it doesn’t detail what they are due to security concerns. A Legislative Audit Bureau report released today found shortcomings in the system’s IT security and processes, although “detailed results of our review were
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 … — Both the Senate and Assembly are in session today. The Senate will take up the high-capacity wells bill when it hits the floor, as well as SB 49, which would alter the eligibility criteria for broadband expansion grants
The Elections Commission expects turnout tomorrow to be between 13 percent and 18 percent, based on recent spring elections that featured a contested DPI race, but no challenger to a sitting Supreme Court justice. Not counting presidential primaries that have been held on the April general election, turnout for statewide
Rep. Dale Kooyenga says he’s taking the next couple of weeks to hammer out specifics of an Assembly GOP transportation plan that could “sail through” the Legislature. Kooyenga told WisPolitics.com he’s spoken to a wide range of stakeholders from the timber industry to local governments on possible improvements to the
The Joint Finance Committee co-chairs said today lawmakers haven’t yet decided whether they’ll work off agencies’ base budgets or instead make changes to Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal, as they’ve done in the past. Walker, meanwhile, called on lawmakers to work from his K-12 education budget rather than scrapping the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee co-chairs said today lawmakers haven’t yet decided whether they’ll work off agencies’ base budgets or instead make changes to Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal, as they’ve done in the past. Walker, meanwhile, called on lawmakers to work from