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Citizens today pressed JFC members on a wide range of budget items, including boosting funding for K-12 and increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates. Lawmakers heard testimony from several Wisconsin Public Education Network members, who wore green shirts saying “Go Public” and
UW System students today slammed Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to let students opt out of paying some student fees, saying the move would lead to significant cuts for crucial campus groups. That includes the leaders of the UW-Madison student groups
UW-Platteville leaders and community members asked JFC members to approve a new engineering building that Gov. Scott Walker is proposing to defer. UW-Platteville Chancellor Dennis Shields kicked off today’s hearing and asked lawmakers to approve the building of Sesquicentennial Hall,
Public school leaders today praised Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed K-12 funding increase and asked Joint Finance Committee members to support it. They spoke on the UW-Platteville campus at JFC’s first public hearing, where lawmakers also heard concerns over funding for
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee will be in Platteville today for the first of six public hearings around the state on the budget. Testimony will start at 10 a.m.
In the nearly two decades since open enrollment began, districts with higher student populations like Milwaukee, Madison and Green Bay are among the those that have lost the most dollars as students transfer to other schools, an analysis from WisPolitics.com
Dem Mark Bakken, a Madison businessman who co-founded Nordic Consulting and then left to launch the venture capital firm HealthX Ventures, has decided against a bid for guv, according to a source with knowledge of his decision. Bakken’s name surfaced
Outside groups spent $62.7 million trying to influence the state Capitol in the 2015-16 session, $5 million more than they dropped on those efforts in the previous two-year period, according to a WisPolitics.com check of lobbying reports. The increase was
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Lobbying efforts jump $5 million in 2015-16 session, hitting $62.7 million Lobbying efforts in second half of 2016 up from same period two years earlier Source:
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 5: A WisPolitics.com Conversation with Speaker Paul Ryan in DC –EARLY, ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED (DEADLINE IS THIS FRIDAY 3/31)– When: Wednesday April 5, 11:30 a.m. check-in/lunch; 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. program with Speaker
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee’s agency briefings wrapped up last night. The last item on the agenda was Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed elimination of the Labor and Industry Review
The Joint Finance agency briefings are officially wrapped up after testimony from the Department of Workforce Development and the Labor and Industry Review Commission. DWD Secretary Ray Allen defended against Dem attacks over Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed elimination of LIRC, an independent
Three Milwaukee Dems introduced a bill today that would limit the number of days a person with a serious mental illness could be placed solitary confinement. The bill, authored by Sen. LaTonya Johnson and Reps. David Crowley and David Bowen,
A Senate committee today on a 3-2 party-line vote OK’d resolutions requesting a constitutional convention on a balanced budget amendment. The GOP members of the Committee on Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism also tweaked a bill that would govern how
The Whitnall school board in a letter to district families last night said it has contacted the Milwaukee County District Attorney about former superintendent Lowell Holtz’s possible “misuse of district resources.” But Holtz’s state superintendent campaign accused the district of
Solutions for Wisconsin, the super PAC supporting Nicholson, announced today Illinois businessman and GOP mega donor Dick Uihlein has ponied up $2 million for the group in an effort to get the former Marine into the race. The group released
Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said today his Senate GOP caucus doesn’t have the votes right now to pass a gas tax hike and downplayed the suggestion lawmakers could override a pledged veto by Gov. Scott Walker. Speaker Robin Vos, however,
Baraboo Mayor Mike Palm says today’s a much different time than 2013, when lawmakers rejected a proposal from Gov. Scott Walker to bring the Circus World Museum under state management and give it a more certain financial footing. First there’s
State Superintendent Tony Evers said today he’s pleased with Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal to add $649 million toward K-12, though he’d like some changes in the budget. That includes Walker’s proposal to allow permanent licenses for teachers and administrators
UW System President Ray Cross told lawmakers Gov. Scott Walker’s budget is “the best budget the UW System has seen in a decade.” But he indicated there’s several areas where he’d like changes, such as Walker’s performance-based funding formula, adding
Citizens today pressed JFC members on a wide range of budget items, including boosting funding for K-12 and increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates. Lawmakers heard testimony from several Wisconsin Public Education Network members, who wore green shirts saying “Go Public” and decried the growth in school vouchers. Some of them said
UW System students today slammed Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to let students opt out of paying some student fees, saying the move would lead to significant cuts for crucial campus groups. That includes the leaders of the UW-Madison student groups Badger Catholic and Atheists, Humanists and Agnostics, who testified together
UW-Platteville leaders and community members asked JFC members to approve a new engineering building that Gov. Scott Walker is proposing to defer. UW-Platteville Chancellor Dennis Shields kicked off today’s hearing and asked lawmakers to approve the building of Sesquicentennial Hall, as did several leaders on campus and in the community.
Public school leaders today praised Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed K-12 funding increase and asked Joint Finance Committee members to support it. They spoke on the UW-Platteville campus at JFC’s first public hearing, where lawmakers also heard concerns over funding for senior programs, transportation funding, Walker’s self-insurance proposal and his effort
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee will be in Platteville today for the first of six public hearings around the state on the budget. Testimony will start at 10 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. See the hearing notice: http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/raw/cid/1377201
In the nearly two decades since open enrollment began, districts with higher student populations like Milwaukee, Madison and Green Bay are among the those that have lost the most dollars as students transfer to other schools, an analysis from WisPolitics.com shows. The other districts most negatively impacted by open enrollment
Dem Mark Bakken, a Madison businessman who co-founded Nordic Consulting and then left to launch the venture capital firm HealthX Ventures, has decided against a bid for guv, according to a source with knowledge of his decision. Bakken’s name surfaced earlier this year as a potential candidate. But he joins
Outside groups spent $62.7 million trying to influence the state Capitol in the 2015-16 session, $5 million more than they dropped on those efforts in the previous two-year period, according to a WisPolitics.com check of lobbying reports. The increase was driven in part by the first six months of the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Lobbying efforts jump $5 million in 2015-16 session, hitting $62.7 million Lobbying efforts in second half of 2016 up from same period two years earlier Source: Dem Bakken opts against guv bid School district officials: Open
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 5: A WisPolitics.com Conversation with Speaker Paul Ryan in DC –EARLY, ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED (DEADLINE IS THIS FRIDAY 3/31)– When: Wednesday April 5, 11:30 a.m. check-in/lunch; 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. program with Speaker Paul Ryan Where: AT&T Forum, 601 New Jersey Ave. NW,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee’s agency briefings wrapped up last night. The last item on the agenda was Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed elimination of the Labor and Industry Review Commission, an independent agency that reviews worker disputes. LIRC Chair
The Joint Finance agency briefings are officially wrapped up after testimony from the Department of Workforce Development and the Labor and Industry Review Commission. DWD Secretary Ray Allen defended against Dem attacks over Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed elimination of LIRC, an independent agency that reviews DWD administrative decisions on unemployment insurance and
Three Milwaukee Dems introduced a bill today that would limit the number of days a person with a serious mental illness could be placed solitary confinement. The bill, authored by Sen. LaTonya Johnson and Reps. David Crowley and David Bowen, would keep inmates with serious mental illnesses from solitary confinement
A Senate committee today on a 3-2 party-line vote OK’d resolutions requesting a constitutional convention on a balanced budget amendment. The GOP members of the Committee on Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism also tweaked a bill that would govern how a Wisconsin delegation would operate for the proposed convention. One
The Whitnall school board in a letter to district families last night said it has contacted the Milwaukee County District Attorney about former superintendent Lowell Holtz’s possible “misuse of district resources.” But Holtz’s state superintendent campaign accused the district of hypocrisy and “using district resources to a political end.” The
Solutions for Wisconsin, the super PAC supporting Nicholson, announced today Illinois businessman and GOP mega donor Dick Uihlein has ponied up $2 million for the group in an effort to get the former Marine into the race. The group released a statement with Uihlein saying he wanted to avoid “a
Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said today his Senate GOP caucus doesn’t have the votes right now to pass a gas tax hike and downplayed the suggestion lawmakers could override a pledged veto by Gov. Scott Walker. Speaker Robin Vos, however, said all options remain on the table for his caucus
Baraboo Mayor Mike Palm says today’s a much different time than 2013, when lawmakers rejected a proposal from Gov. Scott Walker to bring the Circus World Museum under state management and give it a more certain financial footing. First there’s the announcement this year that Ringling Bros. would shut down
State Superintendent Tony Evers said today he’s pleased with Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal to add $649 million toward K-12, though he’d like some changes in the budget. That includes Walker’s proposal to allow permanent licenses for teachers and administrators by eliminating their expiration dates. Evers told the Joint Finance
UW System President Ray Cross told lawmakers Gov. Scott Walker’s budget is “the best budget the UW System has seen in a decade.” But he indicated there’s several areas where he’d like changes, such as Walker’s performance-based funding formula, adding more capital budget projects and flexibilities for UW and a