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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 … — Former Dem state Sen. Tim Cullen tells WisPolitics.com he will take steps today to allow him to begin fundraising for an expected gubernatorial bid next year. Cullen, D-Janesville,
Two Dems today laid out a family and medical leave package that they said would bring much-needed relief to middle class families. The bill, authored by Sen. Janis Ringhand and Rep. Sondy Pope, would set up a trust fund that
Gov. Scott Walker said today if he were to offer advice on ways to improve the House GOP’s health care bill, it would be to look to the way Wisconsin expanded BadgerCare to cover those living in poverty. Walker told
Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp today said the state agency has been making “substantial progress” since a June 2016 audit raised questions about its management of a wastewater oversight program. That progress, she told the Joint Legislative Audit
— Elections Commission Chairman Mark Thomsen today blamed Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign for the spike in 17-year-olds voting illegally in the April 2016 primaries. But he later softened his criticism during today’s commission meeting after agency staff said it didn’t
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Elections Commission Chairman Mark Thomsen today blamed Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign for the spike in 17-year-olds voting illegally in the April 2016 primaries. But he later softened his criticism during today’s commission
Congressional Dems are slamming the House GOP’s health care bill after the Congressional Budget Office estimated 24 million people would lose coverage by 2026. But House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, said the long-awaited CBO report shows premiums will be lower
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 FRWD From WisPolitics.com … — Congressional Dems are slamming the House GOP’s health care bill after the Congressional Budget Office estimated 24 million people would lose coverage by 2026. But House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville,
State Superintendent Tony Evers’ campaign is spending at least $110,000 to run TV ads in the final weeks of the election, according to a WisPolitics.com check of FCC records. The first spot is slated to run March 20 and some
The state saw at least 60 cases of 17-year-olds voting illegally during the 2016 spring primaries, according to a report the Elections Commission will submit to the Legislature. Elections Commission spokesman Reid Magney said that was a significant increase from
State superintendent candidate Lowell Holtz gave bleachers to a private school his children attended while working as superintendent of Whitnall School District. The Whitnall district board at the time said Holtz should have first gone through them, according to records
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state saw at least 60 cases of 17-year-olds voting illegally during the 2016 spring primaries, according to a report the Elections Commission will submit to the Legislature. Elections Commission spokesman Reid
John Vaudreuil is submitting his resignation letter today as U.S. attorney in the Western District of Wisconsin, which covers Madison and the western half of the state. He’s one of the 46 U.S. attorneys appointed by former President Obama that
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2017/mon-news-summary-state-picks-up-the-pace-on-open-records-requests-walkers-jobs-promise/ **************************************** April 6: WisPolitics.com 2018 Election Cycle Preview This happy hour event in Madison previews the political landscape in advance of the 2018 electio… Please log in
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement FRWD From WisPolitics.com … — John Vaudreuil is submitting his resignation letter today as U.S. attorney in the Western District of Wisconsin, which covers Madison and the western half of the state. He’s one of
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Old battle lines resurface in push to ban sale of fetal tissue Budget provision impacting energy efficiency projects draws praise from GOP, concern from school advocates
School advocates fear a provision in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget could set back energy efficiency projects and curb school districts’ abilities to green-light maintenance projects that would save money in the future. Meanwhile, two GOP lawmakers are backing the provision
Republicans may be on a collision path for another standoff over banning the sale of fetal tissue after eight GOP lawmakers began circulating legislation that would impose a blanket prohibition on acquiring, providing or using a fetal body part from
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 … — Former Dem state Sen. Tim Cullen tells WisPolitics.com he will take steps today to allow him to begin fundraising for an expected gubernatorial bid next year. Cullen, D-Janesville, stopped short of saying he will run for guv no
Two Dems today laid out a family and medical leave package that they said would bring much-needed relief to middle class families. The bill, authored by Sen. Janis Ringhand and Rep. Sondy Pope, would set up a trust fund that employees pay into and then receive benefits from if they
Gov. Scott Walker said today if he were to offer advice on ways to improve the House GOP’s health care bill, it would be to look to the way Wisconsin expanded BadgerCare to cover those living in poverty. Walker told Milwaukee Rotarians during a Q&A session at their weekly meeting
Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp today said the state agency has been making “substantial progress” since a June 2016 audit raised questions about its management of a wastewater oversight program. That progress, she told the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, includes a plan to regularly assess permitted wastewater facilities,
— Elections Commission Chairman Mark Thomsen today blamed Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign for the spike in 17-year-olds voting illegally in the April 2016 primaries. But he later softened his criticism during today’s commission meeting after agency staff said it didn’t fully investigate whether it was social media posts from Sanders
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Elections Commission Chairman Mark Thomsen today blamed Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign for the spike in 17-year-olds voting illegally in the April 2016 primaries. But he later softened his criticism during today’s commission meeting after agency staff said it didn’t fully investigate whether
Congressional Dems are slamming the House GOP’s health care bill after the Congressional Budget Office estimated 24 million people would lose coverage by 2026. But House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, said the long-awaited CBO report shows premiums will be lower and the deficit will drop. He also said the report
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 FRWD From WisPolitics.com … — Congressional Dems are slamming the House GOP’s health care bill after the Congressional Budget Office estimated 24 million people would lose coverage by 2026. But House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, said the long-awaited CBO report shows premiums will be lower
State Superintendent Tony Evers’ campaign is spending at least $110,000 to run TV ads in the final weeks of the election, according to a WisPolitics.com check of FCC records. The first spot is slated to run March 20 and some will be on the air through election day, April 4.
The state saw at least 60 cases of 17-year-olds voting illegally during the 2016 spring primaries, according to a report the Elections Commission will submit to the Legislature. Elections Commission spokesman Reid Magney said that was a significant increase from prior elections, which had seen only a handful of these
State superintendent candidate Lowell Holtz gave bleachers to a private school his children attended while working as superintendent of Whitnall School District. The Whitnall district board at the time said Holtz should have first gone through them, according to records obtained by WisPolitics.com. But Holtz said in an interview the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state saw at least 60 cases of 17-year-olds voting illegally during the 2016 spring primaries, according to a report the Elections Commission will submit to the Legislature. Elections Commission spokesman Reid Magney said that was a significant increase from prior elections,
John Vaudreuil is submitting his resignation letter today as U.S. attorney in the Western District of Wisconsin, which covers Madison and the western half of the state. He’s one of the 46 U.S. attorneys appointed by former President Obama that Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked to resign. DOJ spokeswoman Sarah
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2017/mon-news-summary-state-picks-up-the-pace-on-open-records-requests-walkers-jobs-promise/ **************************************** April 6: WisPolitics.com 2018 Election Cycle Preview This happy hour event in Madison previews the political landscape in advance of the 2018 electio… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement FRWD From WisPolitics.com … — John Vaudreuil is submitting his resignation letter today as U.S. attorney in the Western District of Wisconsin, which covers Madison and the western half of the state. He’s one of the 46 U.S. attorneys appointed by former President Obama that
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Old battle lines resurface in push to ban sale of fetal tissue Budget provision impacting energy efficiency projects draws praise from GOP, concern from school advocates Week ahead Political TV Names in the news Lobbyist watch
School advocates fear a provision in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget could set back energy efficiency projects and curb school districts’ abilities to green-light maintenance projects that would save money in the future. Meanwhile, two GOP lawmakers are backing the provision that would ban new increases in school district revenue limits
Republicans may be on a collision path for another standoff over banning the sale of fetal tissue after eight GOP lawmakers began circulating legislation that would impose a blanket prohibition on acquiring, providing or using a fetal body part from an abortion. That goes well beyond a competing bill, AB