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WED News Summary: Reaction to House GOP health care bill; CBD oil bill heads to Walker

Wednesday, Mar 8, 2017

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2017/wed-news-summary-reaction-to-house-gop-health-care-bill-cbd-oil-bill-heads-to-walker/ **************************************** April 6: WisPolitics.com 2018 Election Cycle Preview This happy hour event in Madison previews the political landscape in advance of the 2018 elections… Please log in

WED AM Update: Fiscal Bureau’s budget analysis; Walker to visit Jewish community center following bomb threat

Wednesday, Mar 8, 2017

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Association of Wisconsin Lobbyists From WisPolitics.com … — The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau’s analysis of the guv’s budget is adding details on the impact of the two-year plan in advance of legislative work to revise

Mandela Barnes to seek state Dem party no. 3 position

Wednesday, Mar 8, 2017

Former state Rep. Mandela Barnes, who decided against a run for state Dem chair, tells WisPolitics.com he has decided to seek the party’s No. 3 position. Current 2nd Vice-chair Jeff Christensen announced on his Facebook page today that he won’t

Two GOP lawmakers want inspector general at DOT

Wednesday, Mar 8, 2017

Two GOP legislators want the Department of Transportation to be overseen by an inspector general after a critical audit of the agency released six weeks ago. The legislation, from Sen. David Craig and Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, would require the state

Wis. Supreme Court rules Madison bus passengers can carry concealed weapons

Wednesday, Mar 8, 2017

The state Supreme Court today ruled 5-2 passengers on Madison buses can carry concealed weapons. The court sided with gun advocates and Wisconsin Carry, which initially filed the lawsuit against the city. Justice Daniel Kelly, appointed by Gov. Scott Walker,

Walker declines to fully back GOP health care bill as some raise concerns

Wednesday, Mar 8, 2017

Gov. Scott Walker said today he’s glad House Republicans are looking to repeal the Affordable Care Act since “Obamacare is collapsing.” But he did not fully back the House GOP plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. The bill, released

TUE PM Update: Fiscal Bureau releases analysis of Walker’s budget; reaction to House GOP ACA replacement bill

Tuesday, Mar 7, 2017

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The guv’s budget would cut off the domestic partners of deceased public employees from purchasing health insurance through the state’s plan, according to an LFB analysis. But a spokesman for Gov. Scott

TUE News Summary: House GOP releases ACA replacement bill; deficiencies found at King veterans home

Tuesday, Mar 7, 2017

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,

Federal report finds five of 158 standards not met at King veterans home

Tuesday, Mar 7, 2017

A new federal report finds the state Department of Veterans Affairs didn’t fully meet five of 158 standards at its King veterans home. The feds’ survey, requested by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, comes as the agency is undergoing a state

TUE AM Update: Ryan touts ACA replacement bill; Assembly, Senate to take up “right to try” legislation today

Tuesday, Mar 7, 2017

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Association of Wisconsin Lobbyists From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan is touting the House Republicans’ newly released bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, saying the effort will “rescue our health care system

MON PM Update: Millis resigns from Elections Commission to return to lobbying

Monday, Mar 6, 2017

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Elections Commission member Don Millis has resigned from the board because he is poised to begin lobbying the Legislature again. Millis sent Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, who appointed him to the

Voters approve $1.35 billion in building borrowing last year, study says

Monday, Mar 6, 2017

Voters in public school districts last year approved $1.35 billion in borrowing for building, the highest in at least 20 years, according to a Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance report released today. The heightened borrowing for new construction projects, which previously peaked

Stockbridge-Munsee plans to withhold nearly $1 million payment to state

Monday, Mar 6, 2017

The Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe says it’s planning to withhold a nearly $1 million payment to the state, claiming state officials are violating tribal compacts by letting the Ho-Chunk continue to expand a gaming facility near Wausau. It’s the latest development in

MON News Summary: Sensenbrenner, Moore hold town hall meetings; Barrett touts ‘Milwaukee dividend’

Monday, Mar 6, 2017

MON AM Update: GOP bill would ban UW employees from performing, helping with abortions at Planned Parenthood; ‘UpFront’ recap

Monday, Mar 6, 2017

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Association of Wisconsin Lobbyists From WisPolitics.com … — Two GOP state lawmakers are circulating legislation that would prohibit employees of the UW System and the UW Hospitals and Clinics Authority from performing or assisting in

Chancellors cautious as Walker proposed performance-based funding for UW System

Friday, Mar 3, 2017

Chancellors at several UW System campuses say they’re open to Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to bring performance-based funding to UW, but they say lots of details will need to be worked out. In pitching the idea, Walker points to the

FRI Report: Pence says Trump ‘best friend Wisconsin businesses will ever have’

Friday, Mar 3, 2017

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Pence: Trump ‘best friend Wisconsin businesses will ever have’ JFC co-chairs: Agency briefings to start last week of March, public hearings kick off mid-April Chancellors cautious

FRI News Summary: Walker’s proposal on publishing gov’t notices; opioid abuse bills moving forward

Friday, Mar 3, 2017

FRI AM Update: Pence in Janesville today; Walker, Vruwink deliver weekly radio addresses

Friday, Mar 3, 2017

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Association of Wisconsin Lobbyists From WisPolitics.com … — Vice President Mike Pence will give a speech in Janesville today following a listening session with House Speaker Paul Ryan and HHS Secretary Tom Price. The three

THU PM Update: Wis. congressional Dems slam AG Sessions; Pence to visit Janesville Farm & Fleet Friday

Thursday, Mar 2, 2017

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dems on the state’s congressional delegation are slamming Attorney General Jeff Sessions for not disclosing his prior communications with a Russian official, though Sessions said today he’d recuse himself from any investigations

MON AM Update: GOP bill would ban UW employees from performing, helping with abortions at Planned Parenthood; ‘UpFront’ recap

Monday, Mar 6, 2017