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From WisPolitics.com … — A former inmate at a youth prison is suing Department of Corrections staff for failing to meet the proper standards for dealing with suicide prevention. The federal lawsuit was filed by the mother of Sydni Briggs,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State political reaction to President Trump’s new immigration restrictions is generally falling along party lines. Republicans generally supported Trump’s executive order and said calling it a blanket ban on Muslim immigrants is
From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan, who in July said he opposed any religious test for entering the U.S., praised President Trump’s executive order that halts immigration by refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries. But the order
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers QUOTES OF THE WEEK The people of Wisconsin already have endured several elections under an unconstitutional reapportionment scheme. If they are to be spared another such event, a new map must be drawn in time for
From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker touts his package of welfare changes in his radio address this week, saying it’s aimed at getting all Wisconsinites to “fulfill their true potential through the dignity that comes from work.” Walker likens
The state underestimated by $3.8 billion the costs for major highway work completed over the past decade or still in progress, often because it failed to account for inflation in its estimates, according to a Legislative Audit Bureau review. The
From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker is putting off announcing a plan to “dramatically help rural schools in the state of Wisconsin” after coming down with a cold. But he had planned to touch on broadband expansion and initiatives
From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker will talk college affordability this morning in Madison. In an appearance at the Wisconsin Credit Unions Lobby Day, the guv will discuss the importance of banks, credit unions and other financial institutions in
Former Gov. Tommy Thompson is recounting his welfare reform battles from two decades ago in voicing support for Gov. Scott Walker’s “Wisconsin Works for Everyone” welfare plan. The name is a take off of the Wisconsin Works program that Thompson
From WisPolitics.com … — Former Gov. Tommy Thompson is recounting his welfare reform battles from two decades ago in voicing support for Gov. Scott Walker’s “Wisconsin Works for Everyone” welfare plan. The name is a take off of the Wisconsin
From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin will report more than $1 million in the bank to start 2017 after raising $1.8 million in 2016, her campaign tells WisPolitics.com. The Madison Dem also is elevating Scott Spector to campaign
A day after the release of new positive revenue projections, Assembly GOP leaders called Thursday for a $300 million tax cut as part of a plan to meet Gov. Scott Walker’s demands before pumping new revenues into the transportation fund.
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau gave the budget a boost today, both in how much money the Capitol will have to play with in 2017-19 and the state’s ending balance for 2015-17. In November, the Walker administration had projected nearly $1.4
Gov. Scott Walker said today he would provide the UW System additional state aid to cover his proposed tuition cuts for resident undergrads. Walker declined to say during a Milwaukee news conference as part of his post-State of the State swing
From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin residents are almost evenly split on whether the state should increase the gas tax to raise money for the transportation fund, according to a new poll commissioned by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. The poll of
From WisPolitics.com … — A former inmate at a youth prison is suing Department of Corrections staff for failing to meet the proper standards for dealing with suicide prevention. The federal lawsuit was filed by the mother of Sydni Briggs, who’s been suffering from severe brain damage since her suicide
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State political reaction to President Trump’s new immigration restrictions is generally falling along party lines. Republicans generally supported Trump’s executive order and said calling it a blanket ban on Muslim immigrants is inaccurate. New U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, however, noted he had
From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan, who in July said he opposed any religious test for entering the U.S., praised President Trump’s executive order that halts immigration by refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries. But the order drew intense blowback from many others over the weekend with
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers QUOTES OF THE WEEK The people of Wisconsin already have endured several elections under an unconstitutional reapportionment scheme. If they are to be spared another such event, a new map must be drawn in time for the preparatory steps leading up to the election, such as
From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker touts his package of welfare changes in his radio address this week, saying it’s aimed at getting all Wisconsinites to “fulfill their true potential through the dignity that comes from work.” Walker likens his proposals to the efforts in the 1990s from former
The state underestimated by $3.8 billion the costs for major highway work completed over the past decade or still in progress, often because it failed to account for inflation in its estimates, according to a Legislative Audit Bureau review. The audit also found the condition of state roads has deteriorated,
From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker is putting off announcing a plan to “dramatically help rural schools in the state of Wisconsin” after coming down with a cold. But he had planned to touch on broadband expansion and initiatives to improve the teacher pipeline, according to an overview document
From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker will talk college affordability this morning in Madison. In an appearance at the Wisconsin Credit Unions Lobby Day, the guv will discuss the importance of banks, credit unions and other financial institutions in making college more affordable. — Due to weather conditions, first
Former Gov. Tommy Thompson is recounting his welfare reform battles from two decades ago in voicing support for Gov. Scott Walker’s “Wisconsin Works for Everyone” welfare plan. The name is a take off of the Wisconsin Works program that Thompson unveiled in the ’90s. Thompson joined Walker for the guv’s
From WisPolitics.com … — Former Gov. Tommy Thompson is recounting his welfare reform battles from two decades ago in voicing support for Gov. Scott Walker’s “Wisconsin Works for Everyone” welfare plan. The name is a take off of the Wisconsin Works program that Thompson unveiled in the ’90s. Thompson joined
From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin will report more than $1 million in the bank to start 2017 after raising $1.8 million in 2016, her campaign tells WisPolitics.com. The Madison Dem also is elevating Scott Spector to campaign manager of her 2018 bid. He had been serving as
A day after the release of new positive revenue projections, Assembly GOP leaders called Thursday for a $300 million tax cut as part of a plan to meet Gov. Scott Walker’s demands before pumping new revenues into the transportation fund. Still, details were still being worked out on the proposed
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau gave the budget a boost today, both in how much money the Capitol will have to play with in 2017-19 and the state’s ending balance for 2015-17. In November, the Walker administration had projected nearly $1.4 billion in revenue growth for 2017-19. But LFB today upped
Gov. Scott Walker said today he would provide the UW System additional state aid to cover his proposed tuition cuts for resident undergrads. Walker declined to say during a Milwaukee news conference as part of his post-State of the State swing across Wisconsin how large the proposed tuition cut would be,
From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin residents are almost evenly split on whether the state should increase the gas tax to raise money for the transportation fund, according to a new poll commissioned by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. The poll of 506 Wisconsin voters, conducted in Dec. 12-14 by the Washington,