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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Senate today approved sweeping changes to Wisconsin’s alcohol policies, using the amendment process to bypass a committee holdup that had prevented the package from coming to the floor. The Senate
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Backers of legislation to overhaul the state’s alcohol policies are considering getting the proposal to the Senate floor today by offering it as an amendment to another
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Ahead of tomorrow’s floor vote, two GOP state senators are calling for a ticket tax on Brewers games as part of a package to finance maintenance at the stadium. Meanwhile, Senate Minority
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Radio Network From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Minority Leader Melissa Agard, D-Madison, said there weren’t enough votes yet to pass the Brewers funding bill as negotiations intensified this weekend ahead of a vote Tuesday
Quotes of the Week We are thrilled to see a global powerhouse like Microsoft continue to see the value and benefit of growing their operations here in Wisconsin and the booming Southeast region of our state. – Gov. Tony Evers
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Radio Network From WisPolitics.com … — A Senate panel today is set to exec legislation that would give utilities already doing business in Wisconsin the right of first refusal to build, own and maintain
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly today approved a series of election bills, including new whistleblower protections for clerks and allowing them to start processing absentee ballots before election day. Lawmakers passed via voice vote AB
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — GOP legislative leaders are demanding the Wisconsin Elections Commission appoint a new administrator after a filing from the agency’s DOJ attorneys contradicted statements from Dem commissioners that they
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — At least nine members of the state Senate are now publicly on record backing a bill to finance maintenance of the Milwaukee Brewers stadium after the amended measure cleared two committees today.
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu told WisPolitics today the Senate plans next week to take up a bill to fund maintenance at the Milwaukee Brewers stadium after an amendment was introduced to lower
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Radio Network From WisPolitics.com … — Both houses of the Legislature will be on the floor today. The Assembly calendar includes several bills related to higher education, including one that would require existing higher
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman said a new $32 million proposal will “go some ways” toward addressing the state’s workforce needs as UW seeks to recoup money GOP lawmakers cut from
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — State GOP Chair Brian Schimming says a top-tier U.S. Senate candidate will enter the race before the end of the year to take on Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Senate today approved sweeping changes to Wisconsin’s alcohol policies, using the amendment process to bypass a committee holdup that had prevented the package from coming to the floor. The Senate added a more than 150-page amendment to a second bill
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Backers of legislation to overhaul the state’s alcohol policies are considering getting the proposal to the Senate floor today by offering it as an amendment to another bill already on the calendar, according to multiple sources. The
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Ahead of tomorrow’s floor vote, two GOP state senators are calling for a ticket tax on Brewers games as part of a package to finance maintenance at the stadium. Meanwhile, Senate Minority Leader Melissa Agard, D-Madison, said she asked for a meeting
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Radio Network From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Minority Leader Melissa Agard, D-Madison, said there weren’t enough votes yet to pass the Brewers funding bill as negotiations intensified this weekend ahead of a vote Tuesday in the state Senate. “There are not the votes right
Quotes of the Week We are thrilled to see a global powerhouse like Microsoft continue to see the value and benefit of growing their operations here in Wisconsin and the booming Southeast region of our state. – Gov. Tony Evers this afternoon announcing Microsoft will invest billions to expand its
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Radio Network From WisPolitics.com … — A Senate panel today is set to exec legislation that would give utilities already doing business in Wisconsin the right of first refusal to build, own and maintain a new transmission line that connects to one of their
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly today approved a series of election bills, including new whistleblower protections for clerks and allowing them to start processing absentee ballots before election day. Lawmakers passed via voice vote AB 567, which backers said would speed up the process of
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — GOP legislative leaders are demanding the Wisconsin Elections Commission appoint a new administrator after a filing from the agency’s DOJ attorneys contradicted statements from Dem commissioners that they had no power to do so. Republicans have asked a
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — At least nine members of the state Senate are now publicly on record backing a bill to finance maintenance of the Milwaukee Brewers stadium after the amended measure cleared two committees today. That means backers need the support of eight more to
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu told WisPolitics today the Senate plans next week to take up a bill to fund maintenance at the Milwaukee Brewers stadium after an amendment was introduced to lower the state’s commitment while pulling in more money from the
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Radio Network From WisPolitics.com … — Both houses of the Legislature will be on the floor today. The Assembly calendar includes several bills related to higher education, including one that would require existing higher education grant programs to provide financial support to disadvantaged students
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman said a new $32 million proposal will “go some ways” toward addressing the state’s workforce needs as UW seeks to recoup money GOP lawmakers cut from its budget over diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. “The investments
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — State GOP Chair Brian Schimming says a top-tier U.S. Senate candidate will enter the race before the end of the year to take on Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin. “I think you’ll see things happen in the next