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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Sen. Dan Knodl, chair of the Senate’s Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection Committee, tells WisPolitics he’s keeping an open mind on whether to require Milwaukee County and the city to get
STORY TOPICS – Federal government – Courts – Demographics – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Labor – Law and order – Manufacturing – Military – Public health and safety – Real estate – Telecommunications
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Ben Wikler will be unopposed at next month’s state convention for a third two-year term as state Dem Party chair after no one else filed to run by
Quotes of the Week We are done negotiating. We have negotiated in good faith literally for months. – Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, ahead of a floor vote to send the Republican-authored shared revenue bill to the Senate for consideration.
STORY TOPICS – White house – Us senate race – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Census – Courts – Demographics – Education – Environment – Health care – Labor – Law and order –
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Hospital Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee approved investing $125 million to combat PFAS — but left the details of how to spend the money for a trailer bill introduced just
The Joint Finance Committee late Thursday approved investing $125 million to combat PFAS — but left the details of how to spend the money for a trailer bill introduced just this week.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said today his caucus will likely drop a requirement that Milwaukee County and the city approve a new sales tax via referendum as part of the GOP
STORY TOPICS – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Census – Courts – Economy – Education – Environment – Health care – Law and order – Military – Public health and safety – Real estate
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos declares his caucus is “done negotiating” on the shared revenue bill, but a spokesperson for Tony Evers says the Dem guv hasn’t signed off
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Republicans late this afternoon released changes to the shared revenue bill that would set a new floor for the boost in state aid to local governments — though the city of
STORY TOPICS – Us senate race – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Culture – Demographics – Economy – Education – Environment – Health care – Labor – Law and order – Non-profits – Public health
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers, who two weeks ago threatened to veto a GOP shared revenue bill, this morning expressed optimism that he’ll reach a deal on a revised proposal
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State Rep. Tony Kurtz told WisPolitics GOP leaders continued to negotiate with Dem Gov. Tony Evers, including whether to keep a provision that would require Milwaukee County and the city to approve
The Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously today to give state prosecutors and public defenders a pay raise of $8.76 an hour — equal to $18,221 a year — as both fight vacancy rates that advocates say have led to slowdowns in the criminal justice system.
STORY TOPICS – Us senate race – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Banking and investment – Courts – Demographics – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment – Foxconn – Health care – Labor
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee resumes its work on the state budget today. The agenda includes: Circuit Courts, the Supreme Court, District Attorneys and the Public Defender. It’s
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state’s fiscal picture through mid-2025 took a slight hit today as the Legislative Fiscal Bureau projected Wisconsin will take in $755.1 million less than what the agency had projected four months
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau today projected state tax collections through mid-2025 would come in $755.1 million lower than what the agency expected just four months ago.
**************************************** Tomorrow: WisPolitics Luncheon with WEDC CEO Missy Hughes Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at The Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday, May 16th, for a discussion with Missy Hughes, Secretary & CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Sen. Dan Knodl, chair of the Senate’s Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection Committee, tells WisPolitics he’s keeping an open mind on whether to require Milwaukee County and the city to get voter permission to impose new sales taxes. The Germantown Republican
STORY TOPICS – Federal government – Courts – Demographics – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Labor – Law and order – Manufacturing – Military – Public health and safety – Real estate – Telecommunications – Transportation – Tribes – Utilities – Editorials – Columns
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Ben Wikler will be unopposed at next month’s state convention for a third two-year term as state Dem Party chair after no one else filed to run by the deadline. Wikler, who has been a prolific fundraiser, also
Quotes of the Week We are done negotiating. We have negotiated in good faith literally for months. – Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, ahead of a floor vote to send the Republican-authored shared revenue bill to the Senate for consideration. A sticking point in the negotiations has been whether the
STORY TOPICS – White house – Us senate race – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Census – Courts – Demographics – Education – Environment – Health care – Labor – Law and order – Manufacturing – Public health and safety – Real estate –
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Hospital Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee approved investing $125 million to combat PFAS — but left the details of how to spend the money for a trailer bill introduced just this week. Dems last night slammed the GOP plan —
The Joint Finance Committee late Thursday approved investing $125 million to combat PFAS — but left the details of how to spend the money for a trailer bill introduced just this week.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said today his caucus will likely drop a requirement that Milwaukee County and the city approve a new sales tax via referendum as part of the GOP shared revenue bill. That prompted Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to
STORY TOPICS – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Census – Courts – Economy – Education – Environment – Health care – Law and order – Military – Public health and safety – Real estate – Regulation – Technology – Transportation – Tribes – Editorials
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos declares his caucus is “done negotiating” on the shared revenue bill, but a spokesperson for Tony Evers says the Dem guv hasn’t signed off on any of the amendments Republicans have added to the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Republicans late this afternoon released changes to the shared revenue bill that would set a new floor for the boost in state aid to local governments — though the city of Milwaukee wouldn’t benefit — and declared the Senate can take
STORY TOPICS – Us senate race – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Culture – Demographics – Economy – Education – Environment – Health care – Labor – Law and order – Non-profits – Public health and safety – Real estate – Small business – Taxes
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers, who two weeks ago threatened to veto a GOP shared revenue bill, this morning expressed optimism that he’ll reach a deal on a revised proposal with Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and Assembly Speaker Robin
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State Rep. Tony Kurtz told WisPolitics GOP leaders continued to negotiate with Dem Gov. Tony Evers, including whether to keep a provision that would require Milwaukee County and the city to approve new sales taxes via referendum. Kurtz, R-Wonewoc, and an architect
The Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously today to give state prosecutors and public defenders a pay raise of $8.76 an hour — equal to $18,221 a year — as both fight vacancy rates that advocates say have led to slowdowns in the criminal justice system.
STORY TOPICS – Us senate race – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Banking and investment – Courts – Demographics – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment – Foxconn – Health care – Labor – Mining – Non-profits – Public health and safety –
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee resumes its work on the state budget today. The agenda includes: Circuit Courts, the Supreme Court, District Attorneys and the Public Defender. It’s the first committee meeting since the Legislative Fiscal Bureau released
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state’s fiscal picture through mid-2025 took a slight hit today as the Legislative Fiscal Bureau projected Wisconsin will take in $755.1 million less than what the agency had projected four months ago. Still, the LFB also noted the drop in revenues
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau today projected state tax collections through mid-2025 would come in $755.1 million lower than what the agency expected just four months ago.
**************************************** Tomorrow: WisPolitics Luncheon with WEDC CEO Missy Hughes Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at The Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday, May 16th, for a discussion with Missy Hughes, Secretary & CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the state’s lead economic development organization. Check-in and lunch