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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP-run Assembly will be on the floor today to vote on a constitutional amendment and an advisory question for the spring ballot. The proposed constitutional amendment would
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Dems today called for GOP commissioner Bob Spindell to resign from the Wisconsin Elections Commission or for Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu to rescind his appointment if he refuses the call.
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Janet Protasiewicz raised more during the most recent reporting period than her three rivals for state Supreme Court combined. Protasiewicz pulled in $756,117
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Senate moved today to place on the April ballot two initiatives: a constitutional amendment to overhaul bail policies; and an advisory referendum on whether childless, able-bodied adults should have to
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Senate will be on the floor today to take up an amendment that would overhaul bail proceedings in Wisconsin. The Senate also plans to vote on a
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Two GOP lawmakers are circulating legislation that would move Wisconsin to a flat income tax of 3.25 percent by 2026, according to a co-sponsorship memo shared with WisPolitics.com.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Republicans on the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules today blocked the Evers administration’s ban on conversion therapy, arguing the administration overstepped its authority. The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative
Quotes of the Week The success of the Commission depends on our ability to balance the law and public safety while supporting victims, survivors, and their families and keeping dangerous individuals off of our streets. – Former state Sen. Jon
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules today will again vote to suspend Evers administration plans to ban conversion therapy. Republicans took a similar step in
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today appointed dairy farmer Paul Buhr to the Natural Resources Board, giving him five picks on the seven-member body. Bill Bruins’ early resignation came a week after Wausau dentist
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Sales of cigarette packs in Wisconsin in 2022 were half that of 2001 amid the growth of substitute products, higher taxes and a statewide ban on indoor smoking,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Republicans at a joint hearing today touted a proposed constitutional amendment on bail as a way to promote public safety, while Dems argued the measure would prioritize the wealthy and wouldn’t fix
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists From WisPolitics.com … — The Elections Commission will meet today to approve ballot access for the spring elections and the special election in the 8th SD. No challenges were filed by
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP-run Assembly will be on the floor today to vote on a constitutional amendment and an advisory question for the spring ballot. The proposed constitutional amendment would overhaul bail proceedings, and the advisory referendum would ask voters
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Dems today called for GOP commissioner Bob Spindell to resign from the Wisconsin Elections Commission or for Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu to rescind his appointment if he refuses the call. The move comes as Spindell has been criticized for comments
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Janet Protasiewicz raised more during the most recent reporting period than her three rivals for state Supreme Court combined. Protasiewicz pulled in $756,117 during the full six-month period that ended Dec. 31. By
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Senate moved today to place on the April ballot two initiatives: a constitutional amendment to overhaul bail policies; and an advisory referendum on whether childless, able-bodied adults should have to seek work to qualify for public assistance. Republicans hope both
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Senate will be on the floor today to take up an amendment that would overhaul bail proceedings in Wisconsin. The Senate also plans to vote on a resolution that seeks to place on the April ballot a
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Two GOP lawmakers are circulating legislation that would move Wisconsin to a flat income tax of 3.25 percent by 2026, according to a co-sponsorship memo shared with WisPolitics.com. The proposal from Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Republicans on the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules today blocked the Evers administration’s ban on conversion therapy, arguing the administration overstepped its authority. The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules today voted 6-4 along party lines to prevents the
Quotes of the Week The success of the Commission depends on our ability to balance the law and public safety while supporting victims, survivors, and their families and keeping dangerous individuals off of our streets. – Former state Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-West Point, on Gov. Tony Evers appointing him as
STORY TOPICS – Federal government – Local government – Courts – Elections – Energy – Environment – Health care – Law and order – Management – Mining – Non-profits – Small business – Taxes – Telecommunications – Transportation – Columns TOP STORIES WEC Commissioner Spindell stands by voting comments …
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules today will again vote to suspend Evers administration plans to ban conversion therapy. Republicans took a similar step in 2021 over the first effort to prohibit the practice. The
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today appointed dairy farmer Paul Buhr to the Natural Resources Board, giving him five picks on the seven-member body. Bill Bruins’ early resignation came a week after Wausau dentist Fred Prehn, another appointee of GOP Gov. Scott Walker, resigned
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Sales of cigarette packs in Wisconsin in 2022 were half that of 2001 amid the growth of substitute products, higher taxes and a statewide ban on indoor smoking, the Wisconsin Policy Forum reports. The group noted some of
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Republicans at a joint hearing today touted a proposed constitutional amendment on bail as a way to promote public safety, while Dems argued the measure would prioritize the wealthy and wouldn’t fix issues in the pretrial system. The Senate Judiciary and Public
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists From WisPolitics.com … — The Elections Commission will meet today to approve ballot access for the spring elections and the special election in the 8th SD. No challenges were filed by last week’s deadline, and the commission will do a final