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A unanimous state appeals court today upheld Wisconsin’s right-to-work law, ruling while unions may have to spend resources in representing employees who do not pay them dues, that is not an unconstitutional taking. Instead, the 3rd District ruled, the right-to-work
A Senate committee today passed a proposed constitutional amendment that would increase the rights of crime victims. An amended version of the proposal, called Marsy’s Law, passed an Assembly committee earlier this month. The version that passed the Senate committee
A Senate committee this morning OK’d along party lines an amended GOP bill that would allow constitutional carry over Dem objections that the legislation runs counter to what Wisconsin residents want. The bill, which was approved along with a substitute
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos wants to talk with Scott Walker about the veto promises he issued to win Senate passage before sending the budget to the guv, a move that could delay
Wisconsin is one of the 15 states that would get additional money under a new health care bill that U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson supports, according to a new analysis. The report from the liberal think tank Center on Budget and
Maura Tracy is leaving her post as Andy Gronik’s campaign manager at the end of the month, a spokesman confirmed. Brandon Weathersby said Tracy had only pledged to work with the campaign through the launch, which occurred July 11. Weathersby
Dem guv candidate and state schools Superintendent Tony Evers chalked up Gov. Scott Walker’s refusal to sign onto his department’s statewide education plan as playing politics. Education officials submitted their accountability framework to the feds today. The state’s plan to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald is holding open the option of coming in over the weekend to take up the state budget if needed as several of his members continued to hold
A key group that helps Wisconsinites enroll in Healthcare.gov plans says it can’t serve some central Wisconsin counties due to coming federal cuts. Covering Wisconsin said it received a notice from the federal government today that it would face a
Dem state Rep. Jason Fields, who told WisPolitics.com he would consider a run for minority leader, said today he is unlikely to challenge Gordon Hintz for the post. Hintz, D-Oshkosh, is the only announced candidate vying to replace Barca. Fields
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Republicans this afternoon were declining to make changes to the state budget to possibly win support from some of their GOP colleagues in the Senate. Though Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald
Gov. Scott Walker today noted “a lot of interest” in Wisconsin during his trade trip so far relating to the Foxconn announcement, adding he’s heard from businesses interested in investing in the state because of it. Walker, on a press
State Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman is being vetted for a possible job in the Trump administration, a source confirmed today. The source said the vetting process began before Gableman announced earlier this year he would not seek re-election. The
Rep. Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh, said today he hopes he’s got enough support from his colleagues to be the new minority leader but that he hasn’t had extensive conversations yet. He’s the only publicly announced candidate so far. The caucus, he
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald introduced an amendment to the Foxconn bill that would maintain the appeals court’s role in any lawsuits filed over decisions related to the economic development zone where
Democrat Beau Liegeois, who announced today he’ll challenge 8th CD freshman GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher next year, said the House’s “failure” on health care this spring pushed him to run for office. Calling the plan the House GOP passed in
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A group that represents the tech company Airbnb says it’s opposing a budget provision that would add requirements to homeowners who want to rent out their property on the platform. The Travel
The liberal One Wisconsin Institute today said a new poll shows Gov. Scott Walker and GOP lawmakers need to take action on a bill that would set up a state authority to refinance student loans. The group, which has backed
Dems blasted the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation today following the release of a new analysis that they say calls into question WEDC’s ability to oversee the Foxconn deal. But an agency spokesman said the report is “misleading and incomplete,” an
The “effects of extreme weather” are among the emerging challenges highlighted in a recent report on the state’s groundwater that was submitted to the Legislature last month. The annual report, from the Department of Natural Resources’ Groundwater Coordinating Council, also
A unanimous state appeals court today upheld Wisconsin’s right-to-work law, ruling while unions may have to spend resources in representing employees who do not pay them dues, that is not an unconstitutional taking. Instead, the 3rd District ruled, the right-to-work law only precludes unions from requiring non-members to pay dues
A Senate committee today passed a proposed constitutional amendment that would increase the rights of crime victims. An amended version of the proposal, called Marsy’s Law, passed an Assembly committee earlier this month. The version that passed the Senate committee today on a 3-2 party-line vote also contains the same
A Senate committee this morning OK’d along party lines an amended GOP bill that would allow constitutional carry over Dem objections that the legislation runs counter to what Wisconsin residents want. The bill, which was approved along with a substitute amendment on a 3-2 vote, would allow people to carry
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos wants to talk with Scott Walker about the veto promises he issued to win Senate passage before sending the budget to the guv, a move that could delay the timetable for signing it. Walker has said he wants
Wisconsin is one of the 15 states that would get additional money under a new health care bill that U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson supports, according to a new analysis. The report from the liberal think tank Center on Budget and Policy Priorities warns of “harmful consequences” and deep cuts under
Maura Tracy is leaving her post as Andy Gronik’s campaign manager at the end of the month, a spokesman confirmed. Brandon Weathersby said Tracy had only pledged to work with the campaign through the launch, which occurred July 11. Weathersby said Tracy had earlier told Gronik she could not commit
Dem guv candidate and state schools Superintendent Tony Evers chalked up Gov. Scott Walker’s refusal to sign onto his department’s statewide education plan as playing politics. Education officials submitted their accountability framework to the feds today. The state’s plan to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act has drawn
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald is holding open the option of coming in over the weekend to take up the state budget if needed as several of his members continued to hold out. But Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said again today the
A key group that helps Wisconsinites enroll in Healthcare.gov plans says it can’t serve some central Wisconsin counties due to coming federal cuts. Covering Wisconsin said it received a notice from the federal government today that it would face a 42 percent cut for outreach and enrollment services, despite surpassing
Dem state Rep. Jason Fields, who told WisPolitics.com he would consider a run for minority leader, said today he is unlikely to challenge Gordon Hintz for the post. Hintz, D-Oshkosh, is the only announced candidate vying to replace Barca. Fields said he has nothing against Hintz, who he’d like to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Republicans this afternoon were declining to make changes to the state budget to possibly win support from some of their GOP colleagues in the Senate. Though Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald has said he did not have the 17 votes needed
Gov. Scott Walker today noted “a lot of interest” in Wisconsin during his trade trip so far relating to the Foxconn announcement, adding he’s heard from businesses interested in investing in the state because of it. Walker, on a press call with reporters this morning, said while he was in
State Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman is being vetted for a possible job in the Trump administration, a source confirmed today. The source said the vetting process began before Gableman announced earlier this year he would not seek re-election. The source declined to provide details on what post Gableman may
Rep. Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh, said today he hopes he’s got enough support from his colleagues to be the new minority leader but that he hasn’t had extensive conversations yet. He’s the only publicly announced candidate so far. The caucus, he told WisPolitics.com, is 100 percent “focused on the budget and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald introduced an amendment to the Foxconn bill that would maintain the appeals court’s role in any lawsuits filed over decisions related to the economic development zone where the project is located. But the amendment would still speed
Democrat Beau Liegeois, who announced today he’ll challenge 8th CD freshman GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher next year, said the House’s “failure” on health care this spring pushed him to run for office. Calling the plan the House GOP passed in May a “travesty,” Liegeois said the chamber should have looked
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A group that represents the tech company Airbnb says it’s opposing a budget provision that would add requirements to homeowners who want to rent out their property on the platform. The Travel Technology Association wrote to lawmakers today warning of the “unintended
The liberal One Wisconsin Institute today said a new poll shows Gov. Scott Walker and GOP lawmakers need to take action on a bill that would set up a state authority to refinance student loans. The group, which has backed the “Higher Ed, Lower Debt” proposal from Democrats, commissioned the
Dems blasted the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation today following the release of a new analysis that they say calls into question WEDC’s ability to oversee the Foxconn deal. But an agency spokesman said the report is “misleading and incomplete,” an example of “an attempt to try to stop 13,000 family-supporting
The “effects of extreme weather” are among the emerging challenges highlighted in a recent report on the state’s groundwater that was submitted to the Legislature last month. The annual report, from the Department of Natural Resources’ Groundwater Coordinating Council, also highlighted a number of other areas to keep an eye