Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee this afternoon was working through the final votes on the state budget, including a tax package that would create a new exemption to the personal property tax that
GOP U.S. Sen. John McCain and his Dem colleague Sheldon Whitehouse are among the more than two dozen parties who filed briefs this week urging the U.S. Supreme Court to find Wisconsin’s Assembly maps were unconstitutionally gerrymandered. McCain, R-Ariz., and
A motion that would dial back some local governments’ regulations of quarries where the material is mined for transportation projects is drawing fire from WMC for picking “winners and losers” among the state’s industries. But Aggregate Producers of Wisconsin Executive
Planned expansions of the Milwaukee streetcar would become much more difficult under the transportation motion that JFC signed off on last night, one critic says. Milwaukee’s streetcar, which local officials say will boost economic development downtown, has drawn the ire
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — In addition to the challenge coins promoting the agency’s “Kicking Ass Every Day” motto, Attorney General Brad Schimel’s Department of Justice has also bought candy blood clots, pistol cases and custom fortune
Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, who abruptly resigned his office last week, will serve as a spokesman and senior adviser to the pro-Trump PAC America First Action. The position will be one of Clarke’s new endeavors, according to an
— A Senate committee this morning heard emotional testimony on a series of bills looking to tighten penalties on drunken drivers, as citizens and legislators called on members to further safeguard the roads. Bill author Rep. Jim Ott noted while
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin more than doubled its incentive package for Foxconn after initially offering the Taiwanese manufacturer $1.1 billion to bring jobs to the state, according to records obtained by WisPolitics.com and confirmed by
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Mike McCabe, the former executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, is set to formally launch his campaign for guv Sept. 12 with an event at the north-central Wisconsin farm where he
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp says she’s looking forward to bringing “many of the reforms we’ve implemented” to the U.S. EPA. Gov. Scott Walker earlier today announced Stepp, who’s been in her post
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Joint Finance Committee members this afternoon bickered over K-12 funding with Republicans poised to remake parts of Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal. A GOP motion before the panel would boost low-spending districts and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The education package the Joint Finance Committee is scheduled to take up Monday is expected to include boosting the income limit for the statewide school choice program to 220 percent of the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Physicians and a key business group are clashing over a new workers’ compensation proposal that would significantly change how doctors are paid. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce says companies get overcharged by providers
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State Superintendent Tony Evers, formally launching his bid for governor, tells WisPolitics.com he’d be open to raising the gas tax to address Wisconsin’s long-term transportation needs while pulling back on some credits
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Republicans today continued to detail a possible budget deal, including about $160 million in bonding for roads on top of what’s in the Foxconn bill and a new fee on hybrid and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Ahead of tonight’s CNN town hall in Racine, House Speaker Paul Ryan again weighed in on the violent confrontation in Charlottesville, Va., earlier this month, saying there is “no confusion about right
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Debate on the Foxconn bill in the Assembly was still going on this afternoon as Dems lined up in opposition to the $3 billion incentive package. With seven-and-a-half hours of debate previously
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker today said while he sometimes wishes President Trump would say “things slightly different than he does,” he’s still “very pleased” overall with the administration. “Would I occasionally like the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP Sen. Leah Vukmir, a member of the Finance Committee and the Senate assistant majority leader, today implored the chamber to vote on the Foxconn bill “without delay.” Vukmir’s call comes after
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy was still meeting this afternoon after members shot down all proposed Dem changes to the Foxconn bill and adopted a substitute amendment Assembly GOP
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee this afternoon was working through the final votes on the state budget, including a tax package that would create a new exemption to the personal property tax that businesses pay and eliminate the alternative minimum tax. The committee
GOP U.S. Sen. John McCain and his Dem colleague Sheldon Whitehouse are among the more than two dozen parties who filed briefs this week urging the U.S. Supreme Court to find Wisconsin’s Assembly maps were unconstitutionally gerrymandered. McCain, R-Ariz., and Whitehouse, D-R.I., bemoaned what they say is an “influencer class”
A motion that would dial back some local governments’ regulations of quarries where the material is mined for transportation projects is drawing fire from WMC for picking “winners and losers” among the state’s industries. But Aggregate Producers of Wisconsin Executive Director Erin Longmire said the motion was a response to
Planned expansions of the Milwaukee streetcar would become much more difficult under the transportation motion that JFC signed off on last night, one critic says. Milwaukee’s streetcar, which local officials say will boost economic development downtown, has drawn the ire of Republican lawmakers who say people outside the city shouldn’t
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — In addition to the challenge coins promoting the agency’s “Kicking Ass Every Day” motto, Attorney General Brad Schimel’s Department of Justice has also bought candy blood clots, pistol cases and custom fortune cookies including the message “The time is right to make
Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, who abruptly resigned his office last week, will serve as a spokesman and senior adviser to the pro-Trump PAC America First Action. The position will be one of Clarke’s new endeavors, according to an announcement today. The PAC was created to boost the president’s
— A Senate committee this morning heard emotional testimony on a series of bills looking to tighten penalties on drunken drivers, as citizens and legislators called on members to further safeguard the roads. Bill author Rep. Jim Ott noted while the number of alcohol-related crashes has been going down, giving
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin more than doubled its incentive package for Foxconn after initially offering the Taiwanese manufacturer $1.1 billion to bring jobs to the state, according to records obtained by WisPolitics.com and confirmed by the guv’s office. Along with pushing the state’s share of
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Mike McCabe, the former executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, is set to formally launch his campaign for guv Sept. 12 with an event at the north-central Wisconsin farm where he grew up. McCabe’s backers have been passing out “save the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp says she’s looking forward to bringing “many of the reforms we’ve implemented” to the U.S. EPA. Gov. Scott Walker earlier today announced Stepp, who’s been in her post since 2011, is leaving the state to take a job
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Joint Finance Committee members this afternoon bickered over K-12 funding with Republicans poised to remake parts of Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal. A GOP motion before the panel would boost low-spending districts and raise the family income limits for the statewide voucher program
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The education package the Joint Finance Committee is scheduled to take up Monday is expected to include boosting the income limit for the statewide school choice program to 220 percent of the federal poverty limit, according to multiple sources. Picking a new
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Physicians and a key business group are clashing over a new workers’ compensation proposal that would significantly change how doctors are paid. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce says companies get overcharged by providers and hospitals for medical expenses to treat their injured employees
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State Superintendent Tony Evers, formally launching his bid for governor, tells WisPolitics.com he’d be open to raising the gas tax to address Wisconsin’s long-term transportation needs while pulling back on some credits for businesses to ensure the state can invest in priorities
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Republicans today continued to detail a possible budget deal, including about $160 million in bonding for roads on top of what’s in the Foxconn bill and a new fee on hybrid and electric cars. But even as the guv said there was
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Ahead of tonight’s CNN town hall in Racine, House Speaker Paul Ryan again weighed in on the violent confrontation in Charlottesville, Va., earlier this month, saying there is “no confusion about right and wrong here.” Ryan, R-Janesville, and other Republicans have been
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Debate on the Foxconn bill in the Assembly was still going on this afternoon as Dems lined up in opposition to the $3 billion incentive package. With seven-and-a-half hours of debate previously agreed upon, a vote may not come on the bill
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker today said while he sometimes wishes President Trump would say “things slightly different than he does,” he’s still “very pleased” overall with the administration. “Would I occasionally like the president to do or say things slightly differently than he
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP Sen. Leah Vukmir, a member of the Finance Committee and the Senate assistant majority leader, today implored the chamber to vote on the Foxconn bill “without delay.” Vukmir’s call comes after Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, has said for several weeks
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy was still meeting this afternoon after members shot down all proposed Dem changes to the Foxconn bill and adopted a substitute amendment Assembly GOP leaders released Friday. Almost two dozen Dem amendments were rejected