Airbnb says it’s collected almost $550,000 in occupancy taxes over the first three months of a deal with the state, outpacing projections. Under the tax agreement, reached between the state Department of Revenue and Airbnb in June, Airbnb collects occupancy
Twenty Dems signed onto a letter this week decrying UW System President Ray Cross’ plan to merge two-year colleges with four-year campuses. Among the concerns detailed in yesterday’s letter is that the merger proposal won’t “maintain adequate access to higher
DOC has tapped agency Juvenile Correction Administrator John Paquin to be interim superintendent of the state’s troubled youth prisons. This follows a request from the guv to put someone in charge temporarily during the search for a permanent hire. In
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The conservative Restoration PAC released a new TV ad today that compares GOP Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson to Ronald Reagan and says the former Marine and businessman is the best candidate to
Lawmakers today unveiled a bill that looks to better help detect breast cancer among women, particularly those with dense breast tissue. The bill, from Rep. Mike Rohrkaste, R-Neenah, and Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, would require facilities that perform mammograms
Gov. Scott Walker was in northern Wisconsin today to announce the DNR will move its forestry headquarters to Rhinelander from Madison. Forestry will be the only of the DNR’s five divisions with its headquarters outside of Madison. The move was
Gov. Scott Walker said he still has no plans to visit the Lincoln Hills youth prison in northern Wisconsin, even after further reports of inmate abuse on staff. Walker praised Corrections Secretary Jon Litscher for his leadership and the guv
Nine of state Sen. Leah Vukmir’s GOP legislative colleagues contributed to her U.S. Senate campaign in the third quarter as she finished the period with $233,964 in the bank, according to her campaign finance report. Vukmir’s campaign said earlier this
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker called on the Department of Corrections today to appoint an interim superintendent of the state’s juvenile prisons, following attacks on staff. In the letter, Walker suggested “violent individuals in
Two bills seeking to promote healthier eating among food stamp recipients cleared an Assembly committee this morning — although one passed with Dem support while the other did not. AB 501, which won the votes of all three of the
The Walker administration is increasing reimbursement rates for professionals treating those with mental health and substance abuse issues. The bump of about $17 million includes $7 million in state funding, which a DHS spokeswoman said would come from the existing
A coalition backing legislation that would ban the sale of fetal tissue from abortion and a companion bill said both must clear committee by early November to have a chance of becoming law this session. Still, two key legislators pushing
Dems today used a May audit to cast doubt on whether the state’s job agency is up to overseeing the $3 billion Foxconn incentive package in the coming years. Still, others on the Legislative Audit Committee commended the Wisconsin Economic
More than half of Milwaukee-area adults say Foxconn would “substantially improve” the area economy, according to a new Marquette University Law School Poll out today. The poll surveyed residents of five Milwaukee-area counties: Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha, Washington and Ozaukee counties.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Facing a bipartisan backlash, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos today apologized for calling three GOP senators “terrorists,” saying it “goes against the guidelines I’ve sent for our chamber, and myself.” Still, the Rochester
