Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Dairy Business Association and Department of Natural Resources have settled a lawsuit that claimed the agency is overstepping its regulatory authority. The lawsuit, which DBA first filed in Brown County Circuit
— Rep. David Steffen today pitched his proposal to let a private company build a new prison in the Green Bay area as a unique chance to save taxpayers money — and a win for local governments. But Democrats said
Dems are pointing to remarks from the president today on Foxconn to raise questions about whether the deal will materialize. During a meeting with Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, Trump was asked about the budget and started talking about the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The UW System said today it found no other “illegal guarantees or loans” beyond those the system is suing two former UW-Oshkosh officials over, though some minor concerns over transactions between campuses
Former state Rep. Mandela Barnes today accused the state GOP of race baiting after the party responded to reports he is looking at a run for lt. guv by promoting a 2015 video of the Milwaukee Dem’s confrontation with a
A public hearing on a bill that would limit FoodShare benefits to foods and drinks with “sufficient nutritional value” seems to have violated a new Assembly requirement because only the bill’s author spoke in favor of the legislation. Assembly Speaker
A bill that would give Wisconsin farmers the go-ahead to grow industrial hemp unanimously passed a Senate committee this morning. But four Dem amendments to the bill failed on 5-4 party-line votes, including one that would nix a requirement under
The state is adding an additional layer of verification over the Foxconn deal that would ensure an independent accountant reviews whether the Taiwanese company is meeting its promises to the state, according to a DOA spokesman. State lawmakers this year
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan said today the earliest that the agency’s board could vote on the $3 billion incentive package for Foxconn would likely be at its next scheduled meeting
The state Dairy Business Association today pushed back against a suggestion from a Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce exec to remove “America’s Dairyland” from the state’s license plates, calling the proposed change “disheartening.” WMC President and CEO Kurt Bauer yesterday suggested
Two GOP FoodShare bills with the shared goal of promoting healthier eating got very different receptions from Dems in an Assembly committee public hearing today. That’s because the methodology behind one allows for self determination, Dems argued today, while they
A spokesman for GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson says he lost faith in Mitch McConnell as Senate majority leader after the chamber failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act last month. Nicholson won the endorsement of the pro-Donald Trump
Former Dem state Rep. Mandela Barnes, who went to work for a policy shop for progressive legislators after losing a bid for the state Senate, is considering a run for lt. guv next year. Barnes said his job as deputy
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state finished 2016-17 with a surplus of $579 million, a better ending balance than what the Legislative Fiscal Bureau had previously projected. The last LFB estimate of a $467 million ending
Gov. Scott Walker today urged NFL players to stop protests during the national anthem, calling them a “divisive political sideshow.” In a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith, Walker wrote players should instead
