Contact: Logan Vidal logan.vidal@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-8570 MADISON – Governor Evers’ “Healthy Women, Health Babies” proposal aims to improve women’s access to preventative care such as cancer screenings, health exams, and STI testing, supporting healthier pregnancies and births, and address racial disparities in maternal
For many decades, motor fuel taxes have functioned adequately as a user fee to support transportation needs – and they remain a viable funding source into the foreseeable future. Most importantly, the time to act is now. Adjusting the motor fuel tax involves no administrative or infrastructure costs and can be implemented promptly to address our pressing needs.
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Medicaid expansion, the state budget and recent developments with Foxconn.
Note: If this post has anything to do with Evers, the Evers administration or lame-duck legislation and related lawsuits, please tag it as Evers Administration. Please delete this note before publishing.
When Donald Trump comes to Wisconsin and lies in a way that could conceivably provoke violence against innocent people, it’s hard to ignore. But, for the most part, ignore it we should.
Legal cannabis will bring health benefits, racial justice and personal freedom.
The harmful effects on health and society outweigh any potential benefits.
Gov. Tony Evers says he’s not giving up on his proposal to expand Medicaid despite JFC Republicans’ plan to pull it from the budget, but he stopped short of saying he would veto a budget that didn’t include it. Meanwhile,
Contact: Rep. Travis Tranel (608) 266-1170 Madison, WI… Today State Representative Travis Tranel (R-Cuba City) issued the following statement in response to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections announcement that they will be issuing a $5 per hour add-on to Correctional Officers
Contact: Sen. Jeff Smith (D-Eau Claire) 608-266-8546 MADISON, WI – Senator Jeff Smith (D-Eau Claire) offered the Democratic weekly radio address on Governor Evers’ pro-worker budget proposal. The audio file of this week’s address can be found here: A written
Contact: Aaron Collins, 608-266-2254 MADISON – This week, the Department of Health Services (DHS) released county-by-county data on the impacts of Medicaid expansion. Statewide, expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would cover an additional 82,000 individuals, save state taxpayers $324
Evers is proposing that private schools must complete all the steps of accreditation prior to participating in the choice programs. This change creates a catch 22 for new schools – the school could not accept students on a voucher until they completed the entire accreditation process but they cannot complete accreditation without students in the building.
Democratic Governors and even fair redistricting could return and help rebalance some politics in Wisconsin, but a deeply red State Supreme Court can blot out blue waves here for a generation and leave Walker’s damaging marks indelible.
The Joint Finance Committee’s first actions on Gov. Tony Evers’ budget May 9 will be to pull out a host of his priorities, from expanding Medicaid to allowing illegal immigrants to get driver licenses. Typically, the JFC co-chairs have the
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MILWAUKEE — Gov. Tony Evers today announced staff appointments for the governor’s office in Milwaukee. Dr. Shandowlyon Hendricks-Williams will serve as the Milwaukee Director, Edwin Huertas will serve as the Milwaukee Deputy Director, and Revelle Williams
Contact: Logan Vidal logan.vidal@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-8570 MADISON – Governor Evers’ “Healthy Women, Health Babies” proposal aims to improve women’s access to preventative care such as cancer screenings, health exams, and STI testing, supporting healthier pregnancies and births, and address racial disparities in maternal and child health. These proposals will help fight maternal and
For many decades, motor fuel taxes have functioned adequately as a user fee to support transportation needs – and they remain a viable funding source into the foreseeable future. Most importantly, the time to act is now. Adjusting the motor fuel tax involves no administrative or infrastructure costs and can be implemented promptly to address our pressing needs.
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Medicaid expansion, the state budget and recent developments with Foxconn.
Note: If this post has anything to do with Evers, the Evers administration or lame-duck legislation and related lawsuits, please tag it as Evers Administration. Please delete this note before publishing.
When Donald Trump comes to Wisconsin and lies in a way that could conceivably provoke violence against innocent people, it’s hard to ignore. But, for the most part, ignore it we should.
Legal cannabis will bring health benefits, racial justice and personal freedom.
The harmful effects on health and society outweigh any potential benefits.
Gov. Tony Evers says he’s not giving up on his proposal to expand Medicaid despite JFC Republicans’ plan to pull it from the budget, but he stopped short of saying he would veto a budget that didn’t include it. Meanwhile, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, dug in over his opposition
Contact: Rep. Travis Tranel (608) 266-1170 Madison, WI… Today State Representative Travis Tranel (R-Cuba City) issued the following statement in response to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections announcement that they will be issuing a $5 per hour add-on to Correctional Officers and Sergeants at every prison with maximum security in the
Contact: Sen. Jeff Smith (D-Eau Claire) 608-266-8546 MADISON, WI – Senator Jeff Smith (D-Eau Claire) offered the Democratic weekly radio address on Governor Evers’ pro-worker budget proposal. The audio file of this week’s address can be found here: A written transcript of the address is below: https://sen32-shilling.cms.legis.wisconsin.gov/media/1260/smith-radio-address.mp3 “Hello, I’m State
Contact: Aaron Collins, 608-266-2254 MADISON – This week, the Department of Health Services (DHS) released county-by-county data on the impacts of Medicaid expansion. Statewide, expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would cover an additional 82,000 individuals, save state taxpayers $324 million over the biennium, and draw down an additional $1.6
Evers is proposing that private schools must complete all the steps of accreditation prior to participating in the choice programs. This change creates a catch 22 for new schools – the school could not accept students on a voucher until they completed the entire accreditation process but they cannot complete accreditation without students in the building.
Democratic Governors and even fair redistricting could return and help rebalance some politics in Wisconsin, but a deeply red State Supreme Court can blot out blue waves here for a generation and leave Walker’s damaging marks indelible.
The Joint Finance Committee’s first actions on Gov. Tony Evers’ budget May 9 will be to pull out a host of his priorities, from expanding Medicaid to allowing illegal immigrants to get driver licenses. Typically, the JFC co-chairs have the Legislative Fiscal Bureau identify policy items that can be pulled
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MILWAUKEE — Gov. Tony Evers today announced staff appointments for the governor’s office in Milwaukee. Dr. Shandowlyon Hendricks-Williams will serve as the Milwaukee Director, Edwin Huertas will serve as the Milwaukee Deputy Director, and Revelle Williams will serve as the Milwaukee Constituent Services Manager. “These folks