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Tag: Robin Vos

Vos apologizes for calling senators behind budget veto deal ‘terrorists’

On Monday, Oct 23, 2017
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Facing a bipartisan backlash, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has apologized for calling three GOP senators “terrorists,” saying it “goes against the guidelines I’ve sent for our chamber, and myself.” Still, the Rochester Republican on Monday continued to criticize the actions…

Records: Vos sent stern texts to Walker, guv’s chief of staff during final budget drama

On Friday, Sep 29, 2017
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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos issued a stern warning to Gov. Scott Walker’s chief of staff against reaching a deal with three Senate Republicans to change the budget and then chided the guv after he did it anyway, according to text…

Wachs out-raises Assembly colleagues in the first six months of 2017

On Friday, Jul 21, 2017
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Rep. Dana Wachs pulled in nearly $42,000 in the first half of the year, far outpacing his Assembly colleagues. But the Eau Claire Dem, who’s weighing a bid for governor, also spent $44,186 over the period, leaving only $13,497 in…

Emails show early concerns, last-minute changes to UW-Madison Thompson Center

On Friday, Jun 30, 2017
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The professor who envisioned the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership threatened at the last minute to drop out of the project over concerns the board overseeing it would have too much power, according to emails obtained by WisPolitics.com.…

Vos bill looks to rollback licensing requirements for bakers

On Monday, Jun 5, 2017
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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is looking to roll back licensing requirements for bakers following a judge’s ruling that the state’s ban on selling homemade baked goods is unconstitutional. Vos, R-Rochester, has previously opposed Senate bills that would allow the sale…

GOP leaders announce Thompson Center at UW-Madison

On Tuesday, May 23, 2017
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Wisconsin Republicans today announced plans for a center at UW-Madison named after former Gov. Tommy Thompson, whose tenure was highlighted at an all-day symposium at the Capitol. They said the center would foster research into public policy and bring speakers…

Vos surprised by Walker’s ‘edicts’ on Twitter about budget

On Monday, May 22, 2017
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Gov. Scott Walker again took to Twitter today to promote the lower taxes proposed in his budget, touting his “reform dividend” as evidence that “now is NOT the time to raise taxes on the hard-working people of WI.” And he…

Attorneys hired by GOP leaders for redistricting lawsuit have charged $41K so far

On Friday, May 12, 2017
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The attorneys hired by GOP leaders to represent the Legislature in the redistricting lawsuit have charged $41,470 for their legal work so far, according to documents released to WisPolitics.com through an open records request. Still, the lead firm on the case, which…

Vos says he’s trying to solve ‘crisis on campus’ with speech bill

On Thursday, May 11, 2017
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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said today the free speech bill he co-authored looks to solve the “crisis on campus” of protesters shutting down controversial speakers. Critics say the bill goes too far in protecting speakers with racist and hateful ideas,…

JFC co-chairs float possibility of separate transpo budget

On Thursday, May 11, 2017
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The co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee today floated the possibility of breaking transportation off from the budget as their caucuses remain at odds over how to fund road work for the next two years. But the guv and Senate…

Fitzgerald doesn’t ‘see the momentum’ for Assembly GOP transpo plan

On Wednesday, May 10, 2017
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The tension between Republicans on transportation funding hit a new level today, with Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald saying he doesn’t “see the momentum” for the new Assembly Republican plan. Assembly Republicans, meanwhile, said the Senate should lay out its…

Items in Kooyenga’s transpo plan drew skepticism earlier from Assembly GOP leaders

On Friday, May 5, 2017
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Nine months ago, Assembly GOP leaders sought to downplay proposals to repeal the prevailing wage, eliminate roundabouts and rely on local fees to address the state’s transportation issues. Now, they’re all key components of the transportation-tax plan state Rep. Dale…

DOT frees up $100 million for projects, but Vos says long-term solution still needed

On Thursday, Apr 13, 2017
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State officials announced today that more than $100 million has been freed up for transportation projects across the state. But Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said the money doesn’t “come anywhere near to solving the long-term transportation funding crisis.”

Senate committee approves proposal on federal balanced budget amendment

On Friday, Mar 31, 2017
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A Senate committee today on a 3-2 party-line vote OK’d resolutions requesting a constitutional convention on a balanced budget amendment. The GOP members of the Committee on Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism also tweaked a bill that would govern how…

Transpo funding battle heats up as Vos says it’s ‘irresponsible’ to rule out veto override

On Friday, Mar 31, 2017
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Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said today his Senate GOP caucus doesn’t have the votes right now to pass a gas tax hike and downplayed the suggestion lawmakers could override a pledged veto by Gov. Scott Walker. Speaker Robin Vos, however,…

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