The Joint Finance Committee co-chairs today asked members of the state’s congressional delegation asking them to “stand up for Wisconsin” on Medicaid funding. As Congress debates whether to repeal the Affordable Care Act, one of the big sticking points is
State Rep. Adam Neylon plans to move ahead with his “REINS Act” proposal through standalone legislation, even though the guv included a version in his budget. The Pewaukee Republican said he prefers his version. “I fully intend to continue working
State Dem Chair Martha Laning earned $10,000 in bonuses last year for hitting goals for membership and fundraising, a WisPolitics.com review found. The first $5,000 bonus showed up in the party’s federal campaign finance reports for activity in May as
The state Department of Justice today filed a long-anticipated appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court on a ruling that struck down the state’s 2011 redistricting maps. A federal panel last year ruled the Assembly maps were an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.
Gov. Scott Walker ramped up the time he spent away from state business in the months leading up to the general election, a WisPolitics.com review of his calendars show. From September to November, more than 600 hours in Walker’s calendars
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2017 Contact: Melanie Conklin (608) 258-9800 MADISON – U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) announced today that he is honored to be joined by Lupe Salmeron, a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient and student
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For Immediate Release Contact: Sen. Hansen 608-266-5670 “With today’s decision by state Republicans to appeal the federal court ruling that found them to have engaged in unconstitutional gerrymandering, justice for Wisconsin’s voters is being delayed and state taxpayers are being
February 24, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court denied a request by Voces de la Frontera to obtain unredacted copies of I-247 immigration detainer forms in the possession of Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke. The Court’s
MADISON—In response to the state’s filing of a US Supreme Court appeal in Whitford v. Gill today, the Fair Elections Project issued the following statements: “The people of Wisconsin want a fair map, drawn in an open and transparent process,
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinInstitute.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — A three judge panel on the Seventh Circuit Federal Court of Appeals today heard oral arguments in appeals of the federal voting rights case One Wisconsin Institute, et. al. v.
MADISON – State Representative Jonathan Brostoff issued a statement on the deployed of 17 Wisconsin State Troopers and inspectors to North Dakota to help with the removal of protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). Under the Emergency Management Assistance
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross look back at the week in politics in Wisconsin.
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The Joint Finance Committee co-chairs today asked members of the state’s congressional delegation asking them to “stand up for Wisconsin” on Medicaid funding. As Congress debates whether to repeal the Affordable Care Act, one of the big sticking points is whether it should keep the Medicaid expansion that some Republican-led
State Rep. Adam Neylon plans to move ahead with his “REINS Act” proposal through standalone legislation, even though the guv included a version in his budget. The Pewaukee Republican said he prefers his version. “I fully intend to continue working on my version,” Neylon said. “However, I would be happy
State Dem Chair Martha Laning earned $10,000 in bonuses last year for hitting goals for membership and fundraising, a WisPolitics.com review found. The first $5,000 bonus showed up in the party’s federal campaign finance reports for activity in May as a debt owed to Laning. The second $5,000 was reported
The state Department of Justice today filed a long-anticipated appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court on a ruling that struck down the state’s 2011 redistricting maps. A federal panel last year ruled the Assembly maps were an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. And at the end of January, lawmakers and Gov. Scott
Gov. Scott Walker ramped up the time he spent away from state business in the months leading up to the general election, a WisPolitics.com review of his calendars show. From September to November, more than 600 hours in Walker’s calendars were designated as “hold time,” similar to the amount of
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2017 Contact: Melanie Conklin (608) 258-9800 MADISON – U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) announced today that he is honored to be joined by Lupe Salmeron, a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient and student at Edgewood College, as his guest to President Trump’s Joint
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For Immediate Release Contact: Sen. Hansen 608-266-5670 “With today’s decision by state Republicans to appeal the federal court ruling that found them to have engaged in unconstitutional gerrymandering, justice for Wisconsin’s voters is being delayed and state taxpayers are being forced to foot the bill. After spending over $2 million
February 24, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court denied a request by Voces de la Frontera to obtain unredacted copies of I-247 immigration detainer forms in the possession of Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke. The Court’s decision turns on the interpretation of a particular federal immigration
MADISON—In response to the state’s filing of a US Supreme Court appeal in Whitford v. Gill today, the Fair Elections Project issued the following statements: “The people of Wisconsin want a fair map, drawn in an open and transparent process, not more shenanigans,” said Sachin Chheda, Director of the Fair
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinInstitute.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — A three judge panel on the Seventh Circuit Federal Court of Appeals today heard oral arguments in appeals of the federal voting rights case One Wisconsin Institute, et. al. v. Thomsen, et. al. A lower court decision in July 2016
MADISON – State Representative Jonathan Brostoff issued a statement on the deployed of 17 Wisconsin State Troopers and inspectors to North Dakota to help with the removal of protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). Under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), a national disaster-relief compact that offers assistance during
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross look back at the week in politics in Wisconsin.
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