Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Old battle lines resurface in push to ban sale of fetal tissue Budget provision impacting energy efficiency projects draws praise from GOP, concern from school advocates
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker appointed Wade C. Newell today as Chippewa County District Attorney, replacing outgoing District Attorney Steven H. Gibbs, who was recently appointed as a judge on the Chippewa County Circuit Court.
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]— Washington insider U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s short-lived consideration to seek his party’s nomination for governor has come to an end, at a time when his own support in the 3rd District is in
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – As a member of the bipartisan Senate Great Lakes Task Force, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Task Force Co-Chairs Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH) in sending a
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s decision not to run for governor, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau’s analysis of Gov. Scott Walker’s budget and several bills that cleared the Legislature this week.
Dem U.S. Rep. Ron Kind said today he won’t run for governor in 2018 and will instead focus on ensuring Congress won’t enact policies “that will harm Wisconsinites back home.” He’ll also run for re-election to his La Crosse area
School advocates fear a provision in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget could set back energy efficiency projects and curb school districts’ abilities to green-light maintenance projects that would save money in the future. Meanwhile, two GOP lawmakers are backing the provision
The WisOpinion.com Insiders, Chvala and Kanavas, debate how the Republicans’ effort to repeal and replace Obamacare will play out over time.
Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Republicans may be on a collision path for another standoff over banning the sale of fetal tissue after eight GOP lawmakers began circulating legislation that would impose a blanket prohibition on acquiring, providing or using a fetal body part from
Contact: State Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, 608-266-2343 State Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-New Berlin, 608-266-0620 State Representative John Nygren, Assembly Co-Chair of the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee, and State Representative Joe Sanfelippo, Chair of the Assembly Health Committee, released the following statement regarding
Speaker Ryan Press Office | http://spkrryan.us/2mr9dm0 Summary: This morning, Speaker Ryan called into The Hugh Hewitt Show to discuss theAmerican Health Care Act and how Republicans are repealing and replacing Obamacare through regular order. Excerpt: “This is regular order. This is
When a president denies science as consistently as President Trump does, what’s a scientist to do?
Five often-overlooked features of Wisconsin’s economic upswing.
Contact: Rep. Tyler Vorpagel, (608) 266-8530, Rep. Terry Katsma, (608) 266-0656 Madison—The Wisconsin State Assembly, on the motion of Representative Tyler Vorpagel (R–Plymouth) and Representative Terry Katsma (R–Oostburg), has officially designated the Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin as the State
Contact: Tony Palese, tony.palese@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 GOP proposal would criminalize Wisconsin’s cutting edge biomedical advances LA CROSSE, WI – Republican lawmakers and anti-choice special interest groups are renewing their push to ban medical research in Wisconsin. Led by Sen. Terry Moulton
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Old battle lines resurface in push to ban sale of fetal tissue Budget provision impacting energy efficiency projects draws praise from GOP, concern from school advocates Week ahead Political TV Names in the news Lobbyist watch
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker appointed Wade C. Newell today as Chippewa County District Attorney, replacing outgoing District Attorney Steven H. Gibbs, who was recently appointed as a judge on the Chippewa County Circuit Court. “Wade Newell is an experienced leader with a strong commitment
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]— Washington insider U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s short-lived consideration to seek his party’s nomination for governor has come to an end, at a time when his own support in the 3rd District is in question. Republican Party of Wisconsin Executive Director Mark Morgan released
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – As a member of the bipartisan Senate Great Lakes Task Force, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Task Force Co-Chairs Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH) in sending a bipartisan letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt expressing
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s decision not to run for governor, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau’s analysis of Gov. Scott Walker’s budget and several bills that cleared the Legislature this week.
Dem U.S. Rep. Ron Kind said today he won’t run for governor in 2018 and will instead focus on ensuring Congress won’t enact policies “that will harm Wisconsinites back home.” He’ll also run for re-election to his La Crosse area seat in 2018, a spokeswoman said. Kind, D-La Crosse, said
School advocates fear a provision in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget could set back energy efficiency projects and curb school districts’ abilities to green-light maintenance projects that would save money in the future. Meanwhile, two GOP lawmakers are backing the provision that would ban new increases in school district revenue limits
The WisOpinion.com Insiders, Chvala and Kanavas, debate how the Republicans’ effort to repeal and replace Obamacare will play out over time.
Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Republicans may be on a collision path for another standoff over banning the sale of fetal tissue after eight GOP lawmakers began circulating legislation that would impose a blanket prohibition on acquiring, providing or using a fetal body part from an abortion. That goes well beyond a competing bill, AB
Contact: State Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, 608-266-2343 State Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-New Berlin, 608-266-0620 State Representative John Nygren, Assembly Co-Chair of the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee, and State Representative Joe Sanfelippo, Chair of the Assembly Health Committee, released the following statement regarding the American Health Care Act: “We are calling on Wisconsin’s
Speaker Ryan Press Office | http://spkrryan.us/2mr9dm0 Summary: This morning, Speaker Ryan called into The Hugh Hewitt Show to discuss theAmerican Health Care Act and how Republicans are repealing and replacing Obamacare through regular order. Excerpt: “This is regular order. This is how the system was supposed to work, unlike the way
When a president denies science as consistently as President Trump does, what’s a scientist to do?
Five often-overlooked features of Wisconsin’s economic upswing.
Contact: Rep. Tyler Vorpagel, (608) 266-8530, Rep. Terry Katsma, (608) 266-0656 Madison—The Wisconsin State Assembly, on the motion of Representative Tyler Vorpagel (R–Plymouth) and Representative Terry Katsma (R–Oostburg), has officially designated the Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin as the State of Wisconsin’s Aviation Heritage Center, bestowing honor on all those
Contact: Tony Palese, tony.palese@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 GOP proposal would criminalize Wisconsin’s cutting edge biomedical advances LA CROSSE, WI – Republican lawmakers and anti-choice special interest groups are renewing their push to ban medical research in Wisconsin. Led by Sen. Terry Moulton (R-Chippewa Falls) and Rep. Joel Kleefisch (R-Oconomowoc), LRB 1754 would