President Trump may know a thing or two about hotel deals, but he totally flubbed the art of the deal with Republicans in Congress as they tried to replace Obamacare. So did his quarterback in the House, Speaker Paul Ryan.
The debacle of the GOP health care bill reveals a hard truth for Donald Trump. There is a strongman in D.C. he will have to work with if he wants to get anything positive done. Her name is Nancy Pelosi.
“Wonkology” is my term for ideology + buzzwords, and there’s no bigger believer in it and its toxic detachment from everyday human reality than Wisconsin GOP Congressman and House Speaker Paul Ryan.
The promise that elected ever-more Republicans in four straight elections after Obamacare’s passage eight years ago turned out to be a chimera. Lucy pulling the football.
State Superintendent Tony Evers’ campaign says he raised $217,616 in the run-up to the April 4 election, 2.5 times the amount challenger Lowell Holtz raised over the same period. The campaign also said he’ll report $74,634 in cash on hand. Holtz,
Paul Ryan becomes the latest victim of the American right’s fundamental dysfunction, The inability to face reality is not a bug in conservative politics — as Paul Ryan just found out; it’s a feature
People who haven’t been working notice that when they take a job, they start paying taxes and they also lose public benefits they’ve been receiving. The combination of new taxes and lower benefits can make it economically unattractive to take a job. The solution to this problem is the EITC, which offsets some of the taxes imposed and benefits lost when people start working.
Regardless of how one aligns politically there is agreement that some changes to the process of how government operates would be a benefit to all. One such idea is being advanced in Wisconsin to prohibit legislators from becoming lobbyists for at least a year after they leave office.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 6: WisPolitics.com 2018 Election Cycle Preview This happy hour event in Madison previews the political landscape in advance of the 2018 elections for governor and U.S. Senate with the Cook Political Report’s Jennifer Duffy,
After all these years the pro-butter folks appear to have won their battle against those dastardly oleo people.
Contact: Amanda L. Brink Email: tonyforwisconsin@gmail.com Tony Evers on Track to Double Fundraising of 2013 Campaign Madison — State Superintendent Tony Evers continues to have an aggressive fundraising strategy as the campaign moves into the closing days of the race
Contact: Gretchen Herrmann | City of Racine | Office of the Mayor Contact: p 262.636.9212 Mayor John Dickert announced this morning that he has been named as the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Cities Initiative’s next President and Chief Administrative
Contact: Gary R. Goyke, WGPA Legislative Director gary.goyke@gmail.com, 608-219-5237 News conference: Tuesday March 28, 2017 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Room 328 NW State Capitol Madison The Wisconsin Game Preserve Association (WGPA) will release and discuss the results of
Contact: Joe Fadness media@scottwalker.com Unemployment reaches lowest level since 2000, candy maker HARIBO to bring 400 jobs to Wisconsin Wisconsin’s economy is headed in the right direction under Gov. Scott Walker’s bold conservative leadership, with unemployment falling to 3.7 percent
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 VA appeals process has not been updated since 1933, more than 450,000 appeals are currently pending WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Jon Tester
Contact: George Penn, 608-244-6436, geo_penn@charter.net Madison, WI (March 27, 2016) – On Tuesday, April 4th, Wisconsin residents in nine communities will vote on whether to amend the U.S. Constitution to clarify that only humans should have constitutional rights and that
President Trump may know a thing or two about hotel deals, but he totally flubbed the art of the deal with Republicans in Congress as they tried to replace Obamacare. So did his quarterback in the House, Speaker Paul Ryan.
The debacle of the GOP health care bill reveals a hard truth for Donald Trump. There is a strongman in D.C. he will have to work with if he wants to get anything positive done. Her name is Nancy Pelosi.
“Wonkology” is my term for ideology + buzzwords, and there’s no bigger believer in it and its toxic detachment from everyday human reality than Wisconsin GOP Congressman and House Speaker Paul Ryan.
The promise that elected ever-more Republicans in four straight elections after Obamacare’s passage eight years ago turned out to be a chimera. Lucy pulling the football.
State Superintendent Tony Evers’ campaign says he raised $217,616 in the run-up to the April 4 election, 2.5 times the amount challenger Lowell Holtz raised over the same period. The campaign also said he’ll report $74,634 in cash on hand. Holtz, meanwhile, gathered $86,931 from Feb. 9 to March 20, according
Paul Ryan becomes the latest victim of the American right’s fundamental dysfunction, The inability to face reality is not a bug in conservative politics — as Paul Ryan just found out; it’s a feature
People who haven’t been working notice that when they take a job, they start paying taxes and they also lose public benefits they’ve been receiving. The combination of new taxes and lower benefits can make it economically unattractive to take a job. The solution to this problem is the EITC, which offsets some of the taxes imposed and benefits lost when people start working.
Regardless of how one aligns politically there is agreement that some changes to the process of how government operates would be a benefit to all. One such idea is being advanced in Wisconsin to prohibit legislators from becoming lobbyists for at least a year after they leave office.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 6: WisPolitics.com 2018 Election Cycle Preview This happy hour event in Madison previews the political landscape in advance of the 2018 elections for governor and U.S. Senate with the Cook Political Report’s Jennifer Duffy, Marquette Law pollster Charles Franklin and “Rewind” analysts JR Ross
After all these years the pro-butter folks appear to have won their battle against those dastardly oleo people.
Contact: Amanda L. Brink Email: tonyforwisconsin@gmail.com Tony Evers on Track to Double Fundraising of 2013 Campaign Madison — State Superintendent Tony Evers continues to have an aggressive fundraising strategy as the campaign moves into the closing days of the race for State Superintendent. Later today, Evers will report raising $217,616
Contact: Gretchen Herrmann | City of Racine | Office of the Mayor Contact: p 262.636.9212 Mayor John Dickert announced this morning that he has been named as the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Cities Initiative’s next President and Chief Administrative Officer. He will, therefore, be stepping down as Mayor of
Contact: Gary R. Goyke, WGPA Legislative Director gary.goyke@gmail.com, 608-219-5237 News conference: Tuesday March 28, 2017 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Room 328 NW State Capitol Madison The Wisconsin Game Preserve Association (WGPA) will release and discuss the results of a Wisconsin Economic Impact Survey of members. The study reflects
Contact: Joe Fadness media@scottwalker.com Unemployment reaches lowest level since 2000, candy maker HARIBO to bring 400 jobs to Wisconsin Wisconsin’s economy is headed in the right direction under Gov. Scott Walker’s bold conservative leadership, with unemployment falling to 3.7 percent – its lowest level since 2000 – and companies like
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 VA appeals process has not been updated since 1933, more than 450,000 appeals are currently pending WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Jon Tester (D-MT) in introducing legislation to overhaul the Department of Veterans
Contact: George Penn, 608-244-6436, geo_penn@charter.net Madison, WI (March 27, 2016) – On Tuesday, April 4th, Wisconsin residents in nine communities will vote on whether to amend the U.S. Constitution to clarify that only humans should have constitutional rights and that money is not the same as speech and political spending