Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman | 414.469.9206 | sfreeman@vdlf.org Youth Empowered in the Struggle and supporters rally before the vote. Credit: Joe Brusky MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – On Thursday night, before a School Board meeting packed with students, teachers, and community supporters, the
CONTACT: CONSTITUTION PARTY OF WISCONSIN PHONE: 608-561-7996 EMAIL: CONSTITUTIONPARTYOFWISCONSIN@GMAIL.COM By Riley J. Hood Growing up, I read enough of Charles Schultz’s Peanuts cartoons to be familiar with the antics of Lucy Van Pelt. Lucy was a one trick pony who always
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Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said Thursday 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,
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Reid Magney, 608-267-7887 MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission reminds voters to bring an acceptable photo ID when they go to the polls for the Spring Election on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. “Most people already have
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Contact: Melissa Mulliken Campaign Manager, Jill Karofsky for Judge 608/206-1818 Attorneys Surveyed by Dane County Bar Association Regarding Qualifications of Candidates Running for Judge Attorney Jill Karofsky, a candidate for Dane County Judge, was rated more highly than her opponent
CONTACT: Casey Langan, Communications Director 608.266.2300 or DORCommunications@wisconsin.gov MADISON – Today, Department of Revenue Secretary Richard Chandler appeared before the Joint Committee on Finance to discuss Governor Walker’s 2017-19 Biennial Budget. Secretary Chandler issued the following statement: Governor Walker’s budget
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee’s agency briefings wrapped up last night. The last item on the agenda was Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed elimination of the Labor and Industry Review
The Joint Finance agency briefings are officially wrapped up after testimony from the Department of Workforce Development and the Labor and Industry Review Commission. DWD Secretary Ray Allen defended against Dem attacks over Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed elimination of LIRC, an independent
Three Milwaukee Dems introduced a bill today that would limit the number of days a person with a serious mental illness could be placed solitary confinement. The bill, authored by Sen. LaTonya Johnson and Reps. David Crowley and David Bowen,
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
The Whitnall school board in a letter to district families last night said it has contacted the Milwaukee County District Attorney about former superintendent Lowell Holtz’s possible “misuse of district resources.” But Holtz’s state superintendent campaign accused the district of
Solutions for Wisconsin, the super PAC supporting Nicholson, announced today Illinois businessman and GOP mega donor Dick Uihlein has ponied up $2 million for the group in an effort to get the former Marine into the race. The group released
Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman | 414.469.9206 | sfreeman@vdlf.org Youth Empowered in the Struggle and supporters rally before the vote. Credit: Joe Brusky MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – On Thursday night, before a School Board meeting packed with students, teachers, and community supporters, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors voted 8-0 to approve a
CONTACT: CONSTITUTION PARTY OF WISCONSIN PHONE: 608-561-7996 EMAIL: CONSTITUTIONPARTYOFWISCONSIN@GMAIL.COM By Riley J. Hood Growing up, I read enough of Charles Schultz’s Peanuts cartoons to be familiar with the antics of Lucy Van Pelt. Lucy was a one trick pony who always offered to hold the football for Charlie Brown and then
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Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said Thursday 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, said all options remain on the table for his caucus
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Reid Magney, 608-267-7887 MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission reminds voters to bring an acceptable photo ID when they go to the polls for the Spring Election on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. “Most people already have the ID they need to vote,” said Michael Haas, Wisconsin’s
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Contact: Melissa Mulliken Campaign Manager, Jill Karofsky for Judge 608/206-1818 Attorneys Surveyed by Dane County Bar Association Regarding Qualifications of Candidates Running for Judge Attorney Jill Karofsky, a candidate for Dane County Judge, was rated more highly than her opponent in every category, and across all respondent groups, in the
CONTACT: Casey Langan, Communications Director 608.266.2300 or DORCommunications@wisconsin.gov MADISON – Today, Department of Revenue Secretary Richard Chandler appeared before the Joint Committee on Finance to discuss Governor Walker’s 2017-19 Biennial Budget. Secretary Chandler issued the following statement: Governor Walker’s budget is working and winning for Wisconsin by lowering taxes and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee’s agency briefings wrapped up last night. The last item on the agenda was Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed elimination of the Labor and Industry Review Commission, an independent agency that reviews worker disputes. LIRC Chair
The Joint Finance agency briefings are officially wrapped up after testimony from the Department of Workforce Development and the Labor and Industry Review Commission. DWD Secretary Ray Allen defended against Dem attacks over Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed elimination of LIRC, an independent agency that reviews DWD administrative decisions on unemployment insurance and
Three Milwaukee Dems introduced a bill today that would limit the number of days a person with a serious mental illness could be placed solitary confinement. The bill, authored by Sen. LaTonya Johnson and Reps. David Crowley and David Bowen, would keep inmates with serious mental illnesses from solitary confinement
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 a Wisconsin delegation would operate for the proposed convention. One
The Whitnall school board in a letter to district families last night said it has contacted the Milwaukee County District Attorney about former superintendent Lowell Holtz’s possible “misuse of district resources.” But Holtz’s state superintendent campaign accused the district of hypocrisy and “using district resources to a political end.” The
Solutions for Wisconsin, the super PAC supporting Nicholson, announced today Illinois businessman and GOP mega donor Dick Uihlein has ponied up $2 million for the group in an effort to get the former Marine into the race. The group released a statement with Uihlein saying he wanted to avoid “a