WED PM Update: Reaction to Trump’s Charlottesville comments; Walker predicts budget passage by summer’s end

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker today said while he sometimes wishes President Trump would say “things slightly different than he does,” he’s still “very pleased” overall with the administration. “Would I occasionally like the president to do or say things slightly differently than he

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Rep. Snyder: Foster care task force to hold first public hearing in Wausau

Contact: Rep. Patrick Snyder (608) 266-0655 Madison, Wisconsin –Today, Task Force Co-Chairs Patrick Snyder (Schofield) and Steve Doyle (Onalaska) announced they will hold the committee’s first public hearing in Wausau. The hearing will begin at noon on Wednesday, August 23. The members will hear from invited speakers and the general public about the

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One Wisconsin Now: Gov. Walker’s refusal to disavow Trump is not just cowardice, it is a pattern of behavior

Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director (608) 444-3483 mike@OneWisconsinNow.org Madison, Wisconsin — Gov. Scott Walker’s unwillingness to criticize Donald Trump by name for coddling of white nationalists in the wake of the horrific violence in Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend is a shameful addition to Walker’s appalling record on issues of race. One Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Policy Research Institute: Foxconn deal – unprecedented decision, disparate opinions

Contact: Michael Jahr, WPRI Vice President (262) 442-5208 michael@wpri.org  As state legislators prepare to debate the Foxconn deal, the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute today is releasing the analyses of three economists and a technology reporter with words of both caution and encouragement. In introducing the essays, WPRI President Mike Nichols provides a synopsis

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Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty: Files two amicus briefs advocating for better judicial decision-making

Contact: Cameron Sholty, WILL Communications Director 262-409-9816 414-727-7416 cameron@will-law.org Milwaukee, Wisconsin – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has recently filed two amicus briefs advocating for the application of better legal tests in our highest courts. In Tetra Tech v. Department of Revenue, the Wisconsin Supreme Court invited briefing on the

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WisDems: ICYMI- Issues statement on the potential withholding of Wisconsin’s ACA cost sharing reductions

Contact: 608-260-2409 press@wisdems.org Madison, Wisconsin – On Tuesday, August 15th, the independent CBO released their report on the impacts of President Trump’s refusal to continue payments for healthcare Cost Sharing Reductions. By ending those payments, the Trump plan would increase premiums by 20% in 2018, and increase our federal deficit by $194 billion, while sabotaging affordable

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