Contact: Joe Zepecki jz@jzcomms.com 202-445-1517 MILWAUKEE, WI – Yesterday, Health Affairs released a non-partisan analysis which found that private insurance premiums in Wisconsin would decrease once the state accepted the federal expansion of Medicaid available under the Affordable Care Act. Thirty-seven
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — How far are Republican legislative leaders willing to go to avoid working with Gov. Tony Evers and Democrats to pass a state budget? Based on the recent comments of Assembly Speaker
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Committee to Celebrate the Centennial of Wisconsin’s Ratification of the 19th Amendment and its Chair, First Lady Kathy Evers, today announced the launch of a new website to share resources about events and
Manu Raju, senior congressional correspondent at CNN, says he can foresee a scenario in which President Donald Trump’s proposed wide-ranging tariffs on Mexico could move forward despite outcry from Senate Republicans. Trump has proposed rapidly escalating levies against Mexico in
MILWAUKEE, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents on Friday elected Drew Petersen to a one-year term as president. The vote was unanimous. Petersen, who earned an MBA from UW-Madison, succeeds John Robert Behling, whose term on the Board
(MADISON) – State Senator Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) today issued a statement in light of the news that Governor Tony Evers has issued Executive Order No. 29 declaring that a rainbow flag will be raised over the Wisconsin State Capitol
As the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee works through the budget, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer mixed reviews on the committee’s budget plan for the UW System. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
MADISON- Today, in honor of National Gun Violence Awareness Day, the Wisconsin Coalition for Gun Safety introduced legislation to reinstate the 48-hour waiting period for firearm purchases. This waiting period or “cooling off” period was repealed by 2015 Wisconsin Act
According to the New York Times, the median of the 200 top chief executives received compensation totaling $18.6 million in 2018, up about 6.3 percent from the year before — roughly twice the increase the average working stiff received during this “roaring economy.” Interestingly, economists and the Trump government call the 3.2 percent hike in ordinary wages last year “robust.”
When the worst economic news out there is that workers are becoming more valuable as companies compete for their services, you know we’re in a darn good place.
Here are five reasons why Wisconsin should accept the federal funding for Medicaid expansion.
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De Pere, WI– Wisconsin State Senator André Jacque (R- De Pere) delivered yet again on his promise to aggressively advocate for the needs of Northeast Wisconsin yesterday, as the state’s budget-writing Joint Finance Committee voted late last night to incorporate
Contact: Joe Zepecki jz@jzcomms.com 202-445-1517 MILWAUKEE, WI – Yesterday, Health Affairs released a non-partisan analysis which found that private insurance premiums in Wisconsin would decrease once the state accepted the federal expansion of Medicaid available under the Affordable Care Act. Thirty-seven states have accepted the expansion to date. The full study
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — How far are Republican legislative leaders willing to go to avoid working with Gov. Tony Evers and Democrats to pass a state budget? Based on the recent comments of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Republican leader Scott Fitzgerald, breaking the
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Committee to Celebrate the Centennial of Wisconsin’s Ratification of the 19th Amendment and its Chair, First Lady Kathy Evers, today announced the launch of a new website to share resources about events and programming relating to the 19th amendment taking place across Wisconsin.
Manu Raju, senior congressional correspondent at CNN, says he can foresee a scenario in which President Donald Trump’s proposed wide-ranging tariffs on Mexico could move forward despite outcry from Senate Republicans. Trump has proposed rapidly escalating levies against Mexico in an effort to pressure Mexican authorities to ratchet up interior
MILWAUKEE, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents on Friday elected Drew Petersen to a one-year term as president. The vote was unanimous. Petersen, who earned an MBA from UW-Madison, succeeds John Robert Behling, whose term on the Board ended in May. The Regents also elected Michael M. Grebe
(MADISON) – State Senator Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) today issued a statement in light of the news that Governor Tony Evers has issued Executive Order No. 29 declaring that a rainbow flag will be raised over the Wisconsin State Capitol building and other state buildings for the first time in
As the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee works through the budget, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer mixed reviews on the committee’s budget plan for the UW System. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
MADISON- Today, in honor of National Gun Violence Awareness Day, the Wisconsin Coalition for Gun Safety introduced legislation to reinstate the 48-hour waiting period for firearm purchases. This waiting period or “cooling off” period was repealed by 2015 Wisconsin Act 22 which eliminated the nearly 40-year requirement that a federally
According to the New York Times, the median of the 200 top chief executives received compensation totaling $18.6 million in 2018, up about 6.3 percent from the year before — roughly twice the increase the average working stiff received during this “roaring economy.” Interestingly, economists and the Trump government call the 3.2 percent hike in ordinary wages last year “robust.”
When the worst economic news out there is that workers are becoming more valuable as companies compete for their services, you know we’re in a darn good place.
Here are five reasons why Wisconsin should accept the federal funding for Medicaid expansion.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Civil liberties – Courts – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment – Indiana – Labor – Law and order – Minnesota – Non-profits – Real estate – Small business – Transportation
De Pere, WI– Wisconsin State Senator André Jacque (R- De Pere) delivered yet again on his promise to aggressively advocate for the needs of Northeast Wisconsin yesterday, as the state’s budget-writing Joint Finance Committee voted late last night to incorporate his request to provide funding for the construction of a