M.D. Kittle: Evers itching to spend taxpayer surplus

After the Republican-controlled Legislature signed off on two record K-12 education spending budgets encompassing four years, Evers now wants to give $250 million of the projected $620 million surplus to the Department of Public Instruction — his old stomping ground.

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Dave Zweifel: No wonder Pelosi tore Trump speech

The reason, I suspect, that Pelosi made a show of ripping the speech to shreds when Trump finished talking was because of what it contained — probably the biggest collection of half-truths and outright lies in the history of presidential speech making.

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U.S. Reps. Kind, Sensenbrenner: Entire Wisconsin congressional delegation backs Reps. Kind & Sensenbrenner’s bipartisan bill to manage and prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease in Wisconsin

Washington, DC—Today, Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) announced that the bipartisan, bicameral Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act has received unanimous support among the Wisconsin Congressional Delegation. The Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act will support state and tribal efforts to develop and implement management strategies and support research regarding

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M.D. Kittle: Evers itching to spend taxpayer surplus

After the Republican-controlled Legislature signed off on two record K-12 education spending budgets encompassing four years, Evers now wants to give $250 million of the projected $620 million surplus to the Department of Public Instruction — his old stomping ground.

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Dave Zweifel: No wonder Pelosi tore Trump speech

The reason, I suspect, that Pelosi made a show of ripping the speech to shreds when Trump finished talking was because of what it contained — probably the biggest collection of half-truths and outright lies in the history of presidential speech making.

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MON News Summary: Wisconsin farmers receive more than $432M in farm aid

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Feb. 20: WisPolitics Luncheon on the April Presidential Primary Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at The Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Thursday Feb. 20 with top pundits talking about the results of the Feb. 18 primary and the outlook for the presidential primary

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U.S. Reps. Kind, Sensenbrenner: Entire Wisconsin congressional delegation backs Reps. Kind & Sensenbrenner’s bipartisan bill to manage and prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease in Wisconsin

Washington, DC—Today, Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) announced that the bipartisan, bicameral Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act has received unanimous support among the Wisconsin Congressional Delegation. The Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act will support state and tribal efforts to develop and implement management strategies and support research regarding the causes of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The bill will

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Rep. Snyder: Central WI Legislators, Assembly Republicans introduce agriculture package

Madison… Central Wisconsin Republicans joined with Assembly Republicans from across Wisconsin to discuss a package of agriculture bills that were announced during press conferences held throughout the state. Representative Pat Snyder (R-Schofield), Representative John Spiros (R-Marshfield), and Representative Scott Krug (R-Nekoosa) were joined by Will Hsu, President of Hsu Ginseng Enterprises,

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City of Madison Clerk’s Office: Statement on election accessibility

The City of Madison Clerk’s Office is highlighting accessible options for voters of all abilities to cast a ballot and have that ballot counted. Poll workers at each City of Madison polling place use the Disability Rights Wisconsin polling place checklist on election morning to verify accessibility. Voters with disabilities should be

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Democratic National Convention Committee: Names construction and event management teams for 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE—The Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) today announced the selection of the construction and event management teams for the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee. The teams will be responsible for transforming Fiserv Forum and the surrounding area for the convention. The DNCC has selected Hargrove to serve as the Event Management

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