Rewind: Your Week in Review for Feb. 21

On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com editor JR Ross discuss Tuesday’s primary results, the state Supreme Court race, the GOP’s tax cut and “Tougher on Crime” bills headed to the governor, along with other actions from the Legislature this week.

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Pence to visit Wisconsin March 5

Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence are to visit Onalaska March 5 for a Women For Trump event. The two are also to participate in a bus tour in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

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WisPolitics Midday – February 21, 2020

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update, brought to you by Spectrum: Assembly passes and State Senators will take a look at a bill to extend bar closing time during DNC. Rep Nygren says PFAS legislation can pass in the WI Sen.

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Trump, Bloomberg dominating early ground game in Wisconsin

At the moment, the presidential ground game in Wisconsin looks like a battle of the 70-something New York billionaires. President Trump and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg have aggressively built a Wisconsin campaign presence on the ground, while Bloomberg has the airwaves virtually to himself.  Besides Bloomberg, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is the only one of Trump’s Democratic challengers to open a Wisconsin office and deploy paid staff here as of mid-February.

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Rep. Macco: Votes in favor of republican tax package

Madison… Representative John Macco (R-Ledgeview) released the following statement regarding the recently passed tax cut package: “This tax cut package will provide much-needed tax relief to Wisconsin tax payers” said Rep. Macco. “Not only does this package deliver income tax reductions

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WCA, WTA: Statement on large livestock legislation

Over the last several months, under the leadership of Senator Marklein, Representative Tauchen, and Representative Tranel, the Wisconsin Towns Association (WTA) and Wisconsin Counties Association (WCA) collaborated with the Wisconsin Farm Bureau, Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin Pork Producers, and Wisconsin

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Feb. 21

On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com editor JR Ross discuss Tuesday’s primary results, the state Supreme Court race, the GOP’s tax cut and “Tougher on Crime” bills headed to the governor, along with other actions from the Legislature this week.

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Pence to visit Wisconsin March 5

Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence are to visit Onalaska March 5 for a Women For Trump event. The two are also to participate in a bus tour in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

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FRI PM Update: Trump, Bloomberg dominating early ground game in Wisconsin

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … Political Stock Report -A collection of insider opinion- (Feb. 15 – 21, 2020) Rising: Tom Tiffany, Chris Larson and David Crowley, F-35s, body cam legislation Mixed: Tom Barrett, Tax talk, Dem drinking, Staush Gruszynski Falling: Ed Fallone, livestock siting changes Read the Political

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WisPolitics Midday – February 21, 2020

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update, brought to you by Spectrum: Assembly passes and State Senators will take a look at a bill to extend bar closing time during DNC. Rep Nygren says PFAS legislation can pass in the WI Sen.

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Trump, Bloomberg dominating early ground game in Wisconsin

At the moment, the presidential ground game in Wisconsin looks like a battle of the 70-something New York billionaires. President Trump and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg have aggressively built a Wisconsin campaign presence on the ground, while Bloomberg has the airwaves virtually to himself.  Besides Bloomberg, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is the only one of Trump’s Democratic challengers to open a Wisconsin office and deploy paid staff here as of mid-February.

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U.S. Dept. of Agriculture: Wisconsin ag news 2019 corn county estimates

The Wisconsin District recording the highest corn for grain production in 2019 was the South Central District with 118 million bushels according to estimates released by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Rock County was the largest corn producing county with 27.0 million bushels. Grant, Dane, Lafayette, and Dodge rounded

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FRI News Summary: GOP tax cut heads to Evers’ desk; Assembly passes PFAS, DNC bar hours legislation

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** March 3: WisPolitics DC breakfast: Congress after Impeachment Join WisPolitics.com for a breakfast with two members of the Wisconsin congressional delegation on Tuesday, March 3 from 7 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. at the Washington Hilton. The program with U.S. Reps. Mike Gallagher, R-Green Bay, and

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WAAN: Training Bill to help guardians advances in the Assembly

MADISON, WI– Last night, state Assembly members unanimously passed the Guardian Training bill (AB 786) that provides free training for proposed volunteer and family guardians. The training outlined in the bill includes the duties and responsibilities of a guardian under the law, alternatives to guardianship, rights retained by a ward,

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Rep. Macco: Votes in favor of republican tax package

Madison… Representative John Macco (R-Ledgeview) released the following statement regarding the recently passed tax cut package: “This tax cut package will provide much-needed tax relief to Wisconsin tax payers” said Rep. Macco. “Not only does this package deliver income tax reductions for the middle class, it also helps us continue to

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WCA, WTA: Statement on large livestock legislation

Over the last several months, under the leadership of Senator Marklein, Representative Tauchen, and Representative Tranel, the Wisconsin Towns Association (WTA) and Wisconsin Counties Association (WCA) collaborated with the Wisconsin Farm Bureau, Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin Pork Producers, and Wisconsin Dairy Alliance to craft livestock siting legislation that would have

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