Rewind: Your Week in Review for Feb. 26

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ capital budget, the special session bill on unemployment insurance, GOP bills on absentee voting and more.

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DNR: Lake Michigan whitefish virtual meeting March 11

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be developing new regulations for the lake whitefish commercial industry. To gain stakeholder participation from a wide variety of sources, the DNR will host a virtual public meeting to hear

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Lincoln Hills wouldn’t close until ‘24 under Evers budget

Gov. Tony Evers’ budget doesn’t envision closing the state’s troubled youth prisons in northern Wisconsin until after a new juvenile facility in Milwaukee would be completed in early 2024. But that’s nearly three years past the statutorily required deadline to shut them down. Last week, Evers said his budget sought

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U.S. Reps. Pocan and Grothman: Pass Amendment Adding Ice Age Trail to National Park System

Contact: Usamah Andrabi, 832-878-4839 WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Glenn Grothman (WI-06) passed a bipartisan amendment in Congress officially making Wisconsin’s Ice Age Trail a part of the National Park System—which will provide the Ice Age Trail with improved management resources and access to additional federal funding. The 1,200-mile long Trail travels through 31

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FRI PM Update: Lincoln Hills wouldn’t close until ‘24 under Evers budget; GOP lawmakers called for $10 million to cover upcoming legal bills

Subscribers: We are sending this PM Update today in place of the usual Friday REPORT. The REPORT will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers’ budget doesn’t envision closing the state’s troubled youth prisons in northern Wisconsin until after a new juvenile

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Feb. 26

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ capital budget, the special session bill on unemployment insurance, GOP bills on absentee voting and more.

Read More »

DNR: Lake Michigan whitefish virtual meeting March 11

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be developing new regulations for the lake whitefish commercial industry. To gain stakeholder participation from a wide variety of sources, the DNR will host a virtual public meeting to hear from anyone interested in Lake Michigan whitefish and discuss the

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