William Penterman: Deciding the future on federal funds oversight
Friday, Aug 2, 2024
Should the governor or the Legislature have the power of the purse over federal funds?
Should the governor or the Legislature have the power of the purse over federal funds?
If you’re not rich, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson doesn’t think you should have children. J.D. Vance makes a populist pitch to “the forgotten men and women of America.” But he’s more interested in shaming women who don’t have children than he is in actual family-friendly policies.
Residents in the 8th CD will vote in two separate elections that will have the same names on the same ballot for the same position, but only to serve different terms.
GOP US Senate candidate says Black men have lived on ‘handouts’ and ‘welfare checks.’
Wisconsin would join 34 other states whose governors and legislators share authority over major federal funding allocations.
The Democratic field depends on whether Gov. Tony Evers decides to run for a third term.
The data for Wisconsin, nation offers a less euphoric conclusion.
The energy was palpable as approximately 3,000 supporters gathered for Vice President Kamala Harris’ inaugural rally of her presidential campaign, some traveling from as far as Iowa to witness this historic event at West Allis Central High School.
The next victim could be you or someone you hold dear who simply called the police for protection. Who will protect us from the police?
If we are to meet all of our objectives to decarbonize the economy, we must stop constructing new fossil fuel infrastructure and continue to invest heavily in clean, renewable sources of electrical energy.
In the flush of environmental activism of the last century, perhaps no single law has had bigger environmental and economic impacts than the 1972 Clean Water Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, is applauding the Appropriations Committee’s bipartisan approval of the Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations bills for the Department of
The national debt is now more than $35 trillion. Soon, interest payments will become the largest spending category in the entire federal budget, and there are no signs of that changing anytime soon.
Biden shows how to get it done.
TOP STORIES Democrats Shankland and Cooke get negative in CD3 primary … Cooke … accusing … Shankland of voting with Republicans to block Medicaid expansion … led to 90,000 Wisconsinites being denied coverage and “contributed to the closure of hospitals.”
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the release of a new grant program that will help certain water systems provide safer water to their communities. The Underserved Drinking Water System Grant Program will help other-than-municipal community
WILL Defends Public School Teacher Who Was Fired for Refusing to Sacrifice His Religious Beliefs The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Jordan Cernek, a former teacher in the Argyle
Today, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) posted its preliminary Equalized Values, Tax Incremental District (TID) Values, Net New Construction Report, and County Apportionment Report. DOR posts the 2024 preliminary Equalized Values Report to provide municipalities with the opportunity to review the values before… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a
LeadingAge Wisconsin’s assisted living and home care providers are encouraged to hear that ARPA funding will be used to begin a minimum fee schedule for the Family Care Program beginning October 1. This decision comes after years of collaboration with
MADISON, Wis. — Early voting for the August 13 primary election is officially underway, and as voters head to the polls, A Better Wisconsin Together is urging a “No” vote on two referendums that will appear on Wisconsinites’ ballots. According to
Should the governor or the Legislature have the power of the purse over federal funds?
If you’re not rich, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson doesn’t think you should have children. J.D. Vance makes a populist pitch to “the forgotten men and women of America.” But he’s more interested in shaming women who don’t have children than he is in actual family-friendly policies.
Residents in the 8th CD will vote in two separate elections that will have the same names on the same ballot for the same position, but only to serve different terms.
GOP US Senate candidate says Black men have lived on ‘handouts’ and ‘welfare checks.’
Wisconsin would join 34 other states whose governors and legislators share authority over major federal funding allocations.
The Democratic field depends on whether Gov. Tony Evers decides to run for a third term.
The data for Wisconsin, nation offers a less euphoric conclusion.
The energy was palpable as approximately 3,000 supporters gathered for Vice President Kamala Harris’ inaugural rally of her presidential campaign, some traveling from as far as Iowa to witness this historic event at West Allis Central High School.
The next victim could be you or someone you hold dear who simply called the police for protection. Who will protect us from the police?
If we are to meet all of our objectives to decarbonize the economy, we must stop constructing new fossil fuel infrastructure and continue to invest heavily in clean, renewable sources of electrical energy.
In the flush of environmental activism of the last century, perhaps no single law has had bigger environmental and economic impacts than the 1972 Clean Water Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, is applauding the Appropriations Committee’s bipartisan approval of the Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations bills for the Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education,
The national debt is now more than $35 trillion. Soon, interest payments will become the largest spending category in the entire federal budget, and there are no signs of that changing anytime soon.
Biden shows how to get it done.
TOP STORIES Democrats Shankland and Cooke get negative in CD3 primary … Cooke … accusing … Shankland of voting with Republicans to block Medicaid expansion … led to 90,000 Wisconsinites being denied coverage and “contributed to the closure of hospitals.” … Shankland responded with a press release stating that Cooke
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the release of a new grant program that will help certain water systems provide safer water to their communities. The Underserved Drinking Water System Grant Program will help other-than-municipal community and nonprofit non-transient non-community public water systems provide safe water
WILL Defends Public School Teacher Who Was Fired for Refusing to Sacrifice His Religious Beliefs The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Jordan Cernek, a former teacher in the Argyle School District, for violating Mr. Cernek’s Title VII rights, as
Today, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) posted its preliminary Equalized Values, Tax Incremental District (TID) Values, Net New Construction Report, and County Apportionment Report. DOR posts the 2024 preliminary Equalized Values Report to provide municipalities with the opportunity to review the values before… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to
LeadingAge Wisconsin’s assisted living and home care providers are encouraged to hear that ARPA funding will be used to begin a minimum fee schedule for the Family Care Program beginning October 1. This decision comes after years of collaboration with the Department of Health Services (DHS) and aims to address
MADISON, Wis. — Early voting for the August 13 primary election is officially underway, and as voters head to the polls, A Better Wisconsin Together is urging a “No” vote on two referendums that will appear on Wisconsinites’ ballots. According to A Better Wisconsin Together Communications Director Lucy Ripp, these ballot