Gov. Scott Walker will have his annual reception for GOP county chairs to open this weekend’s state convention. He also has double duty with his son, Alex Walker, graduating from UW-Madison on Saturday. Because of graduation, Walker will speak earlier
Gov. Scott Walker is urging the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee to approve his self-insurance plan to overhaul how the state provides health benefits to its employees. JFC members have expressed reservations over Walker’s plan to move state employees to a
Since becoming state GOP chair in 2011, Brad Courtney has seen Scott Walker become the first governor in U.S. history to fend off a recall, Republicans expand their majorities in both houses of the Legislature and his party’s nominee win
Wisconsin Medicaid Director Michael Heifetz says the Walker administration’s push to drug test childless adults on the health care program isn’t about kicking people off the program. Rather, its aim is to help people get the treatment they need and
Gov. Scott Walker says the House passing the American Health Care Act was a “huge victory for Paul Ryan,” though he’s heard from key senators the bill could change substantially. The bill lets states apply for waivers to opt out
Nine months ago, Assembly GOP leaders sought to downplay proposals to repeal the prevailing wage, eliminate roundabouts and rely on local fees to address the state’s transportation issues. Now, they’re all key components of the transportation-tax plan state Rep. Dale
Assembly Republicans today pitched eliminating credits for married couples and renters and stopping local governments from enacting new wheel taxes as part of a far-reaching plan that would raise revenue for transportation while putting Wisconsin on the path to a
Gov. Scott Walker paid off two creditors in 2016 that he owed at least $50,000 each, according to his economic interest statement. But he added a new debt of between $5,000 and $50,000 and continued to owe more than $50,000
Wisconsin ag groups say though the immediate crisis is over for dozens of state dairy farmers, there’s much more work to go in the coming weeks to ensure certainty in the marketplace. “We’re not out of the woods,” said Karen
From adding time limits for Medicaid to drug testing some enrollees, Gov. Scott Walker is looking to join a handful GOP-led states that are testing the boundaries of change to the health care program for the poor. The Obama administration
State Rep. Dale Kooyenga, who is leading the Assembly GOP’s transportation package, is melding his charge with an ambitious plan to overhaul Wisconsin’s tax code, according to multiple sources. Among other things, the sources said the Joint Finance Committee member
Gov. Scott Walker said today that President Trump has “really gotten Canada’s attention” on a crisis facing some Wisconsin dairy farmers, partly due to his threats to pull out of the NAFTA trade agreement. Dozens of Wisconsin farmers have struggled
Gov. Scott Walker today announced the state will give better terms on loan guarantees for eligible dairy farmers and milk processors as the trade dispute with Canada continues. Walker also said he spoke with President Trump by phone today and
Gov. Scott Walker told reporters today he doesn’t have “any interest in raising vehicle registration fees,” clarifying comments from a media interview last week that he was open to hiking them. Walker said in that interview he “just explicitly talked
Gov. Scott Walker told reporters today he doesn’t have “any interest in raising vehicle registration fees,” clarifying comments from a media interview last week that he was open to one. Walker said in that interview he “just explicitly talked about
As Gov. Scott Walker looks to provide more manpower to tax auditing, opponents say more positions will only hurt businesses by adding to an audit system that’s already too onerous. Walker’s faced criticisms from some Republicans for his efforts to
JFC Co-chair John Nygren said repealing the prevailing wage on state projects could still work its way into the budget as part of an overall package to address transportation funding. Fellow Co-chair Alberta Darling, meanwhile, said Senate Republicans are working
Gov. Scott Walker is touting the state dropping its unemployment rate to 3.4 percent, the lowest it’s been since April 2000, as “the latest sign of strength for Wisconsin’s economy.” The figure for last month is down 0.3 percentage points
Daniel Speckhard, a former ambassador who now works for Lutheran World Relief in Baltimore, has emerged as another possible Dem candidate for guv, according to sources. Speckhard, who did not return a message left at his office this afternoon, was
A new study from a UW-Madison economist estimates the state’s manufacturing and ag tax credit led to an increase of nearly 21,000 manufacturing jobs by September 2016. The study from Noah Williams, a UW-Madison economics professor who advised the presidential
Gov. Scott Walker will have his annual reception for GOP county chairs to open this weekend’s state convention. He also has double duty with his son, Alex Walker, graduating from UW-Madison on Saturday. Because of graduation, Walker will speak earlier in the Saturday lineup than he normally would, a party
Gov. Scott Walker is urging the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee to approve his self-insurance plan to overhaul how the state provides health benefits to its employees. JFC members have expressed reservations over Walker’s plan to move state employees to a self-insured model and consolidate the number of companies the state
Since becoming state GOP chair in 2011, Brad Courtney has seen Scott Walker become the first governor in U.S. history to fend off a recall, Republicans expand their majorities in both houses of the Legislature and his party’s nominee win Wisconsin’s electoral votes for the first time since 1984. But
Wisconsin Medicaid Director Michael Heifetz says the Walker administration’s push to drug test childless adults on the health care program isn’t about kicking people off the program. Rather, its aim is to help people get the treatment they need and “move back into productive lives.” Heifetz spoke Thursday as part
Gov. Scott Walker says the House passing the American Health Care Act was a “huge victory for Paul Ryan,” though he’s heard from key senators the bill could change substantially. The bill lets states apply for waivers to opt out of several insurance industry regulations under the Affordable Care Act,
Nine months ago, Assembly GOP leaders sought to downplay proposals to repeal the prevailing wage, eliminate roundabouts and rely on local fees to address the state’s transportation issues. Now, they’re all key components of the transportation-tax plan state Rep. Dale Kooyenga, R-Brookfield, unveiled yesterday. But Assembly GOP leadership is also
Assembly Republicans today pitched eliminating credits for married couples and renters and stopping local governments from enacting new wheel taxes as part of a far-reaching plan that would raise revenue for transportation while putting Wisconsin on the path to a flat income tax. The plan included a hodgepodge of proposals
Gov. Scott Walker paid off two creditors in 2016 that he owed at least $50,000 each, according to his economic interest statement. But he added a new debt of between $5,000 and $50,000 and continued to owe more than $50,000 for student loans. Walker, whose personal debt became an issue
Wisconsin ag groups say though the immediate crisis is over for dozens of state dairy farmers, there’s much more work to go in the coming weeks to ensure certainty in the marketplace. “We’re not out of the woods,” said Karen Gefvert, the director of government relations at the Wisconsin Farm
From adding time limits for Medicaid to drug testing some enrollees, Gov. Scott Walker is looking to join a handful GOP-led states that are testing the boundaries of change to the health care program for the poor. The Obama administration drew a line in the sand on several issues, such
State Rep. Dale Kooyenga, who is leading the Assembly GOP’s transportation package, is melding his charge with an ambitious plan to overhaul Wisconsin’s tax code, according to multiple sources. Among other things, the sources said the Joint Finance Committee member has floated the idea of cutting the state’s excise tax,
Gov. Scott Walker said today that President Trump has “really gotten Canada’s attention” on a crisis facing some Wisconsin dairy farmers, partly due to his threats to pull out of the NAFTA trade agreement. Dozens of Wisconsin farmers have struggled in recent weeks to find a buyer for their milk
Gov. Scott Walker today announced the state will give better terms on loan guarantees for eligible dairy farmers and milk processors as the trade dispute with Canada continues. Walker also said he spoke with President Trump by phone today and yesterday as Trump’s administration announced the latest salvo in the
Gov. Scott Walker told reporters today he doesn’t have “any interest in raising vehicle registration fees,” clarifying comments from a media interview last week that he was open to hiking them. Walker said in that interview he “just explicitly talked about the gas tax” and that he doesn’t know of
Gov. Scott Walker told reporters today he doesn’t have “any interest in raising vehicle registration fees,” clarifying comments from a media interview last week that he was open to one. Walker said in that interview he “just explicitly talked about the gas tax” and that he doesn’t know of anyone
As Gov. Scott Walker looks to provide more manpower to tax auditing, opponents say more positions will only hurt businesses by adding to an audit system that’s already too onerous. Walker’s faced criticisms from some Republicans for his efforts to add more auditors to the Department of Revenue, which got
JFC Co-chair John Nygren said repealing the prevailing wage on state projects could still work its way into the budget as part of an overall package to address transportation funding. Fellow Co-chair Alberta Darling, meanwhile, said Senate Republicans are working on their own transportation package. Both lawmakers called the issue
Gov. Scott Walker is touting the state dropping its unemployment rate to 3.4 percent, the lowest it’s been since April 2000, as “the latest sign of strength for Wisconsin’s economy.” The figure for last month is down 0.3 percentage points from February and remains lower than the national unemployment rate,
Daniel Speckhard, a former ambassador who now works for Lutheran World Relief in Baltimore, has emerged as another possible Dem candidate for guv, according to sources. Speckhard, who did not return a message left at his office this afternoon, was born in Clintonville and has a master’s degree in public
A new study from a UW-Madison economist estimates the state’s manufacturing and ag tax credit led to an increase of nearly 21,000 manufacturing jobs by September 2016. The study from Noah Williams, a UW-Madison economics professor who advised the presidential campaigns of Gov. Scott Walker and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio,