Former Dem state Sen. Tim Cullen announced Wednesday he will not run for guv in 2018, saying the chase for contributions to fuel a bid would be “demeaning.” Cullen, of Janesville, opened a bank account earlier this month to begin accepting
The state would face a structural deficit of more than $1 billion to start the 2019-21 biennium under the guv’s budget for the next two years, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. While worse than the $211 million structural deficit
As the Joint Finance Committee prepares to kick off agency briefings, members are wrangling with a key question: Work off the base or the guv’s proposal? In the six weeks since Scott Walker has released his $76.2 billion budget, GOP
Gov. Scott Walker announced today Germany-based Haribo is building a $242 million plant in Kenosha County, the candy maker’s first facility in North America. He also used the news conference to announce the state’s unemployment rate in February dipped to
Wisconsin voters had a more positive view of President Trump this spring than last fall, largely because Republicans have warmed to him since the election. But his numbers were still upside down in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll.
Older and lower-income adults across the state would pay on average some $9,800 more a year in premiums under the GOP health care plan, according to a report today from the liberal-leaning group Citizen Action of Wisconsin. The group found
Gov. Scott Walker says his budget proposal to eliminate a manufacturing and ag tax credit overlap is “reasonable.” The overlap has resulted in a Wisconsin credit for taxes paid to other states, and addressing that is expected to increase tax
Wisconsin private school voucher payments would increase by $217 per student under Gov. Scott Walker’s budget for each year of the biennium, according to a Legislative Fiscal Bureau memo Dems released today. That means for grades K-8, total per-student voucher
In response to Kwik Trip, Gov. Scott Walker added a provision to his budget that would save the company from having to collect the sales tax on the frozen pizzas it produces and then ships to convenience stores across the
Daniel Zimmerman, whose appointment as Veterans Affairs secretary was approved unanimously, told a committee he set “a new tone” at the department on his first day. The agency has come under fire for reports on substandard care at its King Veterans
DOT Secretary Dave Ross today pushed back against an effort to bring in additional transportation dollars, saying the state has “a spending problem, not a revenue problem.” Ross spoke at a Senate Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs meeting today.
Attorney Matt Flynn, who served as Dem state chair in the 1980s and ran unsuccessfully for Congress four times, tells WisPolitics.com he’s considering a bid for guv next year, saying Scott Walker has “corrupted government in Wisconsin.” Flynn, 69, ticked
Gov. Scott Walker said today if he were to offer advice on ways to improve the House GOP’s health care bill, it would be to look to the way Wisconsin expanded BadgerCare to cover those living in poverty. Walker told
School advocates fear a provision in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget could set back energy efficiency projects and curb school districts’ abilities to green-light maintenance projects that would save money in the future. Meanwhile, two GOP lawmakers are backing the provision
UW System President Ray Cross said today Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal for UW is the best “we’ve had in over a decade,” though he’s looking for some changes in the coming weeks. Cross spoke at today’s Board of Regents
Gov. Scott Walker today announced an executive order aimed at easing access to government records while declaring next week as Sunshine Week. Walker’s order requires state agencies to figure out which kinds of records the public asks for the most
Gov. Scott Walker’s budget item calling for the relocation of the DNR’s chief forester tosses out a previously ordered study that sought cost estimates for moving the office’s HQ to a new facility. The 2015-17 budget required the DNR conduct
The state Building Commission today signed off on Walker’s 2017-19 capital budget proposal. Walker’s proposal recommended $803 million in building projects, including $75 million for a Southeast Wisconsin Law Enforcement Facility and more than $85 million in renovations at UW-Milwaukee.
Gov. Scott Walker said today he would soon announce a number of steps to address bomb threats made against a Jewish community center in Milwaukee. Walker, following a tour of the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, didn’t
Wisconsinites would save $44 a year, on average, under Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to reduce rates for the lowest two tax brackets and expand how much income they cover, according to an LFB analysis. Today’s memo shows more than 70
Former Dem state Sen. Tim Cullen announced Wednesday he will not run for guv in 2018, saying the chase for contributions to fuel a bid would be “demeaning.” Cullen, of Janesville, opened a bank account earlier this month to begin accepting donations and registered with the state to run. He then
The state would face a structural deficit of more than $1 billion to start the 2019-21 biennium under the guv’s budget for the next two years, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. While worse than the $211 million structural deficit Gov. Scott Walker’s last budget left, it would still be
As the Joint Finance Committee prepares to kick off agency briefings, members are wrangling with a key question: Work off the base or the guv’s proposal? In the six weeks since Scott Walker has released his $76.2 billion budget, GOP lawmakers have identified a host of areas where they take
Gov. Scott Walker announced today Germany-based Haribo is building a $242 million plant in Kenosha County, the candy maker’s first facility in North America. He also used the news conference to announce the state’s unemployment rate in February dipped to 3.7 percent, the lowest it’s been since 2000. Walker said
Wisconsin voters had a more positive view of President Trump this spring than last fall, largely because Republicans have warmed to him since the election. But his numbers were still upside down in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. Forty-one percent of registered voters approved of the job Trump
Older and lower-income adults across the state would pay on average some $9,800 more a year in premiums under the GOP health care plan, according to a report today from the liberal-leaning group Citizen Action of Wisconsin. The group found the increase in costs for 64-year-olds making $26,500 a year
Gov. Scott Walker says his budget proposal to eliminate a manufacturing and ag tax credit overlap is “reasonable.” The overlap has resulted in a Wisconsin credit for taxes paid to other states, and addressing that is expected to increase tax revenues by $9.7 million in each year of the budget.
Wisconsin private school voucher payments would increase by $217 per student under Gov. Scott Walker’s budget for each year of the biennium, according to a Legislative Fiscal Bureau memo Dems released today. That means for grades K-8, total per-student voucher funding would hit $7,540 in 2017-18 and $7,757 in 2018-19.
In response to Kwik Trip, Gov. Scott Walker added a provision to his budget that would save the company from having to collect the sales tax on the frozen pizzas it produces and then ships to convenience stores across the state. Steve Loehr, the company’s vice president of operations support,
Daniel Zimmerman, whose appointment as Veterans Affairs secretary was approved unanimously, told a committee he set “a new tone” at the department on his first day. The agency has come under fire for reports on substandard care at its King Veterans Home, which is currently undergoing a state audit. But Zimmerman
DOT Secretary Dave Ross today pushed back against an effort to bring in additional transportation dollars, saying the state has “a spending problem, not a revenue problem.” Ross spoke at a Senate Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs meeting today. The committee approved his appointment 3-2, with Dem Sens. Dave
Attorney Matt Flynn, who served as Dem state chair in the 1980s and ran unsuccessfully for Congress four times, tells WisPolitics.com he’s considering a bid for guv next year, saying Scott Walker has “corrupted government in Wisconsin.” Flynn, 69, ticked off a series of issues he has had with Walker’s
Gov. Scott Walker said today if he were to offer advice on ways to improve the House GOP’s health care bill, it would be to look to the way Wisconsin expanded BadgerCare to cover those living in poverty. Walker told Milwaukee Rotarians during a Q&A session at their weekly meeting
School advocates fear a provision in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget could set back energy efficiency projects and curb school districts’ abilities to green-light maintenance projects that would save money in the future. Meanwhile, two GOP lawmakers are backing the provision that would ban new increases in school district revenue limits
UW System President Ray Cross said today Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal for UW is the best “we’ve had in over a decade,” though he’s looking for some changes in the coming weeks. Cross spoke at today’s Board of Regents meeting in Madison, telling regents that Walker clearly listened to
Gov. Scott Walker today announced an executive order aimed at easing access to government records while declaring next week as Sunshine Week. Walker’s order requires state agencies to figure out which kinds of records the public asks for the most and then determine ways to make them available without a
Gov. Scott Walker’s budget item calling for the relocation of the DNR’s chief forester tosses out a previously ordered study that sought cost estimates for moving the office’s HQ to a new facility. The 2015-17 budget required the DNR conduct a study on moving the chief forestry headquarters out of
The state Building Commission today signed off on Walker’s 2017-19 capital budget proposal. Walker’s proposal recommended $803 million in building projects, including $75 million for a Southeast Wisconsin Law Enforcement Facility and more than $85 million in renovations at UW-Milwaukee. The commission today unanimously approved most of Walker’s recommendations. The
Gov. Scott Walker said today he would soon announce a number of steps to address bomb threats made against a Jewish community center in Milwaukee. Walker, following a tour of the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, didn’t provide specifics, but he said the measures will relate to
Wisconsinites would save $44 a year, on average, under Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to reduce rates for the lowest two tax brackets and expand how much income they cover, according to an LFB analysis. Today’s memo shows more than 70 percent of all filers would see a decrease, and the