With the appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, Senator Ron Johnson is already looking for an excuse for inactivity or ineffective activity in the US Senate:
“I think we’ll have a more difficult time getting information here for the intelligence committee,” Republican Senator Ron Johnson said.
Let’s […]
When Will Paul Ryan Get Tired of Defending Donald Trump?
This isn’t the first time I’ve questioned Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s continued support of then candidate and now President Donald Trump. During the campaign Rep. Ryan continually decried statements that the candidate made or walked them back or said they were actually very negative…but he never waivered in his actual support of […]
Getting Ready to Run Training!
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Two years ago we announced a new training – a training for […]
This really shouldn’t come as much of a surprise considering the budget he’s submitted for 2017 – 19 and the noises he’s been making around the state. But he’s all in:
Gov. Scott Walker plans to tell Republicans at their annual convention Saturday that he is “ready” for four more years, eliminating […]
Apparently privatizing government functions is no longer the way to go. Apparently government employees can do the work cheaper than private firms. Wow, who knew?
The governor also wants to replace private contractors by hiring 41 less expensive state workers to help provide long-term care services for the elderly and disabled, saving $3.6 million […]
Yes or No on Walker budget items #8
In a piece at Urban Milwaukee, Steve Walter posits 12 Key State Budget Decisions with brief descriptions from Governor Walker’s 2017-2019 biennial Wisconsin budget and asks if we are for or against. I will take a stab at each one…one at a time:
8.Required hours of instruction: Walker wants to repeal requirements that public-schools […]
Yes or No on Walker budget items #7
In a piece at Urban Milwaukee, Steve Walter posits 12 Key State Budget Decisions with brief descriptions from Governor Walker’s 2017-2019 biennial Wisconsin budget and asks if we are for or against. I will take a stab at each one…one at a time:
7.Food stamp work requirement: Walker is recommending a pilot program that […]
Yes or No on Walker budget items #6
In a piece at Urban Milwaukee, Steve Walter posits 12 Key State Budget Decisions with brief descriptions from Governor Walker’s 2017-2019 biennial Wisconsin budget and asks if we are for or against. I will take a stab at each one…one at a time:
6. Highway funding: Walker’s budget does not raise either the 30.9-cent […]
Scott Walker Is A Pre-existing Condition
And a member of a high risk pool that we can’t afford. Ok, let’s put the puns aside for a minute, but since the passage of the House version of the American Health Care Act…another reason that Governor Scott Walker should not be re-elected has been exposed.
After passage of the bill, Governor Walker’s gut […]
What Does The GOP in Madison Have Against Milwaukee County
As we discussed earlier this week, the GOP legislators in Madison are tinkering with the wheel tax…the one mechanism that local governments still have access to raise funds for infrastructure repairs and maintenance. Well the latest from under the dome says that existing wheel taxes are ok and can continue EXCEPT the one […]
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