Senator Kapenga Adopts GOP Victimhood Cosplay

Oh for crying out loud… In order to pass the GOP Wisconsin biennial budget in the state senate, they added a bit about allowing Tesla to sell cars in Wisconsin directly to consumers. Currently new cars can only be sold through dealers. This provision was aimed directly at Sen. Chris…

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Nonfiscal Items In The WI State Budget?

A quick little takeaway buried in one of the Medicaid articles that I used yesterday. He (Assembly Speaker Robin Vos) said Republicans announced their plan as soon as they got a memo from the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau about nonfiscal items contained in Evers’ budget.  I think I’ve written about…

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Alberta Darling Isn’t Following The Conversation Either

I am still tracking through the conversation on granting illegal immigrants Wisconsin driver’s licenses. Before 2007, they were able to get licenses. And from the original article that I used around talking points for Rep. John Nygren, we see this one from Senator Alberta Darling: Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills,…

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John Nygren is So Right And Pretty Much Wrong

Governor Tony Evers is recommending that Wisconsin renews the ability of illegal immigrants to get driver’s licenses. That was the policy here before 2007. There are any number of safety and financial concerns that inform granting licenses and any number of political and legal issues in opposition. But Rep. John…

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Republicans Continue To Negate The Voice Of Wisconsin Voters!

Governor-elect Tony Evers is still a few weeks away from taking office and once again the Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature are rounding up ways to usurp his authority and the preferences of the voters in the State of Wisconsin. Wisconsin is on a biennial budget cycle and the incoming…

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The Absurdities Of The Walker Tax Credit Proposals

The state anticipates a budget surplus of $385 million in June of 2019. In anticipation of that surplus, Governor Scott Walker is proposing a tax rebate, a tax credit, and a sales tax holiday. The governor is intent on returning the surplus to the tax payers…in a very roundabout way….

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Whoa, Wait, Governor Walker Said What?

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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