Milwaukee radio host Steve Scaffidi had me on his show this morning. We spent the time talking about the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, Wisconsin legislative accomplishments and strikeouts, Minimum Markup, transportation, arming teachers and of course, Donald Trump. You can listen to the segment here.
Sinclair Broadcast Group’s Stephen Loiaconi called me for my take on the last two weeks of the election and what it will mean for tight down ballot races. A Democratic takeover of the House remains a longshot, but if Trump’s support keeps dropping, it is no longer an impossibility. “The Republican Party’s grip on the…
Action at the Capitol is picking up. Gwyn Guenther joins me to update us on efforts to lift the mining moratorium, attempts to move some state government functions out of the City of Madison, and she brings us the latest on the State Budget votes in the Joint Finance Committee.
[Wausau, WI] – State Representative Calvin Callahan (R-Tomahawk) and his Assembly Republican colleagues announced a proposal this morning to reduce the state tax burden this biennium by nearly $3 billion. This legislation will be known as the “Returning Your Surplus” proposal due to its goal of returning a large portion of the state’s surplus back to the…
The Cap Times asked me for my take on tonight’s debate. “There’s no question that August was a brutal month for the Walker campaign, but while the polling numbers have changed since the last debate, the facts here in Wisconsin have not,” said Brian Fraley, a former Republican operative who now owns the Brookfield consulting…
Ousted White House Strategist Steve Bannon’s super PAC announced it’s supporting Kevin Nicholson, a Delafield businessman and former Democrat over Republican State Senator Leah Vukmir. The Wisconsin State Journal called me looking for analysis of what this means to the US Senate race in Wisconsin. Fraley, who has opposed Trump, said he’s skeptical Bannon and his…
Gwyn Guenther calls in from the road to give us an update on a brewing controversy over teacher licensure. We have the latest on the new Assembly Ways and Means subcommittees, plus this week’s Women in the Capitol series features Rep. Amy Loudenbeck. https://audioboom.com/posts/6533990-the-wheelercast-12-04-17
MADISON, Wisc. – Representative John Macco (R-Ledgeview) issued the following statement regarding the Republican-led “Returning Your Surplus” proposal in the Assembly. The package is estimated to cut Wisconsinites’ tax burden by over $2.9 billion, with the average filer seeing a savings of $772. “Today, the Wisconsin Assembly Republicans announced our plan to bring much-needed tax relief…
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MADISON… Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) released the following statement on the GOP plan to reduce taxes in Wisconsin: “Now that the state budget has been finalized and our priorities have been funded, the focus will be on what to do with the billions in surplus that still remain. Our current surplus is…
