Hutton: This Session or Never for Prevailing Wage Repeal
As a part of this week’s Half Hour Happy Hour, State Rep. Rob Hutton (R-Brookfield) provides me with a somber update regarding efforts to repeal prevailing wage.
As a part of this week’s Half Hour Happy Hour, State Rep. Rob Hutton (R-Brookfield) provides me with a somber update regarding efforts to repeal prevailing wage.
Today, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation chaired a hearing titled, “Man and Machine: Artificial Intelligence on the Battlefield.” In his opening remarks, Chairman Gallagher highlighted the importance American leadership on AI, saying, “I’ve become convinced that the CCP, if they win the AI component of this competition,…
What does a lobbyist do, and why are they important to the legislative process?
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.
France! Australia! Spain! Columbia County, Wisconsin! It’s the international topics edition of The 9er! Check out this episode!
Love him or loathe him, or hate him, or strongly dislike him, Dan Bice has become a must-read over the last 15+ years as a columnist for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. In this incredibly candid sit-down, Bice opines on the state of journalism and looks back on his career.
Stories like this bug me to no end. Over a five-year period that included the near-elimination of collective bargaining in Wisconsin’s public schools, the teacher workforce in metro Milwaukee is smaller, less experienced and still largely white, according to a new report. The metro region also lost 700 teachers during that time, but that trend…
Lisa Manna and I did a Facebook Live today covering a myriad of topics including Eric Hovde possibly getting in the US Senate race and my thoughts on the school walk out coming up next week.
A lot of Foxconn news to share. Gwyn breaks it down and foreshadows several possible emerging developments. She continues her series on Women in the Capitol with a conversation with Representative Katrina Shankland, and takes a look at a new alternative energy group. https://audioboom.com/posts/6558487-the-wheelercast-12-18-17
A little over a week ago Fox 6 Milwaukee asked me why Donald Trump was coming back to Wisconsin when he was down seven points: “Well he can’t win. But this isn’t about winning. This is about coming to Wisconsin and thumb his nose at Paul Ryan,” said Brian Fraley, a Republican strategist who is…