Will Waukesha County Impose a Sales Tax Under Paul Farrow?
Will the new Waukesha County Executive push for the imposition of a half cent sales tax?
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Calculated Hit on Paul Ryan or Misstep by Kevin Nicholson?
Interesting article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel this morning accompanied by a tape recording of Republican US Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson seemingly agreeing with two unidentified men at a campaign event that Paul Ryan has a “light footprint in the state” and that Ryan’s lukewarm endorsement of President Trump “is a problem.” I can’t help…
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.
My take on the 1st debate, Trump, Clinton and Lester Holt
Enough with the complaining about Lester Holt. As someone who dislikes both candidates who were on the stage last night, I’m a good fit to analyze the first 2016 general election presidential candidate face-off. You can always tell who lost the debate. It’s the campaign that whines about the moderator. Lester Holt did a pretty…
The Wheelercast 7/31/2017
The largest economic development deal in Wisconsin state government history has been negotiated, and Gwyn has details regarding the substance of and timeline for legislative action on the Foxconn deal. Things are moving quickly. How quickly, and how could this impact the State Budget impasse? This news and more on the latest episode of The…
The Never Trump Campaign Aims to Stop the Donald in Wisconsin
I talked with WNYC in New York about #NeverTrump in Wisconsin. Nope indeed. Listen, here.
GAB Sent Their Attack Dog After Me, One of Their Biggest Critics
Well, what do you know. The soon-to-be-history Government Accountability Board and their hackneyed John Doe investigation of Wisconsin conservatives had me in their sights all along.
What we learned from the July Marquette University Law School Poll?
Dan Deibert and I discuss the findings from the latest Marquette University Law School Poll, which were released this afternoon. Here are the top-line numbers. The cross tabs can be found here. This will be the last poll before the primary, which is less than 4 weeks away (August 14).
Wisconsin Campaigns and Politics
I had the pleasure of joining Steve Scaffidi of 620 WTMJ radio in Milwaukee this morning to talk about the state of campaigns and politics in Wisconsin. Listen to the segment here.
The Wheelercast: Episode #27
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