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The list of Democrats who would potentially like to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson in November of next year is growing. Johnson hasn’t announced yet whether he’ll seek a third term.
WUWM Republicans are asking Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to remove an extra $300 in federal unemployment benefits because of claims that workers aren't seeking jobs because of the additional payments. Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is reportedly asking Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to cut an extra $300 in federal unemployment benefits to displaced workers. Johnson and Republican members of the Wisconsin House delegation sent a letter to the governor late last week. Johnson said businesses are facing a worker shortage and are having difficulty “finding people who are willing to turn down the...
Marti Mikkelson and JR Ross discuss the week in Wisconsin politics in "Capitol Notes." The Republican-controlled Joint Committee on Finance has removed nearly 400 policy items from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers proposed biennial budget. The removed policies included expansion of Medicaid, plus hot-button issues such as marijuana legalization and a repeal of Act 10 — former Gov. Scott Walker’s bill that essentially gutted public unions in Wisconsin. The GOP says it will now craft a budget of its own and Republican leaders have indicated their version may include a tax cut. In this week’s ...
Getty Images North America U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Milwaukee on Tuesday, May 4 on her first visit to Wisconsin since being elected vice president. Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Milwaukee Tuesday, touting President Joe Biden’s economic agenda. It will be Harris’ first trip to Wisconsin as vice president. The Biden-Harris ticket narrowly won Wisconsin in November. In this week’s Capitol Notes, JR Ross of wispolitics.com tells Marti Mikkelson that it’s important for the president and vice president to keep the state on their radar.
A view of Foxconn's current construction in Mount Pleasant on April 21, 2021. Foxconn Technology Group still hasn’t revealed what it plans to manufacture at the plant it’s building in Racine County near I-94. But that didn’t stop Gov. Tony Evers from inking a new agreement with the Taiwanese tech giant last week. Foxconn started building a massive LCD screen manufacturing complex in Mount Pleasant in 2018. But then markets changed, so now the company is constructing a scaled-down operation. The state approved a contract last week for Foxconn to qualify for $80 million in taxpayer subsi...