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Lobbying efforts still strong

Lobbying efforts took a big hit last session as the COVID-19 pandemic raged, but a WisPolitics.com review found that, in many ways, the influence...

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Lobbying efforts still strong

Lobbying efforts took a big hit last session as the COVID-19 pandemic raged, but a WisPolitics.com review found that, in many ways, the influence...

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Posted on February 16, 2021

Legal notices important for government transparency

Beth Bennett Wisconsin Newspaper Association executive director Editor: The Wisconsin legislature is currently considering a bill that wo...

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Legal notices important for government transparency

Beth Bennett Wisconsin Newspaper Association executive director Editor: The Wisconsin legislature is currently considering a bill that wo...

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Posted on February 16, 2021

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Politics over practicalities

As the Wisconsin Legislature continues to play politics with public health, local leaders must step up and take action to impose local mask rules...

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Politics over practicalities

As the Wisconsin Legislature continues to play politics with public health, local leaders must step up and take action to impose local mask rules...

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Posted on February 9, 2021

Gov. Evers wants UI upgrades

Gov. Tony Evers on Feb. 4 sent a letter to the Wisconsin State Legislature urging immediate, bipartisan action on his proposal to modernize the s...

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Gov. Evers wants UI upgrades

Gov. Tony Evers on Feb. 4 sent a letter to the Wisconsin State Legislature urging immediate, bipartisan action on his proposal to modernize the s...

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Posted on February 9, 2021

Lawmaker per diems are down

Wisconsin lawmakers in 2020 claimed per diems totaling $555,149, about 70 percent of what they took home in the previous election year, as the COV...

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Lawmaker per diems are down

Wisconsin lawmakers in 2020 claimed per diems totaling $555,149, about 70 percent of what they took home in the previous election year, as the COV...

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Posted on February 9, 2021

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Clark libraries could feel the pinch

Clark County residents who enjoy one of their 10 public libraries should know that a decision to be made soon in neighboring Marathon County could...

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Clark libraries could feel the pinch

Clark County residents who enjoy one of their 10 public libraries should know that a decision to be made soon in neighboring Marathon County could...

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Posted on February 2, 2021

Democrats in Wisconsin spent more in the last election cycle

Legislative Democrats, with the help of the Democratic Party’s robust fundraising, outspent their GOP counterparts in Wisconsin by more than $6...

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Democrats in Wisconsin spent more in the last election cycle

Legislative Democrats, with the help of the Democratic Party’s robust fundraising, outspent their GOP counterparts in Wisconsin by more than $6...

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Posted on February 2, 2021

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Fix the unemployment mess

Wisconsin’s state unemployment compensation system is not so much broken as it is the victim of bipartisan institutionalized neglect going back...

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Fix the unemployment mess

Wisconsin’s state unemployment compensation system is not so much broken as it is the victim of bipartisan institutionalized neglect going back...

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Posted on January 26, 2021

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Medical marijuana maybe, but not recreational

Medical marijuana maybe, but not recreational

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Co-ops may keep sports alive

Co-ops may keep sports alive

Lobbying efforts still strong

Lobbying efforts still strong

Legal notices important for government transparency

Legal notices important for government transparency

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Politics over practicalities

Politics over practicalities

Gov. Evers wants UI upgrades

Gov. Evers wants UI upgrades

Lawmaker per diems are down

Lawmaker per diems are down

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Clark libraries could feel the pinch

Clark libraries could feel the pinch

Democrats in Wisconsin spent more in the last election cycle

Democrats in Wisconsin spent more in the last election cycle

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Fix the unemployment mess

Fix the unemployment mess

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