Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Review: More than half of Elections, Ethics commissioners made political donations after joining boards Provision in plan to lift low-revenue caps has some school districts wary

Jake Hajdu told WisPolitics.com today he is leaving his post as campaign manager for Dem Dana Wachs’ gubernatorial bid to spend time with his new son. Hajdu, who will be replaced by deputy campaign manager Brita Olsen, said the move

The Walker administration is failing to hire new employees within the 60-day window required under an overhaul of the state’s civil service system, according to a report released to WisPolitics.com through the open records law. Still, the report from the

Most of the nine school districts that would be temporarily shut out of a bill to up their low-revenue caps don’t have any immediate plans to ask voters to raise their own taxes again. The stakes are high: if those

More than half of the appointees on the state Elections and Ethics commissions continued to make political donations to state candidates and groups even after joining the bodies, according to a WisPolitics.com check of campaign finance reports. The head of

WALKER SAYS STATE PREPARED IN EVENT OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN Gov. Scott Walker said today the state’s prepared should senators fail to hammer out a deal to avert a federal government shutdown. The House passed a measure Thursday to fund the

LARGE UTILITIES SEEKING CHANGES TO GOP WETLAND BILL Some of the state’s largest utilities are pushing for changes to the GOP wetlands bill, saying the legislation in its current form could cost two of them upwards of $1 million a

18 ASSEMBLY MEMBERS RAISED LESS THAN $200 Eighteen members of the Assembly raised $200 or less over the final six months of 2017, including two members who are likely to be targets this fall. That includes Rep. Lee Nerison, R-Westby,

POSSIBLE ’18 TARGET MOULTON RAISED $6,251 IN LAST HALF OF ’17 Among the GOP state senators more likely to be targeted this fall, Terry Moulton, of Chippewa Falls, turned in the lightest fundraising effort during the second half of 2017,

EMAILS SHOW CROSS WAS FRUSTRATED WITH CRITICS OF UW RESTRUCTURING PLAN UW System President Ray Cross wrote to a UW Regent in October that he was “getting hammered” by shared governance leaders for his plan to merge two-year colleges with

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Emails show Cross was frustrated with critics of UW restructuring plan Possible ’18 target Moulton raised $6,251 in last half of ’17 18 Assembly members raised

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the REPORT: https://www.wispolitics.com/2018/fri-report-ryan-says-immigration-should-be-celebrated-as-he-bemoans-trump-comments-on-haiti-african-nations/ TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Ryan says immigration should be celebrated as he bemoans Trump comments on Haiti, African nations Prolific donor …

PROLIFIC DONOR UIHLEIN OVERHAULING PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION Lynde Uihlein, one of the most prolific progressive donors in the state, is revamping her philanthropic organization and warning grants could shrink or others could be eliminated, according to emails obtained by WisPolitics.com. Uihlein

RYAN SAYS IMMIGRATION SHOULD BE CELEBRATED AS HE BEMOANS TRUMP COMMENTS ON HAITI, AFRICAN NATIONS House Speaker Paul Ryan today called immigration a “thing to celebrate” as he bemoaned the president’s vulgar comments about Haiti and African nations as “very

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Burns, Dallet appear best positioned to invest personal money into their campaigns Degenhardt stresses fiscal responsibility, connection to ‘everyday people’ in 58th AD bid Week ahead