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Especially in the realm of public policy, we often take for granted that solving a problem is something we do after a problem arises and causes harm. We mitigate. But why do we not put more effort into preventing problems in the first place?  In his book, Upstream, Dan Heath offers a compelling case for why we should try to solve problems before they happen. He begins with a parable: you and a friend are having a picnic by the river when you hear the sound of a child drowning. Of course, you both jump in and rescue the screaming child. Then, another screams in need of rescuing. And then a ..read more

In a statement on Friday, just prior to the Republican Party of Wisconsin state convention in the Wisconsin Dells, former President Donald Trump issued a statement accusing Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester), state Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) and state Senate President Chris Kapenga (R-Delafield) of not being sufficiently supportive of the former president’s desire for an Arizona-style audit of Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election ballots. Welp. Trump has gone after Robin Vos pic.twitter.com/lXiFHI3dZk — Sam Stein (@samstein) June 26, 2021 It was not exactly ..read more

After former President Donald Trump sent out a statement blasting Wisconsin Republican leaders for not supporting an Arizona-style “audit” of Wisconsin’s votes, followed by Trump’s video appearance at the Republican Party state convention saying he actually won the presidential election in Wisconsin, the Wisconsin GOP sent out the following Twitter post thanking Trump. Thank you President Trump for your message to Wisconsin Republicans! #RPW2021 pic.twitter.com/y2MmEsU18y — Wisconsin GOP (@wisgop) June 26, 2021 The post Sunday Funnies: Not a Parody appeared first on RightWisconsin ..read more

Budget Bulletin – Legislature Wraps Up Budget Process The Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) finished our work on the state budget proposal on Thursday, June 17, 2021. The bill now moves to both houses of the legislature and to the governor for consideration. The Assembly is scheduled to vote on the budget on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 and the Senate is scheduled to vote on the budget on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. I am honored to be co-chair of our budget-writing committee. I am very proud of our work on behalf of all taxpayers. We crafted a responsible budget that funds our priorities whil ..read more

As Wisconsin Republicans gather this weekend for their state convention, a frequent political pundit question is whether the GOP can move beyond former President Donald Trump. U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is ready to move beyond Trump into pernicious political pandering to anti-vaccination paranoia. Johnson sent out an announcement Thursday that he is planning on holding a press conference in Milwaukee on Monday with people who have suffered possible side effects from the Covid-19 vaccines. “U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) will hold a press conference on Monday in Milwaukee with families from across t ..read more

The Milwaukee Brewers are allowing full capacity seating at American Family Field starting June 25. In a letter to Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, the organization explains the economic impact of allowing the baseball team to once again have the seats filled at the ballpark. Among the highlights: American Family Field is expected to generate more than 3,000 local jobs throughout the 2021 Brewers season. Nearly half (1,300) of those jobs are direct Brewers employees, a mix of seasonal workers at the stadium and permanent staff. American Family Field has generated ..read more

On Thursday, the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) finalized the state budget, which now heads for a full vote of the legislature. Legislative Republicans voted to invest in our students, their families and Wisconsin taxpayers. Here are four takeaways you should know: JFC Republicans updated the budget and addressed the issue of the federal mandate for maintenance of effort.  The various iterations of federal COVID-19 packages required states to meet a maintenance of effort requirement. Specifically, the federal packages limited state budgets and required that states invest a minimum o ..read more