By Matt Pommer A broad-based coalition is asking state government to provide tax fairness by requiring all online-only internet retailers collect and remit the sales tax on purchases by Wisconsin residents. So far, the idea has met resistance from many ...
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Read More »By Matt Pommer As 1979 began, Wisconsin state government‘s projected general-fund surplus was $1.05 billion. That’s a lot of money even today, but a third of a century ago it was huge number. Four months earlier, Lee Dreyfus had upset ...
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Read More »By Matt Pommer The Walker administration has retreated from a bid to force a limited layoff of state-paid prosecutors, but not without a verbal potshot at the previous Democratic administration. The retreat came after elected district attorneys criticized the Walker ...
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Read More »By Matt Pommer A major political step is coming in the Walker Revolution. In the wake of the 2010 U.S. Census, the Legislature will redraw the boundaries for the 33 State Senate and 99 Assembly districts. The redistricting — it ...
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Read More »By Matt Pommer The Republican-controlled government is pushing ahead with legislation to require government-issued photo IDs to vote in Wisconsin elections. Republicans claim they want to prevent fraud, but it should benefit the GOP in future elections. Common Cause, the ...
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Read More »By Matt Pommer State Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, R-River Falls, claims out-of-state and out-of-district special interests are behind the effort to recall her. Demonizing “others” has deep roots in Wisconsin. The recall efforts against Harsdorf, and four other Republican senators, stem ...
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Read More »By Matt Pommer This summer’s recall elections will attract national political attention, providing a splendid opportunity for Wisconsin Republicans to advance GOP ideas. At first blush the recall issues will be the Republican rush to push Gov. Scott Walker‘s plan ...
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Read More »By Matt Pommer Before you rush to join the growing political debate over Medicaid and Medicare, you ought to read “A Bittersweet Season,” a new book out this week. In the book, New York Times journalist Jane Gross describes the ...
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Read More »By Matt Pommer How will Gov. Scott Walker react to the voters’ decision in the just-completed Wisconsin Supreme Court race? Will the apparent conservative victory further embolden the new governor? He already has self-assuredly pushed an often-controversial agenda, topped off ...
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