Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce has released the most recent iteration of its annual survey of business leaders in Wisconsin. The data shows business leaders in the state are optimistic about the growth potential of their individual businesses, but still face significant challenges, namely the slow recovery from the Great Recession and cost increases related to […]
Weak Recovery & Health Care Costs Top List of Business Leaders’ Concerns for 2014
Date Thu, Jan. 9, 2014 - 9:59pm By Hamilton
New Legislators Receive Committee Assignments
Date Thu, Jan. 9, 2014 - 9:55pm By Hamilton
The three legislators who were elected to the Assembly in special elections this fall have now received their committee assignments for the coming year. Speaker Vos has assigned committees for the new legislators. They are as follows: Rep. KulpTransportationLaborWorkforce DevelopmentJudiciaryWays and Means Rep. RodriguezJobs, Economy, and MiningHealthEducation Criminal JusticeLegislative Council Rep. SkowronskiHealthNatural ResourcesUrban and Local […]
Walker Outlines Priorities for Coming Year
Date Thu, Jan. 9, 2014 - 9:51pm By Hamilton
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters, sat down with Gov. Walker for a year-end interview at the Executive Residence on December 19. The 15 minute interview covers a wide variety of topics, beginning with the governor’s interest tax reform.
2013: A Good Year for Wisconsin Agriculture
Date Thu, Jan. 9, 2014 - 5:50pm By Hamilton
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection Sec. Ben Brancel sat down with WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters to discuss the Wisconsin’s Ag industry, and was happy to report 2013 was good year for the $59 billion industry. With a drought in 2012, and above average rainfall in 2013, Wisconsin agriculture held its rankings: #1 in […]
Wisconsin Commissioner of Insurance Warns Consumers About Federal Exchange Glitches
Date Thu, Jan. 9, 2014 - 5:43pm By Hamilton
Wisconsinites who have purchased health insurance on the federal exchange need to look out for two issues plaguing consumers. First, for some plans, the exchange is not displaying the correct information about deductibles. Other consumers are finding they are not actually enrolled because their information was never sent from the exchange to the insurance company […]
Legislature Considering Sales Tax Holiday
Date Thu, Jan. 9, 2014 - 5:21pm By Hamilton
The future of the state’s tax system is a hot topic this spring. While Lt. Gov. Kleefisch and Dept. of Revenue Sec. Chandler gather new ideas from the public with their series of tax roundtables, the legislature is considering proposals already on the table. On January 7, 2014 the Assembly Committee on Small Business Development […]
It’s That Time of Year
Date Thu, Jan. 9, 2014 - 4:58pm By Hamilton
Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution says, “[The President] shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient…” This cause, and Pres. Wilson’s decision to give his updates in person, is what we […]
Legislature Back in Session
Date Thu, Jan. 9, 2014 - 4:48pm By Hamilton
After taking a break for the holiday season, the legislature is headed back to the floor. The Assembly will be back on the floor on January 14 and the Senate will be back later this month. There are a few dynamics that could affect the remaining months with regard to what items make their […]
ACA Enrollment in Wisconsin
Date Thu, Jan. 9, 2014 - 2:22pm By Hamilton
Recent communications between the Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services and the Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reveal 32,000 Wisconsinites have been identified as being eligible to receive BadgerCare after visiting the federal health exchange to obtain health care coverage. This is a good chunk of the 83,000 childless adults DHS estimated would […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court Sets Schedule for January
Date Thu, Jan. 9, 2014 - 2:02pm By Hamilton
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in eight cases this month. The subject matter of the cases runs the gambit from a used car case with a plaintiff represented by Wisconsin’s self-proclaimed Lemon Law King Vince Megna, to insurance coverage cases, to questions of the legality of traffic stops. The court’s calendar and […]