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Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald described some of the GOP's controversial lame-duck session legislation as "innocuous items" and said Republicans were just "protecting some of the public policy" they passed in eight years under outgoing Gov. Scott Walker. In an interview that aired Sunday on "UpFront with Mike Gousha," Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, also predicted Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers would be the...
WisPolitics Midday: Dec. 10, 2018
In today's WisPolitics Midday update: Gov.-elect Tony Evers announces his criminal justice council.
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says good news may be coming...
Track the latest developments as Gov.-elect Tony Evers forms his administration
Robin Vos: Sensationalized rhetoric serves no one
The extraordinary session of the state Legislature was not a “coup” or a “power grab.” It wasn’t even a so-called lame-duck session because voters re-elected strong Republican majorities in both chambers for next session. The extraordinary session was merely an effort to ensure that in divided government, every branch of government has an equal seat at the table.
Dave Zweifel: GOP’s lame-duck session gives state a black eye
Our state was on the front pages of The New York Times, Chicago Tribune and dozens of other papers because Republicans who control the state Legislature showed there is no limit to how low they will go.
George Mitchell: Cue the outrage
But don’t buy the “outrage” for a moment. The prevailing feeling among Democrats instead is one of glee that Republicans handed them a p.r. advantage by mishandling “the optics.”
Tyler August: Protecting our reforms
The bills we passed focus on ensuring the governor cannot unilaterally go around the legislature to change state law.
Employers looking to coding bootcamps for junior developers
Some Wisconsin employers are looking outside of traditional higher education to find job-ready software developers. That’s according to Paul Jirovetz, director of operations for DevCodeCamp,...
Companies driving down opioid prescriptions while overdoses are on the rise
Madison-area companies are finding ways to drive down the number of opioid prescriptions while overdoses are on the rise statewide. Kiio is a business with...
Cyber Monday puts e-commerce shipping woes in the spotlight
When you hear the phrase Black Friday, what do you visualize? Most likely, it’s the huddled masses waiting for hours on end outside of...
