Ziegler to run unopposed for re-election to state Supreme Court

Tuesday, Jan 3, 2017

Justice Annette Ziegler will face no challengers in the upcoming spring election, the first Supreme Court incumbent in more than 10 years to run for re-election unopposed. Meanwhile, state Superintendent Tony Evers drew two challengers: Lowell Holtz, of Palmyra, and John Humphries, of Mount Horeb. The deadline to file candidacy and nomination papers was 5 p.m. today. The finalized ballot status wi… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me     Forgot Password

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Barca: Raises concerns regarding ‘out of nowhere’ legislation from Republicans this session

Tuesday, Jan 3, 2017

Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca voiced concerns that Republicans would push through surprise legislation this session, a worry he said grows out of GOP-backed initiatives over the past six years that largely blindsided Dems. The Kenosha Democrat painted a much more pessimistic picture of the state and bipartisan efforts privately with reporters following the Assembly inauguration ceremony tha… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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Vos, Barca call for bipartisanship as Vos lays out priorities for new session

Tuesday, Jan 3, 2017

Touting bipartisanship, Speaker Robin Vos said he’s looking to build on gains from the last session as he laid out his priorities for the new session today. Assembly Miority Leader Peter Barca, echoing Vos’s calls for setting aside partisan politics, said the Dem agenda for this session closely mirrors the Republican one. While Barca said he sees “huge challenges” across the state today, he added if both sides of the aisle come together, it’ll be a “very productive” session. Vos and Barca addressed legislators today after representatives who won election in November took the oath of office, including 11 new

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Fitzgerald calls for Legislature to build on last session, Shilling wants new approach

Tuesday, Jan 3, 2017

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, today called for the Legislature to continue on the course it followed last session, calling Republican gains at the ballot box a vote of confidence from the voters. Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, though called for a new course, saying the state is lagging behind others on job creation. Both addressed the chamber today after members who won election in November took the oath. Fitzgerald credited GOP efforts with record high employment in 2016, what he said was the best 12 months of private sector job growth in a decade and the lowest

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Ziegler to run unopposed for re-election to state Supreme Court

Tuesday, Jan 3, 2017

Justice Annette Ziegler will face no challengers in the upcoming spring election, the first Supreme Court incumbent in more than 10 years to run for re-election unopposed. Meanwhile, state Superintendent Tony Evers drew two challengers: Lowell Holtz, of Palmyra, and John Humphries, of Mount Horeb. The deadline to file candidacy and

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