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
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
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,
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,
The Assembly is not expected to hit the floor to take up legislation until February, and the top two chamber Republicans said today they have no set agenda when they do convene. Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Majority Leader Jim
The state’s new Medicaid director says the Walker administration is considering significant changes to its long-term care programs, even if they’re not the controversial overhaul it had pursued in the 2015-17 budget. Michael Heifetz, who started two months ago and
Assembly Dems will stage listening tours in 2017 to better connect with residents and revamp the ADCC after this fall’s disappointing election results, Minority Leader Peter Barca tells WisPolitics.com The listening tours, part of a Capitol-based effort to reach out
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos tells WisPolitics.com he’s not getting ahead of his caucus in the discussion over possible revenue uppers for transportation in the next budget, saying his members have made clear one of their top priorities is shoring up
Gov. Scott Walker says the fundraising report he files in July will tell people whether he’s serious about running for a third term. If his past campaigns are any guide, that would mean a haul in the neighborhood of $1.1
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
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
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
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
The Assembly is not expected to hit the floor to take up legislation until February, and the top two chamber Republicans said today they have no set agenda when they do convene. Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Majority Leader Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, said they have a list of topics they
The state’s new Medicaid director says the Walker administration is considering significant changes to its long-term care programs, even if they’re not the controversial overhaul it had pursued in the 2015-17 budget. Michael Heifetz, who started two months ago and was previously the state budget director, didn’t rule out a
Assembly Dems will stage listening tours in 2017 to better connect with residents and revamp the ADCC after this fall’s disappointing election results, Minority Leader Peter Barca tells WisPolitics.com The listening tours, part of a Capitol-based effort to reach out to the state’s working class, will be held by members
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos tells WisPolitics.com he’s not getting ahead of his caucus in the discussion over possible revenue uppers for transportation in the next budget, saying his members have made clear one of their top priorities is shoring up the fund. Vos, R-Rochester, has aggressively pushed for keeping revenue
Gov. Scott Walker says the fundraising report he files in July will tell people whether he’s serious about running for a third term. If his past campaigns are any guide, that would mean a haul in the neighborhood of $1.1 million to $3.5 million. Walker told WisPolitics.com he doesn’t have