Evers names Kolar Vets secretary, Blumenfeld to lead DFI

Gov.-elect Tony Evers today announced Mary Kolar, a Dane County supervisor and retired Navy captain, will serve as his secretary of Veterans Affairs. He also announced Kathy Koltin Blumenfeld, the executive vice president of special operations at TASC, will lead

Evers to name Carolyn Stanford Taylor as new DPI head

Gov.-elect Tony Evers plans to appoint Carolyn Stanford Taylor as state superintendent, his Department of Public Instruction announced Thursday. Stanford Taylor, who currently oversees DPI’s Special Education Team, will officially be appointed on Jan. 7 after Evers is sworn in

Evers, Steil voted “WisPoliticos” of 2018

The “WisPoliticos” of 2018 have been selected. Voters in the annual contest selected Gov.-elect Tony Evers as the Dem “WisPolitico” of the year and U.S. Rep.-elect Bryan Steil as the GOP “WisPolitico” of 2018. Evers beat Gov. Scott Walker to

‘Rewind’: Your week in review

On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Gov.-elect Tony Evers’ appointments; the legal challenge against new early voting limits; school funding; and an Assembly hopeful’s conviction for forging nomination signatures.

Speaker Ryan: Signs FIRST STEP Act of 2018

December 21, 2018 | Speaker Ryan Press Office | https://spkrryan.us/2GCyKWT Last night, House members from both sides of the aisle gathered as Speaker Ryan signed the FIRST STEP Act, legislation to make substantive reforms to our criminal justice system. Republican or Democrat, redemption

Fitzgerald says he’s not ruling out accepting Medicaid expansion

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he’s not ruling out accepting the federal Medicaid expansion, a tenet of Gov.-elect Tony Evers’ campaign. While the Juneau Republican said he doesn’t see support from his members “right now,” he added “there’s a

WisPolitics Midday: Dec. 20, 2018

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he expects to use the base budget and allow the Joint Finance Committee to work from there, rather than use Gov.-elect Tony Evers’ spending plan. The state population grows,

Milwaukee Press Club induction of journalist Crocker Stephenson

Newsroom Pub 137 E. Wells St. Milwaukee WI, 53202 The Milwaukee Press Club will induct Crocker Stephenson, a veteran reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, into The Knights of the Golden Quill, the club’s highest honor for journalists. Stephenson will be honored

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