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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Women in Government From WisPolitics.com … — Polls are open for the special election to replace former Kenosha state Rep. Peter Barca in the 64th AD. The contest is between Dem Thaddeus “Tip” McGuire, a former Barca staffer and an assistant DA for Milwaukee County, and Republican Mark Stalker, who spent several decades in… 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
Conservative activist Candace Owens will speak to a private reception May 17 during the GOP state convention in Oshkosh, a party spokesman said. Owens, the communications director for the pro-Trump group Turing Point USA, has gained fame as a leader of “Blexit,” an effort to persuade African Americans to leave the Dem Party. She’s also drawn controversy for various remarks, including about Adolph Hitler. She will speak at the hospitality suite hosted by the Wisconsin Young Republicans, the Winnebago County GOP and Darryl Carlson, who serves on the state party Executive Board as the 6th CD chair, a state party
Dane County Judge Jill Karofsky tells WisPolitics.com she’s planning to run for the state Supreme Court in 2020. “I am organizing a team, and I will have an announcement in the coming weeks,” she wrote in an email Monday. Karofsky won an open seat on the Dane County bench in 2017. Before that, she worked as an assistant and deputy district attorney in the Dane County DA’s Office from 1992 to 2001. She then worked for the National Conference of Bar Examiners before joining the state Department of Justice, where her work included serving as the violence against women prosecutor
The Joint Finance Committee plans to begin voting next week on the 2019-21 state budget, according to the office of Co-chair Alberta Darling, R-River Hills. That’s a little later start than in 2017, when the committee’s first votes were May 1. A Darling spokesman said the committee is targeting May 9 for the first votes…. 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.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos added two new staffers last month, filling the last of the 14 positions he put under his authority for the session. The additions of Julie Lund and Ashley Luke have pushed Vos’ payroll to more than $975,000 for staffers either working directly for him in the speaker’s office or under his guidance thro… 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.
Gov. Evers Announces Appointments to Board of Regents MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced three appointments to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents: Karen Walsh, of Madison, is being appointed for a 7-year term from May 2, 2019 – May 1, 2026. A former journalist, Ms. Walsh spent more than 20 years working in various roles at the University of Wisconsin- Madison and currently serves as the director of a local family foundation dedicated to advancing human and animal health and welfare. Edmund Manydeeds III, of Eau Claire, is being appointed for a 7-year term from May
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Women in Government From WisPolitics.com … — Polls are open for the special election to replace former Kenosha state Rep. Peter Barca in the 64th AD. The contest is between Dem Thaddeus “Tip” McGuire, a former Barca staffer and an assistant DA for Milwaukee
Conservative activist Candace Owens will speak to a private reception May 17 during the GOP state convention in Oshkosh, a party spokesman said. Owens, the communications director for the pro-Trump group Turing Point USA, has gained fame as a leader of “Blexit,” an effort to persuade African Americans to leave
Dane County Judge Jill Karofsky tells WisPolitics.com she’s planning to run for the state Supreme Court in 2020. “I am organizing a team, and I will have an announcement in the coming weeks,” she wrote in an email Monday. Karofsky won an open seat on the Dane County bench in
The Joint Finance Committee plans to begin voting next week on the 2019-21 state budget, according to the office of Co-chair Alberta Darling, R-River Hills. That’s a little later start than in 2017, when the committee’s first votes were May 1. A Darling spokesman said the committee is targeting May
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos added two new staffers last month, filling the last of the 14 positions he put under his authority for the session. The additions of Julie Lund and Ashley Luke have pushed Vos’ payroll to more than $975,000 for
Gov. Evers Announces Appointments to Board of Regents MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced three appointments to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents: Karen Walsh, of Madison, is being appointed for a 7-year term from May 2, 2019 – May 1, 2026. A former journalist, Ms. Walsh