Thursday, Jan 9, 2020

Patty Schachtner: A hope for strong communities this new year

The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. The holidays have unofficially wrapped up. When the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve, we found ourselves in a new decade and with the hustle and bustle of the holidays behind us. Without holiday cards to expect or visits by grandkids or nieces and nephews, many of our neighbors are entering a period of loneliness- especially in rural areas like ours. As a medical examiner, I have responded to deaths of those whose depression was brought on by this feeling of

Bruce Murphy: Remembering John Pawasarat

Thursday, Jan 9, 2020

UWM researcher had huge impact with his studies, was “fired” by Thompson administration.

State of the State address

Thursday, Jan 9, 2020

Assembly Chamber, State Capitol.

Lawmakers unveil $10M plan to clean up water in Wisconsin

Thursday, Jan 9, 2020

Senate committee advances bill to ban PFAS in firefighting foam

Thursday, Jan 9, 2020

Bill in WI Legislature requires prompt notification when groundwater is polluted

Thursday, Jan 9, 2020

Nygren seeks to expand HOPE Agenda

Thursday, Jan 9, 2020

WI wants ruling ordering voter purge put on hold

Thursday, Jan 9, 2020

Air Force confirms former WNG commander Dunbar under investigation

Thursday, Jan 9, 2020

In a first, researchers find CWD prions in deer semen

Thursday, Jan 9, 2020

THU AM Update: Matt Neumann passing on 5th CD bid

Thursday, Jan 9, 2020

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants From WisPolitics.com … — Matt Neumann told WisPolitics.com he is passing on a bid for the 5th CD due to the strains serving in Congress could place on his young family. That leaves Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, as the only announced candidate for the heavily Republican d… 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

Neumann passes on 5th CD bid; Fitzgerald remains only announced GOP candidate

Thursday, Jan 9, 2020

Matt Neumann told WisPolitics.com he is passing on a bid for the 5th CD due to the strains serving in Congress could place on his young family. That leaves Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, as the only announced candidate for the heavily Republican district less than six months out from the filing deadline. Neumann, whose father Mark Neumann served two terms in Congress more than two decades ago, has four children between the ages of 2 and 8. He said the idea of being in Washington, D.C., Monday through Thursday, leaving his wife to parent their children alone, was

DC Wrap: Delegation reacts to Soleimani’s death and retaliatory missle strike

Thursday, Jan 9, 2020

Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly. Quotes of the week “It’s hard for me to interpret this — if the dust settles and we would have taken out their top terrorist mastermind and all they will have done is lob some rockets in the desert and beat their chests at home — as anything other than a big win.” -U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Green Bay talking to MSNBC about Iran’s missile attacks on U.S. airbases in Iraq in retaliation to the assasination of Gen. Qassem

Progressive group’s TV ad knocks Trump on Iran

Thursday, Jan 9, 2020

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee is starting a new TV ad in Wisconsin that knocks President Trump over his actions toward Iran by using his own words against him from 2011. The group said the spot will run on MSNBC, CNN and Fox starting today in the La Crosse/Eau Claire and Wausau/Rhinelander markets as well as the Milwaukee area. PCCC didn’t say how much it was spending on the campaign, which also includes Michigan and Hawaii. The 30-second ad plays video of Trump charging Obama would start a war with Iran and was “weak and ineffective.” “I believe that he

After appeals court rebuff, Kaul asks Supreme Court to stay voter list purge order

Thursday, Jan 9, 2020

Having been rebuffed by an appeals court, Dem AG Josh Kaul is now asking the state Supreme Court to stay a circuit court ruling directing the Elections Commission to deactivate the registrations of some 200,000 voters who may have moved. The 4th District Court of Appeals yesterday declined to act on Kaul’s request for a stay, saying it was waiting for the Supreme Court to indicate whether it planned to take over the entire case. Today, Kaul asked the Supreme Court to take one of two actions: put on hold the Ozaukee County judge’s order, or direct the appeals court