Friday, Jul 1, 2022

Elections Commission: Sends postcards to eligible but unregistered residents

Friday, Jul 1, 2022

MADISON, Wis. – Next week the Wisconsin Elections Commission is mailing postcards to approximately 178,500 state residents who appear to be eligible to vote but are not currently registered. The official postcards, being mailed around July 8, tell voters how to register to vote online at MyVote.wi.gov and give them deadlines and other information about ways to register for upcoming elections. The postcards also include a toll-free number which routes them to a WEC call center. The mailer includes information on how to register to vote but does not include a registration form. The postcards are required before each general election, as

Supreme Court ruling will make it easier to challenge DOR guidance in court

Friday, Jul 1, 2022

A circuit court should’ve weighed in on whether the Department of Revenue’s guidance on a new tax exemption for personal property constituted an unpublished rule rather than deferring to the Tax Appeals Commission first, the state Supreme Court has ruled. The ruling will make it easier to challenge DOR guidance and other advice in circuit court rather than going to the Tax Appeals Commission, an independent agency the Legislature created to hear disputes between taxpayers and the departments of Revenue and Transportation. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce didn’t agree with a letter DOR sent the business group over its interpretation of

Rewind: Your Week in Review for July 1

Friday, Jul 1, 2022

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the reaction in Wisconsin to the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, the state Supreme Court’s decision allowing a Walker administration holdout to remain on the Natural Resources Board, top races in the state and last week’s Dem Party state convention.

Panelists say Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific trade framework could boost Wisconsin

Friday, Jul 1, 2022

Trade experts in a WisBusiness.com virtual trade luncheon said the Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific trade framework could lead to economic growth for Wisconsin despite continuing tensions with China. President Biden in May announced the framework aiming to combat inflation and lower costs. Partners of the trade initiative include: the United States, Australia, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Critics have noted the absence of Taiwan and Canada. Tom Still, event moderator and Wisconsin Tech Council president, noted 15 percent of state exports in 2021 were tied to one of the countries

Johnson ad blames Biden’s border policies for migrant deaths

Friday, Jul 1, 2022

A new ad from U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson pins the blame for the deaths of 53 migrants trapped in a sweltering semi-trailer in Texas on President Biden’s border policies. Johnson’s campaign didn’t release details of the buy. “The latest mass murder in America didn’t involve guns, it was the direct result of Joe Biden’s open border policy,” the Oshkosh Republican says in the ad, which features footage of the scene near San Antonio. “Fifty-three people, including five children, were murdered by human traffickers because Joe Biden is facilitating the multi-billion dollar business model with some of the most evil people

FRI News Summary: We Energies doesn’t expect future plans to change after EPA powers curbed; Kohler one step closer to third Sheboygan golf course

Friday, Jul 1, 2022

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Scott Walker: This July Fourth, let’s rededicate ourselves to protecting liberty and justice for all

Friday, Jul 1, 2022

We celebrate the Fourth of July and not April 15, because — in America — we commemorate our independence from the government, not our dependence on it.

Bill Berry: Perhaps we should celebrate Interdependence Day

Friday, Jul 1, 2022

If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that we need each other to be good citizens. Maybe this year we should celebrate Interdependence Day.

Claire Wendland: I’ve seen what happens when abortions are unavailable

Friday, Jul 1, 2022

Restricting access to abortion does not reduce total abortions. It simply ensures that a much higher proportion of abortions are unsafe.

David Blaska: Abortion is on the Wisconsin ballot

Friday, Jul 1, 2022

It’s early, but the issue is crazing Democrats.

Bill Wineke: Authority without accountability won’t work long

Friday, Jul 1, 2022

The courts have the authority to make decisions but if no one accepts their legitimacy, the legitimacy of the entire governing system is called into question.

Dave Cieslewicz: How much will Roe matter?

Friday, Jul 1, 2022

If I were a Democratic strategist I’d stick to “safe, legal and rare” and I’d emphasize the fight against inflation and crime with abortion an add-on issue.