Rewind: Your Week in Review for May 5

On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Republicans’ shared revenue bill and Gov. Tony Evers’ veto threat, the Joint Finance Committee nixing 545 items from Evers’ budget, the lawsuit challenging the state 1849 abortion ban and more.

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Milwaukee County: Supervisors testify at public hearing on shared revenue autonomy bill 

MILWAUKEE – On May 4, 2023, the Assembly Committee on Local Government held a public hearing on Assembly Bill 245, which proposes changes to county and municipal aid in Wisconsin. Supervisors Peter Burgelis, Ryan Clancy and Vice-Chair Sequanna Taylor attended the meeting on behalf of the County and made the following statements:   “More.”  Supervisor Burgelis replying to a committee question about what specifically Milwaukee

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for May 5

On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Republicans’ shared revenue bill and Gov. Tony Evers’ veto threat, the Joint Finance Committee nixing 545 items from Evers’ budget, the lawsuit challenging the state 1849 abortion ban and more.

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Informing Democracy: Watchdog identifies growing threat to democracy among 200+ local election officials

Last month, Informing Democracy released a report identifying election officials from six battleground states who exhibited anti-democratic tendencies or actions ahead of the 2022 elections, based on research into the personnel in charge of elections across Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The group identified over 200 officials

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Gov. Evers: Calls special election for 24th Assembly District

MADISON —​ Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #198 calling a special election for the 24th Assembly District, as a vacancy has been created by the election of State Sen. Daniel Knodl to the 8th Senate District. Gov. Evers ordered the special election to be held on July 18, 2023. If a primary

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Gov. Evers: Calls special election for 24th Assembly District

MADISON —​ Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #198 calling a special election for the 24th Assembly District, as a vacancy has been created by the election of State Sen. Daniel Knodl to the 8th Senate District. Gov. Evers ordered the special election to be held on July 18, 2023. If a primary

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WisDems: GOP convention speaker spread 1/6 & QAnon conspiracies

MADISON, Wis. — This week, the Republican Party of Wisconsin announced “strong Republican leader” Mayra Flores as a featured speaker at next month’s state GOP convention in La Crosse. Flores, who served just over six months in Congress before being defeated last November, previously shared conspiracy theories online relating to the January 6th

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Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: Wisconsin food companies encouraged to participate in DATCP’s Midwest Buyers Mission

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) encourages Wisconsin food companies to participate in a Midwest Buyers Mission organized by Food Export Association of the Midwest and DATCP’s International Agribusiness Center (IABC). The mission is scheduled to be held July 26, 2023, in Madison.

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