Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … Subscribers: Tomorrow’s AM Update and News Summary will be the final products of the week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Normal product delivery will resume Monday. Thank you for subscribing! — Conservative Justice
On Tuesday, November 14th, 2023, Governor Evers and Department of Corrections (DOC) Secretary Carr issued a joint press release announcing “sweeping measures to… [in part] restore regular movement” at DOC correctional facilities. We are grateful that, after months of silence,
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of Oklahoma in defense of a Catholic charter school. The Oklahoma Attorney General is attempting to defend state statutes that support
PRESS CONTACT: Abhi Rahman, Communications Director(720) 299-0654, rahman@dlcc.org The new maps will be crucial for the future of the state and our country. WASHINGTON — Today, ahead of the Wisconsin Supreme Court hearing on challenges to the state’s gerrymandered maps, the Democratic Legislative Campaign
MADISON… Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) released the following statement in reaction to Governor Evers’ veto of Special Session SB 1: “It’s extremely frustrating to see Governor Evers once again veto meaningful tax relief for Wisconsin’s families. Legislative
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Katie Porter (D-CA) introduced legislation with seven colleagues to prevent foreign funding from supporting state and local ballot initiatives, referendums, and recalls. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) plans to introduce companion legislation in the Senate.
A state economist is urging members of the Governor’s Task Force on Workforce and Artificial Intelligence to consider how the technology will disrupt high-paying jobs. Department of Workforce Development Economist Scott Hodek spoke yesterday during an online meeting of the
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), along with the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP), local health departments, and federal partners, is working to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to cantaloupes. According to the Centers for
MADISON – Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) and Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement. “The petitioners waited two years to file their meritless redistricting claims—and yet they waited only one day after Justice Protasiewicz’s investiture. Now they
MILWAUKEE, WI — State Representative Evan Goyke’s campaign for City Attorney today announced the endorsement of a number of community leaders throughout Milwaukee. These leaders represent a diverse group of individuals that positively impact Milwaukee in different ways. These endorsements
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of Thanksgiving and increased travel, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined her colleagues in pushing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate and crack down on Big Oil mergers that greatly reduce competition and drive up gas
Today, attorneys representing Petitioners in Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, a legal team which includes Law Forward, Stafford Rosenbaum, Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School, Campaign Legal Center and Arnold & Porter argued before the Wisconsin Supreme Court to continue
Madison – Representative Scott Johnson, (R) of the 33rd Assembly District voted in favor of Assembly Bill 431 which would allow hearing instrument specialists/hearing practitioners to engage in cerumen management, otherwise known as earwax removal. What may seem one small part of
Milwaukee is home to a strong network of service providers assisting its small businesses, but it lacks the kind of coordinated supports and philanthropic engagement that benefit entrepreneurs in other large Midwestern cities, according to a new Wisconsin Policy Forum
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the preliminary deer harvest and license sale totals for the opening weekend of the 2023 gun deer season. Preliminary License Sales Date Preliminary figures indicate the number of deer hunters
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … Subscribers: Tomorrow’s AM Update and News Summary will be the final products of the week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Normal product delivery will resume Monday. Thank you for subscribing! — Conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley asked a series of pointed questions today suggesting
On Tuesday, November 14th, 2023, Governor Evers and Department of Corrections (DOC) Secretary Carr issued a joint press release announcing “sweeping measures to… [in part] restore regular movement” at DOC correctional facilities. We are grateful that, after months of silence, they have at least acknowledged the humanitarian crisis in many
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of Oklahoma in defense of a Catholic charter school. The Oklahoma Attorney General is attempting to defend state statutes that support only “sectarian” or non-religious charters. WILL believes the highest court
PRESS CONTACT: Abhi Rahman, Communications Director(720) 299-0654, rahman@dlcc.org The new maps will be crucial for the future of the state and our country. WASHINGTON — Today, ahead of the Wisconsin Supreme Court hearing on challenges to the state’s gerrymandered maps, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee reaffirms its commitment to the fight for democracy in
MADISON… Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) released the following statement in reaction to Governor Evers’ veto of Special Session SB 1: “It’s extremely frustrating to see Governor Evers once again veto meaningful tax relief for Wisconsin’s families. Legislative Republicans came into special session and passed historic tax relief
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Katie Porter (D-CA) introduced legislation with seven colleagues to prevent foreign funding from supporting state and local ballot initiatives, referendums, and recalls. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) plans to introduce companion legislation in the Senate. “It is illegal for foreign entities to donate to American
A state economist is urging members of the Governor’s Task Force on Workforce and Artificial Intelligence to consider how the technology will disrupt high-paying jobs. Department of Workforce Development Economist Scott Hodek spoke yesterday during an online meeting of the task force’s subcommittee on industries, occupations and skills. He said
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), along with the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP), local health departments, and federal partners, is working to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to cantaloupes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 43 people in 15 states
MADISON – Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) and Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement. “The petitioners waited two years to file their meritless redistricting claims—and yet they waited only one day after Justice Protasiewicz’s investiture. Now they want to give the parties mere weeks to litigate Democrats’
MILWAUKEE, WI — State Representative Evan Goyke’s campaign for City Attorney today announced the endorsement of a number of community leaders throughout Milwaukee. These leaders represent a diverse group of individuals that positively impact Milwaukee in different ways. These endorsements are made solely as individuals and do not represent the
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of Thanksgiving and increased travel, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined her colleagues in pushing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate and crack down on Big Oil mergers that greatly reduce competition and drive up gas prices at the pump for Wisconsin families. The letter to
Today, attorneys representing Petitioners in Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, a legal team which includes Law Forward, Stafford Rosenbaum, Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School, Campaign Legal Center and Arnold & Porter argued before the Wisconsin Supreme Court to continue their efforts to get fair state legislative maps in Wisconsin.
Madison – Representative Scott Johnson, (R) of the 33rd Assembly District voted in favor of Assembly Bill 431 which would allow hearing instrument specialists/hearing practitioners to engage in cerumen management, otherwise known as earwax removal. What may seem one small part of an overall medical practice, this service is crucial to allowing
Milwaukee is home to a strong network of service providers assisting its small businesses, but it lacks the kind of coordinated supports and philanthropic engagement that benefit entrepreneurs in other large Midwestern cities, according to a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report. The report analyzes Milwaukee’s small business support landscape and
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the preliminary deer harvest and license sale totals for the opening weekend of the 2023 gun deer season. Preliminary License Sales Date Preliminary figures indicate the number of deer hunters in Wisconsin slightly decreased compared to 2022. As of midnight Sunday,