Dave Zweifel: Will Trump finally face the music?

I don’t want to trivialize Donald Trump’s behavior, but it seems there’s a case to made that the reason he’s facing 91 indictments, massive fines and penalties is his penchant for cavalierly getting into trouble, almost as if he can’t help himself.

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Gov. Evers: Signs bills releasing long-awaited pay raises for UW system employees

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 2, 2024 Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Senate Bill 846 and Senate Bill 847, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 92 and 2023 Wisconsin Act 93, respectively, providing four percent wage increases for employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining units at the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison and the UW System. While&n…

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WisGOP: Statement on co-consultants’ report

MADISON, Wis. – If you are covering the Report of the Court-Appointed Co-Consultants concerning Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, please consider the following statement from the Republican Party of Wisconsin: “The Consultants’ report is a brazen hack job by left-wing partisan

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Dave Zweifel: Will Trump finally face the music?

I don’t want to trivialize Donald Trump’s behavior, but it seems there’s a case to made that the reason he’s facing 91 indictments, massive fines and penalties is his penchant for cavalierly getting into trouble, almost as if he can’t help himself.

Read More »

Gov. Evers: Signs bills releasing long-awaited pay raises for UW system employees

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 2, 2024 Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Senate Bill 846 and Senate Bill 847, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 92 and 2023 Wisconsin Act 93, respectively, providing four percent wage increases for employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining units at the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison and the UW System. While&n… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t

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Law Forward: Statement on expert report in fair maps case Clark v. WEC

In response to the Expert Report filed yesterday with the Wisconsin Supreme Court in the Clarke V. WEC litigation (fair maps), Law Forward issued the following statement:  Our team will be further analyzing the expert report from Prof. Jonathan Cervas and Prof. Bernard Grofman and will weigh in thoroughly on February 8th.

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WisGOP: Statement on co-consultants’ report

MADISON, Wis. – If you are covering the Report of the Court-Appointed Co-Consultants concerning Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, please consider the following statement from the Republican Party of Wisconsin: “The Consultants’ report is a brazen hack job by left-wing partisan actors. Invented terms like ‘stealth gerrymander’ are nothing more than

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A Better Wisconsin Together: Commends Wisconsin Supreme Court for continuing progress toward fare state legislative maps

MADISON, Wis. — Following a December 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that the state’s current GOP-drawn state legislative maps are unconstitutional, court-appointed independent experts last night released their analysis of maps submitted by parties in the case.  According to the independent experts’ reports, the maps submitted by Republicans and right-wing intervenors

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Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: Announces Wisconsin corn promotion board election results

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 2, 2024 Contact: Dan Richter, Public Information Officer, (608) 419-5352, dan.richter@wisconsin.govMADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board (WCPB) election results. The following corn producers started their three-year terms as elected members of the WCPB on Februa…

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