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From WisPolitics … — WMC has launched a digital ad campaign spotlighting healthcare costs in Wisconsin and touting GOP guv hopeful Tom Tiffany’s work to “make healthcare affordable” for families in the state. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce yesterday announced the
From WisPolitics … — GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany will participate in a town hall tonight in Baraboo on a proposed 190-mile extra high-voltage transmission line planned for western Wisconsin. Others invited to tonight’s event include: Rep. Tony Kurtz, R-Wonewoc;
From WisPolitics … — Prediction market operator Underdog has sued Wisconsin and four other states seeking permanent injunctions against state gaming regulators. It’s one of the latest developments in the back-and-forth legal proceedings between states and prediction markets. Over the
From WisPolitics … — In this week’s Dem radio address, Gov. Tony Evers celebrates the start of the 2026-27 school year, thanking educators and school staff. “Every school year, you work to guide, teach, and show students how to become
TOP STORIES Rising Wisconsin surplus produces little clamor to revisit rebate deal… Just 16% of Wisconsin’s 132 full-time state lawmakers responded to a survey by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in recent days asking them whether they support returning to the
From WisPolitics … — 3rd CD Dem Rebecca Cooke is up with a second ad calling for a data center moratorium, this time adding her pledge not to take corporate PAC money because she doesn’t want to be “beholden to
From WisPolitics … — Novig has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent the Wisconsin Department of Justice from enforcing state gaming laws against the prediction market platform. The state agency has already sued Kalshi, Robinhood, Coinbase, Polymarket, Crypto.com and
From WisPolitics … — Lawmakers on a study committee on regulating artificial intelligence use in health care want rules that keep people in decision-making roles and protect patients’ data. Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara, R-Fox Crossing, said she wants to hear more
From WisPolitics … — Green Bay Clerk Celestine Jeffreys has resigned after her office twice sent duplicate absentee ballots to voters. The city said in a short statement this morning that Jeffreys made the decision to step down, but offered
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers is doing a fundraiser for David Crowley this evening as he seeks to boost the Milwaukee County executive in the final days of the race for the Dem gubernatorial nomination. An invite obtained
From WisPolitics … — The Republican Governors Association has added another six figures to its effort to boost Dem Francesca Hong in the gubernatorial primary. That pushes its overall investment in the ad campaign to nearly $3.6 million. The latest
THU AM Update: Evers’ approval rating rises in Marquette poll, Trump hits new low From WisPolitics … – Gov. Tony Evers’ approval rating rose, while President Donald Trump’s reached a new low in the latest Marquette University Law School poll.
From WisPolitics … — The Republican Governors Association’s buy targeting Dem Francesa Hong as “dangerously liberal” is now up to nearly $3.2 million, according to a new filing. Meanwhile, a group backing former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes in the guv’s
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From WisPolitics … — In this week’s GOP radio address, Sen. Rob Hutton shares his experience meeting two immigrants and the importance of American values. “One came from Lithuania. The other from Brazil. Both chose America. Both built successful lives
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The state Supreme Court has agreed to decide if a three-judge panel properly dismissed a lawsuit seeking a new congressional map in Wisconsin that argued the current lines are an anti-competitive gerrymander.
State utility regulators rejected a proposal that would have required ratepayers to share the cost of new power plants built for data centers. Data centers in We Energies’ coverage area will instead be expected to pay the whole cost of new “bespoke” power generation built to serve the energy-guzzling facilities, the Public Service Commission decided Friday.
GOP state Sen. Steve Nass, who’s been in the Legislature since 1991, announced today that he won’t seek reelection, saying it’s time “for a new fighter to take on the mission of preserving life, liberty and pursuit of happiness” for his constituents.
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman this evening praised Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin for her “unbounded energy, resilience, and deeply thoughtful leadership to this great university” after she was tapped to lead Columbia. In a statement, Rothman ticked off a
From WisPolitics … — WMC has launched a digital ad campaign spotlighting healthcare costs in Wisconsin and touting GOP guv hopeful Tom Tiffany’s work to “make healthcare affordable” for families in the state. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce yesterday announced the ad through its WMC Issues Mobilization Council, saying it’s running
From WisPolitics … — GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany will participate in a town hall tonight in Baraboo on a proposed 190-mile extra high-voltage transmission line planned for western Wisconsin. Others invited to tonight’s event include: Rep. Tony Kurtz, R-Wonewoc; state Sen. Sarah Keyeski, R-Lodi; and state Rep. Karen DeSanto,
From WisPolitics … — Prediction market operator Underdog has sued Wisconsin and four other states seeking permanent injunctions against state gaming regulators. It’s one of the latest developments in the back-and-forth legal proceedings between states and prediction markets. Over the past week, Robinhood Markets agreed to stop offering sports event
From WisPolitics … — In this week’s Dem radio address, Gov. Tony Evers celebrates the start of the 2026-27 school year, thanking educators and school staff. “Every school year, you work to guide, teach, and show students how to become kind, curious and attentive learners,” says the Dem governor and
TOP STORIES Rising Wisconsin surplus produces little clamor to revisit rebate deal… Just 16% of Wisconsin’s 132 full-time state lawmakers responded to a survey by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in recent days asking them whether they support returning to the floor to take up a bill that died earlier this
From WisPolitics … — 3rd CD Dem Rebecca Cooke is up with a second ad calling for a data center moratorium, this time adding her pledge not to take corporate PAC money because she doesn’t want to be “beholden to any of these big tech companies.” Cooke has nearly $3.2
From WisPolitics … — Novig has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent the Wisconsin Department of Justice from enforcing state gaming laws against the prediction market platform. The state agency has already sued Kalshi, Robinhood, Coinbase, Polymarket, Crypto.com and their affiliates, arguing the services offered by those prediction markets
From WisPolitics … — Lawmakers on a study committee on regulating artificial intelligence use in health care want rules that keep people in decision-making roles and protect patients’ data. Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara, R-Fox Crossing, said she wants to hear more from medical professionals – she cited radiologists and nurses in
From WisPolitics … — Green Bay Clerk Celestine Jeffreys has resigned after her office twice sent duplicate absentee ballots to voters. The city said in a short statement this morning that Jeffreys made the decision to step down, but offered no other comment other than wishing her well. The move
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers is doing a fundraiser for David Crowley this evening as he seeks to boost the Milwaukee County executive in the final days of the race for the Dem gubernatorial nomination. An invite obtained by WisPolitics lists Evers as the special guest for the
From WisPolitics … — The Republican Governors Association has added another six figures to its effort to boost Dem Francesca Hong in the gubernatorial primary. That pushes its overall investment in the ad campaign to nearly $3.6 million. The latest filing with the Ethics Commission is largely for a TV
THU AM Update: Evers’ approval rating rises in Marquette poll, Trump hits new low From WisPolitics … – Gov. Tony Evers’ approval rating rose, while President Donald Trump’s reached a new low in the latest Marquette University Law School poll. Among registered voters, Evers’ approval rose to 51%, up from
From WisPolitics … — The Republican Governors Association’s buy targeting Dem Francesa Hong as “dangerously liberal” is now up to nearly $3.2 million, according to a new filing. Meanwhile, a group backing former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes in the guv’s race has detailed $626,990 in spending. The RGA yesterday notified
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From WisPolitics … — In this week’s GOP radio address, Sen. Rob Hutton shares his experience meeting two immigrants and the importance of American values. “One came from Lithuania. The other from Brazil. Both chose America. Both built successful lives here. And both have made meaningful contributions to our economy,
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The state Supreme Court has agreed to decide if a three-judge panel properly dismissed a lawsuit seeking a new congressional map in Wisconsin that argued the current lines are an anti-competitive gerrymander.
State utility regulators rejected a proposal that would have required ratepayers to share the cost of new power plants built for data centers. Data centers in We Energies’ coverage area will instead be expected to pay the whole cost of new “bespoke” power generation built to serve the energy-guzzling facilities, the Public Service Commission decided Friday.
GOP state Sen. Steve Nass, who’s been in the Legislature since 1991, announced today that he won’t seek reelection, saying it’s time “for a new fighter to take on the mission of preserving life, liberty and pursuit of happiness” for his constituents.
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman this evening praised Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin for her “unbounded energy, resilience, and deeply thoughtful leadership to this great university” after she was tapped to lead Columbia. In a statement, Rothman ticked off a series of Mnookin’s accomplishments, including returning the university to the