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TOP STORIES Wisconsin is now involved in 16 lawsuits against the Trump administrationAG Kaul noted newest suit over EV charger funds, “Here in Wisconsin, we are in line to receive over $60 million in funds to support electric vehicle infrastructure.
From WisPolitics … — The Republican co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee said the GOP budget will aim to reduce the size of government as the pair brushed off concerns about the impact of looming cuts from the federal government.
Subscribers: Please give us feedback on our budget coverage and get free entry into a WisPolitics event of your choice through June 30. Take the short survey here. Quotes of the Week Unfortunately, he sends us an executive budget that
TOP STORIES Evers rips ‘do-nothing Legislature’ after Republicans strip hundreds of budget items… also voted along party lines to “return to base,” starting from the current budget … Republicans will begin holding hearings for agencies and departments and create their
From WisPolitics … — The Utility Action Alliance says it’s launching a six-figure ad campaign urging the PSC to reject We Energies’ proposal for a $2 billion project in southeastern Wisconsin to build new gas-fired power plants. The national group
Subscribers: Please give us feedback on our budget coverage and get free entry into a WisPolitics event of your choice through June 30. Take the short survey here. From WisPolitics … — Dem voters in two separate suits have asked
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee today stripped 612 of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals from the state budget, taking the document back to current law as members began their work on the two-year spending plan.
TOP STORIES What’s the status of Wisconsin’s many lawsuits against the Trump administration?… [AG] Kaul has joined more than a dozen* 20 states sued HHS, Sec. Kennedy on May 5 over efforts to collapse from 28 agencies to 15, fire
From WisPolitics … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers announced the state has joined a new lawsuit seeking to compel the Trump administration to release more than $60 million Wisconsin was slated to receive for electric vehicle infrastructure. President Donald Trump
From WisPolitics … — An Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing today was interrupted when Chair Ron Tusler, R-Harrison, paused the discussion over someone seeking to testify while wearing a hat with profanity insulting President Donald Trump. The committee recessed around 1
TOP STORIES WI GOP poised to delete hundreds of items from Evers’ budgetScheduled JFC vote would dramatically pare down the budget Evers introduced in February … argued Evers’ budget … would spend … $119B from all funding sources — beyond
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers isn’t backing off his demand that any tax plan he’d sign be included in the state budget, and he wants Republicans to fund education “at every level” to move forward on budget negotiations.
The 2026 elections seem far away. Unless you are a potential candidate. The year before election year is when you get your campaign going. So it makes sense that one of the least known potential candidates — Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann — has officially kicked off his campaign for governor next year.
From WisPolitics … — Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu told WisPolitics in a statement today that GOP leaders have asked to meet with Dem Gov. Tony Evers by the end of next week to keep budget deliberations on schedule. He
The population at Wisconsin’s troubled youth prison for boys has been on the rise in recent months even as the state seeks to shut it down, a trend driven in part by more offenders being sentenced for serious crimes, according to the Department of Corrections.
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee will kick off work on the state budget Thursday by voting on a motion that would strip 612 of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals from the document he sent the Legislature in February.
TOP STORIES Wisconsin officials join lawsuit over Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul federal health agency… [HHS Sec.] Kennedy Jr. in March announced a major restructuring plan that included consolidating divisions, closing half of the federal agency’s regional offices and eliminating
From WisPolitics … — A Senate committee today will take public testimony on legislation that would allow retired public workers to continuing collecting their pensions if they go back to work. Current law requires anyone receiving a retirement or disability
From WisPolitics … — Dem Attorney General Josh Kaul joined his 14th lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration today, accusing Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of “dismantling” the Department of Health and Human Services. The lawsuit, filed by 19 states,
TOP STORIES Evers says he’s not afraid after border czar Homan suggests possible arrest[for impeding arrest of “or knowingly harboring and concealing an illegal alien”] … “I’m not afraid,” Evers said in the extraordinary video posted on YouTube. “I’ve never
TOP STORIES Wisconsin is now involved in 16 lawsuits against the Trump administrationAG Kaul noted newest suit over EV charger funds, “Here in Wisconsin, we are in line to receive over $60 million in funds to support electric vehicle infrastructure. And whether or not President Trump agrees with that policy,
From WisPolitics … — The Republican co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee said the GOP budget will aim to reduce the size of government as the pair brushed off concerns about the impact of looming cuts from the federal government. “I’m not overly concerned about it,” Rep. Mark Born, of
Subscribers: Please give us feedback on our budget coverage and get free entry into a WisPolitics event of your choice through June 30. Take the short survey here. Quotes of the Week Unfortunately, he sends us an executive budget that is just piled full of stuff that doesn’t make sense
TOP STORIES Evers rips ‘do-nothing Legislature’ after Republicans strip hundreds of budget items… also voted along party lines to “return to base,” starting from the current budget … Republicans will begin holding hearings for agencies and departments and create their proposal to be voted on later this year. … speculation
From WisPolitics … — The Utility Action Alliance says it’s launching a six-figure ad campaign urging the PSC to reject We Energies’ proposal for a $2 billion project in southeastern Wisconsin to build new gas-fired power plants. The national group said its campaign includes radio, digital and billboards. The radio
Subscribers: Please give us feedback on our budget coverage and get free entry into a WisPolitics event of your choice through June 30. Take the short survey here. From WisPolitics … — Dem voters in two separate suits have asked the state Supreme Court to overturn Wisconsin’s congressional map and
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee today stripped 612 of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals from the state budget, taking the document back to current law as members began their work on the two-year spending plan.
TOP STORIES What’s the status of Wisconsin’s many lawsuits against the Trump administration?… [AG] Kaul has joined more than a dozen* 20 states sued HHS, Sec. Kennedy on May 5 over efforts to collapse from 28 agencies to 15, fire federal health workers, shutter programs and halt state aid for
From WisPolitics … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers announced the state has joined a new lawsuit seeking to compel the Trump administration to release more than $60 million Wisconsin was slated to receive for electric vehicle infrastructure. President Donald Trump in January mandated federal agencies to halt disbursement of all
From WisPolitics … — An Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing today was interrupted when Chair Ron Tusler, R-Harrison, paused the discussion over someone seeking to testify while wearing a hat with profanity insulting President Donald Trump. The committee recessed around 1 p.m. during discussion about the first bill on the agenda.
TOP STORIES WI GOP poised to delete hundreds of items from Evers’ budgetScheduled JFC vote would dramatically pare down the budget Evers introduced in February … argued Evers’ budget … would spend … $119B from all funding sources — beyond the state’s ability to pay.… Many of the [600+] proposals
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers isn’t backing off his demand that any tax plan he’d sign be included in the state budget, and he wants Republicans to fund education “at every level” to move forward on budget negotiations. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, told WisPolitics in a
The 2026 elections seem far away. Unless you are a potential candidate. The year before election year is when you get your campaign going. So it makes sense that one of the least known potential candidates — Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann — has officially kicked off his campaign for governor next year.
From WisPolitics … — Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu told WisPolitics in a statement today that GOP leaders have asked to meet with Dem Gov. Tony Evers by the end of next week to keep budget deliberations on schedule. He added there’s agreement in the Legislature on a tax cut
The population at Wisconsin’s troubled youth prison for boys has been on the rise in recent months even as the state seeks to shut it down, a trend driven in part by more offenders being sentenced for serious crimes, according to the Department of Corrections.
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee will kick off work on the state budget Thursday by voting on a motion that would strip 612 of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals from the document he sent the Legislature in February.
TOP STORIES Wisconsin officials join lawsuit over Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul federal health agency… [HHS Sec.] Kennedy Jr. in March announced a major restructuring plan that included consolidating divisions, closing half of the federal agency’s regional offices and eliminating 20K [about 25% of HHS staff, began April 1] …
From WisPolitics … — A Senate committee today will take public testimony on legislation that would allow retired public workers to continuing collecting their pensions if they go back to work. Current law requires anyone receiving a retirement or disability from the Wisconsin Retirement System to suspend those payments if
From WisPolitics … — Dem Attorney General Josh Kaul joined his 14th lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration today, accusing Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of “dismantling” the Department of Health and Human Services. The lawsuit, filed by 19 states, seeks an order forcing Kennedy to halt further cuts of
TOP STORIES Evers says he’s not afraid after border czar Homan suggests possible arrest[for impeding arrest of “or knowingly harboring and concealing an illegal alien”] … “I’m not afraid,” Evers said in the extraordinary video posted on YouTube. “I’ve never once been discouraged from doing the right thing and I