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From WisPolitics … — The Department of Natural Resources announced it’s moving forward with a dredging project along the Manitowoc River, a week after Dem Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a $70,000 earmark in the state budget for the work in
From WisPolitics … — The former Madison clerk showed an “astonishing” lack of urgency after discovering 193 absentee ballots that hadn’t been included in the city’s November tally and failed to follow the law in how they were handled, according
TOP STORIES Bill Berrien, a businessman and retired Navy SEAL, enters GOP primary for governor… “Bureaucrats and politicians like Tony Evers have failed Wisconsin. They sold our land to China, encouraged illegal immigration in our communities, and welcomed boys into
From WisPolitics … — GOP businessman Bill Berrien formally launched his bid for governor today, accusing “bureaucrats and politicians like Tony Evers” of failing Wisconsin. Along with his statement, Berrien released a rollout video on which he touted his service
From WisPolitics … — Republican lawmakers today slammed a state Supreme Court ruling overturning their ability to suspend administrative rules, accusing the liberal majority of concentrating power in the hands of the governor. Dem Gov. Tony Evers, though, hailed the
TOP STORIES 4-3 WI Supreme Court ruling would allow for statewide ban on conversion therapyRuling in Evers suit found JCRAR blocking the DSPS rule “facially unconstitutional.”* CJ Karofsky for majority said JCRAR has relied on a pair of state statutes
From WisPolitics … — The PAC created by businessman and possible gubernatorial candidate Bill Berrien to advance conservative causes and back Republicans raised $1.2 million in the nearly three months after its launch, the group said. A spokesperson said Berrien
From WisPolitics … — Dem state Rep. Jenna Jacobson announced today she’ll seek to challenge GOP state Sen. Howard Marklein in one of the most closely watched legislative races in 2026. Jacobson, D-Oregon, made her announcement in front of a
TOP STORIES Wisconsin’s House GOP help push Trump’s spending bill to final passage… [218-214] final version of the president’s “big, beautiful bill” is projected to add hundreds of billions of dollars more to the federal deficit than what the House
From WisPolitics … — State Rep. Mark Born, co-chair of the state budget committee, says everyone can claim wins when reflecting on the state budget deal negotiated and now signed by Gov. Tony Evers. “Certainly he’s going to point to
From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin House members split along party lines to send a GOP tax cut bill to President Donald Trump, overcoming Dem opposition to cuts in Medicaid and other programs. The bill passed the House 218-214 today after
TOP STORIES Evers signs budget after Legislature races to secure funds for Wisconsin hospitals… signed the 2025-27 biennial budget at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday, shortly after the document secured its final votes in the state Assembly [59-39 [Allen lone GOP
Editor’s note: Today’s PM Update will be the final WisPolitics product ahead of the holiday weekend. Normal products will resume on Monday. Thank you for subscribing. From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers overnight vetoed a GOP deadline of 2029
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he expects Gov. Tony Evers to sign the state budget into law “late tonight or early tomorrow.” There is an urgency for the Legislature to wrap up its work on the
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down 19th-century abortion ban… 4-3 [ideological-line] high court ruling cements the effects of [Schlipper] ruling, which previously invalidated a ban on most abortions in Wisconsin. … We conclude that comprehensive legislation enacted over the
From WisPolitics … — A split state Supreme Court today invalidated an 1849 law that had been interpreted as banning all abortions. Writing for the majority in a 4-3 ruling, liberal Justice Rebecca Dallet found changes the state has made
From WisPolitics … — The Senate will be first to take up the $111.1 billion budget that emerged from the Joint Finance Committee, with the Assembly planning a final vote on the document tomorrow, Speaker Robin Vos said. The two
The Joint Finance Committee wrapped up its work on an $111.1 billion budget today by approving a package that includes $1.4 billion in new state money to cover Medicaid costs, a series of transportation-related fee increases and the eventual closure of Green Bay’s prison. A significant portion of the package reflects the deal that Dem Gov. Tony Evers struck with GOP legislative leaders on education, child care and pieces of the Department of Transportation budget.
TOP STORIES Evers, Republican leaders reach a deal on large elements of a state budget… includes a $1.3 billion tax cut plan that would expand the state’s second-lowest tax bracket, exempt some retirement income from taxation, eliminate the residential utilities
From WisPolitics … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers and legislative leaders announced they have reached an agreement to pump an additional $1.2 billion into K-12 education, child care and the UW System. The deal also includes a $1.5 billion tax
From WisPolitics … — The Department of Natural Resources announced it’s moving forward with a dredging project along the Manitowoc River, a week after Dem Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a $70,000 earmark in the state budget for the work in Manitowoc County. GOP lawmakers who had championed the project knocked
From WisPolitics … — The former Madison clerk showed an “astonishing” lack of urgency after discovering 193 absentee ballots that hadn’t been included in the city’s November tally and failed to follow the law in how they were handled, according to a draft Elections Commission report. That draft — overseen
TOP STORIES Bill Berrien, a businessman and retired Navy SEAL, enters GOP primary for governor… “Bureaucrats and politicians like Tony Evers have failed Wisconsin. They sold our land to China, encouraged illegal immigration in our communities, and welcomed boys into our daughters’ sports and locker rooms. The time for change
From WisPolitics … — GOP businessman Bill Berrien formally launched his bid for governor today, accusing “bureaucrats and politicians like Tony Evers” of failing Wisconsin. Along with his statement, Berrien released a rollout video on which he touted his service as a Navy SEAL. He also called himself an “outsider
From WisPolitics … — Republican lawmakers today slammed a state Supreme Court ruling overturning their ability to suspend administrative rules, accusing the liberal majority of concentrating power in the hands of the governor. Dem Gov. Tony Evers, though, hailed the ruling undercutting the powers of the Joint Committee for Review
TOP STORIES 4-3 WI Supreme Court ruling would allow for statewide ban on conversion therapyRuling in Evers suit found JCRAR blocking the DSPS rule “facially unconstitutional.”* CJ Karofsky for majority said JCRAR has relied on a pair of state statutes “to object to a proposed rule temporarily or indefinitely, halting
From WisPolitics … — The PAC created by businessman and possible gubernatorial candidate Bill Berrien to advance conservative causes and back Republicans raised $1.2 million in the nearly three months after its launch, the group said. A spokesperson said Berrien didn’t put any personal money into Never Out of the
From WisPolitics … — Dem state Rep. Jenna Jacobson announced today she’ll seek to challenge GOP state Sen. Howard Marklein in one of the most closely watched legislative races in 2026. Jacobson, D-Oregon, made her announcement in front of a closed elementary school in Ridgeway as she vowed to fight
TOP STORIES Wisconsin’s House GOP help push Trump’s spending bill to final passage… [218-214] final version of the president’s “big, beautiful bill” is projected to add hundreds of billions of dollars more to the federal deficit than what the House originally passed in May and included steeper cuts to Medicaid
From WisPolitics … — State Rep. Mark Born, co-chair of the state budget committee, says everyone can claim wins when reflecting on the state budget deal negotiated and now signed by Gov. Tony Evers. “Certainly he’s going to point to the things he likes,” Born said on WISN 12’s “UpFront”
From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin House members split along party lines to send a GOP tax cut bill to President Donald Trump, overcoming Dem opposition to cuts in Medicaid and other programs. The bill passed the House 218-214 today after clearing the Senate on Tuesday 51-50 via a tie-breaking vote
TOP STORIES Evers signs budget after Legislature races to secure funds for Wisconsin hospitals… signed the 2025-27 biennial budget at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday, shortly after the document secured its final votes in the state Assembly [59-39 [Allen lone GOP Nay, Dem Ayes Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Emerson, Doyle, Johnson, Billings), 19-14
Editor’s note: Today’s PM Update will be the final WisPolitics product ahead of the holiday weekend. Normal products will resume on Monday. Thank you for subscribing. From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers overnight vetoed a GOP deadline of 2029 to close the Green Bay prison, saying it was a
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he expects Gov. Tony Evers to sign the state budget into law “late tonight or early tomorrow.” There is an urgency for the Legislature to wrap up its work on the budget and for Evers to sign it to ensure a
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down 19th-century abortion ban… 4-3 [ideological-line] high court ruling cements the effects of [Schlipper] ruling, which previously invalidated a ban on most abortions in Wisconsin. … We conclude that comprehensive legislation enacted over the last 50 years regulating in detail the ‘who, what, where,
From WisPolitics … — A split state Supreme Court today invalidated an 1849 law that had been interpreted as banning all abortions. Writing for the majority in a 4-3 ruling, liberal Justice Rebecca Dallet found changes the state has made to abortion laws over the past 50 years implicitly repealed
From WisPolitics … — The Senate will be first to take up the $111.1 billion budget that emerged from the Joint Finance Committee, with the Assembly planning a final vote on the document tomorrow, Speaker Robin Vos said. The two chambers approved convening in extraordinary session as they work to
The Joint Finance Committee wrapped up its work on an $111.1 billion budget today by approving a package that includes $1.4 billion in new state money to cover Medicaid costs, a series of transportation-related fee increases and the eventual closure of Green Bay’s prison. A significant portion of the package reflects the deal that Dem Gov. Tony Evers struck with GOP legislative leaders on education, child care and pieces of the Department of Transportation budget.
TOP STORIES Evers, Republican leaders reach a deal on large elements of a state budget… includes a $1.3 billion tax cut plan that would expand the state’s second-lowest tax bracket, exempt some retirement income from taxation, eliminate the residential utilities sales tax and create a film tax credit capped at
From WisPolitics … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers and legislative leaders announced they have reached an agreement to pump an additional $1.2 billion into K-12 education, child care and the UW System. The deal also includes a $1.5 billion tax cut package, adding two of the guv’s priorities to what