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Quotes of the Week I traveled all around the state last weekend and I heard concerns from Wisconsinites about whether or not the President has what it takes to do the job for four more years. I have passed on
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Wisconsin Elections Commission guidance on absentee ballot drop boxes, the state Supreme Court’s decision limiting legislative oversight of land stewardship purchases, calls to improve prison conditions, the presidential race, the 2024 Republican National Convention and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at Milwaukee’s Republican National Convention as national politics focuses on the Badger State. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who has had a strained relationship with Donald Trump, will attend next week’s Republican National Convention as an official guest. That will allow the Rochester Republican to be in the arena during
From WisPolitics … — Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski agreed to tweaks in how her office handles open records requests after a lawsuit by a conservative group found records showing her predecessor used his personal email account to seek advice
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode Trygve Olson, a senior adviser for anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project, compares former President Donald Trump to an autocrat and says Wisconsin voters will decide whether democracy continues in the 2024 presidential election.
From WisPolitics … — A Dane County judge today ruled the state Supreme Court’s decision barring any future use of the legislative maps in place for the 2022 elections prohibits recalling Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from the seat he was
Joint Finance Committee Co-chair Mark Born said today UW leaders are basically handing out “candy” to chancellors with the new round of raises approved this week, giving him pause about the system’s financial needs. “To be handing out a second
From WisPolitics … — A representative for one of the state’s top anti-abortion groups warned Republicans could lose votes after a committee approved a new party platform today that includes no call for a national ban for the first time
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss President Biden’s planned visit to Madison, Rep Dora Drake’s 4th SD special election win, the state Supreme Court accepting two abortion cases, an $81 million reduction in state aid for Milwaukee Public Schools, $49 million in federal funding for the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub and more.
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden will be in Madison on Friday for campaign and official events as he faces questions from Dems over whether he should continue as their nominee following a much-criticized debate. The White House announced
Quotes of the Week As the election draws nearer, all of a sudden they’re trying to dance around their previous stance — do not let anyone fall for it. – U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, calling out Republicans during a
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Wisconsin Elections Commission rejecting the petition to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, the death of a Lincoln Hills counselor following an attack by a youth inmate, the leak of a draft Supreme Court order relating to an abortion case and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss whether Gov. Tony Evers deserves the credit for recently announced major economic development projects. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Wisconsin Policy Forum VP and Research Director Jason Stein weighs in on the Universities of Wisconsin’s budget challenges.
“We had people all over the country, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, we had our county exec and our mayor on every national news outlet talking about how great Milwaukee is,” Visit Milwaukee’s president and CEO Peggy Williams-Smith told a WisPolitics-Milwaukee Press Club luncheon in Milwaukee Monday. “And I think that that just shows that you don’t mess with us.”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon and guest host Jack Kelly, statehouse reporter for Wisconsin Watch, discuss former President Trump’s rally in Racine, the Republican National Convention security perimeter, the latest on fiscal mismanagement at Milwaukee Public Schools, the effort to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen take a look at the continuing saga of the effort to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
In a “very conservative” estimate, Public Service Commission Chair Summer Strand at a WisPolitics luncheon Thursday said she believes every underserved and unserved location in Wisconsin would have broadband access by 2030.
In the latest edition of “Talking Trade,” Michael Best Strategies Partner Sarah Helton weighs in on recently announced extensions to tariffs on Chinese imports, arguing the move is motivated by “both politics and strategy.”
Quotes of the Week I traveled all around the state last weekend and I heard concerns from Wisconsinites about whether or not the President has what it takes to do the job for four more years. I have passed on those concerns to the White House but at the end
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Wisconsin Elections Commission guidance on absentee ballot drop boxes, the state Supreme Court’s decision limiting legislative oversight of land stewardship purchases, calls to improve prison conditions, the presidential race, the 2024 Republican National Convention and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at Milwaukee’s Republican National Convention as national politics focuses on the Badger State. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who has had a strained relationship with Donald Trump, will attend next week’s Republican National Convention as an official guest. That will allow the Rochester Republican to be in the arena during the official activities next week in Milwaukee. Vos told WisPolitics
From WisPolitics … — Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski agreed to tweaks in how her office handles open records requests after a lawsuit by a conservative group found records showing her predecessor used his personal email account to seek advice on the office budget. The Institute for Reforming Government today
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode Trygve Olson, a senior adviser for anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project, compares former President Donald Trump to an autocrat and says Wisconsin voters will decide whether democracy continues in the 2024 presidential election.
From WisPolitics … — A Dane County judge today ruled the state Supreme Court’s decision barring any future use of the legislative maps in place for the 2022 elections prohibits recalling Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from the seat he was elected to under those old lines. The group seeking to
Joint Finance Committee Co-chair Mark Born said today UW leaders are basically handing out “candy” to chancellors with the new round of raises approved this week, giving him pause about the system’s financial needs. “To be handing out a second raise this year, it appears that there’s no shortage of
From WisPolitics … — A representative for one of the state’s top anti-abortion groups warned Republicans could lose votes after a committee approved a new party platform today that includes no call for a national ban for the first time in 40 years. Meanwhile, other groups that oppose abortion had
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss President Biden’s planned visit to Madison, Rep Dora Drake’s 4th SD special election win, the state Supreme Court accepting two abortion cases, an $81 million reduction in state aid for Milwaukee Public Schools, $49 million in federal funding for the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub and more.
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden will be in Madison on Friday for campaign and official events as he faces questions from Dems over whether he should continue as their nominee following a much-criticized debate. The White House announced the Madison stop, which will be Biden’s fifth this year
Quotes of the Week As the election draws nearer, all of a sudden they’re trying to dance around their previous stance — do not let anyone fall for it. – U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, calling out Republicans during a Madison roundtable on the two-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Wisconsin Elections Commission rejecting the petition to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, the death of a Lincoln Hills counselor following an attack by a youth inmate, the leak of a draft Supreme Court order relating to an abortion case and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss whether Gov. Tony Evers deserves the credit for recently announced major economic development projects. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Wisconsin Policy Forum VP and Research Director Jason Stein weighs in on the Universities of Wisconsin’s budget challenges.
“We had people all over the country, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, we had our county exec and our mayor on every national news outlet talking about how great Milwaukee is,” Visit Milwaukee’s president and CEO Peggy Williams-Smith told a WisPolitics-Milwaukee Press Club luncheon in Milwaukee Monday. “And I think that that just shows that you don’t mess with us.”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon and guest host Jack Kelly, statehouse reporter for Wisconsin Watch, discuss former President Trump’s rally in Racine, the Republican National Convention security perimeter, the latest on fiscal mismanagement at Milwaukee Public Schools, the effort to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen take a look at the continuing saga of the effort to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
In a “very conservative” estimate, Public Service Commission Chair Summer Strand at a WisPolitics luncheon Thursday said she believes every underserved and unserved location in Wisconsin would have broadband access by 2030.
In the latest edition of “Talking Trade,” Michael Best Strategies Partner Sarah Helton weighs in on recently announced extensions to tariffs on Chinese imports, arguing the move is motivated by “both politics and strategy.”