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Quotes of the Week Milwaukee, where we are having our convention, is a horrible city. – Former President Donald Trump speaking to House Republicans this week, according to a Punchbowl News report. Trump’s campaign issued a statement pushing back on
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss problems at Milwaukee Public Schools, the effort to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, the state Supreme Court ruling against Racine using a mobile voting van, Milwaukee’s new elections chief, the Dem Party state convention and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider voter reaction to former President Trump’s felony conviction for falsifying business records in hush money scheme. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Angela Lang, executive director of Milwaukee-based Black Leaders Organizing for Communities weighs in on Milwaukee and Black and Brown voters’ importance in the 2024 election. Lang also shares her thoughts on what President Joe Biden could do to appeal to Black voters.
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Port of Green Bay Director Dean Haen discusses the business climate in northeastern Wisconsin and an ongoing expansion project. “We’re serving the industries of agriculture, construction and manufacturing, so as they need raw
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss felony charges against the warden and eight others in Waupun prison deaths, calls to reform Milwaukee Public Schools, UW Regent Bob Atwell’s resignation, campaign registration papers filed in legislative races, this weekend’s Dem state convention and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, set the stage for the 2024 fall legislative elections with candidate filings completed this past week. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
The Joint Finance Committee today approved $5 million for a program to help attract large events to the state of Wisconsin, half of what WEDC had requested to get the project off the ground.
Former GOP Gov. Tommy Thompson, who helped launch private school choice in Milwaukee three decades ago as a way to force change in public schools, called for a 90-day study committee to tackle the “emergency” at MPS.
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Global Lite Refinery CEO Sahr Lebbie discusses how he launched a palm oil refinery in Sierra Leone from his corporate base in Milwaukee.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Dane County Circuit Court Judge Jacob Frost’s ties to a 2011 petition seeking to recall former Gov. Scott Walker, Milwaukee Public Schools funding issues, and the latest effort to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss finding and convincing Wisconsin independent voters to vote for a partisan candidate in the presidential election. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Rick Abrams, CEO of the Wisconsin Health Care Association and Wisconsin Center for Assisted Living (WHCA/WiCAL) shares concerns about Wisconsin’s nursing homes’ ability to meet new minimum staffing standards in the midst of a worker shortage.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the latest update on the state budget, new legislative retirements, next week’s deadline in the effort to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and last weekend’s GOP state convention.
Quotes of the Week This is bullshit. -Sen. Tim Carpenter, D-Milwaukee, after Senate Republicans cut off debate on overriding Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of grants for western Wisconsin during a floor session this week. We had time for appropriate debate.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the absentee ballot drop box case before the state Supreme Court, tensions flaring during a state Senate session to override some of Gov. Tony Evers’ vetoes, the state GOP convention kicking off today in Appleton and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the upcoming spring 2025 Supreme Court election, now an open seat that will determine ideological control of the court with liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley’s plan to retire. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
“It is a big lift for us to flip 15 seats in one year, no question,” Neubauer said at Thursday’s luncheon. “Do I think we’re building the infrastructure to do it and have the candidates to do it? I do. I think it’s entirely possible.”
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Forward Analytics Director Dale Knapp says the state will need to build more housing to meet an increased need due in part to the baby boom of the mid-20th century. Knapp said some challenges
In the latest edition of “Talking Trade,” Wisconsin District Export Council Acting Chair Chris Wojtowicz discusses the latest developments in the global export landscape and how it connects to the state.
Quotes of the Week Milwaukee, where we are having our convention, is a horrible city. – Former President Donald Trump speaking to House Republicans this week, according to a Punchbowl News report. Trump’s campaign issued a statement pushing back on the reporting but confirmed the former president was “explicitly referring
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss problems at Milwaukee Public Schools, the effort to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, the state Supreme Court ruling against Racine using a mobile voting van, Milwaukee’s new elections chief, the Dem Party state convention and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider voter reaction to former President Trump’s felony conviction for falsifying business records in hush money scheme. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Angela Lang, executive director of Milwaukee-based Black Leaders Organizing for Communities weighs in on Milwaukee and Black and Brown voters’ importance in the 2024 election. Lang also shares her thoughts on what President Joe Biden could do to appeal to Black voters.
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Port of Green Bay Director Dean Haen discusses the business climate in northeastern Wisconsin and an ongoing expansion project. “We’re serving the industries of agriculture, construction and manufacturing, so as they need raw materials, the port serves as the conduit for those commodities,”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss felony charges against the warden and eight others in Waupun prison deaths, calls to reform Milwaukee Public Schools, UW Regent Bob Atwell’s resignation, campaign registration papers filed in legislative races, this weekend’s Dem state convention and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, set the stage for the 2024 fall legislative elections with candidate filings completed this past week. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
The Joint Finance Committee today approved $5 million for a program to help attract large events to the state of Wisconsin, half of what WEDC had requested to get the project off the ground.
Former GOP Gov. Tommy Thompson, who helped launch private school choice in Milwaukee three decades ago as a way to force change in public schools, called for a 90-day study committee to tackle the “emergency” at MPS.
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Global Lite Refinery CEO Sahr Lebbie discusses how he launched a palm oil refinery in Sierra Leone from his corporate base in Milwaukee.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Dane County Circuit Court Judge Jacob Frost’s ties to a 2011 petition seeking to recall former Gov. Scott Walker, Milwaukee Public Schools funding issues, and the latest effort to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss finding and convincing Wisconsin independent voters to vote for a partisan candidate in the presidential election. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Rick Abrams, CEO of the Wisconsin Health Care Association and Wisconsin Center for Assisted Living (WHCA/WiCAL) shares concerns about Wisconsin’s nursing homes’ ability to meet new minimum staffing standards in the midst of a worker shortage.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the latest update on the state budget, new legislative retirements, next week’s deadline in the effort to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and last weekend’s GOP state convention.
Quotes of the Week This is bullshit. -Sen. Tim Carpenter, D-Milwaukee, after Senate Republicans cut off debate on overriding Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of grants for western Wisconsin during a floor session this week. We had time for appropriate debate. But we ran out of time. – Senate Majority Leader
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the absentee ballot drop box case before the state Supreme Court, tensions flaring during a state Senate session to override some of Gov. Tony Evers’ vetoes, the state GOP convention kicking off today in Appleton and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the upcoming spring 2025 Supreme Court election, now an open seat that will determine ideological control of the court with liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley’s plan to retire. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
“It is a big lift for us to flip 15 seats in one year, no question,” Neubauer said at Thursday’s luncheon. “Do I think we’re building the infrastructure to do it and have the candidates to do it? I do. I think it’s entirely possible.”
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Forward Analytics Director Dale Knapp says the state will need to build more housing to meet an increased need due in part to the baby boom of the mid-20th century. Knapp said some challenges are building enough housing that’s also affordable and people with
In the latest edition of “Talking Trade,” Wisconsin District Export Council Acting Chair Chris Wojtowicz discusses the latest developments in the global export landscape and how it connects to the state.