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Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, the newest member of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation, says he doesn’t know who is responsible for last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol and called for an “absolute top-to-bottom” investigation. President Trump during a speech at
Today’s Midday podcast covers Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to modernize the state’s unemployment system, which would give the Department of Workforce Development more than $5.3 million to begin work immediately, as well as last night’s State of the State address.
Today’s Midday podcast covers Gov. Tony Evers and the Department of Health Services calling on the federal government to increase the state’s weekly COVID-19 vaccine dose allocation.
Today’s Midday podcast covers three of the state’s four federal Dem lawmakers joining calls for impeachment or for Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office.
Today’s Midday podcast covers GOP U.S. Reps. Scott Fitzgerald and Tom Tiffany being the only Wisconsin members who backed rejecting electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania as Congress confirmed Joe Biden’s presidential win in a session delayed by violent pro-Trump
Today’s Midday podcast covers Assembly Speaker Robin Vos insisting the COVID-19 bill his caucus is expected to approve tomorrow is every bit the compromise that Gov. Tony Evers portrayed his version to be.
Today’s Midday podcast covers Assembly Republicans and Dems releasing their own COVID-19 bills as Gov. Tony Evers pressed lawmakers to quickly pass the legislation he sent them last month to deal with the pandemic.
Today’s Midday podcast covers the Wisconsin House delegation’s votes for speaker, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s contentious Meet the Press interview and potential candidates for the U.S. Senate seat on the ballot next year.
Board of Regents President Andrew Petersen doesn’t expect the UW System to rekindle its presidential search process until next summer at the earliest. In an interview with WisPolitics.com, the appointee of former GOP Gov. Scott Walker touted interim-President Tommy Thompson’s
Today’s Midday podcast features coverage of Wisconsin’s six Republican members of Congress being among 59 in both chambers to oppose the sweeping $900 billion COVID-19 relief package tied to a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill passed by Congress late last
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu says Senate Republicans have created an outline for COVID-19 bill that includes some provisions similar to those in a bill outlined by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. But LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, told WisPolitics.com the Senate GOP
Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley says it’s time for the Capitol to move beyond picking fights and trying to score political points. And it’s a message the Mason Dem says applies to her side as well as Republicans. “People are
Today’s Midday podcast features coverage of end-of-year interview with Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley.
Today’s Midday podcast covers a group of Senate Republicans informing Gov. Tony Evers they intend to prioritize changes to election laws in the upcoming legislative session.
Talking Trade’s UW-Madison Prof. Ian Coxhead and M.E. Dey & Co., Pres. Sandi Siegel discuss changes afoot in east-west trade as Pres.-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office.
Today’s Midday podcast covers Republicans in a Joint Legislative Audit Committee chiding the Department of Workforce Development for not doing enough at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent a backlog of Unemployment Insurance claims.
Today’s Midday podcast features coverage of the latest coronavirus relief negotiations in Congress, including U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin saying a bipartisan group of Senate lawmakers has sent a pair of COVID-19 relief package proposals to congressional leaders for final consideration.
Today’s Midday podcast features coverage of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals granting President Trump’s request for an expedited schedule as he seeks to throw out Wisconsin’s election results and have the GOP-led state Legislature decide the state’s electors.
Today’s Midday podcast covers a Racine County reserve judge today rejecting Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn Wisconsin’s election results, affirming Joe Biden won Wisconsin’s presidential election.
With the Biden administration come new views on international trade as “Talking Trade” hosts Prof. Ian Coxhead and M.E. Day & Co., President Sandi Siegel consider how quickly any new approaches might arise…. Please log in to access subscriber content.
Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, the newest member of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation, says he doesn’t know who is responsible for last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol and called for an “absolute top-to-bottom” investigation. President Trump during a speech at the Jan. 6 Washington rally ahead of the riot told
Today’s Midday podcast covers Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to modernize the state’s unemployment system, which would give the Department of Workforce Development more than $5.3 million to begin work immediately, as well as last night’s State of the State address.
Today’s Midday podcast covers Gov. Tony Evers and the Department of Health Services calling on the federal government to increase the state’s weekly COVID-19 vaccine dose allocation.
Today’s Midday podcast covers three of the state’s four federal Dem lawmakers joining calls for impeachment or for Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office.
Today’s Midday podcast covers GOP U.S. Reps. Scott Fitzgerald and Tom Tiffany being the only Wisconsin members who backed rejecting electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania as Congress confirmed Joe Biden’s presidential win in a session delayed by violent pro-Trump protesters.
Today’s Midday podcast covers Assembly Speaker Robin Vos insisting the COVID-19 bill his caucus is expected to approve tomorrow is every bit the compromise that Gov. Tony Evers portrayed his version to be.
Today’s Midday podcast covers Assembly Republicans and Dems releasing their own COVID-19 bills as Gov. Tony Evers pressed lawmakers to quickly pass the legislation he sent them last month to deal with the pandemic.
Today’s Midday podcast covers the Wisconsin House delegation’s votes for speaker, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s contentious Meet the Press interview and potential candidates for the U.S. Senate seat on the ballot next year.
Board of Regents President Andrew Petersen doesn’t expect the UW System to rekindle its presidential search process until next summer at the earliest. In an interview with WisPolitics.com, the appointee of former GOP Gov. Scott Walker touted interim-President Tommy Thompson’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on campuses and his “innovative”
Today’s Midday podcast features coverage of Wisconsin’s six Republican members of Congress being among 59 in both chambers to oppose the sweeping $900 billion COVID-19 relief package tied to a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill passed by Congress late last night.
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu says Senate Republicans have created an outline for COVID-19 bill that includes some provisions similar to those in a bill outlined by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. But LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, told WisPolitics.com the Senate GOP outline doesn’t include any appropriations and “definitely we’re not going
Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley says it’s time for the Capitol to move beyond picking fights and trying to score political points. And it’s a message the Mason Dem says applies to her side as well as Republicans. “People are bored of that,” Bewley told WisPolitics.com. “They’ve learned, they’ve seen
Today’s Midday podcast features coverage of end-of-year interview with Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley.
Today’s Midday podcast covers a group of Senate Republicans informing Gov. Tony Evers they intend to prioritize changes to election laws in the upcoming legislative session.
Talking Trade’s UW-Madison Prof. Ian Coxhead and M.E. Dey & Co., Pres. Sandi Siegel discuss changes afoot in east-west trade as Pres.-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office.
Today’s Midday podcast covers Republicans in a Joint Legislative Audit Committee chiding the Department of Workforce Development for not doing enough at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent a backlog of Unemployment Insurance claims.
Today’s Midday podcast features coverage of the latest coronavirus relief negotiations in Congress, including U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin saying a bipartisan group of Senate lawmakers has sent a pair of COVID-19 relief package proposals to congressional leaders for final consideration.
Today’s Midday podcast features coverage of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals granting President Trump’s request for an expedited schedule as he seeks to throw out Wisconsin’s election results and have the GOP-led state Legislature decide the state’s electors.
Today’s Midday podcast covers a Racine County reserve judge today rejecting Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn Wisconsin’s election results, affirming Joe Biden won Wisconsin’s presidential election.
With the Biden administration come new views on international trade as “Talking Trade” hosts Prof. Ian Coxhead and M.E. Day & Co., President Sandi Siegel consider how quickly any new approaches might arise…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription