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On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss reaction to Trump’s tariffs, results of the Marquette University Law School Poll, the latest action on a major transmission line bill and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the latest in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race between Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel.
TOP STORIES Wisconsin officials scramble ahead of Trump order shuttering federal education agency… preliminary executive order … seeks to eliminate the agency to “the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law” … directs [Ed Sec.] McMahon to “take all necessary
On March 15, the Driftless Area Voters for Wisconsin (DAVFW) will host a local subject matter expert who will explain the intricacies of immigration law and what the rights are for those concerned about deportation. Topics to be covered include clarification of
MADISON, Wis. — Reporting from the Wisconsin Examiner yesterday highlighted new comments by extreme politician Brad Schimel who is once again bending the knee to Donald Trump while undermining our democracy and casting doubt on the 2020 election. According to the Wisconsin Examiner, Brad
2025-27 State Budget Brief Media ReleaseDownload… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.
Democrats at a crowded Capitol hearing argued provisions in a GOP bill prohibiting school staff from referring to students by their preferred name and pronouns without parental permission would allow school boards to stand in the way of legal name changes.
Law Forward has filed notice with Madison and Dane County it intends to seek damages in a class action lawsuit over the 193 absentee ballots the city failed to include in its results for the November 2024 election.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), and Maxwell Frost (FL-10), introduced the Protect Social Security and Medicare Act. Given that President Trump is laying the groundwork to gut Social Security and Medicare, this bill aims to
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare lizard, which may result from the Wisconsin Dells Public Works Facility project in Columbia County. Incidental take refers
State Senator Melissa Ratcliff (D-Cottage Grove) joined hundreds of parents, students, educators, advocates, clergy, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community in publicly condemning two bills targeting the LGBTQIA+ community and Trans and Nonbinary students at a public hearing on March
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released a statement regarding a new multi-state lawsuit to stop the Trump Administration from gutting critical federal funding at the U.S. Department of Education to fund programs designed to address teacher shortages and enhance
MADISON, Wis.—From lifestyle recommendations that will help fight off Alzheimer’s disease symptoms to job creation to economic growth, Universities of Wisconsin, UW–Madison, and UW-Milwaukee leaders and faculty today discussed the importance of federal research funding on the people and communities
The WMC Issues Mobilization Council and Elon Musk’s Building America’s Future are up with new TV ads knocking liberal Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford on crime.
From WisPolitics … — The Elections Commission will meet today on a staff report outlining things the Madison clerk could’ve done to avoid the failure to count 193 absentee ballots from November. The commission’s agenda also includes the results of
From WisPolitics … — At a crowded Capitol hearing today, Democrats argued provisions in a GOP bill prohibiting school staff from referring to students by their preferred name and pronouns without parental permission would allow school boards to stand in
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today issued the following statement regarding news reports that President Trump may soon sign an executive order aimed at facilitating the closure of the U.S. Department of Education: “Dismantling the Department of Education
MADISON, Wisc. — On Thursday, Brittany Kinser, candidate for Superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction, released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced plans to abolish the Department of Education. “With Wisconsin schools caught in a political battle in
Madison — In a letter sent today citing exorbitant indirect costs and failed research, PETA urges the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to end waste and abuse by cutting funding to the seven National Primate Research Centers (NPRCs), including the one at UW-Madison.
Dear Republican Colleagues: Unfortunately, the leadership of both houses have decided that Senate Bill 28 (AB 25) – The Right of First Refusal Bill (ROFR), must be rammed through the legislative process to placate the powerful special interests in the
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss reaction to Trump’s tariffs, results of the Marquette University Law School Poll, the latest action on a major transmission line bill and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the latest in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race between Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel.
TOP STORIES Wisconsin officials scramble ahead of Trump order shuttering federal education agency… preliminary executive order … seeks to eliminate the agency to “the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law” … directs [Ed Sec.] McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education
On March 15, the Driftless Area Voters for Wisconsin (DAVFW) will host a local subject matter expert who will explain the intricacies of immigration law and what the rights are for those concerned about deportation. Topics to be covered include clarification of the definitions of refugee, asylum seeker, undocumented immigrant, A-Number, and
MADISON, Wis. — Reporting from the Wisconsin Examiner yesterday highlighted new comments by extreme politician Brad Schimel who is once again bending the knee to Donald Trump while undermining our democracy and casting doubt on the 2020 election. According to the Wisconsin Examiner, Brad Schimel told a group of canvassers last weekend that he
2025-27 State Budget Brief Media ReleaseDownload… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.
Democrats at a crowded Capitol hearing argued provisions in a GOP bill prohibiting school staff from referring to students by their preferred name and pronouns without parental permission would allow school boards to stand in the way of legal name changes.
Law Forward has filed notice with Madison and Dane County it intends to seek damages in a class action lawsuit over the 193 absentee ballots the city failed to include in its results for the November 2024 election.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), and Maxwell Frost (FL-10), introduced the Protect Social Security and Medicare Act. Given that President Trump is laying the groundwork to gut Social Security and Medicare, this bill aims to prevent House Republicans from cutting these programs by raising the
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare lizard, which may result from the Wisconsin Dells Public Works Facility project in Columbia County. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals
State Senator Melissa Ratcliff (D-Cottage Grove) joined hundreds of parents, students, educators, advocates, clergy, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community in publicly condemning two bills targeting the LGBTQIA+ community and Trans and Nonbinary students at a public hearing on March 6, 2025. Assembly Bill 100 would ban certain transgender student-athletes
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released a statement regarding a new multi-state lawsuit to stop the Trump Administration from gutting critical federal funding at the U.S. Department of Education to fund programs designed to address teacher shortages and enhance teacher quality nationwide toward ultimately helping improve student outcomes in
MADISON, Wis.—From lifestyle recommendations that will help fight off Alzheimer’s disease symptoms to job creation to economic growth, Universities of Wisconsin, UW–Madison, and UW-Milwaukee leaders and faculty today discussed the importance of federal research funding on the people and communities of Wisconsin. The remarks came at a news conference Thursday
The WMC Issues Mobilization Council and Elon Musk’s Building America’s Future are up with new TV ads knocking liberal Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford on crime.
From WisPolitics … — The Elections Commission will meet today on a staff report outlining things the Madison clerk could’ve done to avoid the failure to count 193 absentee ballots from November. The commission’s agenda also includes the results of a post-election audit that included a hand count of more
From WisPolitics … — At a crowded Capitol hearing today, Democrats argued provisions in a GOP bill prohibiting school staff from referring to students by their preferred name and pronouns without parental permission would allow school boards to stand in the way of legal name changes. Wisconsin law allows anyone
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today issued the following statement regarding news reports that President Trump may soon sign an executive order aimed at facilitating the closure of the U.S. Department of Education: “Dismantling the Department of Education would be devastating for our kids. We must stand up
MADISON, Wisc. — On Thursday, Brittany Kinser, candidate for Superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction, released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced plans to abolish the Department of Education. “With Wisconsin schools caught in a political battle in Washington, I understand there are legitimate concerns due to the
Madison — In a letter sent today citing exorbitant indirect costs and failed research, PETA urges the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to end waste and abuse by cutting funding to the seven National Primate Research Centers (NPRCs), including the one at UW-Madison. Over the past six decades, the primate centers have killed
Dear Republican Colleagues: Unfortunately, the leadership of both houses have decided that Senate Bill 28 (AB 25) – The Right of First Refusal Bill (ROFR), must be rammed through the legislative process to placate the powerful special interests in the Wisconsin utility industry. I will not use this email to