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Quotes of the Week This reconciliation bill is a promise kept to the American people: more money in your pocket, secure borders, lower energy costs, no tax on tips or overtime, and roots out fraud.- U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua,
TOP STORIES Major changes could be coming to BadgerCare Plus, Medicaid. Here’s what to know… [House 215-214 passed ‘big, beautiful bill’] on May 22 that would slash hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid, part of broader spending reductions to
Dem Gov. Tony Evers met twice with GOP legislative leaders this week as budget talks have ramped up, according to multiple sources.
Subscribers: There will be no WisPolitics subscriber products Monday due to Memorial Day. Delivery will resume Tuesday. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, wants 28 members of former Joe Biden’s administration to voluntarily
Subscribers: Please give us your feedback and get free entry into a WisPolitics event. Take the short survey here. From WisPolitics … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers met twice with GOP legislative leaders yesterday as budget talks have ramped up,
TOP STORIES New video shows Judge Hannah Dugan’s encounter with ICE, man’s arrest… released by Milwaukee County on May 21 through an open records request, is evidence in a federal criminal case against Dugan. … shows Dugan, who was wearing
Subscribers: Please give us your feedback and get free entry into a WisPolitics event. Take the short survey here. From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin’s House delegation split along party lines as the chamber passed a reconciliation bill that would deliver
Subscribers: Please give us your feedback and get free entry into a WisPolitics event. Take the short survey here. From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin Restaurant Association Executive Vice President Susan Quam told lawmakers today a bill eliminating the tax on
TOP STORIES Evers is optimistic state budget is on track despite federal funding uncertainty… during a Tuesday appearance on WisconsinEye’s Newsmakers program echoed comments made by key Republican lawmakers, suggesting that deliberations are getting stuck on tax cut proposals. …
Subscribers: Please give us your feedback and get free entry into a WisPolitics event. Take the short survey here. From WisPolitics … — Lawmakers and transportation experts at a WisPolitics luncheon agreed the state surplus could delay tough choices on
Subscribers: Please give us your feedback and get free entry into a WisPolitics event. Take the short survey here. From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers will meet with GOP legislative leaders tomorrow to pick up their talks on the
Gov. Tony Evers has proposed investing $3.7 million in the state budget to provide farmers with fencing to prevent wolves from killing or injuring livestock, but ag groups say more could be done to address the issue.
Subscribers: Please give us your feedback and get free entry into a WisPolitics event. Take the short survey here. From WisPolitics … — Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor, a former Dem lawmaker, is formally launching her bid for state Supreme
From WisPolitics … — Fond du Lac DA Eric Toney told WisPolitics he’s considering another run for attorney general after losing to Dem Josh Kaul by 35,000 votes in 2022. Toney said he received calls the day after the 2022
TOP STORIES Top WI GOP urge easing of party divisions. ‘You’re not going to win being disunified’… [RPW chair Schimming faced] a faction of Republicans at the convention over the weekend … considering forcing a vote of no confidence …
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is proud to introduce a new series of essays that highlight the profound impact of university innovation on the well-being of Wisconsin, the nation and the world. This series, “How Wisconsin Ingenuity Benefits
From WisPolitics … — GOP activists at this weekend’s state convention who voted in a WisPolitics straw poll narrowly favored Washington County Exec Josh Schoemann over U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany to be the party’s nominee for governor in 2026. They
Subscribers: We are sending this PM Update today instead of the usual REPORT, which will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — Hannah Dugan’s supporters have created a legal defense fund to fight what the group
TOP STORIES State Senate votes to make sharing ‘deepfake’ nude images felony in WIBill author says legislation needed to protect residents as AI capabilities advance … current law does not cover images of real people generated by artificial intelligence. …
From WisPolitics … — The Senate Education Committee is voting by paper ballot today on legislation that would require school boards to make textbooks and other instructional materials available to district residents for inspection. The Assembly version of the bill
Quotes of the Week This reconciliation bill is a promise kept to the American people: more money in your pocket, secure borders, lower energy costs, no tax on tips or overtime, and roots out fraud.- U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, on the reconciliation bill the U.S. House passed early Thursday
TOP STORIES Major changes could be coming to BadgerCare Plus, Medicaid. Here’s what to know… [House 215-214 passed ‘big, beautiful bill’] on May 22 that would slash hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid, part of broader spending reductions to help pay for President Donald Trump’s priorities on tax cuts
Dem Gov. Tony Evers met twice with GOP legislative leaders this week as budget talks have ramped up, according to multiple sources.
Subscribers: There will be no WisPolitics subscriber products Monday due to Memorial Day. Delivery will resume Tuesday. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, wants 28 members of former Joe Biden’s administration to voluntarily testify before his subcommittee on the former president’s cognitive decline.
Subscribers: Please give us your feedback and get free entry into a WisPolitics event. Take the short survey here. From WisPolitics … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers met twice with GOP legislative leaders yesterday as budget talks have ramped up, according to multiple sources. WisPolitics reported earlier this week that
TOP STORIES New video shows Judge Hannah Dugan’s encounter with ICE, man’s arrest… released by Milwaukee County on May 21 through an open records request, is evidence in a federal criminal case against Dugan. … shows Dugan, who was wearing her black judicial robe, speaking with agents on April 18
Subscribers: Please give us your feedback and get free entry into a WisPolitics event. Take the short survey here. From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin’s House delegation split along party lines as the chamber passed a reconciliation bill that would deliver on a host of President Donald Trump’s domestic priorities. The
Subscribers: Please give us your feedback and get free entry into a WisPolitics event. Take the short survey here. From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin Restaurant Association Executive Vice President Susan Quam told lawmakers today a bill eliminating the tax on tips would support restaurant workers and owners. “Eliminating income tax
TOP STORIES Evers is optimistic state budget is on track despite federal funding uncertainty… during a Tuesday appearance on WisconsinEye’s Newsmakers program echoed comments made by key Republican lawmakers, suggesting that deliberations are getting stuck on tax cut proposals. … “People have been working on our side and their side
Subscribers: Please give us your feedback and get free entry into a WisPolitics event. Take the short survey here. From WisPolitics … — Lawmakers and transportation experts at a WisPolitics luncheon agreed the state surplus could delay tough choices on how to fund transportation, but they expect hard decisions in
Subscribers: Please give us your feedback and get free entry into a WisPolitics event. Take the short survey here. From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers will meet with GOP legislative leaders tomorrow to pick up their talks on the budget, according to a source with knowledge of their plans.
Gov. Tony Evers has proposed investing $3.7 million in the state budget to provide farmers with fencing to prevent wolves from killing or injuring livestock, but ag groups say more could be done to address the issue.
Subscribers: Please give us your feedback and get free entry into a WisPolitics event. Take the short survey here. From WisPolitics … — Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor, a former Dem lawmaker, is formally launching her bid for state Supreme Court in 2026, when liberals will look to expand their
From WisPolitics … — Fond du Lac DA Eric Toney told WisPolitics he’s considering another run for attorney general after losing to Dem Josh Kaul by 35,000 votes in 2022. Toney said he received calls the day after the 2022 election urging him to take another run at the job
TOP STORIES Top WI GOP urge easing of party divisions. ‘You’re not going to win being disunified’… [RPW chair Schimming faced] a faction of Republicans at the convention over the weekend … considering forcing a vote of no confidence … however, the state’s top elected Republicans appeared to try to
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is proud to introduce a new series of essays that highlight the profound impact of university innovation on the well-being of Wisconsin, the nation and the world. This series, “How Wisconsin Ingenuity Benefits the World,” marks WARF’s 100 years of advancing research and
From WisPolitics … — GOP activists at this weekend’s state convention who voted in a WisPolitics straw poll narrowly favored Washington County Exec Josh Schoemann over U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany to be the party’s nominee for governor in 2026. They also overwhelmingly backed JD Vance for the GOP presidential nomination
Subscribers: We are sending this PM Update today instead of the usual REPORT, which will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — Hannah Dugan’s supporters have created a legal defense fund to fight what the group calls an “unprecedented attack on the independent judiciary by the
TOP STORIES State Senate votes to make sharing ‘deepfake’ nude images felony in WIBill author says legislation needed to protect residents as AI capabilities advance … current law does not cover images of real people generated by artificial intelligence. … [Sen. Jacque floor speech] cited a [DHS study] that found
From WisPolitics … — The Senate Education Committee is voting by paper ballot today on legislation that would require school boards to make textbooks and other instructional materials available to district residents for inspection. The Assembly version of the bill cleared that chamber 54-43 in February. The committee will exec