From WisPolitics … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers is knocking GOP lawmakers for blocking the reallocation of $70 million for building projects on Universities of Wisconsin campuses, a move that could impact a widely supported engineering building at Madison. The
From WisPolitics … — A special committee plans to vote today on a proposal that would ensure Native American students can wear traditional tribal regalia at a graduation ceremony or school-sponsored event. Current law requires schools to provide reasonable accommodations
From WisPolitics … — A joint legislative committee plans to vote today on suspending a state rule that bars anyone from having a firearm while fishing after the DNR determined it was the best option to nix the prohibition since
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Minority Leader Rep. Greta Neubauer says she’s having conversations with Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul about ways to prevent the mass deportations promised by Donald Trump. “We are having conversations with Assembly
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus announced the reelection of Sen.-elect Dora Drake, D-Milwaukee, as chair. Meanwhile, Rep.-elect Sequanna Taylor will serve as vice-chair for the 2025-26 session, Rep.-elect Margaret Arney will serve as secretary and Rep.
From WisPolitics … — The state Department of Justice agrees with the Wisconsin GOP that a federal law requiring electors to meet on Tuesday trumps a state statute saying they should get together on Monday. But DOJ argued in filings
From WisPolitics … — The Senate Universities and Revenue Committee has an informational hearing planned today that will include testimony from Tech College System President Layla Merrifield. UW-Green Bay Chancellor Dr. Michael Alexander and Madison Area Technical College faculty member
From WisPolitics … — State residents will pay $327.2 million more to K-12 schools via property tax bills this month — an increase driven in part by widespread voter-approved referendums, the Wisconsin Policy Forum reports. That amounts to a 5.7%
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers says he won’t sign the next state budget if a GOP proposal requiring state employees back in the office is included in the final proposal. “No, no, no. It’s working,” Evers said in
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin reported nearly $59.6 million in receipts for the six-year cycle as she successfully won a third term by nearly 29,000 votes. Meanwhile, GOP challenger Eric Hovde raised $31.8 million from the time
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin told a WisPolitics DC luncheon that some of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are “very troubling.” But the Madison Dem also said at yesterday’s event that she’s “excited” at the prospect of
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers wants to deliver the State of the State Jan. 22 or Jan. 28 and then follow up with his budget address on either Feb. 25 or March 4. Evers yesterday sent a letter
From WisPolitics … — The Dane County judge who restored collective bargaining powers to public employees who lost them under Act 10 says he didn’t address whether to stay his ruling because GOP lawmakers hadn’t yet asked him to. Judge
From WisPolitics … — Former Justice David Prosser, who served as GOP speaker of the state Assembly before his 18-year career on the state Supreme Court, died yesterday. He was 81. State GOP Chair Brian Schimming, who served as Prosser’s
Subscribers: Today’s News Summary will be the final product of the week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Normal delivery will resume Monday. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — An assistant attorney general argued GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin Hospital Association announced today President and CEO Eric Borgerding will retire next year after 10 years of leading the group. He will be succeeded by WHA Senior Vice President of Government Relations Kyle O’Brien.
From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin Dem Chair Ben Wikler will make a decision shortly after Thanksgiving about whether to seek to lead the national party, according to a source familiar with his thinking. So far, Minnesota Dem Party Chair Ken
From WisPolitics … — State and local taxes in 2022 totaled 9.9% of personal income, a record low that was driven by rising incomes, state caps on property taxes and an income tax cut, according to the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says she didn’t vote for or against three resolutions seeking to block arm sales to Israel because neither “captures my goals of both supporting Israel’s right to defend themself and protecting the
From WisPolitics … — Vaccination rates among Wisconsin kindergarteners have recovered somewhat from pandemic lows but remain below pre-pandemic levels, new CDC figures show. Between 2018-2019 and 2023-2024, the percentage of kindergarteners in the state that have received the DTP,
From WisPolitics … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers is knocking GOP lawmakers for blocking the reallocation of $70 million for building projects on Universities of Wisconsin campuses, a move that could impact a widely supported engineering building at Madison. The Building Commission yesterday deadlocked on the proposal to move the
From WisPolitics … — A special committee plans to vote today on a proposal that would ensure Native American students can wear traditional tribal regalia at a graduation ceremony or school-sponsored event. Current law requires schools to provide reasonable accommodations of a pupil’s religious beliefs along with a ban on
From WisPolitics … — A joint legislative committee plans to vote today on suspending a state rule that bars anyone from having a firearm while fishing after the DNR determined it was the best option to nix the prohibition since it conflicts with Wisconsin law. The Department of Natural Resources
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Minority Leader Rep. Greta Neubauer says she’s having conversations with Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul about ways to prevent the mass deportations promised by Donald Trump. “We are having conversations with Assembly Democrats, in our local communities, and of course with the
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus announced the reelection of Sen.-elect Dora Drake, D-Milwaukee, as chair. Meanwhile, Rep.-elect Sequanna Taylor will serve as vice-chair for the 2025-26 session, Rep.-elect Margaret Arney will serve as secretary and Rep. Kalan Haywood was reelected treasurer. All but Arney will represent
From WisPolitics … — The state Department of Justice agrees with the Wisconsin GOP that a federal law requiring electors to meet on Tuesday trumps a state statute saying they should get together on Monday. But DOJ argued in filings yesterday that a federal judge should dismiss the suit and
From WisPolitics … — The Senate Universities and Revenue Committee has an informational hearing planned today that will include testimony from Tech College System President Layla Merrifield. UW-Green Bay Chancellor Dr. Michael Alexander and Madison Area Technical College faculty member Grant Emmel have also been invited to speak. — The
From WisPolitics … — State residents will pay $327.2 million more to K-12 schools via property tax bills this month — an increase driven in part by widespread voter-approved referendums, the Wisconsin Policy Forum reports. That amounts to a 5.7% increase in the gross property tax levy for schools to
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers says he won’t sign the next state budget if a GOP proposal requiring state employees back in the office is included in the final proposal. “No, no, no. It’s working,” Evers said in a wide-ranging interview on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin reported nearly $59.6 million in receipts for the six-year cycle as she successfully won a third term by nearly 29,000 votes. Meanwhile, GOP challenger Eric Hovde raised $31.8 million from the time he got into the race in February through the Nov.
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin told a WisPolitics DC luncheon that some of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are “very troubling.” But the Madison Dem also said at yesterday’s event that she’s “excited” at the prospect of seeing a fellow Wisconsinite — former GOP U.S. Rep. Sean
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers wants to deliver the State of the State Jan. 22 or Jan. 28 and then follow up with his budget address on either Feb. 25 or March 4. Evers yesterday sent a letter to Senate President Mary Felzkowski, R-Tomahawk, and Assembly Speaker Robin
From WisPolitics … — The Dane County judge who restored collective bargaining powers to public employees who lost them under Act 10 says he didn’t address whether to stay his ruling because GOP lawmakers hadn’t yet asked him to. Judge Jacob Frost yesterday struck down key components of the 2011
From WisPolitics … — Former Justice David Prosser, who served as GOP speaker of the state Assembly before his 18-year career on the state Supreme Court, died yesterday. He was 81. State GOP Chair Brian Schimming, who served as Prosser’s chief of staff while he led the Assembly for the
Subscribers: Today’s News Summary will be the final product of the week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Normal delivery will resume Monday. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — An assistant attorney general argued GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen can’t offer “any actual support for her position” that the
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin Hospital Association announced today President and CEO Eric Borgerding will retire next year after 10 years of leading the group. He will be succeeded by WHA Senior Vice President of Government Relations Kyle O’Brien. Borgerding, who has been with the group for 23 years,
From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin Dem Chair Ben Wikler will make a decision shortly after Thanksgiving about whether to seek to lead the national party, according to a source familiar with his thinking. So far, Minnesota Dem Party Chair Ken Martin and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley have both formally
From WisPolitics … — State and local taxes in 2022 totaled 9.9% of personal income, a record low that was driven by rising incomes, state caps on property taxes and an income tax cut, according to the Wisconsin Policy Forum. That dropped Wisconsin to the 35th highest state and local
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says she didn’t vote for or against three resolutions seeking to block arm sales to Israel because neither “captures my goals of both supporting Israel’s right to defend themself and protecting the lives of innocent Palestinians.” Baldwin, D-Madison, was the only member
From WisPolitics … — Vaccination rates among Wisconsin kindergarteners have recovered somewhat from pandemic lows but remain below pre-pandemic levels, new CDC figures show. Between 2018-2019 and 2023-2024, the percentage of kindergarteners in the state that have received the DTP, DTaP or DT vaccine for diphtheria has fallen from 96.2%
