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Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald charged the old GAB was engaged in an active conspiracy to tilt the recall elections of 2011 and 2012 against Republicans and push them out of power as retribution for Act 10. Former GAB Director

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald charged the old GAB was engaged in an active conspiracy to tilt the recall elections of 2011 and 2012 against Republicans and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Ethics Commission agreed to pay investigator Patrick Fiedler $350 an hour to conduct the probe into allegations administrator Brian Bell had acted in a partisan manner, according to a copy of

During his confirmation hearing, senators may bang on about Judge Michael Brennan’S politics or, as they did with another recent nominee, his religion. They may (falsely and unfairly) excoriate the Federalist Society as the Opus Dei of the legal profession – or at least what they imagine (falsely and unfairly) Opus Dei to be. None of it matters. Judge Brennan will not change the legal strike zone regardless of who is on the mound.

Schachtner win gives hope. But everything would have to go right.

Democrats have eked out important victories in districts that had traditionally been red, including the most recent in Wisconsin. Patty Schachtner, a medical examiner from St. Croix County, defeated state Rep. Adam Jarchow (R-Balsam Lake) last week for state Senate, surprising just about anyone paying attention.

Rep. Evan Goyke, a Democrat from Milwaukee, wrote the blueprint for closing the troubled youth prison Lincoln Hills. Does he have the roadmap back to power for Wisconsin Democrats?
MILWAUKEE — The three candidates for state Supreme Court traded barbs Monday about their judicial philosophies and records during their first debate ahead of next month’s primary. Sauk County Circuit Court Judge Michael Screnock took the first shot during opening
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin joined a majority of their colleagues today in voting for a short term funding bill that will keep the government going for three weeks. Senators
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Jan. 30: WisPolitics Luncheon with Kevin Nicholson Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday, Jan. 30 with GOP U.S. candidate Kevin Nicholson to talk about the 2018

Historian Sergio Gonzalez says of Latinos in Wisconsin that “as we continue to organize, our resilience comes from the fact that we’ve been here before.”

The unemployment rate in Wisconsin is now the lowest it has been in the history of the state.

Trump keeps moving the goal posts. Compromise and negotiation are essential to governing, but anathema to Trump.

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald charged the old GAB was engaged in an active conspiracy to tilt the recall elections of 2011 and 2012 against Republicans and push them out of power as retribution for Act 10. Former GAB Director Kevin Kennedy hotly rejected Fitzgerald’s accusation, calling it “baseless.” Still,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald charged the old GAB was engaged in an active conspiracy to tilt the recall elections of 2011 and 2012 against Republicans and push them out of power as retribution for Act 10.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Ethics Commission agreed to pay investigator Patrick Fiedler $350 an hour to conduct the probe into allegations administrator Brian Bell had acted in a partisan manner, according to a copy of the agreement provided to WisPolitics.com under the open records law.

During his confirmation hearing, senators may bang on about Judge Michael Brennan’S politics or, as they did with another recent nominee, his religion. They may (falsely and unfairly) excoriate the Federalist Society as the Opus Dei of the legal profession – or at least what they imagine (falsely and unfairly) Opus Dei to be. None of it matters. Judge Brennan will not change the legal strike zone regardless of who is on the mound.

Schachtner win gives hope. But everything would have to go right.

Democrats have eked out important victories in districts that had traditionally been red, including the most recent in Wisconsin. Patty Schachtner, a medical examiner from St. Croix County, defeated state Rep. Adam Jarchow (R-Balsam Lake) last week for state Senate, surprising just about anyone paying attention.

Rep. Evan Goyke, a Democrat from Milwaukee, wrote the blueprint for closing the troubled youth prison Lincoln Hills. Does he have the roadmap back to power for Wisconsin Democrats?
MILWAUKEE — The three candidates for state Supreme Court traded barbs Monday about their judicial philosophies and records during their first debate ahead of next month’s primary. Sauk County Circuit Court Judge Michael Screnock took the first shot during opening statements, saying he’s dedicated to upholding the separation of powers
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin joined a majority of their colleagues today in voting for a short term funding bill that will keep the government going for three weeks. Senators allowed the government to shut down midnight Friday after failing
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Jan. 30: WisPolitics Luncheon with Kevin Nicholson Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday, Jan. 30 with GOP U.S. candidate Kevin Nicholson to talk about the 2018 race for the seat now held by Tammy Baldwin. See

Historian Sergio Gonzalez says of Latinos in Wisconsin that “as we continue to organize, our resilience comes from the fact that we’ve been here before.”

The unemployment rate in Wisconsin is now the lowest it has been in the history of the state.

Trump keeps moving the goal posts. Compromise and negotiation are essential to governing, but anathema to Trump.