Holtz, Evers clash at WASB forum

At a candidate forum today, Holtz derided Evers and DPI officials who are “presuming to know what’s best for your community” despite never having been there. But Evers, who’s running for a third term, countered he’s in schools “all the

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THU News Summary: Ryan open to health care bill changes; Walker hoping for ‘meaningful’ Medicaid reform

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 6: WisPolitics.com 2018 Election Cycle Preview This happy hour event in Madison previews the political landscape in advance of the 2018 elections for governor and U.S. Senate with the Cook Political Report’s Jennifer Duffy, Marquette Law pollster Charles Franklin and “Rewind” analysts JR Ross

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Lawmakers hold packed public hearing on high-capacity wells bill

Backers and opponents of a bill that would remove DNR oversight of the replacement, reconstruction and transfer of high-capacity wells lined up at a packed public hearing today.   Meanwhile, bill authors Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and GOP Rep. Gary Tauchen maintained the legislation would bring certainty to farmers, municipalities

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Holtz, Evers clash at WASB forum

At a candidate forum today, Holtz derided Evers and DPI officials who are “presuming to know what’s best for your community” despite never having been there. But Evers, who’s running for a third term, countered he’s in schools “all the time,” telling Wisconsin Association of School Boards members “you know

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Elections Commission dismisses OWN complaint against Humphries, Holtz

The Elections Commission unanimously dismissed a complaint filed against John Humphries and Lowell Holtz, finding their talks that one could get a six-figure salary and a driver if the other won the state superintendent’s race did not violate election bribery laws. Scot Ross of liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now,

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