David Wise, Author at WisPolitics

Vos drops Brandtjen as Campaigns and Elections Committee chair; LeMahieu taps Wimberger to co-chair Joint Legislative Audit Committee

Friday, Dec 16, 2022

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos formally dropped Rep. Janel Brandtjen as chair of the Campaigns and Elections Committee after hinting at the move this fall. Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, tapped Sen. Eric Wimberger to co-chair the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, replacing Sen. Rob Cowles in that role next session.

FRI AM Update: LeMahieu announces committee assignments; Baldwin, Johnson vote in favor of defense bill

Friday, Dec 16, 2022

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists From WisPolitics.com … — Sen. Eric Wimberger will co-chair the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, replacing Sen. Rob Cowles in that role next session. Cowles, R-Green Bay, will continue to chair

Will Kenworthy: Wisconsin’s regulators have delivered a win for solar; now they must go further

Thursday, Dec 15, 2022

If approved, a petition filed by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association would confirm third-party financed solar systems are not regulated as public utilities, allowing customers to choose solar without threat of legal action from utilities.

Bruce Thompson: Why are our congressional districts so gerrymandered?

Thursday, Dec 15, 2022

Key reason: too much emphasis on ‘communities of interest.’

Don Huebscher: Thanks for nothing, Paul Ryan

Thursday, Dec 15, 2022

Ryan was an architect of the 2011 redistricting of Wisconsin that left the state with permanent minority rule in our Legislature.

M.D. Kittle: Zuckerbucks-backed group back in Wisconsin

Thursday, Dec 15, 2022

The liberal voting activist group that dumped $350 million of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s money on local election offices during the 2020 presidential election is back again with another $80 million to give over the next five years.

Matthew Rothschild: How Wisconsin Supreme Court races became so partisan

Thursday, Dec 15, 2022

For many years, the Wisconsin Supreme Court had a tremendous national reputation, and outside money played little, if any, role in who got on the court.

Bill Barth: The extra money belongs to people

Thursday, Dec 15, 2022

Growing surplus provides an opportunity to rebate dollars in Wisconsin.

Lisa Nalbandian & Kyla A Calvert Mason: Main Street Agenda revived belief that we can build bridges by listening to and understanding each other

Thursday, Dec 15, 2022

At a time when political debates and discussions can feel like they are taking place across impassible divides, Wisconsin Public Radio’s Main Street Agenda revived our belief that there are bridges we can build by listening to and understanding each other.

Eric Gunn: Why proposed development for new Downtown soccer stadium should include pay guarantee for service jobs

Thursday, Dec 15, 2022

A proposed development that would bring a new soccer stadium to downtown Milwaukee should include guarantees of good wages and a path to union representation for workers in the stadium district in return for public subsidies, a new report recommends.

Audit calls for transparency on Evers’ COVID relief spending

Thursday, Dec 15, 2022

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Budget surplus pushes Wisconsin’s financial reserves to an all-time high. How did we get here?

Thursday, Dec 15, 2022

Milwaukee Co. officials question murder-suicide of 7-year-old and her mother

Thursday, Dec 15, 2022

Growing number of UW System campuses installing opioid overdose kits

Thursday, Dec 15, 2022

Wisconsinite celebrates Respect for Marriage Act

Thursday, Dec 15, 2022

Judge forwards Obama family suit against University School of Milwaukee

Thursday, Dec 15, 2022

Dairy Management CEO received $2.68M pay package in his last year on job

Thursday, Dec 15, 2022

Natural Resources Board approves restarting process to set PFAS standards

Thursday, Dec 15, 2022

The Natural Resources Board unanimously approved a measure to restart the process of setting numerical standards for PFAS in groundwater.

THU AM Update: UW-Madison receiving $9.3M to create institute to address needs of rural communities

Thursday, Dec 15, 2022

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — UW-Madison is receiving $9.3 million to create an institute to address the needs of the state’s rural communities. The grant to create the Wisconsin Rural Partnership is

Evers hosts listening session in Kenosha on budget

Wednesday, Dec 14, 2022

Vos drops Brandtjen as Campaigns and Elections Committee chair; LeMahieu taps Wimberger to co-chair Joint Legislative Audit Committee

Friday, Dec 16, 2022

Lisa Nalbandian & Kyla A Calvert Mason: Main Street Agenda revived belief that we can build bridges by listening to and understanding each other

Thursday, Dec 15, 2022