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Former Gov. Tommy Thompson, who has flirted in recent months with making another run for his old office, instead has endorsed fellow Republican Tom Tiffany.
The state GOP has canceled a meeting of its executive committee that had been called to discuss personnel matters amid criticism of state Chair Brian Schimming, according to two sources.
GOP state Rep. Jessie Rodriguez announced today she won’t seek reelection to her swing state in the Assembly this fall, saying she wants to give more time to her family after nearly 14 years in the Legislature.
Two Madison voters are suing the state Elections Commission after the agency ordered local election officials to reject their absentee ballots even though the city clerk’s office received them before the April 7 election.
A split Dane County Board of Canvassers is preparing to appeal an order from the state Elections Commission barring the counting of 23 absentee ballots cast by Madison voters that the city clerk didn’t deliver to the polling site by the statutory deadline.
Former UW President Jay Rothman accused Regents President Amy Bogost of misleading a state Senate committee when she said a 2% tuition increase for the 2026-27 school year wasn’t “written in stone,” according to an email obtained by WisPolitics.
The state Elections Commission is directing Madison to redo its canvass of the spring election after finding it improperly included 23 absentee ballots that arrived at polling sites after the deadline due to clerk error.
Jacque is the sixth Republican in the 18-member Senate GOP caucus to retire.
The business leaders who challenged Wisconsin’s congressional map as an “anti-competitive gerrymander” filed a notice of appeal with the state Supreme Court after a three-judge panel on Tuesday dismissed the suit.
The panel found the suit was barred by a 2022 Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that found the partisan composition of districts can’t be challenged in state courts. The judges wrote as “an inferior court,” they were obligated to follow that ruling.
1st District Court of Appeals Judge Pedro Colón, a former Dem lawmaker, today launched his campaign for the state Supreme Court, pledging any who appeared before him as a justice would get “a listening ear and a fair shot.”
GOP Rep. Dean Kaufert, who returned to the Legislature this session after leaving a decade earlier when he became Neenah mayor, announced today he won’t seek reelection. Kaufert said in a statement he has spent the last 38 years “representing
7th CD candidate Jessi Ebben criticized GOP rival Michael Alfonso for relying on family ties and transportation industry dollars. Alfonso was not among the three GOP candidates who appeared at the April 22 candidate forum in Mercer, hosted by the Iron County Republican Party.
GOP businessman and attorney Paul Wassgren has suspended his campaign for the 7th CD, saying he plans to instead support fellow Wisconsin Republicans and get more involved in the Catholic Church.
Two committee members cited the agreements Monday in declining to discuss with WisPolitics this weekend’s meeting, which followed calls for state party Chair Brian Schimming’s removal as chair after conservative Maria Lazar lost the state Supreme Court race earlier this month by 20 points.
Clark County Judge Lyndsey Brunette today launched her campaign for an open seat on the state Supreme Court, touting her work as an elected Dem district attorney and saying those on the bench should apply the law fairly and equally.
State Rep. Francesa Hong called for a pause on new data centers in Wisconsin, while Dem gubernatorial rival and former DOA Secretary Joel Brennan said he believed one of just a few months was needed to implement important guardrails. Meanwhile, former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes told an April 14 Wisconsin Citizen Action virtual forum he wanted more stringent regulations before any new data centers are built in Wisconsin.
The Assembly and Senate left open a special session Dem Gov. Tony Evers called to ban partisan gerrymandering, saying they wanted to continue talks and gather public input.
Dem candidates for governor discussed data centers, the minimum wage and other issues during a Wisconsin Citizen Action virtual forum.
GOP state Sen. Jesse James today dropped plans to run against Dem Sen. Jeff Smith for a western Wisconsin seat, dealing another blow to Republicans’ hopes of holding onto their majority this fall.
Former Gov. Tommy Thompson, who has flirted in recent months with making another run for his old office, instead has endorsed fellow Republican Tom Tiffany.
The state GOP has canceled a meeting of its executive committee that had been called to discuss personnel matters amid criticism of state Chair Brian Schimming, according to two sources.
GOP state Rep. Jessie Rodriguez announced today she won’t seek reelection to her swing state in the Assembly this fall, saying she wants to give more time to her family after nearly 14 years in the Legislature.
Two Madison voters are suing the state Elections Commission after the agency ordered local election officials to reject their absentee ballots even though the city clerk’s office received them before the April 7 election.
A split Dane County Board of Canvassers is preparing to appeal an order from the state Elections Commission barring the counting of 23 absentee ballots cast by Madison voters that the city clerk didn’t deliver to the polling site by the statutory deadline.
Former UW President Jay Rothman accused Regents President Amy Bogost of misleading a state Senate committee when she said a 2% tuition increase for the 2026-27 school year wasn’t “written in stone,” according to an email obtained by WisPolitics.
The state Elections Commission is directing Madison to redo its canvass of the spring election after finding it improperly included 23 absentee ballots that arrived at polling sites after the deadline due to clerk error.
Jacque is the sixth Republican in the 18-member Senate GOP caucus to retire.
The business leaders who challenged Wisconsin’s congressional map as an “anti-competitive gerrymander” filed a notice of appeal with the state Supreme Court after a three-judge panel on Tuesday dismissed the suit.
The panel found the suit was barred by a 2022 Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that found the partisan composition of districts can’t be challenged in state courts. The judges wrote as “an inferior court,” they were obligated to follow that ruling.
1st District Court of Appeals Judge Pedro Colón, a former Dem lawmaker, today launched his campaign for the state Supreme Court, pledging any who appeared before him as a justice would get “a listening ear and a fair shot.”
GOP Rep. Dean Kaufert, who returned to the Legislature this session after leaving a decade earlier when he became Neenah mayor, announced today he won’t seek reelection. Kaufert said in a statement he has spent the last 38 years “representing this area trying to do what is right for the
7th CD candidate Jessi Ebben criticized GOP rival Michael Alfonso for relying on family ties and transportation industry dollars. Alfonso was not among the three GOP candidates who appeared at the April 22 candidate forum in Mercer, hosted by the Iron County Republican Party.
GOP businessman and attorney Paul Wassgren has suspended his campaign for the 7th CD, saying he plans to instead support fellow Wisconsin Republicans and get more involved in the Catholic Church.
Two committee members cited the agreements Monday in declining to discuss with WisPolitics this weekend’s meeting, which followed calls for state party Chair Brian Schimming’s removal as chair after conservative Maria Lazar lost the state Supreme Court race earlier this month by 20 points.
Clark County Judge Lyndsey Brunette today launched her campaign for an open seat on the state Supreme Court, touting her work as an elected Dem district attorney and saying those on the bench should apply the law fairly and equally.
State Rep. Francesa Hong called for a pause on new data centers in Wisconsin, while Dem gubernatorial rival and former DOA Secretary Joel Brennan said he believed one of just a few months was needed to implement important guardrails. Meanwhile, former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes told an April 14 Wisconsin Citizen Action virtual forum he wanted more stringent regulations before any new data centers are built in Wisconsin.
The Assembly and Senate left open a special session Dem Gov. Tony Evers called to ban partisan gerrymandering, saying they wanted to continue talks and gather public input.
Dem candidates for governor discussed data centers, the minimum wage and other issues during a Wisconsin Citizen Action virtual forum.
GOP state Sen. Jesse James today dropped plans to run against Dem Sen. Jeff Smith for a western Wisconsin seat, dealing another blow to Republicans’ hopes of holding onto their majority this fall.