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GOP legislative leaders retain lawyers in CD map challenge, climate change lawsuit

Tuesday, Oct 14, 2025

GOP legislative leaders in recent months have signed new contracts retaining lawyers in a lawsuit seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s congressional map, plus one seeking to strike down laws a group of young plaintiffs believe worsen climate change.

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Neylon pitches proposed rules review as way to ‘make JCRAR great again’

Friday, Oct 10, 2025

GOP state Rep. Adam Neylon urged lawmakers to back legislation that would require lawmakers to reauthorize chapters in the administrative code every seven years, saying it would “make JCRAR great again.”

Read More »

Dems want congressional map challenge to proceed, Republicans ask court to reject suit

Friday, Oct 10, 2025

Those challenging Wisconsin’s congressional map as an “anti-competitive gerrymander” argue the state Supreme Court should appoint a three-judge panel to hear the case. But GOP members of the state’s congressional delegation countered the lawsuit doesn’t fit with the Legislature’s intention

Read More »

Kaul says he’s seeking reelection as AG to continue legal fights against Trump administration

Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025

Many viewed Attorney General Josh Kaul as a likely Dem frontrunner if he got into the race to succeed Gov. Tony Evers, thanks in part to winning statewide elections as AG in 2018 and 2022.

Read More »

Judge stays citizenship checks for new voters while considering DOJ request

Tuesday, Oct 7, 2025

A Waukesha County judge has temporarily put on hold his requirement that election officials check the citizenship status of those seeking to register to vote.

Read More »

Tiffany announces $1M raised for governor campaign

Tuesday, Oct 7, 2025

GOP governor hopeful Tom Tiffany announced he’s raised $1 million over the first two weeks of his campaign.

Read More »

Evers says executive action ‘very possible’ in response to federal government shutdown

Friday, Oct 3, 2025

The Dem guv also said during a stop in Brown Deer that he was “absolutely” comfortable with Dems holding out for an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits in exchange for agreeing to an extension of funding for the federal government.

Read More »

DLGA pledges $2 million to back Rodriguez’ governor campaign

Thursday, Oct 2, 2025

It’s a potentially significant investment with a crowded Dem field that may struggle to raise money with nine people seeking the nomination and others considering getting in the race to succeed Dem Gov. Tony Evers.

Read More »

Assembly Dems get new committee appointments after Ortiz-Velez leaves caucus

Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025

Speaker Robin Vos granted a request from Assembly Dems to add one of their members to each of the three committees that Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez serves on after the Milwaukee lawmaker left the caucus.

Read More »

Berrien drops out of guv race, citing coverage of sexually explicit social media accounts he followed

Friday, Sep 26, 2025

Republican Bill Berrien dropped out of the governor’s race this afternoon, citing media reports detailing how he had followed sexually explicit social media accounts.

Read More »

State Supreme Court orders briefs in suits seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s congressional maps

Friday, Sep 26, 2025

The state Supreme Court has ordered briefing in two lawsuits seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s congressional map, asking parties to weigh in on whether the justices should appoint circuit court judges to hear the challenges.

Read More »

Lawmakers tout competing GOP, Dem election packages at joint presser

Thursday, Sep 25, 2025

GOP state Rep. Scott Krug and Dem members of the Assembly touted competing election packages at a joint press conference Wednesday, hoping it would spark a conversation about overhauling the state’s policies ahead of the 2026 contests.

Read More »

Tiffany declines to say if he still backs 6-week abortion ban

Thursday, Sep 25, 2025

GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany declined to say if he still backs a six-week ban on abortion like the one he co-sponsored in Congress, telling WisPolitics he supports the state law he voted for while in the Legislature barring the procedure after 20 weeks.

Read More »

WisDems launch group to help eventual gubernatorial nominee as field grows

Tuesday, Sep 23, 2025

Dubbed the “Wisconsin Governor Readiness Project,” it will be a vehicle to raise money, invest in messaging and build out field operations before voters select the party’s nominee in the Aug. 11 primary, 12 weeks ahead of the general election.

Read More »

Dems trying to overturn House map urge court to get moving, Republicans ask for pause

Thursday, Sep 18, 2025

The Dem voters involved in one lawsuit seeking to overturn the state’s congressional map are urging a Dane County judge to get the case moving. Meanwhile, the attorney representing the state’s GOP House members wants Judge Julie Genovese to take

Read More »

Evers issues executive order seeking to ensure access to vaccines

Tuesday, Sep 16, 2025

Among other things, the guv’s order directs the Wisconsin DHS to “ensure vaccine access for Wisconsinites to the fullest extent of the law and available funding.”

Read More »

Hughes leaving Evers administration next week

Friday, Sep 12, 2025

WEDC Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes, who has been weighing a run for guv, is leaving the Evers administration next week.

Read More »

Trump announces $30 million in federal aid for Wisconsin flooding

Friday, Sep 12, 2025

So far, the president’s disaster declaration applies to Milwaukee, Washington and Waukesha counties, but not Door, Grant or Ozaukee, according to Gov. Tony Evers’ office.

Read More »

Assembly GOP education package includes state standards for local  student discipline

Wednesday, Sep 10, 2025

An education package from Assembly Republicans would set new state standards for student discipline in local districts, seek to boost math scores and encourage districts to consolidate to save costs amid declining enrollment.

Read More »

Vos spokesman: Alleged Ortiz-Velez threat not credible, access to Capitol was inappropriately revoked

Friday, Sep 5, 2025

A spokesperson for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says an alleged threat that Dem state Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez made was found to “not be credible” and her Capitol access was inappropriately revoked.

Read More »

GOP legislative leaders retain lawyers in CD map challenge, climate change lawsuit

Tuesday, Oct 14, 2025

GOP legislative leaders in recent months have signed new contracts retaining lawyers in a lawsuit seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s congressional map, plus one seeking to strike down laws a group of young plaintiffs believe worsen climate change.

Read More »

Neylon pitches proposed rules review as way to ‘make JCRAR great again’

Friday, Oct 10, 2025

GOP state Rep. Adam Neylon urged lawmakers to back legislation that would require lawmakers to reauthorize chapters in the administrative code every seven years, saying it would “make JCRAR great again.”

Read More »

Dems want congressional map challenge to proceed, Republicans ask court to reject suit

Friday, Oct 10, 2025

Those challenging Wisconsin’s congressional map as an “anti-competitive gerrymander” argue the state Supreme Court should appoint a three-judge panel to hear the case. But GOP members of the state’s congressional delegation countered the lawsuit doesn’t fit with the Legislature’s intention for the process it laid out in 2011 to hear

Read More »

Kaul says he’s seeking reelection as AG to continue legal fights against Trump administration

Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025

Many viewed Attorney General Josh Kaul as a likely Dem frontrunner if he got into the race to succeed Gov. Tony Evers, thanks in part to winning statewide elections as AG in 2018 and 2022.

Read More »

Judge stays citizenship checks for new voters while considering DOJ request

Tuesday, Oct 7, 2025

A Waukesha County judge has temporarily put on hold his requirement that election officials check the citizenship status of those seeking to register to vote.

Read More »

Tiffany announces $1M raised for governor campaign

Tuesday, Oct 7, 2025

GOP governor hopeful Tom Tiffany announced he’s raised $1 million over the first two weeks of his campaign.

Read More »

Evers says executive action ‘very possible’ in response to federal government shutdown

Friday, Oct 3, 2025

The Dem guv also said during a stop in Brown Deer that he was “absolutely” comfortable with Dems holding out for an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits in exchange for agreeing to an extension of funding for the federal government.

Read More »

DLGA pledges $2 million to back Rodriguez’ governor campaign

Thursday, Oct 2, 2025

It’s a potentially significant investment with a crowded Dem field that may struggle to raise money with nine people seeking the nomination and others considering getting in the race to succeed Dem Gov. Tony Evers.

Read More »

Assembly Dems get new committee appointments after Ortiz-Velez leaves caucus

Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025

Speaker Robin Vos granted a request from Assembly Dems to add one of their members to each of the three committees that Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez serves on after the Milwaukee lawmaker left the caucus.

Read More »

Berrien drops out of guv race, citing coverage of sexually explicit social media accounts he followed

Friday, Sep 26, 2025

Republican Bill Berrien dropped out of the governor’s race this afternoon, citing media reports detailing how he had followed sexually explicit social media accounts.

Read More »

State Supreme Court orders briefs in suits seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s congressional maps

Friday, Sep 26, 2025

The state Supreme Court has ordered briefing in two lawsuits seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s congressional map, asking parties to weigh in on whether the justices should appoint circuit court judges to hear the challenges.

Read More »

Lawmakers tout competing GOP, Dem election packages at joint presser

Thursday, Sep 25, 2025

GOP state Rep. Scott Krug and Dem members of the Assembly touted competing election packages at a joint press conference Wednesday, hoping it would spark a conversation about overhauling the state’s policies ahead of the 2026 contests.

Read More »

Tiffany declines to say if he still backs 6-week abortion ban

Thursday, Sep 25, 2025

GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany declined to say if he still backs a six-week ban on abortion like the one he co-sponsored in Congress, telling WisPolitics he supports the state law he voted for while in the Legislature barring the procedure after 20 weeks.

Read More »

WisDems launch group to help eventual gubernatorial nominee as field grows

Tuesday, Sep 23, 2025

Dubbed the “Wisconsin Governor Readiness Project,” it will be a vehicle to raise money, invest in messaging and build out field operations before voters select the party’s nominee in the Aug. 11 primary, 12 weeks ahead of the general election.

Read More »

Dems trying to overturn House map urge court to get moving, Republicans ask for pause

Thursday, Sep 18, 2025

The Dem voters involved in one lawsuit seeking to overturn the state’s congressional map are urging a Dane County judge to get the case moving. Meanwhile, the attorney representing the state’s GOP House members wants Judge Julie Genovese to take no action while the state Supreme Court considers their request

Read More »

Evers issues executive order seeking to ensure access to vaccines

Tuesday, Sep 16, 2025

Among other things, the guv’s order directs the Wisconsin DHS to “ensure vaccine access for Wisconsinites to the fullest extent of the law and available funding.”

Read More »

Hughes leaving Evers administration next week

Friday, Sep 12, 2025

WEDC Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes, who has been weighing a run for guv, is leaving the Evers administration next week.

Read More »

Trump announces $30 million in federal aid for Wisconsin flooding

Friday, Sep 12, 2025

So far, the president’s disaster declaration applies to Milwaukee, Washington and Waukesha counties, but not Door, Grant or Ozaukee, according to Gov. Tony Evers’ office.

Read More »

Assembly GOP education package includes state standards for local  student discipline

Wednesday, Sep 10, 2025

An education package from Assembly Republicans would set new state standards for student discipline in local districts, seek to boost math scores and encourage districts to consolidate to save costs amid declining enrollment.

Read More »

Vos spokesman: Alleged Ortiz-Velez threat not credible, access to Capitol was inappropriately revoked

Friday, Sep 5, 2025

A spokesperson for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says an alleged threat that Dem state Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez made was found to “not be credible” and her Capitol access was inappropriately revoked.

Read More »
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