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Minnesota Dem Party Chair Ken Martin topped Wisconsin’s Ben Wikler to become the next head of the national party, winning a majority on the first ballot. Martin received 246.5 votes, while Wikler received 134.5 votes. With 428 members voting, 214.5
Conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn has ruled he can’t hear a case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on collective bargaining powers for public employees after he helped draft the law and later defended it while working for then-Gov. Scott Walker. Meanwhile, liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz didn’t participate in a procedural motion in the Act 10 suit before the court as she weighs a GOP recusal request.
The Office of Lawyer Regulation plans to call Assembly Speaker Robin Vos as a witness in its disciplinary case against Michael Gableman over the former justice’s conduct.
A poll commissioned by the conservative Institute for Reforming Government found Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel with an edge on liberal rival Susan Crawford among registered voters. The survey found 40% of respondents backed Schimel, who was identified as the
The proposed standards include restrictions on what observers can record, such as when someone deposits an absentee ballot. The proposed rules would also lay out when poll workers can have an observer removed.
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau today projected the state will now finish the 2023-25 budget with a $4.3 billion surplus, while upping expectations for how much Wisconsin will collect in tax revenue over the next two years.
Wisconsin is one of 23 states suing to block implementation of a directive by the Trump administration to freeze certain federal spending as it reviews whether the outlays are in line with the president’s agenda.
A Dane County judge has granted GOP lawmakers’ request to stay his decision overturning large swaths of Act 10 while it’s being appealed after the unions who challenged the 2011 law expressed no opposition to the move.
Dem Gov. Tony Evers in his State of the State called for steps to lower costs for Wisconsinites, from eliminating the sales tax on over-the-counter medications to capping copays for insulin and providing $500 million in state funds to make childcare more affordable. Evers also pledged new gun control laws, money to remove lead from school bubblers and a “historic” investment in K-12 education in his upcoming state budget.
State Dem Chair Ben Wikler says he has the backing of 131 DNC members, a little more than half of what he’d need to win the race to lead the national party. Wikler posted a thread on X releasing his whip count
Dem Gov. Tony Evers will use his State of the State tonight to announce plans to include $300 million in his upcoming budget to provide comprehensive mental health services in schools, including peer-to-peer suicide prevention programs.
The court heard arguments in the Evers’ administration challenge of oversight powers the Legislature has granted the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules.
The latest fundraising reports show the Dem Party raised nearly $2.8 million between Oct. 22 — the close of the last reporting period — and Dec. 31. It spent $4.2 million and finished the year with $650,569 in the bank. The state GOP, meanwhile, reported $2.4 million in receipts over that period and $3 million in disbursements. The Republican Party finished 2024 with $673,257 cash on hand.
Challenger Jeff Wright outraised state Superintendent Jill Underly more than 2-to-1 during the most recent reporting period even though he didn’t start raising money until nearly two months after the incumbent began her efforts.
Gov. Tony Evers finished 2024 with $2.1 million in the bank — well short of the $3.9 million he reported for cash on hand at the same point four years ago before successfully seeking reelection in 2022.
The state Dem Party transferred $1 million to liberal Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford over the last six months, accounting for 44% of what she raised over the period. Meanwhile, conservative candidate Brad Schimel listed a series of donations from high-profile GOP donors such as Illinois businessman Dick Uihlein and former guv candidate Tim Michels, each of whom gave the maximum $20,000.
Conservative Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel says in his first TV ad that “justice is my life’s work.” Meanwhile, the liberal group A Better Wisconsin Together is up with what it called a mid six-figure buy accusing Schimel of being soft on sexual predators.
That pushes the group’s investment in the race to more than $1.3 million since mid-November.
Liberal Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford has now pulled in $2.8 million since May, topping the $2.2 million that conservative rival Brad Schimel says he has raised since launching his bid in late 2023.
Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, was reelected Assembly speaker as two of his GOP colleagues abstained from voting. In the Senate, meanwhile, 12 Dems voted against the resolution naming officers for the 2025-26 session.
Minnesota Dem Party Chair Ken Martin topped Wisconsin’s Ben Wikler to become the next head of the national party, winning a majority on the first ballot. Martin received 246.5 votes, while Wikler received 134.5 votes. With 428 members voting, 214.5 were needed for a majority. Going into the vote, Wikler
Conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn has ruled he can’t hear a case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on collective bargaining powers for public employees after he helped draft the law and later defended it while working for then-Gov. Scott Walker. Meanwhile, liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz didn’t participate in a procedural motion in the Act 10 suit before the court as she weighs a GOP recusal request.
The Office of Lawyer Regulation plans to call Assembly Speaker Robin Vos as a witness in its disciplinary case against Michael Gableman over the former justice’s conduct.
A poll commissioned by the conservative Institute for Reforming Government found Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel with an edge on liberal rival Susan Crawford among registered voters. The survey found 40% of respondents backed Schimel, who was identified as the conservative candidate in the question posed to respondents, to 35%
The proposed standards include restrictions on what observers can record, such as when someone deposits an absentee ballot. The proposed rules would also lay out when poll workers can have an observer removed.
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau today projected the state will now finish the 2023-25 budget with a $4.3 billion surplus, while upping expectations for how much Wisconsin will collect in tax revenue over the next two years.
Wisconsin is one of 23 states suing to block implementation of a directive by the Trump administration to freeze certain federal spending as it reviews whether the outlays are in line with the president’s agenda.
A Dane County judge has granted GOP lawmakers’ request to stay his decision overturning large swaths of Act 10 while it’s being appealed after the unions who challenged the 2011 law expressed no opposition to the move.
Dem Gov. Tony Evers in his State of the State called for steps to lower costs for Wisconsinites, from eliminating the sales tax on over-the-counter medications to capping copays for insulin and providing $500 million in state funds to make childcare more affordable. Evers also pledged new gun control laws, money to remove lead from school bubblers and a “historic” investment in K-12 education in his upcoming state budget.
State Dem Chair Ben Wikler says he has the backing of 131 DNC members, a little more than half of what he’d need to win the race to lead the national party. Wikler posted a thread on X releasing his whip count for the first time as top rival Ken Martin, chair
Dem Gov. Tony Evers will use his State of the State tonight to announce plans to include $300 million in his upcoming budget to provide comprehensive mental health services in schools, including peer-to-peer suicide prevention programs.
The court heard arguments in the Evers’ administration challenge of oversight powers the Legislature has granted the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules.
The latest fundraising reports show the Dem Party raised nearly $2.8 million between Oct. 22 — the close of the last reporting period — and Dec. 31. It spent $4.2 million and finished the year with $650,569 in the bank. The state GOP, meanwhile, reported $2.4 million in receipts over that period and $3 million in disbursements. The Republican Party finished 2024 with $673,257 cash on hand.
Challenger Jeff Wright outraised state Superintendent Jill Underly more than 2-to-1 during the most recent reporting period even though he didn’t start raising money until nearly two months after the incumbent began her efforts.
Gov. Tony Evers finished 2024 with $2.1 million in the bank — well short of the $3.9 million he reported for cash on hand at the same point four years ago before successfully seeking reelection in 2022.
The state Dem Party transferred $1 million to liberal Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford over the last six months, accounting for 44% of what she raised over the period. Meanwhile, conservative candidate Brad Schimel listed a series of donations from high-profile GOP donors such as Illinois businessman Dick Uihlein and former guv candidate Tim Michels, each of whom gave the maximum $20,000.
Conservative Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel says in his first TV ad that “justice is my life’s work.” Meanwhile, the liberal group A Better Wisconsin Together is up with what it called a mid six-figure buy accusing Schimel of being soft on sexual predators.
That pushes the group’s investment in the race to more than $1.3 million since mid-November.
Liberal Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford has now pulled in $2.8 million since May, topping the $2.2 million that conservative rival Brad Schimel says he has raised since launching his bid in late 2023.
Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, was reelected Assembly speaker as two of his GOP colleagues abstained from voting. In the Senate, meanwhile, 12 Dems voted against the resolution naming officers for the 2025-26 session.