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President Donald Trump will visit Chippewa County on Friday to tout his support for farmers, the White House told WisPolitics.
The state Supreme Court has agreed to decide if a three-judge panel properly dismissed a lawsuit seeking a new congressional map in Wisconsin that argued the current lines are an anti-competitive gerrymander.
Eighty percent of Wisconsin adults say the Legislature should have passed a $1.8 billion surplus package that included more money for schools, an effort to drive down property taxes and income tax rebates, according to a new Marquette University Law School Poll.
In its suit, DOJ argued a provision in the Voting Rights Act, enacted in the 1960s to combat state efforts to suppress Black citizens’ right to vote, gave the agency access to the records.
A federal judge has sent back to the Wisconsin Supreme Court a lawsuit challenging the practice of local sheriffs holding people at the request of federal immigration officials.
On the surface, the call for unity at this weekend’s GOP state convention was about getting the activist base behind gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany. The subtext, though, was a push to move past the internal squabbles over state Chair Brian Schimming that some party insiders fear could hobble Tiffany’s pursuit of the governor’s office this fall.
Republican activists formally endorsed Will Martin for lieutenant governor, giving him a boost in his bid for the office after falling short in the GOP primary four years ago.
Tom Tiffany vowed to “bring common sense” back to Madison and reverse what he said has been a nearly eight-year decline with Tony Evers in the governor’s office.
Members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation during a WisGOP state convention panel touted President Donald Trump’s work on illegal immigration, saying he has restored order following the chaos that was created by his Dem predecessor Joe Biden.
Two top state GOP lawmakers warned party activists at the WisGOP state convention that a Dem trifecta could lead to a top income tax rate of more than 17%, a single-payer health system and government-run grocery stores.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon at the WisGOP state convention joined Donald Trump in endorsing U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany for governor as she urged GOP activists to support candidates who she said will bolster the president’s America First agenda.
State GOP Chair Brian Schimming says he’s not worried about recent attempts to push him out of his post for a simple reason: President Trump has his back.
Republican candidates in four statewide races will be unopposed for the party’s endorsement at this weekend’s convention. The party said Tiffany was the only candidate to meet its prerequisites to be considered for its backing in the governor’s race. The
Gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany will have a suite with a supper club theme tonight. His campaign said it will include pull tabs, cheese curds and prime rib sliders, along with the chance to win some of his mother’s homemade pickles.
A $1.8 billion package to put more money into schools and send rebate checks to Wisconsinites failed in the Senate after changes GOP leaders made failed to garner enough support.
Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, criticized the deal right away, and Sen. Chris Kapenga, R-Delafield, expressed his opposition in a post on X late yesterday.
Senate Minority Leader Dianne Hesselbein dismissed a $1.8 billion surplus spending deal from GOP leaders and Gov. Tony Evers as coming from “three men who will not be in elected office next year.” Evers, meanwhile, said during a stop in Barneveld that he believed voting against the tax cut deal would be a “hard position” for Democrats to take in an election year.
Dem Gov. Tony Evers and GOP legislative leaders reached a $1.8 billion deal to pump more money into schools, drive down property taxes, send Wisconsinites a rebate, plus exempt cash tips and overtime from the state income tax.
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.
President Donald Trump will visit Chippewa County on Friday to tout his support for farmers, the White House told WisPolitics.
The state Supreme Court has agreed to decide if a three-judge panel properly dismissed a lawsuit seeking a new congressional map in Wisconsin that argued the current lines are an anti-competitive gerrymander.
Eighty percent of Wisconsin adults say the Legislature should have passed a $1.8 billion surplus package that included more money for schools, an effort to drive down property taxes and income tax rebates, according to a new Marquette University Law School Poll.
In its suit, DOJ argued a provision in the Voting Rights Act, enacted in the 1960s to combat state efforts to suppress Black citizens’ right to vote, gave the agency access to the records.
A federal judge has sent back to the Wisconsin Supreme Court a lawsuit challenging the practice of local sheriffs holding people at the request of federal immigration officials.
On the surface, the call for unity at this weekend’s GOP state convention was about getting the activist base behind gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany. The subtext, though, was a push to move past the internal squabbles over state Chair Brian Schimming that some party insiders fear could hobble Tiffany’s pursuit of the governor’s office this fall.
Republican activists formally endorsed Will Martin for lieutenant governor, giving him a boost in his bid for the office after falling short in the GOP primary four years ago.
Tom Tiffany vowed to “bring common sense” back to Madison and reverse what he said has been a nearly eight-year decline with Tony Evers in the governor’s office.
Members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation during a WisGOP state convention panel touted President Donald Trump’s work on illegal immigration, saying he has restored order following the chaos that was created by his Dem predecessor Joe Biden.
Two top state GOP lawmakers warned party activists at the WisGOP state convention that a Dem trifecta could lead to a top income tax rate of more than 17%, a single-payer health system and government-run grocery stores.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon at the WisGOP state convention joined Donald Trump in endorsing U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany for governor as she urged GOP activists to support candidates who she said will bolster the president’s America First agenda.
State GOP Chair Brian Schimming says he’s not worried about recent attempts to push him out of his post for a simple reason: President Trump has his back.
Republican candidates in four statewide races will be unopposed for the party’s endorsement at this weekend’s convention. The party said Tiffany was the only candidate to meet its prerequisites to be considered for its backing in the governor’s race. The same goes for top candidates in other races: Fond du
Gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany will have a suite with a supper club theme tonight. His campaign said it will include pull tabs, cheese curds and prime rib sliders, along with the chance to win some of his mother’s homemade pickles.
A $1.8 billion package to put more money into schools and send rebate checks to Wisconsinites failed in the Senate after changes GOP leaders made failed to garner enough support.
Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, criticized the deal right away, and Sen. Chris Kapenga, R-Delafield, expressed his opposition in a post on X late yesterday.
Senate Minority Leader Dianne Hesselbein dismissed a $1.8 billion surplus spending deal from GOP leaders and Gov. Tony Evers as coming from “three men who will not be in elected office next year.” Evers, meanwhile, said during a stop in Barneveld that he believed voting against the tax cut deal would be a “hard position” for Democrats to take in an election year.
Dem Gov. Tony Evers and GOP legislative leaders reached a $1.8 billion deal to pump more money into schools, drive down property taxes, send Wisconsinites a rebate, plus exempt cash tips and overtime from the state income tax.
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.