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The lawsuit targets incentives offered registered Wisconsin voters to sign a petition opposing activist judges, arguing the ultimate goal was to help conservative Brad Schimel in the race.
Wisconsin is on pace to see a spike in credible threats against state judges and justices in 2025, according to numbers compiled by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. A court spokesperson says that’s partly because judges and staff across Wisconsin are being encouraged to report threats.
DPI Deputy State Superintendent Tom McCarthy said the agency will continue to withhold $16.6 million from the prior year and begin withholding new aid for this year.
The GOP legislators were among those who met a Friday deadline to indicate whether they wanted to weigh in on a lawsuit that argues the current districts failed to adhere to standards requiring the districts to have identical populations.
Jim Davel, the county administrator, told WisPolitics in a phone interview he has “no idea what the heck this is about, whatsoever.”
The Dem group Protect Our Jobs announced a new ad campaign targeting U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, for voting to cut clean energy tax breaks.
Those who will be on the ballot for chair are: 3rd CD Dem Chair William Garcia, former party Executive Director Devin Remiker and operative Joe Zepecki.
It would be their third day of meetings after they first got together March 26. Vos, R-Rochester, also confirmed legislative leaders met with Evers last week.
Dem Gov. Tony Evers met twice with GOP legislative leaders this week as budget talks have ramped up, according to multiple sources.
Dem Randy Bryce announced he will seek to challenge GOP U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil next fall, which would be a rematch of the 2018 race that he lost by more than 12 points. “Right now, people all over Wisconsin are
Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor, a former Dem lawmaker, is formally launching her bid for state Supreme Court in 2026, when liberals will look to expand their majority.
The economic impact of Milwaukee hosting the 2024 Republican National Convention totaled $321.5 million for the city and state, according to a report commissioned by the host committee.
State Treasurer John Leiber tells WisPolitics money will be a key piece of the final report a panel of party activists he’s leading puts together in the hopes of turning around GOP fortunes in off year races.
Republican activists today voted against calling for the state party to implement a conflict of interest policy that would ban members of the executive committee from advocating for or representing “the interests of any competing organization.” The nonbinding resolution proposed a series of restrictions for executive committee members, including bans on sharing sensitive party information with a competing organization or unlawfully coordinating with another group.
Former Gov. Tommy Thompson slammed Dems as “lost” in a fiery speech to Republican activists while proclaiming the GOP as the party of the working class.
GOP U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany says he’s considering several questions as he weighs a run for guv in 2026, including where he can do the best for the state of Wisconsin and if he’s the best Republican to run.
Joint Finance Co-chair Mark Born and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, participated in a panel discussion at the state convention, touching on a range of topics related to the Capitol, including the state budget.
GOP U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, who has been considering a run for guv, took a series of shots at Dem Gov. Tony Evers today in a speech to Republican activists, telling them 2026 will tell the story of whether Wisconsin will be one of the “winners.”
The Oshkosh Republican often delivers a dose of reality to party activists when he addresses the state convention, and he did again today as he went over what he called a “crushing” defeat in the state Supreme Court race this spring.
Republican activists will vote this weekend on whether to call for the state party to create a conflict of interest policy that would ban members of the executive committee from advocating for or representing “the interests of any competing organization.”
The lawsuit targets incentives offered registered Wisconsin voters to sign a petition opposing activist judges, arguing the ultimate goal was to help conservative Brad Schimel in the race.
Wisconsin is on pace to see a spike in credible threats against state judges and justices in 2025, according to numbers compiled by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. A court spokesperson says that’s partly because judges and staff across Wisconsin are being encouraged to report threats.
DPI Deputy State Superintendent Tom McCarthy said the agency will continue to withhold $16.6 million from the prior year and begin withholding new aid for this year.
The GOP legislators were among those who met a Friday deadline to indicate whether they wanted to weigh in on a lawsuit that argues the current districts failed to adhere to standards requiring the districts to have identical populations.
Jim Davel, the county administrator, told WisPolitics in a phone interview he has “no idea what the heck this is about, whatsoever.”
The Dem group Protect Our Jobs announced a new ad campaign targeting U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, for voting to cut clean energy tax breaks.
Those who will be on the ballot for chair are: 3rd CD Dem Chair William Garcia, former party Executive Director Devin Remiker and operative Joe Zepecki.
It would be their third day of meetings after they first got together March 26. Vos, R-Rochester, also confirmed legislative leaders met with Evers last week.
Dem Gov. Tony Evers met twice with GOP legislative leaders this week as budget talks have ramped up, according to multiple sources.
Dem Randy Bryce announced he will seek to challenge GOP U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil next fall, which would be a rematch of the 2018 race that he lost by more than 12 points. “Right now, people all over Wisconsin are raising their voices against this administration’s attacks on Social Security,
Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor, a former Dem lawmaker, is formally launching her bid for state Supreme Court in 2026, when liberals will look to expand their majority.
The economic impact of Milwaukee hosting the 2024 Republican National Convention totaled $321.5 million for the city and state, according to a report commissioned by the host committee.
State Treasurer John Leiber tells WisPolitics money will be a key piece of the final report a panel of party activists he’s leading puts together in the hopes of turning around GOP fortunes in off year races.
Republican activists today voted against calling for the state party to implement a conflict of interest policy that would ban members of the executive committee from advocating for or representing “the interests of any competing organization.” The nonbinding resolution proposed a series of restrictions for executive committee members, including bans on sharing sensitive party information with a competing organization or unlawfully coordinating with another group.
Former Gov. Tommy Thompson slammed Dems as “lost” in a fiery speech to Republican activists while proclaiming the GOP as the party of the working class.
GOP U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany says he’s considering several questions as he weighs a run for guv in 2026, including where he can do the best for the state of Wisconsin and if he’s the best Republican to run.
Joint Finance Co-chair Mark Born and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, participated in a panel discussion at the state convention, touching on a range of topics related to the Capitol, including the state budget.
GOP U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, who has been considering a run for guv, took a series of shots at Dem Gov. Tony Evers today in a speech to Republican activists, telling them 2026 will tell the story of whether Wisconsin will be one of the “winners.”
The Oshkosh Republican often delivers a dose of reality to party activists when he addresses the state convention, and he did again today as he went over what he called a “crushing” defeat in the state Supreme Court race this spring.
Republican activists will vote this weekend on whether to call for the state party to create a conflict of interest policy that would ban members of the executive committee from advocating for or representing “the interests of any competing organization.”