TOP STORIES Evers signs $73M GOP-authored bill to expand Wisconsin child care tax credit … days after vetoing three other GOP bills that would have delivered $800M in tax cuts. … signed the bill at a charter school in Waukesha
Milwaukee, WI – The Internal Revenue Service issued a formal ruling this week that property owners will not be asked to count the subsidies they receive for replacing lead pipes as income when filing federal income taxes, or need to
Madison – Republican legislators from across the Chippewa Valley are extremely disappointed in Governor Evers for playing politics and deciding to veto legislation that would have provided $15 million to the Chippewa Valley. This partial veto expands the use of these
WED News Summary: Evers to veto PFAS bill but urges lawmakers to release money TOP STORIES Evers to veto PFAS bill but urges legislators to release money … [Cowles-Wimberger SB312] would lay out a blueprint for how to spend $125M
TOP STORIES Despite bipartisan support, Senate GOP is poised to block Monday processing bill … In Milwaukee, that means processing at times [100K+] ballots while also administering the polls. … leaving open the door to more false [Trump] claims of
TOP STORIES PFAS bill goes to skeptical Gov. Evers, who says it’s pro-polluter … Evers’ administration submitted a plan to use the [$125M PFAS budget trust fund], but Republicans have instead favored [Cowles-Wimberger SB312 which] doesn’t directly spend the money
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly last night approved bills aimed at taking advantage of $78.6 million in federal funds to help boost the number of electric vehicle charging stations. SB 791, passed 94-2, would allow convenience stores, grocers and
TOP STORIES Evers urges Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider congressional maps … “Given that the maps the Governor submitted in Johnson were grounded in that ‘least change’ approach, the Governor urges the Court to review its decision and stands ready
TOP STORIES Senate sends $2.1B in tax cuts aimed at low and middle earners to Gov. Evers [tax bracket change, expanded married credit passed on party line, 1 Dem supported retirement income exemption, 7 Dems supported expanded child tax credit]
TOP STORIES Evers signs new election maps, ending Wisconsin Republicans’ grip on legislative power … The Journal Sentinel based its analysis of the districts on precinct-level voting data calculated by Dave’s Redistricting App based on national and local elections from
TOP STORIES Redistricting saga now in Evers’ hands as lawmakers, groups lobby governor on maps … court ordered parties to the case to draw replacement maps, but Republicans in the state Legislature flipped the script Tuesday, when they quickly introduced
The House in a second attempt successfully voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher again joining Dems against the push.
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Republicans seek to subpoena Supreme Court redistricting consultants … On Thursday, attorneys for both Republican lawmakers and WILL filed a motion calling on the Supreme Court to let them subpoena the consultants [Cervas, Grofman], claiming … that
TOP STORIES Evers says independent investigation into Wisconsin prison deaths possible … at an event Wednesday at Darlington Elementary School … Evers said the state is waiting on internal investigations into the three deaths [including Hoffman suicide at Waupun] …
Wisconsin’s House members split along party lines this week on a bill to provide $17.6 billion to Israel in its ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza as the measure failed 250-180. The vote came after House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., blasted as “dead on arrival” a $118 billion bipartisan Senate proposal to crack down on border security while providing funding for Ukraine and Israel.
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court 4-3 agrees to hear Evers’ lawsuit against GOP-controlled Legislature The court only agreed to immediately hear one of the three issues Evers brought forward in the complaint. That issue relates to the Legislature’s Republican-controlled budget
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general to protect access to medication abortion nationwide. The coalition filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the U.S. Food and Drug
TOP STORIES Lawyers say Dem Dean Phillips waited too long to get on WI’s presidential primary ballot Phillips wants the Wisconsin Supreme Court to rule that the Democratic Party abused its power by keeping him off the ballot …[argued statute]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today released the following statement after voting for the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act. The bill, which passed in overwhelming bipartisan fashion, extends key research and development provisions from the
State Rep. Katrina Shankland tells WisPolitics Capitol Chats that 3rd CD freshman Cong. Derrick Van Orden isn’t serving his constituents, arguing he has been in the news repeatedly for “all the wrong reasons.” Shankland is one of three Dems in the race to unseat the Prairie du Chien Republican.
TOP STORIES Evers signs $73M GOP-authored bill to expand Wisconsin child care tax credit … days after vetoing three other GOP bills that would have delivered $800M in tax cuts. … signed the bill at a charter school in Waukesha [La Casa de Esperanza] on Thursday morning. … because “the
Milwaukee, WI – The Internal Revenue Service issued a formal ruling this week that property owners will not be asked to count the subsidies they receive for replacing lead pipes as income when filing federal income taxes, or need to file amended tax returns if their lead service line was
Madison – Republican legislators from across the Chippewa Valley are extremely disappointed in Governor Evers for playing politics and deciding to veto legislation that would have provided $15 million to the Chippewa Valley. This partial veto expands the use of these funds beyond its original intent for the most critical services.
WED News Summary: Evers to veto PFAS bill but urges lawmakers to release money TOP STORIES Evers to veto PFAS bill but urges legislators to release money … [Cowles-Wimberger SB312] would lay out a blueprint for how to spend $125M previously approved by lawmakers in last year’s budget to address
TOP STORIES Despite bipartisan support, Senate GOP is poised to block Monday processing bill … In Milwaukee, that means processing at times [100K+] ballots while also administering the polls. … leaving open the door to more false [Trump] claims of … fraudulent “dump” of ballots … Ahead of the 2020
TOP STORIES PFAS bill goes to skeptical Gov. Evers, who says it’s pro-polluter … Evers’ administration submitted a plan to use the [$125M PFAS budget trust fund], but Republicans have instead favored [Cowles-Wimberger SB312 which] doesn’t directly spend the money but instead creates programs that the $125M could eventually fund
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly last night approved bills aimed at taking advantage of $78.6 million in federal funds to help boost the number of electric vehicle charging stations. SB 791, passed 94-2, would allow convenience stores, grocers and others to start selling electricity to electric car owners without
TOP STORIES Evers urges Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider congressional maps … “Given that the maps the Governor submitted in Johnson were grounded in that ‘least change’ approach, the Governor urges the Court to review its decision and stands ready to participate in any future proceedings the Court may order,”
TOP STORIES Senate sends $2.1B in tax cuts aimed at low and middle earners to Gov. Evers [tax bracket change, expanded married credit passed on party line, 1 Dem supported retirement income exemption, 7 Dems supported expanded child tax credit] … would cost $2.1B in FY24-5 and $1.4B/yr afterward …
TOP STORIES Evers signs new election maps, ending Wisconsin Republicans’ grip on legislative power … The Journal Sentinel based its analysis of the districts on precinct-level voting data calculated by Dave’s Redistricting App based on national and local elections from 2016 to 2022. The Journal Sentinel defined districts that are
TOP STORIES Redistricting saga now in Evers’ hands as lawmakers, groups lobby governor on maps … court ordered parties to the case to draw replacement maps, but Republicans in the state Legislature flipped the script Tuesday, when they quickly introduced and passed voting maps that were identical to the ones
The House in a second attempt successfully voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher again joining Dems against the push.
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Republicans seek to subpoena Supreme Court redistricting consultants … On Thursday, attorneys for both Republican lawmakers and WILL filed a motion calling on the Supreme Court to let them subpoena the consultants [Cervas, Grofman], claiming … that “as Court-appointed experts,” cross-examination is allowed under Wisconsin law. …
TOP STORIES Evers says independent investigation into Wisconsin prison deaths possible … at an event Wednesday at Darlington Elementary School … Evers said the state is waiting on internal investigations into the three deaths [including Hoffman suicide at Waupun] … if needed, the state would pursue an outside, independent investigation
Wisconsin’s House members split along party lines this week on a bill to provide $17.6 billion to Israel in its ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza as the measure failed 250-180. The vote came after House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., blasted as “dead on arrival” a $118 billion bipartisan Senate proposal to crack down on border security while providing funding for Ukraine and Israel.
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court 4-3 agrees to hear Evers’ lawsuit against GOP-controlled Legislature The court only agreed to immediately hear one of the three issues Evers brought forward in the complaint. That issue relates to the Legislature’s Republican-controlled budget committee blocking funding for state conservation programs. Evers suit argued
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general to protect access to medication abortion nationwide. The coalition filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) and Danco Laboratories LLC’s efforts to reverse a
TOP STORIES Lawyers say Dem Dean Phillips waited too long to get on WI’s presidential primary ballot Phillips wants the Wisconsin Supreme Court to rule that the Democratic Party abused its power by keeping him off the ballot …[argued statute] requires the preference committee to put “all candidates whose candidacy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today released the following statement after voting for the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act. The bill, which passed in overwhelming bipartisan fashion, extends key research and development provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and makes critical changes
State Rep. Katrina Shankland tells WisPolitics Capitol Chats that 3rd CD freshman Cong. Derrick Van Orden isn’t serving his constituents, arguing he has been in the news repeatedly for “all the wrong reasons.” Shankland is one of three Dems in the race to unseat the Prairie du Chien Republican.