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A Senate committee has delayed a vote on 10 nominees to the Board of Regents after Regent President Amy Bogost and a fellow regent provided more insight into the firing of former UW President Jay Rothman.
During the Wisconsin Health News event yesterday, seven candidates fielded various health-related questions on topics such as health insurance costs, their support of a BadgerCare public option and MAHA initiatives, such as barring food stamps from being used to buy junk food.
Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Kevin Petersen today announced he won’t seek reelection to the 57th AD.
Assembly Dems are pushing a proposal to increase general school aid by $445.9 million and raise the special education reimbursement to 60% as Gov. Tony Evers and GOP leaders have so far failed to agree on a property tax relief deal.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is calling for public hearings on the ongoing war in Iran, which she said represents “yet another broken promise” by President Donald Trump.
An amended PFAS bill package unanimously OK’d by a Senate panel would exempt several groups from the state’s remediation law, including certain parties that spread PFAS-contaminated wastewater or industrial waste in compliance with a license or permit.
Vance spoke at Pointe Precision, a machining facility in Van Orden’s 3rd CD, to tout Trump administration policies following the State of the Union address Tuesday night.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin at a WisPolitics-State Affairs luncheon said Republicans need to get engaged in negotiations with Democrats over funding for the Department of Homeland Security amid a shutdown of the agency.
Wisconsin would join 48 other states in providing 12 months of coverage to postpartum women on Medicaid after Assembly Speaker Robin Vos relented and allowed the bill to come to a floor vote.
LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, at a WisPolitics-State Affairs luncheon in Madison said Vos and Evers’ effort to reach a compromise “seems like purely a political stunt.”
The Assembly unanimously approved legislation to create a $10 million trust fund to ensure WisconsinEye remains on the air following a blackout period due to a lack of funding.
The chairwoman of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians during the State of the Tribes address said the federal government is “testing the fundamentals of a healthy democracy.”
SB 316 and SB 685 originally sought to extend the stewardship program for four years, until mid-2030. Both the bills approved in the Assembly last month and the substitute amendments would extend the program to mid-2028 instead. The package would also significantly cut back land acquisitions.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says she would support impeaching DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after Alex Pretti was shot and killed by the U.S. Border Patrol in Minneapolis over the weekend.
Several Dem candidates at a gubernatorial forum slammed ICE following the recent fatal shooting of Minnesotan Renee Good amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
The state Assembly today approved a pair of constitutional amendments that would bar discrimination or preferential treatment based on certain characteristics and protect the right to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency.
Opponents said the legislation amounts to bullying of an already vulnerable population., while backers said it would ensure parents are involved in decisions for their children.
The tribe has argued that a proposed 41-mile reroute will endanger waters, fish and wild rice beds that citizens rely on.
As GOP lawmakers advance legislation to encourage school districts to merge amid declining birth rates in Wisconsin, education stakeholders say districts considering consolidation could use extra support.
GOP Rep. Joy Goeben says the state is under “rule by king” after the Legislative Reference Bureau told WisPolitics it will publish a rule related to surface water quality without changes sought by Republicans.
A Senate committee has delayed a vote on 10 nominees to the Board of Regents after Regent President Amy Bogost and a fellow regent provided more insight into the firing of former UW President Jay Rothman.
During the Wisconsin Health News event yesterday, seven candidates fielded various health-related questions on topics such as health insurance costs, their support of a BadgerCare public option and MAHA initiatives, such as barring food stamps from being used to buy junk food.
Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Kevin Petersen today announced he won’t seek reelection to the 57th AD.
Assembly Dems are pushing a proposal to increase general school aid by $445.9 million and raise the special education reimbursement to 60% as Gov. Tony Evers and GOP leaders have so far failed to agree on a property tax relief deal.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is calling for public hearings on the ongoing war in Iran, which she said represents “yet another broken promise” by President Donald Trump.
An amended PFAS bill package unanimously OK’d by a Senate panel would exempt several groups from the state’s remediation law, including certain parties that spread PFAS-contaminated wastewater or industrial waste in compliance with a license or permit.
Vance spoke at Pointe Precision, a machining facility in Van Orden’s 3rd CD, to tout Trump administration policies following the State of the Union address Tuesday night.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin at a WisPolitics-State Affairs luncheon said Republicans need to get engaged in negotiations with Democrats over funding for the Department of Homeland Security amid a shutdown of the agency.
Wisconsin would join 48 other states in providing 12 months of coverage to postpartum women on Medicaid after Assembly Speaker Robin Vos relented and allowed the bill to come to a floor vote.
LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, at a WisPolitics-State Affairs luncheon in Madison said Vos and Evers’ effort to reach a compromise “seems like purely a political stunt.”
The Assembly unanimously approved legislation to create a $10 million trust fund to ensure WisconsinEye remains on the air following a blackout period due to a lack of funding.
The chairwoman of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians during the State of the Tribes address said the federal government is “testing the fundamentals of a healthy democracy.”
SB 316 and SB 685 originally sought to extend the stewardship program for four years, until mid-2030. Both the bills approved in the Assembly last month and the substitute amendments would extend the program to mid-2028 instead. The package would also significantly cut back land acquisitions.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says she would support impeaching DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after Alex Pretti was shot and killed by the U.S. Border Patrol in Minneapolis over the weekend.
Several Dem candidates at a gubernatorial forum slammed ICE following the recent fatal shooting of Minnesotan Renee Good amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
The state Assembly today approved a pair of constitutional amendments that would bar discrimination or preferential treatment based on certain characteristics and protect the right to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency.
Opponents said the legislation amounts to bullying of an already vulnerable population., while backers said it would ensure parents are involved in decisions for their children.
The tribe has argued that a proposed 41-mile reroute will endanger waters, fish and wild rice beds that citizens rely on.
As GOP lawmakers advance legislation to encourage school districts to merge amid declining birth rates in Wisconsin, education stakeholders say districts considering consolidation could use extra support.
GOP Rep. Joy Goeben says the state is under “rule by king” after the Legislative Reference Bureau told WisPolitics it will publish a rule related to surface water quality without changes sought by Republicans.