Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem attorney Jodi Habush Sinykin, who formerly worked with Midwest Environmental Advocates, today announced her bid for the 8th SD. She is the first Dem to get into the race for the vacant seat. Four Republicans have already announced plans to run

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A federal special counsel has subpoenaed Dane and Milwaukee counties for communications with former President Trump, his campaign and his allies as part of a criminal investigation. The subpoenas seek communications between June 1, 2020, and Jan. 20, 2021. They also specify

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State Rep. Janel Brandtjen, R-Menomonee Falls, today launched her bid for the open 8th SD in this spring’s special election, vowing to “continue to fight for the principles that every American shares.” Brandtjen is the third Republican to formally declare for the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson split on the amount of paid sick leave for railway workers ahead of the Senate approving a resolution to avert a national strike just ahead of the holidays. Johnson, R-Oshkosh, voted against a concurrent resolution

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said this afternoon’s meeting with the Jan. 6 Select Committee was brief as he answered lawmakers’ questions on Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election. Vos filed a lawsuit in September seeking to block the committee’s subpoena seeking information on

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Waukesha County Judge Jennifer Dorow, who oversaw the trial and sentencing of the man who killed six at last year’s Waukesha Christmas parade, will formally announce tomorrow that she’s running for the state Supreme Court. She is the fourth person to jump

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem state Rep. Deb Andraca, of Whitefish Bay, announced today she won’t run for the 8th SD in the special election left by the retirement of longtime GOP Sen. Alberta Darling. As a sitting member of the Assembly, Andraca was considered a

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … Subscribers: Tomorrow’s AM Update and News Summary will be the final products of the week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Normal product delivery will resume Monday. Thank you for subscribing! — Republican leaders today signaled they’re willing to work with Dem Gov. Tony

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Evers administration today said Wisconsin is in the “strongest position in state history,” including a record surplus of nearly $6.6 billion to end this fiscal year. The administration is also projecting $1.5 billion in revenue growth over the next two years

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Rep. Greta Neubauer, who Assembly Dems reelected today as minority leader, praised her colleagues for being able to prevent “illegitimate, undemocratic, single-party control” in the state despite a challenging environment. “In the last year, we have faced significant challenges,” Neubauer said during

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A bill U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin co-sponsored to protect same-sex and interracial marriage cleared a key procedural vote today, paving the wave for final passage. Twelve Republicans joined Dems as the Senate voted 62-37 to advance the bill to a final vote

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today said he can’t envision signing a budget that would lower the state’s top income tax rates as some Republicans have suggested. He also expressed skepticism about Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ suggestion that Republicans could provide Evers the funding

MON PM Update — 14 Nov. 2022 Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers – DO NOT FORWARD From WisPolitics.com … — State GOP Chair Paul Farrow won’t seek a full two-year term at the party’s Executive Committee meeting next month, telling WisPolitics.com he is focusing on his spring reelection bid as Waukesha

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Sen. Devin LeMahieu, who was reelected as Senate majority leader today, told WisPolitics.com he would like to work toward a flat income tax in the upcoming session, perhaps by cutting in half the current number of tax brackets. LeMahieu said in an

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Tuesday’s gubernatorial election underscored that Republicans have an acute problem in Dane County and suburban Milwaukee. And insiders say that is helping Dems overcome their eroding support in rural Wisconsin. Tony Evers beat Tim Michels by 174,233 votes in deep blue Dane

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Local officials in the 38 Wisconsin municipalities that have central counts handed out more than 237,000 absentee ballots to voters for today’s election, according to the latest update from the Elections Commission. And officials in several of the largest communities with central

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A Waukesha County judge today questioned whether he should take the “drastic” step of sequestering all military absentee ballots and prevent them from being counted until it can be confirmed they are legitimate. Former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, acting as the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The final Marquette University Law School poll found a tight race for U.S. Senate and a dead-even contest for governor. Fifty percent of likely voters backed U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, while 48 percent supported Dem Mandela Barnes. The Marquette poll conducted in

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly campaign committees and state parties have moved some $3 million into a few key races in the closing weeks of the campaign, including six-figure investments in one contest that had received little attention at the start of the cycle. Rep.

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers announced this afternoon he raised $12 million in a little more than seven weeks. Evers’ campaign said he finished the pre-election period, which covers Sept. 1-Oct. 24, with $1.2 million in the bank. Evers didn’t detail how much