From WisPolitics … — Those seeking to recall Robin Vos failed for a second time in their effort to target the GOP Assembly speaker after the state Elections Commission ruled 4-2 they were short of the signatures needed to trigger an election.  Commission staff had recommended approving a recall after

From WisPolitics … — The latest Marquette University Law School Poll again found a close race for president in Wisconsin as voters are increasingly unenthusiastic about turning out this fall. In the Senate race, Dem incumbent Tammy Baldwin had an edge on GOP challenger Eric Hovde. The new poll found

From WisPolitics … — GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos today continued to argue those seeking to recall him are short the number of needed signatures despite the Elections Commission staff finding otherwise. Agency staff today recommended finding recall petitioners turned in 6,866 valid signatures in the 63rd AD, just over

From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin Democrats on the two-year anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade urged support for their party’s candidates, arguing Republicans will only seek to further restrict abortion access.  Meanwhile, Wisconsin Right to Life said it remains “unwavering” in its efforts to oppose abortion. Dems tied

From WisPolitics … — In a “very conservative” estimate, Public Service Commission Chair Summer Strand at a WisPolitics luncheon today said she believes every underserved and unserved location in Wisconsin would have broadband access by 2030. Since 2019, the state has invested roughly $200 million in broadband and is receiving

From WisPolitics … — The state Supreme Court announced today the renaming of the State Law Library after the first female lawyer in Wisconsin history, removing former conservative Justice David Prosser’s name in the process. Liberal members of the court praised Lavinia Goodell as a trailblazer, with Justice Ann Walsh

From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump in Racine today charged “radical left lunatics” are lying about reports he called Milwaukee “horrible,” saying he loves the city and chose it himself to host the upcoming Republican National Convention.   “But I’m the one that picked Milwaukee and the Democrats, or the radical

From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today said it’s “critical” that Milwaukee Public Schools cooperate with the Department of Public Instruction as he takes steps to begin independent audits of the district’s operations and instructional practices.  The guv announced potential auditors will have until next Monday to respond to

From WisPolitics … — UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt today announced the university’s Fox Cities campus will close in June 2025 due to low enrollment — the sixth two-year campus in two years to either end in-person instruction or shut completely. Leavitt confirmed the news today after Outagamie County Exec Tom

From WisPolitics … — The Racine Recall Committee claimed today Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ challenge to its petition should be rejected because the Rochester Republican didn’t follow proper procedure in filing it.  In a rebuttal to Vos’ challenge the committee filed late this afternoon, organizers argued the speaker’s attorney Matthew

From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee Public Schools will try to fill at least a dozen vacant positions in its Finance Department as part of a corrective plan to deliver overdue financial data to the state and shore up the district’s operations going forward, according to a proposal submitted to DPI