From WisPolitics … — The state’s Democratic and Republican party chairs at a WisPolitics luncheon today said they expect hundreds of millions of dollars to go into political campaigns leading up to the November election. State Dem Party Chair Ben
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump is targeting May 1 for a return visit to Wisconsin, according to multiple GOP sources. The sources said details were still being finalized, but the former president was looking to visit the Waukesha area.
From WisPolitics … — Green Bay-area advocates of closing the state prison there urged lawmakers and Gov. Tony Evers to agree on replacing the 126-year-old facility, arguing it’s not safe for inmates or staff and Wisconsin shouldn’t sink any more
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris today urged Dem activists to remind voters that Donald Trump said he was proud of his role in the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, declaring it could make a difference in
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor today passed on a bid for the state Supreme Court in 2025, when ideological control will again be up for grabs. Taylor, a former Dem state lawmaker and policy director
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor today passed on a bid for the state Supreme Court in 2025, when ideological control will again be up for grabs. Taylor, a former Dem state lawmaker and policy director
From WisPolitics … — The Marquette University Law School Poll’s first look at Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race found a tight contest between Dem Tammy Baldwin and Republican Eric Hovde. Among registered voters, 52% favored Baldwin, while 47% backed GOP challenger
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today said he may sue the Legislature to force action on PFAS funding after Republicans failed to show up for a special meeting he called. Meanwhile, Republicans blasted Evers for vetoing their plan
From WisPolitics … — GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde loaned his campaign $8 million during the first quarter while pulling in just shy of $1.1 million from other donors. It’s already one of the largest personal investments by a
From WisPolitics … — The Elections Commission should reject the initial effort to recall Speaker Robin Vos because backers fell short of the mark needed, agency staff found. The recommendation comes on the heels of the state Supreme Court declining
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today vetoed Republicans’ bill aiming to combat PFAS contamination and called a special meeting of the Joint Finance Committee next week to take up funding to address forever chemicals and western Wisconsin hospital
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden in Madison today touted his plan to provide student debt relief to more than 30 million Americans, saying it would help ensure Americans don’t have to put their lives on hold to pay
From WisPolitics … — Republicans sent a bill aiming to combat PFAS contamination to Gov. Tony Evers today amid an ongoing standoff on the issue, starting a weeklong countdown for the guv to take action. Evers has vowed to veto
— The state Department of Health Services has submitted its plans for using $36 million in opioid settlement funds to the Joint Finance Committee. The plan, covering fiscal year 2025, proposes allocating the funding across prevention, harm reduction, treatment and
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today vetoed a GOP bill that would have banned transgender girls from playing girls sports, saying the measure “fails to comport with Wisconsin values.” Evers in his veto message said legislation like AB
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has raised at least $1 million since launching his campaign in February, pushing him past the benchmark to be eligible for the state GOP’s endorsement next month, a spokesperson told WisPolitics.
Subscribers: There will be no PM Update or FRI REPORT tomorrow. Products will resume Monday morning. From WisPolitics … — The state Dem Party has outraised its GOP counterpart 15-to-1 over the first three months of 2024 — a huge
From WisPolitics … — State Sen. Eric Wimberger announced today he will move to the redrawn 2nd SD and run for that seat this fall, setting up a possible primary with fellow Green Bay Republican Rob Cowles. Under the new
From WisPolitics … — Former President Donald Trump will be in Green Bay next Tuesday for an evening rally, the same day Wisconsin voters go to the polls for the spring election. It will be Trump’s first visit to the
From WisPolitics … — The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into whether UW-Madison excluded applicants based on race, color and national origin from participating in an undergraduate scholarship program. The Equal Protection Project, an anti-affirmative action group,
From WisPolitics … — The state’s Democratic and Republican party chairs at a WisPolitics luncheon today said they expect hundreds of millions of dollars to go into political campaigns leading up to the November election. State Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler and state GOP Chair Brian Schimming didn’t offer specific
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump is targeting May 1 for a return visit to Wisconsin, according to multiple GOP sources. The sources said details were still being finalized, but the former president was looking to visit the Waukesha area. Trump is currently on trial in New York on charges
From WisPolitics … — Green Bay-area advocates of closing the state prison there urged lawmakers and Gov. Tony Evers to agree on replacing the 126-year-old facility, arguing it’s not safe for inmates or staff and Wisconsin shouldn’t sink any more money into repairing it. The roundtable at the state Capitol
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris today urged Dem activists to remind voters that Donald Trump said he was proud of his role in the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, declaring it could make a difference in who wins this fall. During a stop in western Wisconsin,
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor today passed on a bid for the state Supreme Court in 2025, when ideological control will again be up for grabs. Taylor, a former Dem state lawmaker and policy director for Planned Parenthood, praised retiring liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor today passed on a bid for the state Supreme Court in 2025, when ideological control will again be up for grabs. Taylor, a former Dem state lawmaker and policy director for Planned Parenthood, praised retiring liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley
From WisPolitics … — The Marquette University Law School Poll’s first look at Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race found a tight contest between Dem Tammy Baldwin and Republican Eric Hovde. Among registered voters, 52% favored Baldwin, while 47% backed GOP challenger Hovde. But among likely voters, it was tied at 50%
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today said he may sue the Legislature to force action on PFAS funding after Republicans failed to show up for a special meeting he called. Meanwhile, Republicans blasted Evers for vetoing their plan to allocate the funding. Evers made the comments as he
From WisPolitics … — GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde loaned his campaign $8 million during the first quarter while pulling in just shy of $1.1 million from other donors. It’s already one of the largest personal investments by a U.S. Senate candidate in Wisconsin history. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Tammy
From WisPolitics … — The Elections Commission should reject the initial effort to recall Speaker Robin Vos because backers fell short of the mark needed, agency staff found. The recommendation comes on the heels of the state Supreme Court declining to say which maps should be applied to the recall
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today vetoed Republicans’ bill aiming to combat PFAS contamination and called a special meeting of the Joint Finance Committee next week to take up funding to address forever chemicals and western Wisconsin hospital closures. It is the second time Evers, who has repeatedly
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden in Madison today touted his plan to provide student debt relief to more than 30 million Americans, saying it would help ensure Americans don’t have to put their lives on hold to pay off their school loans. “Too many people feel the strain
From WisPolitics … — Republicans sent a bill aiming to combat PFAS contamination to Gov. Tony Evers today amid an ongoing standoff on the issue, starting a weeklong countdown for the guv to take action. Evers has vowed to veto SB 312 over provisions limiting DNR authority to regulate the
— The state Department of Health Services has submitted its plans for using $36 million in opioid settlement funds to the Joint Finance Committee. The plan, covering fiscal year 2025, proposes allocating the funding across prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery efforts. It includes $6 million for tribal nations in
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today vetoed a GOP bill that would have banned transgender girls from playing girls sports, saying the measure “fails to comport with Wisconsin values.” Evers in his veto message said legislation like AB 377 “harms LGBTQ Wisconsinites’ and kids’ mental health, emboldens anti-LGBTQ
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has raised at least $1 million since launching his campaign in February, pushing him past the benchmark to be eligible for the state GOP’s endorsement next month, a spokesperson told WisPolitics. The spokesperson said the more than $1 million raised didn’t
Subscribers: There will be no PM Update or FRI REPORT tomorrow. Products will resume Monday morning. From WisPolitics … — The state Dem Party has outraised its GOP counterpart 15-to-1 over the first three months of 2024 — a huge resource advantage ahead of what’s expected to be a fierce
From WisPolitics … — State Sen. Eric Wimberger announced today he will move to the redrawn 2nd SD and run for that seat this fall, setting up a possible primary with fellow Green Bay Republican Rob Cowles. Under the new maps, both lawmakers were drawn into the 30th SD that
From WisPolitics … — Former President Donald Trump will be in Green Bay next Tuesday for an evening rally, the same day Wisconsin voters go to the polls for the spring election. It will be Trump’s first visit to the state since an Aug. 5, 2022, rally for then-GOP guv
From WisPolitics … — The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into whether UW-Madison excluded applicants based on race, color and national origin from participating in an undergraduate scholarship program. The Equal Protection Project, an anti-affirmative action group, filed a complaint in January targeting UW-Madison’s Creando Comunidad: Community-Engaged