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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 … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos today declared the recall effort against him a “waste of time and resources,” filing a challenge that urged the Elections Commission to dismiss the effort both because it’s short of the signatures
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, in a letter with 18 fellow Dem senators to President Joe Biden this week called for a two-state solution amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, saying the crisis has reached an “inflection
From WisPolitics … — Franklin businessman Scott Mayer told WisPolitics he decided against running for the U.S. Senate to avoid a “bloody primary” with Madison businessman Eric Hovde that he feared would damage Republicans’ chances of beating Dem incumbent Tammy
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today appointed Marcus Hawkins, the executive director of the Organization of MISO States, to the Public Service Commission. Hawkins, whose previous work includes a stint as a senior engineer at the PSC, replaces
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden today touted a $3 billion federal grant program to help communities divided by decades-old transportation infrastructure projects — including one in Wisconsin’s largest city — while continuing to knock Donald Trump on Social
From WisPolitics … — The Elections Commission today moved to ask the state Supreme Court to clarify which lines should be used for a possible recall of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos as commissioners noted the effort could be short of
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos questioned the validity of the signatures opponents turned in today seeking to recall him, signaling his intent to challenge the effort. Recall organizers this morning said they submitted 10,702 signatures to the
From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee Chief of Police Jeffrey Norman during a Milwaukee luncheon today said he pressed President Biden to boost security funding for hosting the Republican National Convention this summer. The department is pushing to boost the amount
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris today in Madison touted federal-local apprenticeship programs and infrastructure projects. Harris joined Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway at the city’s new electric bus rapid transit facility near Truax Field. Harris said what’s happening
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, has done a mail piece warning voters in his district the effort to recall him is a “scam.” One side of the mailer shared with WisPolitics warns, “Grifters and con men
From WisPolitics … — Jim Troupis and Kenneth Chesebro have agreed not to transmit fake electoral votes in future elections in settling a lawsuit over their involvement in submitting a false slate favoring Donald Trump in 2020. Meanwhile, documents released
From WisPolitics … — The GOP-run Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously today to release $31.9 million to the Universities of Wisconsin to help produce more graduates in high-demand areas such as nursing and engineering. But Dems bemoaned the delay in
From WisPolitics … — The Democratic Party of Wisconsin today knocked GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde for his abortion stance, with Sen. Kelda Roys arguing he’s “another out-of-state multimillionaire trying to climb the political ladder on the backs of
From WisPolitics … — Republican Dan Knodl, who decided against seeking reelection to his Senate district under the new maps, told WisPolitics today he’s considering a run for the Assembly seat of Rep. Janel Brandtjen, who’s facing a criminal investigation
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
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos today declared the recall effort against him a “waste of time and resources,” filing a challenge that urged the Elections Commission to dismiss the effort both because it’s short of the signatures needed and it’s legally barred. Vos, R-Rochester, argued in today’s
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, in a letter with 18 fellow Dem senators to President Joe Biden this week called for a two-state solution amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, saying the crisis has reached an “inflection point.” The letter, led by Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., proposes
From WisPolitics … — Franklin businessman Scott Mayer told WisPolitics he decided against running for the U.S. Senate to avoid a “bloody primary” with Madison businessman Eric Hovde that he feared would damage Republicans’ chances of beating Dem incumbent Tammy Baldwin. Mayer expressed confidence that he could’ve beaten Hovde in
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today appointed Marcus Hawkins, the executive director of the Organization of MISO States, to the Public Service Commission. Hawkins, whose previous work includes a stint as a senior engineer at the PSC, replaces Tyler Huebner, whose nomination the GOP-controlled state Senate rejected earlier
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden today touted a $3 billion federal grant program to help communities divided by decades-old transportation infrastructure projects — including one in Wisconsin’s largest city — while continuing to knock Donald Trump on Social Security and Medicaid. Ahead of Biden’s stop at a Boys
From WisPolitics … — The Elections Commission today moved to ask the state Supreme Court to clarify which lines should be used for a possible recall of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos as commissioners noted the effort could be short of the needed signatures regardless of which map is used. The
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos questioned the validity of the signatures opponents turned in today seeking to recall him, signaling his intent to challenge the effort. Recall organizers this morning said they submitted 10,702 signatures to the Elections Commission, with 6,850 valid ones needed to trigger a
From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee Chief of Police Jeffrey Norman during a Milwaukee luncheon today said he pressed President Biden to boost security funding for hosting the Republican National Convention this summer. The department is pushing to boost the amount to $75 million. Wisconsin’s congressional members have also pressed to
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris today in Madison touted federal-local apprenticeship programs and infrastructure projects. Harris joined Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway at the city’s new electric bus rapid transit facility near Truax Field. Harris said what’s happening in Madison is a great example of the Biden administration’s
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, has done a mail piece warning voters in his district the effort to recall him is a “scam.” One side of the mailer shared with WisPolitics warns, “Grifters and con men are descending on Racine County.” The other side includes a
From WisPolitics … — Jim Troupis and Kenneth Chesebro have agreed not to transmit fake electoral votes in future elections in settling a lawsuit over their involvement in submitting a false slate favoring Donald Trump in 2020. Meanwhile, documents released as part of the settlement provide new insight into the
From WisPolitics … — The GOP-run Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously today to release $31.9 million to the Universities of Wisconsin to help produce more graduates in high-demand areas such as nursing and engineering. But Dems bemoaned the delay in releasing the money — included in the budget Dem Gov.
From WisPolitics … — The Democratic Party of Wisconsin today knocked GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde for his abortion stance, with Sen. Kelda Roys arguing he’s “another out-of-state multimillionaire trying to climb the political ladder on the backs of Wisconsin women.” The Madison Dem outside the Capitol’s State Street
From WisPolitics … — Republican Dan Knodl, who decided against seeking reelection to his Senate district under the new maps, told WisPolitics today he’s considering a run for the Assembly seat of Rep. Janel Brandtjen, who’s facing a criminal investigation for a campaign finance scheme. Knodl was drawn into Brandtjen’s