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In this week’s “Capitol Chats,” former technology executive and Caledonia trustee Prescott Balch argues local officials are being drawn into bad deals with the trillion-dollar tech companies building data centers throughout Wisconsin, and need to slow down development deals to better understand the risks and rewards of such projects.
MPS Superintendent Brenda Cassellius says “it would be wonderful” if Wisconsin teachers could again collectively bargain and Act 10 was reversed despite a feud with the teachers union over the district’s projected $46 million deficit. “I’ve always been a supporter
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ special session on partisan gerrymandering, a hearing on a Department of Public Instruction conference at a water park, the latest developments in the races for control of the state Senate and Assembly, congressional campaign fundraising and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the UW Board of Regents’ removal of Jay Rothman as Universities of Wisconsin president. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership.
In this week’s DC Wrap: Dem challenger Rebecca Cooke outraises GOP U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden by nearly $1.1 million over the first three months of the year.
In this week’s “Capitol Chats” episode, RightCount Wisconsin Chair Jim Steineke touts the group’s work to promote trust by educating voters about election administration and says faith in elections is a bipartisan issue.
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” DATCP Secretary Randy Romanski highlights the state’s $3.99 billion in food, forestry and ag exports last year, the third-highest annual total in Wisconsin history. The total for 2025 was down from $4.03 billion
Brad Schimel, the first assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District appointed by former Attorney General Pam Bondi, says he feels no political pressure from the Trump administration on how to lead the office.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss Chris Taylor’s 20-point win in the Supreme Court race, the Board of Regents firing Jay Rothman as UW president, Gov. Tony Evers signing legislation to approve online sports bets through tribal servers and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the large margin of victory for liberal Judge Chris Taylor over conservative Judge Maria Lazar in Tuesday’s Supreme Court election. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership.
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” UW-Madison Prof. Jon Pevehouse says the ongoing conflict in Iran is affecting more than oil markets, as the key trade route in the region is being used as a bargaining chip.
On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” Melissa Moore talks about Wisconsin’s “Wild West” of unregulated intoxicating hemp products ahead of a federal ban that could curtail their sale, and what policymakers need to consider if they are to craft regulation keeping these products on shelves.
Conservative Supreme Court candidate Maria Lazar has authored twice as many appeals court rulings as liberal rival Chris Taylor.
Since joining the appeals court in 2022, Lazar has also had three rulings overturned by the Supreme Court in cases on the attorney general’s powers, access to voters’ personal information and discipline handed out by the WIAA.
State GOP Chair Brian Schimming accused liberal donors of “bailing out” Chris Taylor as the Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate and her supporters outspent Maria Lazar roughly 9-to-1 ahead of the spring election. Meanwhile, state Dem Party Chair Devin Remiker said the fundraising disparity is the result of Republicans and Brad Schimel losing last year’s race.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the final push in the state Supreme Court race, the move by UW regents to oust President Jay Rothman and the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to throw out Wisconsin’s congressional lines as a partisan gerrymander.
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Marquette Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin discusses recent polling of the state Supreme Court race and says anti-Trump sentiment is a key factor pushing Dem voters to the polls.
The CEO of Potawatomi Casino & Hotel is urging Gov. Tony Evers to sign legislation that would legalize online sports betting operated through Wisconsin’s tribes, while the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty says a lawsuit will follow if the bill is signed.
Former GOP guv candidate Bill Berrien’s PAC is doing a new six-figure online ad backing Lazar, though independent expenditures reported so far still tilt heavily in Taylor’s favor. According to a filing with the state Ethics Commission, the Never Out
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State Politics Reporter Jessie Opoien discuss the state Supreme Court race, the latest Marquette University Law School poll, bills awaiting action by Gov. Tony Evers and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the affordability issue and how it will play in the upcoming midterm elections in Wisconsin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
In this week’s “Capitol Chats,” former technology executive and Caledonia trustee Prescott Balch argues local officials are being drawn into bad deals with the trillion-dollar tech companies building data centers throughout Wisconsin, and need to slow down development deals to better understand the risks and rewards of such projects.
MPS Superintendent Brenda Cassellius says “it would be wonderful” if Wisconsin teachers could again collectively bargain and Act 10 was reversed despite a feud with the teachers union over the district’s projected $46 million deficit. “I’ve always been a supporter of unions and labor,” Cassellius said on WISN 12’s “UpFront,”
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ special session on partisan gerrymandering, a hearing on a Department of Public Instruction conference at a water park, the latest developments in the races for control of the state Senate and Assembly, congressional campaign fundraising and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the UW Board of Regents’ removal of Jay Rothman as Universities of Wisconsin president. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership.
In this week’s DC Wrap: Dem challenger Rebecca Cooke outraises GOP U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden by nearly $1.1 million over the first three months of the year.
In this week’s “Capitol Chats” episode, RightCount Wisconsin Chair Jim Steineke touts the group’s work to promote trust by educating voters about election administration and says faith in elections is a bipartisan issue.
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” DATCP Secretary Randy Romanski highlights the state’s $3.99 billion in food, forestry and ag exports last year, the third-highest annual total in Wisconsin history. The total for 2025 was down from $4.03 billion in 2024 and below the record-high of $4.22 billion in
Brad Schimel, the first assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District appointed by former Attorney General Pam Bondi, says he feels no political pressure from the Trump administration on how to lead the office.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss Chris Taylor’s 20-point win in the Supreme Court race, the Board of Regents firing Jay Rothman as UW president, Gov. Tony Evers signing legislation to approve online sports bets through tribal servers and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the large margin of victory for liberal Judge Chris Taylor over conservative Judge Maria Lazar in Tuesday’s Supreme Court election. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership.
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” UW-Madison Prof. Jon Pevehouse says the ongoing conflict in Iran is affecting more than oil markets, as the key trade route in the region is being used as a bargaining chip.
On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” Melissa Moore talks about Wisconsin’s “Wild West” of unregulated intoxicating hemp products ahead of a federal ban that could curtail their sale, and what policymakers need to consider if they are to craft regulation keeping these products on shelves.
Conservative Supreme Court candidate Maria Lazar has authored twice as many appeals court rulings as liberal rival Chris Taylor.
Since joining the appeals court in 2022, Lazar has also had three rulings overturned by the Supreme Court in cases on the attorney general’s powers, access to voters’ personal information and discipline handed out by the WIAA.
State GOP Chair Brian Schimming accused liberal donors of “bailing out” Chris Taylor as the Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate and her supporters outspent Maria Lazar roughly 9-to-1 ahead of the spring election. Meanwhile, state Dem Party Chair Devin Remiker said the fundraising disparity is the result of Republicans and Brad Schimel losing last year’s race.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the final push in the state Supreme Court race, the move by UW regents to oust President Jay Rothman and the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to throw out Wisconsin’s congressional lines as a partisan gerrymander.
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Marquette Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin discusses recent polling of the state Supreme Court race and says anti-Trump sentiment is a key factor pushing Dem voters to the polls.
The CEO of Potawatomi Casino & Hotel is urging Gov. Tony Evers to sign legislation that would legalize online sports betting operated through Wisconsin’s tribes, while the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty says a lawsuit will follow if the bill is signed.
Former GOP guv candidate Bill Berrien’s PAC is doing a new six-figure online ad backing Lazar, though independent expenditures reported so far still tilt heavily in Taylor’s favor. According to a filing with the state Ethics Commission, the Never Out of the Fight PAC spent $100,000 on the ad. The
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State Politics Reporter Jessie Opoien discuss the state Supreme Court race, the latest Marquette University Law School poll, bills awaiting action by Gov. Tony Evers and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the affordability issue and how it will play in the upcoming midterm elections in Wisconsin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.