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The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their take on Gov. Tony Evers’ signing of legislative district maps approved by the GOP-controlled Wisconsin Legislature. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership.
Quotes of the Week When I promised I wanted fair maps — not maps that are better for one party or another, including my own — I damn well meant it. – Gov. Tony Evers after signing the redistricting plan
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, WISDOM Transformational Justice Campaign Coordinator Mark Rice says long term lockdowns amount to torture for inmates. He also says there has been no significant progress to lift the nearly yearlong lockdowns at Wisconsin’s two
In the latest edition of “Talking Trade,” Mark Rhoda-Reis of DATCP shares insights on the latest agricultural export trends and more. Rhoda-Reis, director of the agency’s International Agribusiness Center, says Wisconsin ag export activity in 2023 was down from the prior
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel state politics reporter Jessie Opoien discuss the GOP-controlled Legislature passing Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ legislative redistricting maps, results of Assembly and Senate floor sessions this week, Republican businessman Eric Hovde’s campaign announcing he will join the U.S. Senate race, the developing field to replace GOP U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, Tuesday’s spring primary and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their take on the abortion issue and its impact on the 2024 elections. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, freshman Rep. Nate Gustafson discusses recommendations from the Speaker’s Task Force on Artificial Intelligence he chairs. The Fox Crossing Republican also shares his thoughts on how AI could be used to address the state’s workforce shortage.
Quotes of the Week The geography of Wisconsin alone gives Republicans an electoral advantage in legislative districts unless you politically gerrymander, which is what the court is poised to do. – GOP Majority Leader Rep. Tyler August, R-Lake Geneva, arguing
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the latest in the redistricting case before the state Supreme Court, a potential investigation into state prisons following inmate deaths, Republicans’ $2.1 billion tax-cut plan, results of the latest Marquette University Law School poll and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take a look back at Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address for its policy objectives and legacy in gubernatorial speeches. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
In this week’s WisPolitics Capitol Chats podcast, Americans for Prosperity State Director Megan Novak says most voters are thinking about inflation on regular goods and services such as groceries and energy heading into the presidential election. She argues the federal
Quotes of the Week Let’s be clear, our maps have been rejected for one reason and one reason alone, they don’t produce the partisan outcomes the experts or many on the Court want. – WILL President and General Counsel Rick
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the latest in the redistricting case before the state Supreme Court, Minnesota U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips’ lawsuit to be included on the Dem presidential primary ballot in Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers signing legislation intended to increase dental care access and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their take on where the Supreme Court redistricting process is headed. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, state Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, talks about her campaign to unseat U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, and touts her credentials as a state legislator. Shankland is one of three Dems vying for the seat.
Gov. Tony Evers at a WisPolitics luncheon Tuesday said while he supports Iowa-styled redistricting, he has concerns a GOP proposal to implement the practice in Wisconsin wouldn’t guarantee a nonpartisan process.
Quotes of the Week It sure the hell is about “who makes the decisions.” Wisconsinites should have the freedom to make their own decisions about their reproductive healthcare. And Republican legislators should have nothing to do with it. – Gov.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Assembly Republicans passing a bill that would put a 14-week abortion ban before voters, GOP passage of a revised redistricting map, Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address, Republicans’ $2.1 billion tax package and this week’s visits from President Biden and Vice President Harris.
On the heels of yet another two-year UW campus cutting back, the Universities of Wisconsin president says “we haven’t given up on those schools.”
In this week’s WisPolitics Capitol Chats WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg talks about the legislative redistricting lawsuit his office is party to. Esenberg also talks about what to watch for in the lawsuit seeking to make Wisconsin’s 1849
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their take on Gov. Tony Evers’ signing of legislative district maps approved by the GOP-controlled Wisconsin Legislature. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership.
Quotes of the Week When I promised I wanted fair maps — not maps that are better for one party or another, including my own — I damn well meant it. – Gov. Tony Evers after signing the redistricting plan he proposed into law. We sent him those maps, not
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, WISDOM Transformational Justice Campaign Coordinator Mark Rice says long term lockdowns amount to torture for inmates. He also says there has been no significant progress to lift the nearly yearlong lockdowns at Wisconsin’s two oldest maximum security prisons, and argues former Parole Commissioner John
In the latest edition of “Talking Trade,” Mark Rhoda-Reis of DATCP shares insights on the latest agricultural export trends and more. Rhoda-Reis, director of the agency’s International Agribusiness Center, says Wisconsin ag export activity in 2023 was down from the prior standout year. “2022 was a record year for the U.S.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel state politics reporter Jessie Opoien discuss the GOP-controlled Legislature passing Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ legislative redistricting maps, results of Assembly and Senate floor sessions this week, Republican businessman Eric Hovde’s campaign announcing he will join the U.S. Senate race, the developing field to replace GOP U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, Tuesday’s spring primary and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their take on the abortion issue and its impact on the 2024 elections. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, freshman Rep. Nate Gustafson discusses recommendations from the Speaker’s Task Force on Artificial Intelligence he chairs. The Fox Crossing Republican also shares his thoughts on how AI could be used to address the state’s workforce shortage.
Quotes of the Week The geography of Wisconsin alone gives Republicans an electoral advantage in legislative districts unless you politically gerrymander, which is what the court is poised to do. – GOP Majority Leader Rep. Tyler August, R-Lake Geneva, arguing the only way Dems could have an advantage in legislative
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the latest in the redistricting case before the state Supreme Court, a potential investigation into state prisons following inmate deaths, Republicans’ $2.1 billion tax-cut plan, results of the latest Marquette University Law School poll and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take a look back at Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address for its policy objectives and legacy in gubernatorial speeches. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
In this week’s WisPolitics Capitol Chats podcast, Americans for Prosperity State Director Megan Novak says most voters are thinking about inflation on regular goods and services such as groceries and energy heading into the presidential election. She argues the federal government has got to stop growing the national debt and
Quotes of the Week Let’s be clear, our maps have been rejected for one reason and one reason alone, they don’t produce the partisan outcomes the experts or many on the Court want. – WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg blasting the state Supreme Court-chosen map experts’ decision that
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the latest in the redistricting case before the state Supreme Court, Minnesota U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips’ lawsuit to be included on the Dem presidential primary ballot in Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers signing legislation intended to increase dental care access and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their take on where the Supreme Court redistricting process is headed. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, state Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, talks about her campaign to unseat U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, and touts her credentials as a state legislator. Shankland is one of three Dems vying for the seat.
Gov. Tony Evers at a WisPolitics luncheon Tuesday said while he supports Iowa-styled redistricting, he has concerns a GOP proposal to implement the practice in Wisconsin wouldn’t guarantee a nonpartisan process.
Quotes of the Week It sure the hell is about “who makes the decisions.” Wisconsinites should have the freedom to make their own decisions about their reproductive healthcare. And Republican legislators should have nothing to do with it. – Gov. Tony Evers responding to Rep. Scott Allen, R-Waukesha, who argued
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Assembly Republicans passing a bill that would put a 14-week abortion ban before voters, GOP passage of a revised redistricting map, Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address, Republicans’ $2.1 billion tax package and this week’s visits from President Biden and Vice President Harris.
On the heels of yet another two-year UW campus cutting back, the Universities of Wisconsin president says “we haven’t given up on those schools.”
In this week’s WisPolitics Capitol Chats WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg talks about the legislative redistricting lawsuit his office is party to. Esenberg also talks about what to watch for in the lawsuit seeking to make Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion law unenforceable. A Dane County judge late last year