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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 DC Wrap: U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan says lawmakers should debate ICE funding separately amid a DHS funding fight and U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson split on Markwayne Mullin’s confirmation.
On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, weighs in on negotiations to fund the Department of Homeland Security, the Pentagon’s $200 billion funding request to prosecute the war in Iran, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents being deployed to major airports.
Liberal Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor announced she is unable to participate in tonight’s scheduled debate on the advice of doctors.
Supreme Court candidates Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor will meet tonight for their first and only debate ahead of the April 7 election.
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor are in the final hours of debate prep ahead of Wednesday night’s only debate before the April 7 election.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu’s retirement announcement, the Senate’s final floor period of the legislative session, Gov. Tony Evers signing bills extending postpartum Medicaid coverage to one year and requiring insurers to cover additional breast cancer screenings, and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at support for candidates in recent polls during these early stages of the race for Wisconsin governor. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson praises President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
In this week’s “Capitol Chats” episode, Dem guv candidate Mandela Barnes discusses his vow to freeze utility rates if elected and criticizes utility companies for being “greedy” at Wisconsinites’ expense.
The liberal group A Better Wisconsin Together Political Fund has launched a new digital campaign praising liberal state Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor while knocking conservative rival Maria Lazar on abortion and clean water. The group filed reports with the
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.
In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan says lawmakers should debate ICE funding separately amid a DHS funding fight and U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson split on Markwayne Mullin’s confirmation.
On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, weighs in on negotiations to fund the Department of Homeland Security, the Pentagon’s $200 billion funding request to prosecute the war in Iran, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents being deployed to major airports.
Liberal Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor announced she is unable to participate in tonight’s scheduled debate on the advice of doctors.
Supreme Court candidates Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor will meet tonight for their first and only debate ahead of the April 7 election.
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor are in the final hours of debate prep ahead of Wednesday night’s only debate before the April 7 election.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu’s retirement announcement, the Senate’s final floor period of the legislative session, Gov. Tony Evers signing bills extending postpartum Medicaid coverage to one year and requiring insurers to cover additional breast cancer screenings, and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at support for candidates in recent polls during these early stages of the race for Wisconsin governor. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson praises President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
In this week’s “Capitol Chats” episode, Dem guv candidate Mandela Barnes discusses his vow to freeze utility rates if elected and criticizes utility companies for being “greedy” at Wisconsinites’ expense.
The liberal group A Better Wisconsin Together Political Fund has launched a new digital campaign praising liberal state Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor while knocking conservative rival Maria Lazar on abortion and clean water. The group filed reports with the Ethics Commission this week detailing $238,889 in expenses for the