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From WisPolitics … — DOA Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld insisted today the Evers administration is not hiring based on race or gender, arguing the DEI efforts outlined in a recent audit reflect the agency’s efforts to retain and attract employees. Republicans
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, former Gov. Scott Walker says the Republican Party needs to work on its grassroots organizing following the spring election. He also says he won’t be running for governor next year, and isn’t endorsing a particular candidate at this point.
TOP STORIES GOP scour for options to sidestep Evers vetoes, including not using digits in the budget… Speaker Robin Vos said April 22 his caucus would discuss ways … “We are already meeting with our attorneys. We’ve begun the process
From WisPolitics … — Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski announced today she is running for first vice-chair of the state Dem Party, saying in a statement to WisPolitics that democracy is at stake with Donald Trump’s return to power and
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers said today while he’s open to negotiating a tax cut deal with GOP legislative leaders, any agreement would have to be part of the state budget — not standalone legislation. Evers said reaching
TOP STORIES Wisconsin governor’s guidance on dealing with ICE agents draws GOP backlash… [radio host O’Donnell announced Evers’ 5-point email, which tells state workers] to remain calm and immediately notify their supervisor. After asking agents to identify themselves and to
From WisPolitics … — Clark County Judge Lyndsey Boon Brunette, a former elected Dem DA, has been making calls about running for state Supreme Court next year and is seriously considering a bid, according to a source with knowledge of
From WisPolitics … — Rep. Adam Neylon today criticized the Wisconsin Elections Commission for not engaging with lawmakers more on a proposed rule laying out standards for election observers, calling it “insulting.” Appearing before the Joint Committee for Review of
MADISON, WI – Representative Lee Snodgrass (D-Appleton) and State Senator Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D-Appleton) introduced a bill that would cap out-of-pocket costs for life-saving asthma medications. In 2024, Appleton resident Cole Schmidtknecht tragically died when he was unable to afford the
TOP STORIES Evers, Republican leaders holding ‘productive’ talks on a tax package… met in March … Cudaback [for Evers] said there would be conversations between staff going forward and another meeting between the leaders has not been scheduled. … “The
“I think because of that it means more to the community, particularly in terms of economic impact and the long legacy that this might leave for Wisconsin and Green Bay,” Murphy said on WISN 12’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “We’ll have a lot of people, we think 250,000, and you can see behind us the stage is really impressive.”
From WisPolitics … — Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy says the NFL is “embracing” Green Bay ahead of hosting the NFL Draft in the league’s smallest market beginning Thursday. “I think because of that it means more to the
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Supreme Court upholding Gov. Tony Evers’ 400-year veto, tensions boiling over during this week’s Elections Commission meeting, the Wisconsin GOP’s new code of conduct and planned spring election postmortem, the 2026 election and more.
TOP STORIES Evers can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, Supreme Court rules… court’s four liberal justices ruled Friday that the state constitution allows the governor to strike digits to create a new year or to remove
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take a look at the docket for the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 2024-25 session, which ends in June. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
From WisPolitics … — A slow decline in Wisconsin exports over the past dozen years “may be cause for concern” amid tariff-related uncertainties, the Wisconsin Policy Forum reports. The value of state exports was about $27.5 billion last year, or
Subscribers: Tomorrow’s AM Update and News Summary will be the final products of the week. All products will resume Monday. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — GOP legislative leaders, who have pledged to pass a tax cut before
TOP STORIES RPW creates process to remove local GOP officials for harassment, defaming leaders… approved by … executive committee Sunday. … state that while volunteers and “grassroots members” have the right to elect leaders at the county and congressional district
From WisPolitics … — Operative Joe Zepecki today formally launched his bid for state Dem chair, the fourth person to enter the contest to succeed Ben Wikler. In his announcement, Zepecki said the party needs someone to build on Wikler’s
From WisPolitics … — The state GOP announced to members today that it’s launching a postmortem on the 2025 state Supreme Court race that conservative Brad Schimel lost by 10 points as the party prepares for next year’s contest. Since
From WisPolitics … — DOA Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld insisted today the Evers administration is not hiring based on race or gender, arguing the DEI efforts outlined in a recent audit reflect the agency’s efforts to retain and attract employees. Republicans on the Joint Legislative Audit Committee knocked Blumenfeld over the
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, former Gov. Scott Walker says the Republican Party needs to work on its grassroots organizing following the spring election. He also says he won’t be running for governor next year, and isn’t endorsing a particular candidate at this point.
TOP STORIES GOP scour for options to sidestep Evers vetoes, including not using digits in the budget… Speaker Robin Vos said April 22 his caucus would discuss ways … “We are already meeting with our attorneys. We’ve begun the process of saying, ‘How can we work around this ruling?'” Vos
From WisPolitics … — Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski announced today she is running for first vice-chair of the state Dem Party, saying in a statement to WisPolitics that democracy is at stake with Donald Trump’s return to power and “Democrats need to organize and fight back.” Godlewski is the
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers said today while he’s open to negotiating a tax cut deal with GOP legislative leaders, any agreement would have to be part of the state budget — not standalone legislation. Evers said reaching a deal would be “tough” because of his demand it
TOP STORIES Wisconsin governor’s guidance on dealing with ICE agents draws GOP backlash… [radio host O’Donnell announced Evers’ 5-point email, which tells state workers] to remain calm and immediately notify their supervisor. After asking agents to identify themselves and to present documentation of why they are there … worker should
From WisPolitics … — Clark County Judge Lyndsey Boon Brunette, a former elected Dem DA, has been making calls about running for state Supreme Court next year and is seriously considering a bid, according to a source with knowledge of her thinking. Those talking up a possible run note Boon
From WisPolitics … — Rep. Adam Neylon today criticized the Wisconsin Elections Commission for not engaging with lawmakers more on a proposed rule laying out standards for election observers, calling it “insulting.” Appearing before the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules, GOP Commissioner Don Millis testified in support of
MADISON, WI – Representative Lee Snodgrass (D-Appleton) and State Senator Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D-Appleton) introduced a bill that would cap out-of-pocket costs for life-saving asthma medications. In 2024, Appleton resident Cole Schmidtknecht tragically died when he was unable to afford the cost of his asthma inhaler which skyrocketed to over $500–more
TOP STORIES Evers, Republican leaders holding ‘productive’ talks on a tax package… met in March … Cudaback [for Evers] said there would be conversations between staff going forward and another meeting between the leaders has not been scheduled. … “The conversations are productive.” … [Vos in Feb. foretold tax cut
“I think because of that it means more to the community, particularly in terms of economic impact and the long legacy that this might leave for Wisconsin and Green Bay,” Murphy said on WISN 12’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “We’ll have a lot of people, we think 250,000, and you can see behind us the stage is really impressive.”
From WisPolitics … — Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy says the NFL is “embracing” Green Bay ahead of hosting the NFL Draft in the league’s smallest market beginning Thursday. “I think because of that it means more to the community, particularly in terms of economic impact and the long
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Supreme Court upholding Gov. Tony Evers’ 400-year veto, tensions boiling over during this week’s Elections Commission meeting, the Wisconsin GOP’s new code of conduct and planned spring election postmortem, the 2026 election and more.
TOP STORIES Evers can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, Supreme Court rules… court’s four liberal justices ruled Friday that the state constitution allows the governor to strike digits to create a new year or to remove language to create a longer duration than the one approved
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take a look at the docket for the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 2024-25 session, which ends in June. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
From WisPolitics … — A slow decline in Wisconsin exports over the past dozen years “may be cause for concern” amid tariff-related uncertainties, the Wisconsin Policy Forum reports. The value of state exports was about $27.5 billion last year, or 7.8% of Wisconsin’s GDP, marking a decline of $4.2 billion
Subscribers: Tomorrow’s AM Update and News Summary will be the final products of the week. All products will resume Monday. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — GOP legislative leaders, who have pledged to pass a tax cut before taking up the budget, have held off introducing a plan
TOP STORIES RPW creates process to remove local GOP officials for harassment, defaming leaders… approved by … executive committee Sunday. … state that while volunteers and “grassroots members” have the right to elect leaders at the county and congressional district level, those individuals “should be working in coordination to achieve
From WisPolitics … — Operative Joe Zepecki today formally launched his bid for state Dem chair, the fourth person to enter the contest to succeed Ben Wikler. In his announcement, Zepecki said the party needs someone to build on Wikler’s success over the past six years, while refining its approach
From WisPolitics … — The state GOP announced to members today that it’s launching a postmortem on the 2025 state Supreme Court race that conservative Brad Schimel lost by 10 points as the party prepares for next year’s contest. Since liberal Susan Crawford’s victory April 1, some have questioned the