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From WisPolitics … — An Assembly committee today will take testimony on new standards proposed for election observers. Elections Commission Chair Ann Jacobs, a Dem appointee, and past Chair Don Millis, a GOP member, are expected to testify at today’s
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin today said President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China are “bad news” for consumers, manufacturers and farmers, arguing “everyone is going to pay more.” The Madison Dem made the
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Kallman Worldwide President and CEO Tom Kallman touts the prestige of U.S. medical products on the global stage.
TOP STORIES Evers [w/WisDOT Sec. Boardman] touts electric vehicle charging station in CF visit… “We are doing it in a cleaner, greener and more energy-efficient way,” Evers said. “All will be built within a mile of freeways across the state.”
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate committee overseeing the FAA and Transportation Department, says Congress doesn’t need to launch its own investigation into the deadly DC plane crash. “I don’t think the committee has the expertise that the National Transportation Safety Board does,” Baldwin said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate committee overseeing the FAA and Transportation Department, says Congress doesn’t need to launch its own investigation into the deadly DC plane crash. “I don’t think the committee
Quotes of the Week With very few details and specifics available, virtually no time for ample review and consideration, and no direct communication to date, states are left to plan for the worst, and Wisconsinites and millions of Americans who
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Trump administration’s now-rescinded memo freezing federal grants and loans; Republican legislation regarding the governor’s veto powers, schools and taxes on cash tips; the race to lead the national Dem Party with state Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler among front-runners and more.
Ben Wikler has been endorsed by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in his bid for DNC chair. Wikler, who was previously backed by Dem Senate Leader Chuck Schumer, has been rolling out a series of high-profile endorsements leading into tomorrow’s
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, handicap the spring election for state Supreme Court between Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel and Dane County Judge Susan Crawford. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
TOP STORIES Conservative Justice Hagedorn steps aside in pivotal union rights case… Hagedorn drafted the law, known as Act 10, when he was chief legal counsel for then-Gov. Scott Walker. … in a brief two-page order, said the law commands
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz didn’t participate in a procedural motion in the Act 10 suit before the court as she weighs a request from GOP lawmakers to force her off the entire case. Protasiewicz didn’t indicate
From WisPolitics … — Conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn ruled today he can’t hear a case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on collective bargaining powers for public employees after he helped draft the law and later defended it while working for
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Ben Miller of Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin touts the opportunity for dairy exports to reach new markets.
TOP STORIES Madison school policy cited in Trump order banning teaching CRT, gender identity… declares federal money cannot be used on the “indoctrination” of children, including “radical gender ideology and critical race theory” [an “inherently racist policy”] … says civil
In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin lawmakers react to the Trump administration’s now-rescinded directive to freeze federal funding, and Sean Duffy is confirmed as U.S. Department of Transportation secretary.
THU AM Update: IRG poll finds slight edge for Schimel in Supreme Court race, though many voters undecided From WisPolitics … — A poll commissioned by the conservative Institute for Reforming Government found Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel with an
From WisPolitics … — The GOP co-chairs of the Finance Committee again committed to pushing tax cuts in the upcoming budget after the Legislative Fiscal Bureau upped the state’s projected surplus for the 2023-25 biennium to $4.3 billion. Rep. Mark
TOP STORIES Evers urges Trump to reconsider pause of federal grants and loansUS Judge AliKhan temporarily halted the order Tuesday [but expires Feb. 3 at 5 p.m.] … Evers sent a letter to Trump in response to [OMB’s] memo …
Conservative Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel has been running a second TV ad in which the narrator says he “put pedophiles behind bars, took on criminal illegals and cartels, protected kids and seniors from abuse.”
From WisPolitics … — An Assembly committee today will take testimony on new standards proposed for election observers. Elections Commission Chair Ann Jacobs, a Dem appointee, and past Chair Don Millis, a GOP member, are expected to testify at today’s hearing. Ahead of the hearing, the commission sent the Assembly
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin today said President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China are “bad news” for consumers, manufacturers and farmers, arguing “everyone is going to pay more.” The Madison Dem made the comments today after visiting the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy to
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Kallman Worldwide President and CEO Tom Kallman touts the prestige of U.S. medical products on the global stage.
TOP STORIES Evers [w/WisDOT Sec. Boardman] touts electric vehicle charging station in CF visit… “We are doing it in a cleaner, greener and more energy-efficient way,” Evers said. “All will be built within a mile of freeways across the state.” … Other EV stations have been installed at Kwik Trips
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate committee overseeing the FAA and Transportation Department, says Congress doesn’t need to launch its own investigation into the deadly DC plane crash. “I don’t think the committee has the expertise that the National Transportation Safety Board does,” Baldwin said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate committee overseeing the FAA and Transportation Department, says Congress doesn’t need to launch its own investigation into the deadly DC plane crash. “I don’t think the committee has the expertise that the National Transportation Safety Board does,”
Quotes of the Week With very few details and specifics available, virtually no time for ample review and consideration, and no direct communication to date, states are left to plan for the worst, and Wisconsinites and millions of Americans who are rightfully alarmed and concerned by this unprecedented decision are
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Trump administration’s now-rescinded memo freezing federal grants and loans; Republican legislation regarding the governor’s veto powers, schools and taxes on cash tips; the race to lead the national Dem Party with state Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler among front-runners and more.
Ben Wikler has been endorsed by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in his bid for DNC chair. Wikler, who was previously backed by Dem Senate Leader Chuck Schumer, has been rolling out a series of high-profile endorsements leading into tomorrow’s vote by the national committee. In a letter to DNC
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, handicap the spring election for state Supreme Court between Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel and Dane County Judge Susan Crawford. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
TOP STORIES Conservative Justice Hagedorn steps aside in pivotal union rights case… Hagedorn drafted the law, known as Act 10, when he was chief legal counsel for then-Gov. Scott Walker. … in a brief two-page order, said the law commands that he not hear the case. … The issues raised
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz didn’t participate in a procedural motion in the Act 10 suit before the court as she weighs a request from GOP lawmakers to force her off the entire case. Protasiewicz didn’t indicate a reason for her decision in yesterday’s order that gave
From WisPolitics … — Conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn ruled today he can’t hear a case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on collective bargaining powers for public employees after he helped draft the law and later defended it while working for then-Gov. Scott Walker. Hagedorn, who served as Walker’s legal counsel,
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Ben Miller of Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin touts the opportunity for dairy exports to reach new markets.
TOP STORIES Madison school policy cited in Trump order banning teaching CRT, gender identity… declares federal money cannot be used on the “indoctrination” of children, including “radical gender ideology and critical race theory” [an “inherently racist policy”] … says civil rights laws barring [sex, race] discrimination … would be used
In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin lawmakers react to the Trump administration’s now-rescinded directive to freeze federal funding, and Sean Duffy is confirmed as U.S. Department of Transportation secretary.
THU AM Update: IRG poll finds slight edge for Schimel in Supreme Court race, though many voters undecided From WisPolitics … — A poll commissioned by the conservative Institute for Reforming Government found Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel with an edge on liberal rival Susan Crawford among registered voters. The
From WisPolitics … — The GOP co-chairs of the Finance Committee again committed to pushing tax cuts in the upcoming budget after the Legislative Fiscal Bureau upped the state’s projected surplus for the 2023-25 biennium to $4.3 billion. Rep. Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, and Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, vowed
TOP STORIES Evers urges Trump to reconsider pause of federal grants and loansUS Judge AliKhan temporarily halted the order Tuesday [but expires Feb. 3 at 5 p.m.] … Evers sent a letter to Trump in response to [OMB’s] memo … to all federal agencies Monday. … to “temporarily pause all
Conservative Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel has been running a second TV ad in which the narrator says he “put pedophiles behind bars, took on criminal illegals and cartels, protected kids and seniors from abuse.”