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From WisPolitics … — Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August says Republicans could hold up passing the state budget if their GOP tax cut plan isn’t first passed and signed by Dem Gov. Tony Evers. “Well, look, I think it depends
Quotes of the Week It’s shocking to think a handful of law enforcement and our government would rather protect felons than work with our federal partners, to stop the flow of crime and drugs in more neighborhoods.- Sen. Julian Bradley,
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the state budget, state Supreme Court race spending, a proposed audit of statewide student testing standards and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed state budget that GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said was “dead on arrival.” Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
TOP STORIES Assembly GOP open to Evers’ plan to close GBCI… “It’s an outdated facility. The operating costs are huge,” [Corrections chair] Kaufert said. “The bottom line is, it’s time to close that facility.” … “But we definitely all have
Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford is out with another new TV spot, this one knocking the “false ads trying to tell you who I am.”
A new ad from liberal Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford features a man identified as Jim B., who says nothing is more important than keeping his family safe, and he doesn’t know what he’d do if someone hurt his wife or kids.
From WisPolitics … — Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford is out with another new TV spot this morning, this one knocking the “false ads trying to tell you who I am.” Crawford’s buy was up to nearly $13 million for
From WisPolitics … — Madison’s clerk failed to implement practices that could’ve found 193 absentee ballots the city failed to tally from Nov. 5, including a check of all carts and totes that had been used to store ballots before
A new ad from conservative Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel’s features Dodge County DA Andrea Will, who says Schimel “has always focused on getting justice for victims of sexual assault.”
A pair of new A Better Wisconsin Together spots includes one that slams conservative Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel for taking money from Purdue Pharma and then refusing to sue the opioid manufacturer.
The conservative Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin is up with a pair of new spots in the state Supreme Court race
TOP STORIES Evers seeks to go big on investing in conservation. Republicans aren’t sold… [FY25-27 budget] proposed a $1B, 10-yr reauthorization of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program [which expires in 2026]. … “For years, the Stewardship Program consistently earned bipartisan support
In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin lawmakers split on a House GOP budget resolution, which Dems argue will lead to Medicaid cuts.
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly Environment Committee is holding a public hearing today on an administrative rule to impose stricter limits on surface water pollution after another Assembly committee voted more than a year ago to request changes to
From WisPolitics … — Dem. Rep. Tip McGuire today asked why the Legislature should have the power to mandate the actions of local law enforcement on immigration enforcement. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos countered the mandates are necessary because some Wisconsin
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, freshman Rep. Angelito Tenorio, D-West Allis, talks about his milestone as the first Filipino American in the state Assembly and his priorities in office.
The conservative Fair Courts America has launched the first TV ad in its campaign against Crawford, knocking her “soft on crime agenda.”
TOP STORIES Evers on budget compromise, Trump and DOGE. Takeaways from Counties meeting* Dubbed his budget “a realistic start … At the end of the day, we’re a purple state. I think most Democrats, most Republicans live in the world
From WisPolitics … — The co-chairs of the Joint Audit Committee say they are moving forward with an effort to review how the Department of Public Instruction created new benchmarks for standardized tests. It’s one of two audits Sen. Eric
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August says Republicans could hold up passing the state budget if their GOP tax cut plan isn’t first passed and signed by Dem Gov. Tony Evers. “Well, look, I think it depends on how the governor is going to react to the
Quotes of the Week It’s shocking to think a handful of law enforcement and our government would rather protect felons than work with our federal partners, to stop the flow of crime and drugs in more neighborhoods.- Sen. Julian Bradley, R-New Berlin, during a public hearing on a bill that
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the state budget, state Supreme Court race spending, a proposed audit of statewide student testing standards and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed state budget that GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said was “dead on arrival.” Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
TOP STORIES Assembly GOP open to Evers’ plan to close GBCI… “It’s an outdated facility. The operating costs are huge,” [Corrections chair] Kaufert said. “The bottom line is, it’s time to close that facility.” … “But we definitely all have to come to the table, and we have to have
Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford is out with another new TV spot, this one knocking the “false ads trying to tell you who I am.”
A new ad from liberal Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford features a man identified as Jim B., who says nothing is more important than keeping his family safe, and he doesn’t know what he’d do if someone hurt his wife or kids.
From WisPolitics … — Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford is out with another new TV spot this morning, this one knocking the “false ads trying to tell you who I am.” Crawford’s buy was up to nearly $13 million for the full campaign as of last night, according to AdImpact.
From WisPolitics … — Madison’s clerk failed to implement practices that could’ve found 193 absentee ballots the city failed to tally from Nov. 5, including a check of all carts and totes that had been used to store ballots before they were counted, state Elections Commission staff found. In a
A new ad from conservative Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel’s features Dodge County DA Andrea Will, who says Schimel “has always focused on getting justice for victims of sexual assault.”
A pair of new A Better Wisconsin Together spots includes one that slams conservative Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel for taking money from Purdue Pharma and then refusing to sue the opioid manufacturer.
The conservative Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin is up with a pair of new spots in the state Supreme Court race
TOP STORIES Evers seeks to go big on investing in conservation. Republicans aren’t sold… [FY25-27 budget] proposed a $1B, 10-yr reauthorization of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program [which expires in 2026]. … “For years, the Stewardship Program consistently earned bipartisan support from folks on both sides of the aisle, and that’s
In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin lawmakers split on a House GOP budget resolution, which Dems argue will lead to Medicaid cuts.
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly Environment Committee is holding a public hearing today on an administrative rule to impose stricter limits on surface water pollution after another Assembly committee voted more than a year ago to request changes to the policy. The proposed revision would update the state’s antidegradation
From WisPolitics … — Dem. Rep. Tip McGuire today asked why the Legislature should have the power to mandate the actions of local law enforcement on immigration enforcement. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos countered the mandates are necessary because some Wisconsin sheriffs haven’t been complying with federal law to notify Immigrations
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, freshman Rep. Angelito Tenorio, D-West Allis, talks about his milestone as the first Filipino American in the state Assembly and his priorities in office.
The conservative Fair Courts America has launched the first TV ad in its campaign against Crawford, knocking her “soft on crime agenda.”
TOP STORIES Evers on budget compromise, Trump and DOGE. Takeaways from Counties meeting* Dubbed his budget “a realistic start … At the end of the day, we’re a purple state. I think most Democrats, most Republicans live in the world of the middle, and I think that’s the majority. …
From WisPolitics … — The co-chairs of the Joint Audit Committee say they are moving forward with an effort to review how the Department of Public Instruction created new benchmarks for standardized tests. It’s one of two audits Sen. Eric Wimberger, R-Oconto, and Rep. Robert Wittke, R-Caledonia, said they will