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TOP STORIES Senate minority leader says budget surplus should be used in part for K-12 education… [with] larger-than-expected surplus of $4.6B. … “I would like to put a large portion of that money to the school districts so that they
Vos hired Gableman to review the 2020 election. Later, he fired him. The Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation recently filed a complaint accusing Gableman of numerous ethical violations during his review.
From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin Dem Chair Ben Wikler will make a decision shortly after Thanksgiving about whether to seek to lead the national party, according to a source familiar with his thinking. So far, Minnesota Dem Party Chair Ken
Quotes of the Week This is the state’s chief election officer. They’re telling this court that the state’s chief election officer will be forever away from the people. That is not a sustainable result in a democracy.- Attorney Misha Tseytlin,
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Wisconsin’s fiscal outlook, a state Supreme Court hearing that could determine whether Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe continues in her role, Republican Eric Hovde conceding to Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the political futures for losing candidates in November’s election. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
TOP STORIES WPF: Wisconsin’s tax burden compared with other states hits a new low9.9% of personal income — down from 10.3% the previous year … now has the 35th highest tax burden nationally, its lowest ranking on record. … credits
Milwaukee County Exec David Crowley spoke at a Nov. 19, 2024, WisPolitics-Rotary Club of Milwaukee-Milwaukee Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon to discuss the 2025 budget and other county issues If the video above fails to load, watch at WisconsinEye…. Please log
State and local taxes in 2022 totaled 9.9% of personal income, a record low that was driven by rising incomes, state caps on property taxes and an income tax cut, according to the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
From WisPolitics … — State and local taxes in 2022 totaled 9.9% of personal income, a record low that was driven by rising incomes, state caps on property taxes and an income tax cut, according to the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
From WisPolitics … — The Legislative Council Study Committee on Emergency Detention and Civil Commitment of Minors today floated the idea of a phased introduction of more psychiatric residential treatment facilities across the state. Sen. Jesse James, R-Altoona, suggested a
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, soon-to-be Democratic Party of Wisconsin Executive Director Sarah Abel says Tammy Baldwin would have won reelection against Republican Eric Hovde even if America First candidate Thomas Leager, who Dem donors helped put on the ballot, hadn’t been in the race. Hovde has blamed Leager for his loss.
TOP STORIES GOP lawmakers again delay plan to close Lincoln Hills youth corrections complex… [JCRAR must] vote to codify rules governing how state officials handle teen inmates … before the end of the year [or DOC] could put the rule
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says she didn’t vote for or against three resolutions seeking to block arm sales to Israel because neither “captures my goals of both supporting Israel’s right to defend themself and protecting the
That’s just more than the 28,751 votes America First candidate Thomas Leager received. Hovde has argued he would’ve won the election if Leager hadn’t been in the race, noting Dems helped put the third-party candidate on the ballot.
From WisPolitics … — The state is now projected to finish the 2023-25 budget with a $4 billion surplus, and the Evers administration expects nearly $1.7 billion in new tax collections over the following two-year period. Even so, the state
TOP STORIES OLR files complaint against former justice who led 2020 election probe… 10-count complaint … stems from Gableman’s work investigating allegations of fraud and abuse related to the 2020 election that Trump narrowly lost in Wisconsin. [hired by Speaker
The Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation is accusing Michael Gableman of lying to the public, his former client and the agency in a complaint that knocked the former justice’s behavior during a review of the 2020 election.
From WisPolitics … — Vaccination rates among Wisconsin kindergarteners have recovered somewhat from pandemic lows but remain below pre-pandemic levels, new CDC figures show. Between 2018-2019 and 2023-2024, the percentage of kindergarteners in the state that have received the DTP,
Abel, a native of southeastern Wisconsin, served as deputy executive director during the 2024 cycle.
TOP STORIES Senate minority leader says budget surplus should be used in part for K-12 education… [with] larger-than-expected surplus of $4.6B. … “I would like to put a large portion of that money to the school districts so that they can decide what they need,” Hesselbein [said]. “We also need
Vos hired Gableman to review the 2020 election. Later, he fired him. The Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation recently filed a complaint accusing Gableman of numerous ethical violations during his review.
From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin Dem Chair Ben Wikler will make a decision shortly after Thanksgiving about whether to seek to lead the national party, according to a source familiar with his thinking. So far, Minnesota Dem Party Chair Ken Martin and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley have both formally
Quotes of the Week This is the state’s chief election officer. They’re telling this court that the state’s chief election officer will be forever away from the people. That is not a sustainable result in a democracy.- Attorney Misha Tseytlin, representing GOP lawmakers, arguing before the state Supreme Court this
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Wisconsin’s fiscal outlook, a state Supreme Court hearing that could determine whether Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe continues in her role, Republican Eric Hovde conceding to Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the political futures for losing candidates in November’s election. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
TOP STORIES WPF: Wisconsin’s tax burden compared with other states hits a new low9.9% of personal income — down from 10.3% the previous year … now has the 35th highest tax burden nationally, its lowest ranking on record. … credits rising incomes, limits on local property taxes and income taxes
Milwaukee County Exec David Crowley spoke at a Nov. 19, 2024, WisPolitics-Rotary Club of Milwaukee-Milwaukee Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon to discuss the 2025 budget and other county issues If the video above fails to load, watch at WisconsinEye…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a
State and local taxes in 2022 totaled 9.9% of personal income, a record low that was driven by rising incomes, state caps on property taxes and an income tax cut, according to the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
From WisPolitics … — State and local taxes in 2022 totaled 9.9% of personal income, a record low that was driven by rising incomes, state caps on property taxes and an income tax cut, according to the Wisconsin Policy Forum. That dropped Wisconsin to the 35th highest state and local
From WisPolitics … — The Legislative Council Study Committee on Emergency Detention and Civil Commitment of Minors today floated the idea of a phased introduction of more psychiatric residential treatment facilities across the state. Sen. Jesse James, R-Altoona, suggested a pilot program of psychiatric residential treatment facilities in a city
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, soon-to-be Democratic Party of Wisconsin Executive Director Sarah Abel says Tammy Baldwin would have won reelection against Republican Eric Hovde even if America First candidate Thomas Leager, who Dem donors helped put on the ballot, hadn’t been in the race. Hovde has blamed Leager for his loss.
TOP STORIES GOP lawmakers again delay plan to close Lincoln Hills youth corrections complex… [JCRAR must] vote to codify rules governing how state officials handle teen inmates … before the end of the year [or DOC] could put the rule into effect itself. … inaction has pushed off a plan
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says she didn’t vote for or against three resolutions seeking to block arm sales to Israel because neither “captures my goals of both supporting Israel’s right to defend themself and protecting the lives of innocent Palestinians.” Baldwin, D-Madison, was the only member
That’s just more than the 28,751 votes America First candidate Thomas Leager received. Hovde has argued he would’ve won the election if Leager hadn’t been in the race, noting Dems helped put the third-party candidate on the ballot.
From WisPolitics … — The state is now projected to finish the 2023-25 budget with a $4 billion surplus, and the Evers administration expects nearly $1.7 billion in new tax collections over the following two-year period. Even so, the state would be $742.8 million in the red at the end
TOP STORIES OLR files complaint against former justice who led 2020 election probe… 10-count complaint … stems from Gableman’s work investigating allegations of fraud and abuse related to the 2020 election that Trump narrowly lost in Wisconsin. [hired by Speaker Vos] Gableman found no evidence of widespread fraud during his
The Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation is accusing Michael Gableman of lying to the public, his former client and the agency in a complaint that knocked the former justice’s behavior during a review of the 2020 election.
From WisPolitics … — Vaccination rates among Wisconsin kindergarteners have recovered somewhat from pandemic lows but remain below pre-pandemic levels, new CDC figures show. Between 2018-2019 and 2023-2024, the percentage of kindergarteners in the state that have received the DTP, DTaP or DT vaccine for diphtheria has fallen from 96.2%
Abel, a native of southeastern Wisconsin, served as deputy executive director during the 2024 cycle.