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MADISON, Wis. – In case you missed it, Brad Schimel’s disastrous handling of the rape kit backlog under his tenure as Attorney General continues to haunt him today. Despite receiving millions of dollars in federal grants to address the backlog,
WEST ALLIS, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), the West Allis Police Department, and the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office, today announced the arrest of 14 individuals for the participation in drug trafficking in
In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin lawmakers react to the Trump administration’s now-rescinded directive to freeze federal funding, and Sean Duffy is confirmed as U.S. Department of Transportation secretary.
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 survey found 40% of respondents backed Schimel, who was identified as the
The proposed standards include restrictions on what observers can record, such as when someone deposits an absentee ballot. The proposed rules would also lay out when poll workers can have an observer removed.
Today, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi endorsed Ben Wikler to be the next DNC Chair. “For several years, I have had the honor and success to work with Ben Wikler from his thousands of events to save our healthcare at
MADISON, Wis. — Reveling in his recent endorsement by Wisconsin’s leading anti-abortion group Pro-Life Wisconsin, extreme right-wing politician Brad Schimel is back boasting of his own anti-abortion bona fides to anyone who will listen. In new audio uncovered by Heartland Signal, Brad Schimel complained
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) announced that on Jan. 28, 2025 he issued his first subpoena as chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for records relating to COVID-19 vaccine safety
MADISON, Wis. — Even as courts have stepped in to block Trump’s lawless freeze of federal funding for the critical programs Wisconsinites depend on, chaos has continued to spread. Trump’s ploy to halt all federal funding further demonstrates his apathy for Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Pro-Life Wisconsin, the group opposed to 100% of abortions with no exceptions for rape or incest, has rolled out their endorsement of far-right candidate Brad Schimel and told supporters that the “easiest road” to enacting a total
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released a statement regarding the Trump Administration’s continued efforts aimed at withholding Wisconsin’s federal funds based on a new controversial policy aimed at unilaterally forcing all federal agencies to stop nearly all federal aid. The policy, which the Trum… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com
MADISON, WI – Today, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) released new revenue estimates. The numbers reflect growth despite economic uncertainty. In response to the updated estimates, Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) Co-Chairs Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) and Representative Mark Born
Hi, State Senator Jesse James here to talk about critical legislation I introduced earlier this week to extends Medicaid coverage for postpartum mothers. Did you know that Wisconsin is one of only two states that limits postpartum Medicaid coverage for
MADISON—Today, Assembly and Senate Democrats, led by Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez and Sen. Tim Carpenter, introduced legislation to empower Wisconsin’s schools, places of worship, and other locations in light of recent immigration actions taken by ICE and the federal government. State
Madison, WI – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) applauded Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy for directing the Department to begin review of the Biden administration’s fuel economy standards in his first action as Secretary. AFP-WI State Director Megan Novak released the
MILWAUKEE – The newly released National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores highlight a crisis in student achievement that cannot be ignored. The data reveal stagnant statewide outcomes and a severe crisis for Milwaukee’s students, reinforcing the urgent need for
WASHINGTON, DC — Rep. Tony Wied (R-WI) sent a letter today to newly confirmed Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy congratulating him on his appointment. “I would like to be one of the first to congratulate you on your confirmation as
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development today released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates of employment and unemployment statistics for metropolitan areas, major cities, and counties in Wisconsin for December 2024. In brief, the nonseasonally adjusted data for
MADISON, Wis. — Earlier this month, the Wisconsin Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus convened for the first time in the 107th Wisconsin Legislature with more than double the membership of previous legislative sessions. Senator Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) and Representative Christian Phelps (D-Eau
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a multistate coalition to intervene to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2024 Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). The LCRI, which went into effect on December 30, replaced the
MADISON, Wis. – In case you missed it, Brad Schimel’s disastrous handling of the rape kit backlog under his tenure as Attorney General continues to haunt him today. Despite receiving millions of dollars in federal grants to address the backlog, Schimel only tested nine out of over 6,000 rape kits
WEST ALLIS, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), the West Allis Police Department, and the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office, today announced the arrest of 14 individuals for the participation in drug trafficking in the greater Milwaukee area. A 60-count criminal complaint has been
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.
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 survey found 40% of respondents backed Schimel, who was identified as the conservative candidate in the question posed to respondents, to 35%
The proposed standards include restrictions on what observers can record, such as when someone deposits an absentee ballot. The proposed rules would also lay out when poll workers can have an observer removed.
Today, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi endorsed Ben Wikler to be the next DNC Chair. “For several years, I have had the honor and success to work with Ben Wikler from his thousands of events to save our healthcare at MoveOn to his winning tough elections in Wisconsin including Justice
MADISON, Wis. — Reveling in his recent endorsement by Wisconsin’s leading anti-abortion group Pro-Life Wisconsin, extreme right-wing politician Brad Schimel is back boasting of his own anti-abortion bona fides to anyone who will listen. In new audio uncovered by Heartland Signal, Brad Schimel complained that Wisconsinites objected to the loss of their reproductive freedom,
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) announced that on Jan. 28, 2025 he issued his first subpoena as chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for records relating to COVID-19 vaccine safety data and communications about the COVID-19 pandemic, including a subset
MADISON, Wis. — Even as courts have stepped in to block Trump’s lawless freeze of federal funding for the critical programs Wisconsinites depend on, chaos has continued to spread. Trump’s ploy to halt all federal funding further demonstrates his apathy for Wisconsin families, children and seniors. Millions of Wisconsinites rely on federal
MADISON, Wis. — Pro-Life Wisconsin, the group opposed to 100% of abortions with no exceptions for rape or incest, has rolled out their endorsement of far-right candidate Brad Schimel and told supporters that the “easiest road” to enacting a total abortion ban in Wisconsin “will be to elect Brad Schimel
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released a statement regarding the Trump Administration’s continued efforts aimed at withholding Wisconsin’s federal funds based on a new controversial policy aimed at unilaterally forcing all federal agencies to stop nearly all federal aid. The policy, which the Trum… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is
MADISON, WI – Today, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) released new revenue estimates. The numbers reflect growth despite economic uncertainty. In response to the updated estimates, Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) Co-Chairs Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) and Representative Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) made the following statement: “These estimates reflect the
Hi, State Senator Jesse James here to talk about critical legislation I introduced earlier this week to extends Medicaid coverage for postpartum mothers. Did you know that Wisconsin is one of only two states that limits postpartum Medicaid coverage for mothers to just 60 days? The effects of childbirth don’t
MADISON—Today, Assembly and Senate Democrats, led by Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez and Sen. Tim Carpenter, introduced legislation to empower Wisconsin’s schools, places of worship, and other locations in light of recent immigration actions taken by ICE and the federal government. State Representative Supreme Moore Omokunde (D-Milwaukee) said: “I strongly support my colleagues
Madison, WI – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) applauded Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy for directing the Department to begin review of the Biden administration’s fuel economy standards in his first action as Secretary. AFP-WI State Director Megan Novak released the following statement: “In true Wisconsin fashion, Secretary Duffy has wasted
MILWAUKEE – The newly released National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores highlight a crisis in student achievement that cannot be ignored. The data reveal stagnant statewide outcomes and a severe crisis for Milwaukee’s students, reinforcing the urgent need for Wisconsin to restore high academic standards, improve transparency and accountability,
WASHINGTON, DC — Rep. Tony Wied (R-WI) sent a letter today to newly confirmed Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy congratulating him on his appointment. “I would like to be one of the first to congratulate you on your confirmation as Secretary of Transportation!” said Wied. “As a member of the
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development today released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates of employment and unemployment statistics for metropolitan areas, major cities, and counties in Wisconsin for December 2024. In brief, the nonseasonally adjusted data for Wisconsin shows: Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Preliminary December 2024 unemployment rates increased
MADISON, Wis. — Earlier this month, the Wisconsin Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus convened for the first time in the 107th Wisconsin Legislature with more than double the membership of previous legislative sessions. Senator Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) and Representative Christian Phelps (D-Eau Claire) were unanimously elected Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively. The members
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a multistate coalition to intervene to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2024 Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). The LCRI, which went into effect on December 30, replaced the first Trump Administration’s rule, the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions