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MADISON, WIS. — Today, Governor Tony Evers vetoed Assembly Bill 1021, a bill that would have expanded the retirement income subtraction for those aged 65 and older. State Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R-Appleton) released the following statement. “The governor, through the power
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today vetoed three Republican-backed bills, which, if enacted, would set Wisconsin on a path toward insolvency, leaving the state unable to meet its basic duties to provide adequate funding for programs and services provided by the state, including education,
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Joint Finance Committee releasing nearly $32 million to the Universities of Wisconsin for workforce development, the status of legislation to address PFAS contamination, pending legislation as the Legislature prepares to wrap up the session, the U.S. Senate race and more.
Milwaukee – The Milwaukee 2024 Host Committee has officially launched its efforts to recruit thousands of volunteers around the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee 2024. As a nonpartisan organization, the Host Committee is working to find volunteers that will help showcase
MADISON, Wis – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced the six top candidates to become the 77th Alice in Dairyland. The candidates are Cierra Essock, Halei Heinzel, Katrina Hoesly, Michaela King, Kiley Pagel, and
According to a new report, Steil is using his role as Chair of the “historically bipartisan” House Administration Committee to attack voting access and peddle dangerous election conspiracies. This hardly comes as a surprise after Steil hired a committee staffer who was involved in
Today, Andrew Hysell of Sun Prairie announced his bid for the Democratic nomination to represent the newly drawn 48th Assembly District. Andrew also announced Senator Melissa Agard’s endorsement of his campaign for the seat. The 48th Assembly District is anchored
To invest in Wisconsin’s transportation system, Governor Evers recently signed a $2.4 million contract to improve three intersections along WIS 19 at US 151, Thompson Street, and Davidson Drive in Sun Prairie, Dane County. Preliminary work is scheduled to begin
Neillsville, WI – Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin, in collaboration with the Personal Development Center and the Clark County District Attorney’s Office, is raising awareness about the rights available to victims of crime through a display of silhouettes March 4-11 at the Clark County
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the candidacy rollout for Eric Hovde, a Republican seeking to unseat Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
The Milwaukee 2024 Host Committee has launched a website where volunteers can sign up to help out with the Republican National Convention this summer.
MADISON, Wis. – With voters worried about the Biden Administration’s failures at the southern border, the economy, and beyond, desperate times call for desperate measures if you are a liberal. However, it appears Wisconsin liberals may have jumped the shark with
The real culprits are the right-wingers on the U.S. Supreme Court who first, in a 5-4 decision written by the late Antonin Scalia in 2008, declared that the Second Amendment gave Americans the right to own guns outside of being in a militia. Two years later, again on a 5-4 decision, this one written by Samuel Alito, the court declared that right also applies to the states.
Program that includes higher-income Native American families is result of virtue-signaling.
Rural Wisconsin is NOT voting for The Squad, John Nichols.
He stole Supreme Court seats, thwarted accountability for Donald Trump, and left a trail of partisan destruction in his wake.
When it came to the reason for governing, the need for the structure of government to operate, or why our large international purposes serve so many around the world, McConnell knew his role and demonstrated it well.
Yes, Joe Biden is old, but so is Donald Trump, a weakness amplified by Nikki Haley’s attacks on her Republican opponent.
Trump’s rebuke of American war dead has been verified by four credible witnesses, and most recently by his former chief of staff, John Kelly, who, while visiting his son’s grave in 2017, was told by Trump: “I don’t get it. What was in it for them?”
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and the Milwaukee County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) have published the first-ever Transportation Safety Assessment Report. This is part of MCDOT’s Complete Communities Transportation Planning Project, an effort to increase multimodal safety and address
MADISON, WIS. — Today, Governor Tony Evers vetoed Assembly Bill 1021, a bill that would have expanded the retirement income subtraction for those aged 65 and older. State Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R-Appleton) released the following statement. “The governor, through the power of his veto pen, has yet again proven he does
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today vetoed three Republican-backed bills, which, if enacted, would set Wisconsin on a path toward insolvency, leaving the state unable to meet its basic duties to provide adequate funding for programs and services provided by the state, including education, healthcare, child care, public safety, and aid to local governments
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Joint Finance Committee releasing nearly $32 million to the Universities of Wisconsin for workforce development, the status of legislation to address PFAS contamination, pending legislation as the Legislature prepares to wrap up the session, the U.S. Senate race and more.
Milwaukee – The Milwaukee 2024 Host Committee has officially launched its efforts to recruit thousands of volunteers around the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee 2024. As a nonpartisan organization, the Host Committee is working to find volunteers that will help showcase Milwaukee and the region to the 50,000 visitors anticipated to
MADISON, Wis – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced the six top candidates to become the 77th Alice in Dairyland. The candidates are Cierra Essock, Halei Heinzel, Katrina Hoesly, Michaela King, Kiley Pagel, and Lauren Siemers. Prior to being selected, the top candidates completed
According to a new report, Steil is using his role as Chair of the “historically bipartisan” House Administration Committee to attack voting access and peddle dangerous election conspiracies. This hardly comes as a surprise after Steil hired a committee staffer who was involved in the fake elector scheme in Arizona. When asked about why
Today, Andrew Hysell of Sun Prairie announced his bid for the Democratic nomination to represent the newly drawn 48th Assembly District. Andrew also announced Senator Melissa Agard’s endorsement of his campaign for the seat. The 48th Assembly District is anchored by the City and the Town of Sun Prairie which
To invest in Wisconsin’s transportation system, Governor Evers recently signed a $2.4 million contract to improve three intersections along WIS 19 at US 151, Thompson Street, and Davidson Drive in Sun Prairie, Dane County. Preliminary work is scheduled to begin March 4. Zignego is the prime contractor for the project.
Neillsville, WI – Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin, in collaboration with the Personal Development Center and the Clark County District Attorney’s Office, is raising awareness about the rights available to victims of crime through a display of silhouettes March 4-11 at the Clark County Courthouse. Attendees will experience an interactive display of red-painted silhouettes
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the candidacy rollout for Eric Hovde, a Republican seeking to unseat Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
The Milwaukee 2024 Host Committee has launched a website where volunteers can sign up to help out with the Republican National Convention this summer.
MADISON, Wis. – With voters worried about the Biden Administration’s failures at the southern border, the economy, and beyond, desperate times call for desperate measures if you are a liberal. However, it appears Wisconsin liberals may have jumped the shark with their latest job offering. From The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
The real culprits are the right-wingers on the U.S. Supreme Court who first, in a 5-4 decision written by the late Antonin Scalia in 2008, declared that the Second Amendment gave Americans the right to own guns outside of being in a militia. Two years later, again on a 5-4 decision, this one written by Samuel Alito, the court declared that right also applies to the states.
Program that includes higher-income Native American families is result of virtue-signaling.
Rural Wisconsin is NOT voting for The Squad, John Nichols.
He stole Supreme Court seats, thwarted accountability for Donald Trump, and left a trail of partisan destruction in his wake.
When it came to the reason for governing, the need for the structure of government to operate, or why our large international purposes serve so many around the world, McConnell knew his role and demonstrated it well.
Yes, Joe Biden is old, but so is Donald Trump, a weakness amplified by Nikki Haley’s attacks on her Republican opponent.
Trump’s rebuke of American war dead has been verified by four credible witnesses, and most recently by his former chief of staff, John Kelly, who, while visiting his son’s grave in 2017, was told by Trump: “I don’t get it. What was in it for them?”
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and the Milwaukee County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) have published the first-ever Transportation Safety Assessment Report. This is part of MCDOT’s Complete Communities Transportation Planning Project, an effort to increase multimodal safety and address reckless driving across all 19 municipalities in Milwaukee County. The