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A group representing small businesses in the state is calling for full passage of a bill limiting the governor’s emergency powers after polling found broad support among its members. AB 912, which the GOP Assembly passed last week along party
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Gov. Tony Evers signaled he’ll likely veto more than a dozen GOP election bills scheduled for votes this week in the state Senate and Assembly. “I have to see them first, but the bottom line is, as I talked about
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On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address, the results of Tuesday’s spring primary and the latest on discussions of the 2020 election.
GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen today accused Assembly Speaker Robin Vos of trying to “kneecap” her committee by sending a string of election bills to the State Affairs Committee instead. Vos disputed the assertion, saying State Affairs is “our most
The Democrat has yet to implement a state law signed by his predecessor that requires able-bodied welfare recipients to look for a job as a condition of receiving those taxpayer-funded benefits.
Ng elit. Non potes, nisi retexueris illa. Estne, quaeso, inquam, sitienti in bibendo voluptas? An ea.
The Dem group Opportunity Wisconsin is out with a new TV ad that accuses GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of using his powers to serve himself rather than Wisconsin. The group said it’s spending seven figures on the ad, which
BALDWIN — Gov. Tony Evers today highlighted his plan, as announced at his State of the State address earlier this week, to invest nearly $30 million to support and expand Wisconsin’s emergency medical services (EMS) systems across the state at an event in Baldwin. The state of Wisconsin relies on nearly 800 EMS providers, and more
State Sen. Roger Roth today formally joined the crowded GOP field for lieutenant governor, telling WisPolitics.com his mix of business, military and legislative experience sets him apart from the pack. Roth, R-Appleton, has been in the Legislature for 15 years
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is the longest-serving speaker in Wisconsin history. To some on the hard-right in his own party he may have over-stayed his welcome.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission’s technology director picked apart a series of claims about the state’s voter rolls that he said were false, misleading and based on a fundamental lack of understanding about how WisVote works. Robert Kehoe kicked off his
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A study led by UW-Madison authors found carbon emissions of corn ethanol produced to meet the Renewable Fuel Standard could be 24 percent higher than from the equivalent amount of gasoline. “It basically reaffirms what many suspected, that corn ethanol
Gov. Tony Evers doubled down on his call to use a chunk of the state’s projected $3.8 billion budget surplus to send a rebate of $150 to each Wisconsinite and pump more money into education. GOP lawmakers have already rejected
GOP state Rep. Samantha Kerkman will be on the April ballot for Kenosha County exec after finishing second in a three-way race. Kenosha County Clerk of Circuit Courts Rebecca Matoska-Mentink finished first at 44.4 percent, with all precincts reporting. Kerkman
GOP guv candidate Rebecca Kleefisch, who has called for abolishing the Wisconsin Elections Commission, wants to create an office within the state Department of Justice that would have responsibility for checking voter rolls and conducting audits. Both tasks are now
The Racine County sheriff says he’s contacted the district attorneys in the home counties of five state Elections commissioners he wants charged with felonies after his own DA decided she lacked jurisdiction to prosecute them. Sheriff Christopher Schmaling also again
A group representing small businesses in the state is calling for full passage of a bill limiting the governor’s emergency powers after polling found broad support among its members. AB 912, which the GOP Assembly passed last week along party lines, would prohibit the governor from declaring businesses as “essential”
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Gov. Tony Evers signaled he’ll likely veto more than a dozen GOP election bills scheduled for votes this week in the state Senate and Assembly. “I have to see them first, but the bottom line is, as I talked about in my State of the State speech, this is a
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On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address, the results of Tuesday’s spring primary and the latest on discussions of the 2020 election.
GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen today accused Assembly Speaker Robin Vos of trying to “kneecap” her committee by sending a string of election bills to the State Affairs Committee instead. Vos disputed the assertion, saying State Affairs is “our most versatile, flexible committee, handling a myriad of issues in a
The Democrat has yet to implement a state law signed by his predecessor that requires able-bodied welfare recipients to look for a job as a condition of receiving those taxpayer-funded benefits.
Ng elit. Non potes, nisi retexueris illa. Estne, quaeso, inquam, sitienti in bibendo voluptas? An ea.
The Dem group Opportunity Wisconsin is out with a new TV ad that accuses GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of using his powers to serve himself rather than Wisconsin. The group said it’s spending seven figures on the ad, which will run on broadcast, cable and digital platforms in the
BALDWIN — Gov. Tony Evers today highlighted his plan, as announced at his State of the State address earlier this week, to invest nearly $30 million to support and expand Wisconsin’s emergency medical services (EMS) systems across the state at an event in Baldwin. The state of Wisconsin relies on nearly 800 EMS providers, and more than half are either operated exclusively by volunteers or through
State Sen. Roger Roth today formally joined the crowded GOP field for lieutenant governor, telling WisPolitics.com his mix of business, military and legislative experience sets him apart from the pack. Roth, R-Appleton, has been in the Legislature for 15 years and has spent 17 years in the Wisconsin Air National
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is the longest-serving speaker in Wisconsin history. To some on the hard-right in his own party he may have over-stayed his welcome.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission’s technology director picked apart a series of claims about the state’s voter rolls that he said were false, misleading and based on a fundamental lack of understanding about how WisVote works. Robert Kehoe kicked off his presentation to the Assembly Campaigns and Elections Committee yesterday by
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A study led by UW-Madison authors found carbon emissions of corn ethanol produced to meet the Renewable Fuel Standard could be 24 percent higher than from the equivalent amount of gasoline. “It basically reaffirms what many suspected, that corn ethanol is not a climate-friendly fuel and we need to accelerate
Gov. Tony Evers doubled down on his call to use a chunk of the state’s projected $3.8 billion budget surplus to send a rebate of $150 to each Wisconsinite and pump more money into education. GOP lawmakers have already rejected the $1.7 billion plan, dismissing it as an election-year gimmick.
GOP state Rep. Samantha Kerkman will be on the April ballot for Kenosha County exec after finishing second in a three-way race. Kenosha County Clerk of Circuit Courts Rebecca Matoska-Mentink finished first at 44.4 percent, with all precincts reporting. Kerkman was at 38 percent, about 900 votes behind. Kenosha County
GOP guv candidate Rebecca Kleefisch, who has called for abolishing the Wisconsin Elections Commission, wants to create an office within the state Department of Justice that would have responsibility for checking voter rolls and conducting audits. Both tasks are now the responsibility of the Elections Commission. The Office of Election
The Racine County sheriff says he’s contacted the district attorneys in the home counties of five state Elections commissioners he wants charged with felonies after his own DA decided she lacked jurisdiction to prosecute them. Sheriff Christopher Schmaling also again called on Dem AG Josh Kaul to open a statewide