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Madison… Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement regarding the State Senator Van Wanggaard’s decision not to seek reelection: “I have known and been close friends with Van for over 25 years. Van has led a selfless career
Madison — This afternoon, on a bipartisan vote of 31-2, the State Senate passed Assembly Bill 759 (AB759). Rep. Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D-Green Bay), a co author of the bill, applauded the final passage of the legislation, which supports individuals enrolled
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released a statement regarding the passage of 2025 Assembly Bill (AB) 180 to support the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known as FoodShare in Wisconsin, which provides food assistance to over 700,000 Wisconsinites, including 270,000 kids. The bill, which Gov. Evers and the
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Maria Lazar dodged questions in a recent interview about whether the results of the 2020 presidential election should have been overturned, this follows a network of election deniers who attempted to block certification of the election,
MADISON, Wis.- Representative Clinton Anderson joined Senator Chris Larson to introduce legislation, LRB-6565/1 to strengthen open records laws in the State Legislature. This bill would require the state legislature to have the same record retention requirements as local governments. Currently
Press Release 2026 Wanggaard RetirementDownload… 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 the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.
Liberal Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor has released two new TV ads focused on abortion, including one that declares the issue is “on the ballot” this April.
MADISON – Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Gillett) released the following statement after the Wisconsin State Senate voted unanimously today to pass Assembly Bill 130 and Assembly Bill 131, legislation he authored with Representative Jeff Mursau (R-Crivitz) to create new programs and protections for victims
A Dem group is hitting GOP U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil on tariffs in a new media buy with a woman saying in the spot the Janesville Republican should “stop raising our costs.” Opportunity Wisconsin said it’s spending $613,000 on TV
After months of negotiations with Republican lawmakers, Gov. Evers today celebrated the Wisconsin State Senate taking up two bipartisan bills to finally release $125 million in stalled investments to help clean up Wisconsin’s water MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today celebrated the Wisconsin State Senate
AB 237 Signed into Law as Wisconsin Act 94Download… 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 the new home for WisPolitics subscriber
MADISON, Wis. — Halfway through Women’s History Month, it is a cruel reminder to Wisconsinites that Derrick Van Orden has spent his time in Congress trying to take away women’s personal freedoms. At a time when women across the country are
Senator Van Wanggaard (R-Racine) is announcing that he will retire at the end of his term, and not seek reelection. Wanggaard is the longest serving Republican state senator and is the only Republican ever to be elected to four terms
“People with disabilities, older adults, and family caregivers are struggling to get care needs met even if they are in Family Care, IRIS, or CLTS,” said Jason Glozier, Survival Coalition Co-Chair. “Survival Coalition’s survey clearly shows our current Home and Community
“Recipe” is the latest ad in Opportunity Wisconsin’s ongoing campaign holding Congressman Bryan Steil accountable for his votes for tariffs and benefit cuts MT. PLEASANT, Wis. – Opportunity Wisconsin has launched a new TV ad, “Recipe,” featuring Deb, a Mt.
By Brian E. Clark, for WisBusiness.com Brian Clark is a Madison-based writer and photographer who also contributes to the LA Times and Chicago Tribune. — For someone who savors plot twists, pro football player James Daniels couldn’t have predicted the
GOP state Sen. Van Wanggaard, of Racine, has told colleagues he will not seek reelection this fall, a source told WisPolitics. Wanggaard, 73, posted a video message in December that he planned to take the holidays to discuss with his
It’s ebbed and flowed since the 1960s, as state politicians tried different solutions.
Do you want your tax dollars to help pay Luke Fickell’s salary? That’s essentially the question before the state Senate.
A revival of nuclear fission in Wisconsin may be under way. Policymakers in state government have opened that door, and one of the state’s largest electricity wholesalers recently took a step toward walking through.
Madison… Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement regarding the State Senator Van Wanggaard’s decision not to seek reelection: “I have known and been close friends with Van for over 25 years. Van has led a selfless career in public service, starting in law enforcement where he fought
Madison — This afternoon, on a bipartisan vote of 31-2, the State Senate passed Assembly Bill 759 (AB759). Rep. Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D-Green Bay), a co author of the bill, applauded the final passage of the legislation, which supports individuals enrolled in DACA in obtaining professional licenses in Wisconsin. The bill
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released a statement regarding the passage of 2025 Assembly Bill (AB) 180 to support the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known as FoodShare in Wisconsin, which provides food assistance to over 700,000 Wisconsinites, including 270,000 kids. The bill, which Gov. Evers and the Evers Administrat… Please log in to access subscriber content. If
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Maria Lazar dodged questions in a recent interview about whether the results of the 2020 presidential election should have been overturned, this follows a network of election deniers who attempted to block certification of the election, lining up behind her campaign. When directly asked in a
MADISON, Wis.- Representative Clinton Anderson joined Senator Chris Larson to introduce legislation, LRB-6565/1 to strengthen open records laws in the State Legislature. This bill would require the state legislature to have the same record retention requirements as local governments. Currently there is no requirement that Wisconsin legislators retain any of
Press Release 2026 Wanggaard RetirementDownload… 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 the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.
Liberal Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor has released two new TV ads focused on abortion, including one that declares the issue is “on the ballot” this April.
MADISON – Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Gillett) released the following statement after the Wisconsin State Senate voted unanimously today to pass Assembly Bill 130 and Assembly Bill 131, legislation he authored with Representative Jeff Mursau (R-Crivitz) to create new programs and protections for victims of PFAS and provide $132 million to combat PFAS contamination
A Dem group is hitting GOP U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil on tariffs in a new media buy with a woman saying in the spot the Janesville Republican should “stop raising our costs.” Opportunity Wisconsin said it’s spending $613,000 on TV and digital on the ad. The spot features a woman
After months of negotiations with Republican lawmakers, Gov. Evers today celebrated the Wisconsin State Senate taking up two bipartisan bills to finally release $125 million in stalled investments to help clean up Wisconsin’s water MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today celebrated the Wisconsin State Senate passing two bipartisan bills that are the result of months of
AB 237 Signed into Law as Wisconsin Act 94Download… 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 the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.
MADISON, Wis. — Halfway through Women’s History Month, it is a cruel reminder to Wisconsinites that Derrick Van Orden has spent his time in Congress trying to take away women’s personal freedoms. At a time when women across the country are seeing Republicans trying to legislate their bodies, Van Orden has
Senator Van Wanggaard (R-Racine) is announcing that he will retire at the end of his term, and not seek reelection. Wanggaard is the longest serving Republican state senator and is the only Republican ever to be elected to four terms as senator in the 21st District. Wanggaard is the author of
“People with disabilities, older adults, and family caregivers are struggling to get care needs met even if they are in Family Care, IRIS, or CLTS,” said Jason Glozier, Survival Coalition Co-Chair. “Survival Coalition’s survey clearly shows our current Home and Community Based Service system supplements the unpaid work families are already
“Recipe” is the latest ad in Opportunity Wisconsin’s ongoing campaign holding Congressman Bryan Steil accountable for his votes for tariffs and benefit cuts MT. PLEASANT, Wis. – Opportunity Wisconsin has launched a new TV ad, “Recipe,” featuring Deb, a Mt. Pleasant resident, calling on Congressman Bryan Steil to stop raising
By Brian E. Clark, for WisBusiness.com Brian Clark is a Madison-based writer and photographer who also contributes to the LA Times and Chicago Tribune. — For someone who savors plot twists, pro football player James Daniels couldn’t have predicted the big change books would have in store for him. But
GOP state Sen. Van Wanggaard, of Racine, has told colleagues he will not seek reelection this fall, a source told WisPolitics. Wanggaard, 73, posted a video message in December that he planned to take the holidays to discuss with his family whether to retire at the end of this term
It’s ebbed and flowed since the 1960s, as state politicians tried different solutions.
Do you want your tax dollars to help pay Luke Fickell’s salary? That’s essentially the question before the state Senate.
A revival of nuclear fission in Wisconsin may be under way. Policymakers in state government have opened that door, and one of the state’s largest electricity wholesalers recently took a step toward walking through.