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Three out of every four lawmakers who went through the historical Act 10 fight exactly one decade ago are no longer in the Legislature. So where are many of those elected officials now?
The Republican bench is young and talented, deep and hungry. Donald Trump will not be the party’s nominee in 2024.
U.S. should heed his example and hold China accountable for human rights abuses.
The Driftless region and its residents are being buffeted by several landscape-scale projects that have divided neighbors and ignited citizen and environmental groups.
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a lawsuit former Trump attorney Sidney Powell filed seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s presidential election results. The court didn’t comment on its reasoning for not taking the case, one of more than five
We are right in the middle of two “wars” – one the biggest public health battle in the history of the state, the other a deep fiscal crisis for the state and therefore for the university, too. Tommy is fully engaged in both monumental crises. It’s just not a good time to bring in a newcomer.
Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher are introducing legislation in their respective houses to support women in the trucking industry. Currently, women make up 47 percent of the U.S. labor force, yet represent 24 percent
Cooperation between people and businesses will lift Wisconsin’s economy out of the pandemic stronger than it was before, says Madison Region Economic Partnership President and CEO Jason Fields. In a Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce virtual event yesterday, Fields said
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ capital budget, the special session bill on unemployment insurance, GOP bills on absentee voting and more.
The Badger Bounce Back budget invests in us, and it can become a reality if we show our support.
Contact: 608-257-4765 MADISON – After Gov. Tony Evers failed to address the myriad of issues with the Department of Workforce Development, despite having the authority to do so, Wisconsin Republicans stepped up to the plate to do Gov. Evers’ job
Divesting from fossil fuels could be a smart financial choice to help Wisconsin lead the fight against climate change, according to Dem Rep. Greta Neubauer of the state’s climate task force. But a GOP lawmaker, also on the task force,
GOP lawmakers have begun circulating a half-dozen bills that would impose new ID requirements on absentee ballots, create new restrictions on collecting those ballots and explicitly ban employees in assisted living facilities from unduly influencing residents’ votes. The bills come
The net impact of Gov. Tony Evers’ budget tax proposals would be a $1 billion increase over the biennium, according to his office. The biggest chunk of that would come from matching state tax laws to the provisions of a
For Immediate Release: Feb. 22, 2021 Contact: Jennifer Sereno, WHEDA, 608-770-8084, jennifer.sereno@wheda.com MADISON – A four-part webinar series on supportive housing gets underway starting Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 9:30 a.m. The free, 90-minute interactive sessions are open to all through a first-of-its-kind initiative by the Wisconsin
State cybersecurity experts from multiple agencies have reviewed claims of election irregularities in a video produced by My Pillow Guy’s Mike Lindell and found them to be false, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Lindell’s video has been widely mocked
A federal judge referred a Minneapolis attorney to the Committee on Grievances for possible sanctions after finding the lawsuit he filed to overturn presidential election results in Wisconsin and four other states smacks of “political gamesmanship.” Washington, D.C.-based Judge James
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alex Lasry said he will invest in his race, but will not self-fund. Lasry, the son of Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry, a hedge fund billionaire, said he wants to “build a great grassroots campaign from
(MADISON) — ICYMI: Ron Johnson said this week that the January 6 attack on the Capitol “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.” Wait….what? To quote Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler, “This was an inexcusable lie—and as short as attention spans
The Joint Finance Committee co-chairs told a WisPolitics.com luncheon about a number of items in Evers’ budget that they oppose: raising the minimum wage, accepting additional federal money to expand Medicaid and legalizing recreational marijuana. Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green,
Three out of every four lawmakers who went through the historical Act 10 fight exactly one decade ago are no longer in the Legislature. So where are many of those elected officials now?
The Republican bench is young and talented, deep and hungry. Donald Trump will not be the party’s nominee in 2024.
U.S. should heed his example and hold China accountable for human rights abuses.
The Driftless region and its residents are being buffeted by several landscape-scale projects that have divided neighbors and ignited citizen and environmental groups.
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a lawsuit former Trump attorney Sidney Powell filed seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s presidential election results. The court didn’t comment on its reasoning for not taking the case, one of more than five dozen the court rejected Monday. The original lawsuit was riddled
We are right in the middle of two “wars” – one the biggest public health battle in the history of the state, the other a deep fiscal crisis for the state and therefore for the university, too. Tommy is fully engaged in both monumental crises. It’s just not a good time to bring in a newcomer.
Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher are introducing legislation in their respective houses to support women in the trucking industry. Currently, women make up 47 percent of the U.S. labor force, yet represent 24 percent of America’s trucking workforce and only about 7 percent of
Cooperation between people and businesses will lift Wisconsin’s economy out of the pandemic stronger than it was before, says Madison Region Economic Partnership President and CEO Jason Fields. In a Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce virtual event yesterday, Fields said more cooperation between rural and urban businesses will help achieve
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ capital budget, the special session bill on unemployment insurance, GOP bills on absentee voting and more.
The Badger Bounce Back budget invests in us, and it can become a reality if we show our support.
Contact: 608-257-4765 MADISON – After Gov. Tony Evers failed to address the myriad of issues with the Department of Workforce Development, despite having the authority to do so, Wisconsin Republicans stepped up to the plate to do Gov. Evers’ job for him and begin the process of upgrading Wisconsin’s unemployment
Divesting from fossil fuels could be a smart financial choice to help Wisconsin lead the fight against climate change, according to Dem Rep. Greta Neubauer of the state’s climate task force. But a GOP lawmaker, also on the task force, disagrees. The Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change Report released
GOP lawmakers have begun circulating a half-dozen bills that would impose new ID requirements on absentee ballots, create new restrictions on collecting those ballots and explicitly ban employees in assisted living facilities from unduly influencing residents’ votes. The bills come on the heels of GOP calls for new election measures
The net impact of Gov. Tony Evers’ budget tax proposals would be a $1 billion increase over the biennium, according to his office. The biggest chunk of that would come from matching state tax laws to the provisions of a tax bill former President Trump signed in December 2017. The
For Immediate Release: Feb. 22, 2021 Contact: Jennifer Sereno, WHEDA, 608-770-8084, jennifer.sereno@wheda.com MADISON – A four-part webinar series on supportive housing gets underway starting Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 9:30 a.m. The free, 90-minute interactive sessions are open to all through a first-of-its-kind initiative by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority and Corporation for … Please log
State cybersecurity experts from multiple agencies have reviewed claims of election irregularities in a video produced by My Pillow Guy’s Mike Lindell and found them to be false, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Lindell’s video has been widely mocked for its false claims about election fraud in the November
A federal judge referred a Minneapolis attorney to the Committee on Grievances for possible sanctions after finding the lawsuit he filed to overturn presidential election results in Wisconsin and four other states smacks of “political gamesmanship.” Washington, D.C.-based Judge James Boasberg had earlier ordered attorney Erick Kaardal to provide reasons
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alex Lasry said he will invest in his race, but will not self-fund. Lasry, the son of Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry, a hedge fund billionaire, said he wants to “build a great grassroots campaign from the bottom up.” Lasry, in an interview that aired yesterday
(MADISON) — ICYMI: Ron Johnson said this week that the January 6 attack on the Capitol “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.” Wait….what? To quote Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler, “This was an inexcusable lie—and as short as attention spans can be, we can’t let it disappear unnoticed.” He’s exactly
The Joint Finance Committee co-chairs told a WisPolitics.com luncheon about a number of items in Evers’ budget that they oppose: raising the minimum wage, accepting additional federal money to expand Medicaid and legalizing recreational marijuana. Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, and Rep. Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, said yesterday they want