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A group of Senate Republicans has informed Gov. Tony Evers they intend to prioritize changes to election laws in the upcoming legislative session. In a letter to the guv yesterday, 15 members of the incoming Senate GOP caucus cited testimony
President Trump has asked a federal appeals court for an order that would declare Wisconsin’s electoral votes cast Monday were the result of a “flawed” election and invalid. Thursday’s appeal to the 7th Circuit also seeks an order requiring Dem
MADISON – State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski and Kenosha County Treasurer Teri Jacobson have an important reminder to Wisconsinites – Be sure to pay your property taxes on time to avoid unwanted interest and penalties. The two treasurers launched the Treasurers’
The Green Bay Packers are granting $250,000 toward the establishment of the Willie Davis Financial Trading and Investment Laboratory at UW-Green Bay’s growing business school. The donation honors Hall of Famer Willie Davis, who passed away in April. He was
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Wisconsin’s professional sports teams are teaming up with Microsoft to form the Equity League, a new division of venture capital fund TitletownTech. The news broke ahead of a WisPolitics.com-Milwaukee Press Club virtual event featuring the Milwaukee Bucks, Green Bay Packers
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s claim that fraud undoubtedly occurred in last month’s election spurred the panel’s ranking Dem member to accuse the Oshkosh Republican of peddling destructive rhetoric. Johnson during yesterday’s Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing investigating
Contact: DOJCommunications@doj.state.wi.us MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced that a Delaware bankruptcy court has approved an agreement that will require Golden Guernsey Dairy, LLC, to pay at least $1.1 million to pay wages and other employment benefits owed
School districts need encouragement to do what is right for our kids. That’s why I am calling on our schools to make the right decision for kids and return to in-person classes.
State Rep. John Nygren and I don’t always see eye-to-eye, but he achieved a lot for our shared hometown of Marinette in northeast Wisconsin.
One of the main reasons I supported the acceptance of the $9.7 million federal COPS grant is that I could not envision a situation where the city would not hire any new police officers over the next three years. While
Today, New York’s United Federation of Teachers passed a resolution which “reaffirms Black Lives Matter.” Ironically, the resolution includes counterproductive ideas, destructive to actual Black lives. The concept of “Black villages” might be one of the most destructive. If your school
MADISON – Rep. Todd Novak released the following statement in response to the announcement that Clean Wisconsin, Dairy Business Association, The Nature Conservancy, and Land & Water are forming an initiative to advocate for clean water. “Partnerships like the one
Saving time saves lives at the scene of active shooter events like the kind that have plagued Wisconsin. Just this year, such events have occurred at Molson Coors, Mayfair Mall and the streets of Kenosha during civil unrest. Critical Response
Wisconsin’s slate of Dem electors unanimously voted to allocate the state’s 10 Electoral College votes to the Joe Biden and Kamala Harris ticket. The move came an hour after a split state Supreme Court rejected a challenge from the Trump
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MILWAUKEE – Supervisor Ryan Clancy released a statement recognizing the accomplishments of Milwaukee County residents who have been marching for 200 days to demand police reform under the banner of “The People’s Revolution.” Clancy, who has joined many the daily
A split state Supreme Court today affirmed a reserve Racine County judge’s ruling that rejected President Trump’s challenge of more than 221,000 ballots in heavily Dem Dane and Milwaukee counties. Justice Brian Hagedorn, writing for the 4-3 majority, wrote Trump
The new Assembly Republican co-chair of the Joint Committee on Finance said lawmakers “want to be part of the discussion” when it comes to distribution of the new COVID-19 vaccines in Wisconsin. Republican leaders in both the Assembly and Senate
A group of Senate Republicans has informed Gov. Tony Evers they intend to prioritize changes to election laws in the upcoming legislative session. In a letter to the guv yesterday, 15 members of the incoming Senate GOP caucus cited testimony from last week’s contentious joint election hearing and state Supreme
President Trump has asked a federal appeals court for an order that would declare Wisconsin’s electoral votes cast Monday were the result of a “flawed” election and invalid. Thursday’s appeal to the 7th Circuit also seeks an order requiring Dem Gov. Tony Evers to issue a certificate of determination “consistent
MADISON – State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski and Kenosha County Treasurer Teri Jacobson have an important reminder to Wisconsinites – Be sure to pay your property taxes on time to avoid unwanted interest and penalties. The two treasurers launched the Treasurers’ Homeownership Task Force in March, and this reminder comes as
The Green Bay Packers are granting $250,000 toward the establishment of the Willie Davis Financial Trading and Investment Laboratory at UW-Green Bay’s growing business school. The donation honors Hall of Famer Willie Davis, who passed away in April. He was a member of all five of Vince Lombardi’s NFL title-winning
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Wisconsin’s professional sports teams are teaming up with Microsoft to form the Equity League, a new division of venture capital fund TitletownTech. The news broke ahead of a WisPolitics.com-Milwaukee Press Club virtual event featuring the Milwaukee Bucks, Green Bay Packers and Milwaukee Brewers. The first-ever social change partnership between the
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s claim that fraud undoubtedly occurred in last month’s election spurred the panel’s ranking Dem member to accuse the Oshkosh Republican of peddling destructive rhetoric. Johnson during yesterday’s Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing investigating election “irregularities” pointed to testimony from a pair of Trump
Contact: DOJCommunications@doj.state.wi.us MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced that a Delaware bankruptcy court has approved an agreement that will require Golden Guernsey Dairy, LLC, to pay at least $1.1 million to pay wages and other employment benefits owed to its former employees after abruptly closing down in 2013
School districts need encouragement to do what is right for our kids. That’s why I am calling on our schools to make the right decision for kids and return to in-person classes.
State Rep. John Nygren and I don’t always see eye-to-eye, but he achieved a lot for our shared hometown of Marinette in northeast Wisconsin.
One of the main reasons I supported the acceptance of the $9.7 million federal COPS grant is that I could not envision a situation where the city would not hire any new police officers over the next three years. While the 2021 budget reduced the authorized strength of the of
Today, New York’s United Federation of Teachers passed a resolution which “reaffirms Black Lives Matter.” Ironically, the resolution includes counterproductive ideas, destructive to actual Black lives. The concept of “Black villages” might be one of the most destructive. If your school is teaching the Black Lives Matter (BLM) curriculum for public schools, as
MADISON – Rep. Todd Novak released the following statement in response to the announcement that Clean Wisconsin, Dairy Business Association, The Nature Conservancy, and Land & Water are forming an initiative to advocate for clean water. “Partnerships like the one announced today are the key to addressing water quality challenges
Saving time saves lives at the scene of active shooter events like the kind that have plagued Wisconsin. Just this year, such events have occurred at Molson Coors, Mayfair Mall and the streets of Kenosha during civil unrest. Critical Response Group, a team of former educators, first responders and special
Wisconsin’s slate of Dem electors unanimously voted to allocate the state’s 10 Electoral College votes to the Joe Biden and Kamala Harris ticket. The move came an hour after a split state Supreme Court rejected a challenge from the Trump campaign to throw out votes in heavily Dem Dane and
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MILWAUKEE – Supervisor Ryan Clancy released a statement recognizing the accomplishments of Milwaukee County residents who have been marching for 200 days to demand police reform under the banner of “The People’s Revolution.” Clancy, who has joined many the daily marches as a volunteer legal observer, will address assembled activists
A split state Supreme Court today affirmed a reserve Racine County judge’s ruling that rejected President Trump’s challenge of more than 221,000 ballots in heavily Dem Dane and Milwaukee counties. Justice Brian Hagedorn, writing for the 4-3 majority, wrote Trump isn’t entitled to the relief that he seeks and the
The new Assembly Republican co-chair of the Joint Committee on Finance said lawmakers “want to be part of the discussion” when it comes to distribution of the new COVID-19 vaccines in Wisconsin. Republican leaders in both the Assembly and Senate recently have said that lawmakers should have oversight of vaccine