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Wisconsin Chief Justice Pat Roggensack has appointed Racine County Reserve Judge Stephen Simanek to oversee President Trump’s appeal of the recounts in Dane and Milwaukee counties. After the state Supreme Court split 4-3 years in rejecting Trump’s request to take
The Trump campaign’s lawsuit to invalidate thousands of Wisconsin votes has the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, debating the state Supreme Court’s decision to reject immediate consideration of the suit and possible future court action on voting regulations.
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss lawsuits challenging Wisconsin’s presidential election, the Assembly GOP’s draft COVID-19 package, new appointments to the Joint Finance Committee and more.
In the latest episode of “Meeting in Middle America,” host Steven Olikara interviews Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg, who was elected in April of this year over the incumbent candidate. She discusses how her job has been affected by the COVID-19
We have finally seen the Assembly GOP package in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, and it is severely lacking in anything that looks like solid solutions for Wisconsinites. It’s mystifying that the majority party has not been able to
A split state Supreme Court today rejected President Trump’s request to directly hear his challenge to ballots cast in heavily Dem Dane and Milwaukee counties. The court’s 4-3 ruling means Trump would first have to re-file the action in circuit
MILWAUKEE—The campaign for Katie Kegel for Judge in Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Branch 3, today announced a group of judges have endorsed her for election in the April election. These endorsements come as incumbent Clare Fiorenza announces her retirement rather
Dear Governors, Thank you for your leadership in response to this unprecedented health crisis and the action your administrations have undertaken to help nursing homes and assisted living communities protect our residents and dedicated caregivers in response to the COVID-19
President Trump’s campaign late today filed a federal lawsuit accusing Wisconsin officials of violating the law in conducting the Nov. 3 election and seeking an order that could allow the GOP-controlled Legislature to appoint the state’s presidential electors. The suit,
Today, State Representative Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) released the following statement on the statewide response to COVID-19 in Wisconsin: “My Democratic colleagues and I have been putting forward proposals to directly address the COVID-19 pandemic since the legislature passed its initial
Trump and his supporters must think that delaying the results of this election are akin to a game, where the rules are to be manipulated, falsely manufactured, or ignored.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. Last January, a person involved in local emergency management asked the Office of Open Government, part of the state Justice Department,
Gov. Tony Evers’ attorneys are calling President Trump’s lawsuit seeking to throw our more than 221,000 votes in Dane and Milwaukee counties “a shocking and outrageous assault on our democracy.” In a filing last night, the guv’s attorneys urged the
Madison – Today, Senate Majority Leader-elect Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) announced a plan to provide state funding to the Department of Health Services (DHS) for COVID-19 response activities due to the expiration of federal CARES Act dollars. He issued the following statement: “Due
[Appleton, Wisconsin, 12/1/2020] Today, Outagamie Circuit Court Judge Greg Gill Jr. officially announced several key endorsements in his bid for a spot on the Third District Court of Appeals. “It has been a tremendous honor to serve my community and
President Trump’s lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s results seeks to throw out more than 220,000 votes it contends were illegally cast in heavily Dem Dane and Milwaukee counties. The suit filed this morning with the state Supreme Court comes on the heels
Gov. Tony Evers has signed a certificate of ascertainment certifying Joe Biden as the winner of Wisconsin’s presidential election. The move comes after state Elections Commission Chair Ann Jacobs, a Dem, yesterday afternoon signed off on the results of county
Since March, Community Health Centers have been confronting the COVID-19 pandemic and finding new ways to meet the needs of patients across Wisconsin. Our Community Health Centers are prepared to meet this pandemic that jeopardizes the safety of our communities,
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Wisconsin Chief Justice Pat Roggensack has appointed Racine County Reserve Judge Stephen Simanek to oversee President Trump’s appeal of the recounts in Dane and Milwaukee counties. After the state Supreme Court split 4-3 years in rejecting Trump’s request to take up his case directly, the president’s campaign filed notices of
The Trump campaign’s lawsuit to invalidate thousands of Wisconsin votes has the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, debating the state Supreme Court’s decision to reject immediate consideration of the suit and possible future court action on voting regulations.
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss lawsuits challenging Wisconsin’s presidential election, the Assembly GOP’s draft COVID-19 package, new appointments to the Joint Finance Committee and more.
In the latest episode of “Meeting in Middle America,” host Steven Olikara interviews Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg, who was elected in April of this year over the incumbent candidate. She discusses how her job has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including local budget issues, and talks about some of
We have finally seen the Assembly GOP package in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, and it is severely lacking in anything that looks like solid solutions for Wisconsinites. It’s mystifying that the majority party has not been able to come up with a sensible solution. They have had almost
A split state Supreme Court today rejected President Trump’s request to directly hear his challenge to ballots cast in heavily Dem Dane and Milwaukee counties. The court’s 4-3 ruling means Trump would first have to re-file the action in circuit court to have the case heard, and the president’s campaign
MILWAUKEE—The campaign for Katie Kegel for Judge in Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Branch 3, today announced a group of judges have endorsed her for election in the April election. These endorsements come as incumbent Clare Fiorenza announces her retirement rather than face Kegel. “I am enthusiastically endorsing Katie Kegel to
Dear Governors, Thank you for your leadership in response to this unprecedented health crisis and the action your administrations have undertaken to help nursing homes and assisted living communities protect our residents and dedicated caregivers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our long term care residents and staff are now
President Trump’s campaign late today filed a federal lawsuit accusing Wisconsin officials of violating the law in conducting the Nov. 3 election and seeking an order that could allow the GOP-controlled Legislature to appoint the state’s presidential electors. The suit, the second the Trump campaign has filed seeking to reverse
Today, State Representative Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) released the following statement on the statewide response to COVID-19 in Wisconsin: “My Democratic colleagues and I have been putting forward proposals to directly address the COVID-19 pandemic since the legislature passed its initial bipartisan bill in April. We have proposed common-sense ideas like
Trump and his supporters must think that delaying the results of this election are akin to a game, where the rules are to be manipulated, falsely manufactured, or ignored.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. Last January, a person involved in local emergency management asked the Office of Open Government, part of the state Justice Department, whether emergency preparedness coalitions run by the Wisconsin Department of
Gov. Tony Evers’ attorneys are calling President Trump’s lawsuit seeking to throw our more than 221,000 votes in Dane and Milwaukee counties “a shocking and outrageous assault on our democracy.” In a filing last night, the guv’s attorneys urged the state Supreme Court to reject Trump’s request to take original
Madison – Today, Senate Majority Leader-elect Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) announced a plan to provide state funding to the Department of Health Services (DHS) for COVID-19 response activities due to the expiration of federal CARES Act dollars. He issued the following statement: “Due to judicious budgeting decisions, our state’s medical assistance (MA) fund
[Appleton, Wisconsin, 12/1/2020] Today, Outagamie Circuit Court Judge Greg Gill Jr. officially announced several key endorsements in his bid for a spot on the Third District Court of Appeals. “It has been a tremendous honor to serve my community and the citizens of Outagamie County as a Circuit Court Judge
President Trump’s lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s results seeks to throw out more than 220,000 votes it contends were illegally cast in heavily Dem Dane and Milwaukee counties. The suit filed this morning with the state Supreme Court comes on the heels of Gov. Tony Evers yesterday signing the certificate of ascertainment
Gov. Tony Evers has signed a certificate of ascertainment certifying Joe Biden as the winner of Wisconsin’s presidential election. The move comes after state Elections Commission Chair Ann Jacobs, a Dem, yesterday afternoon signed off on the results of county canvasses and recounts in Dane and Milwaukee counties. According to
Since March, Community Health Centers have been confronting the COVID-19 pandemic and finding new ways to meet the needs of patients across Wisconsin. Our Community Health Centers are prepared to meet this pandemic that jeopardizes the safety of our communities, but never anticipated that amidst this international emergency, a new
Note: If this post has anything to do with Evers, the Evers administration or lame-duck legislation and related lawsuits, please tag it as Evers Administration. Please delete this note before publishing…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on