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The amendment, approved 17-15 with Republican Rob Stafsholt absent today, next heads to the Assembly, which plans to take it up Tuesday.
MADISON — Despite overwhelming evidence of negative consequences for voters, Wisconsin Republicans’ first priority this session is to break the rules to rush an anti-voter constitutional amendment through the State Senate. Today’s proposal would enshrine Wisconsin’s restrictive voter ID law
MADISON – Today, the State Senate meets for the first official session day of the year. The body is set to take action on just one item, Senate Joint Resolution 2. Senate Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) released the following statement:
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today blasted Republican lawmakers for passing yet another Republican-backed constitutional amendment—their sixth in the last year’s time—even as they plan to reject the governor’s proposal to give the same power to the people of Wisconsin, today saying
(Madison) An amendment to enshrine Wisconsin’s voter ID law in the state constitution is expected to pass the State Senate today and the Assembly in the near future. Passage of the amendment by the legislature and a future vote of the
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) today announced Wisconsin and 52 other state financial regulatory agencies have taken coordinated actionagainst mortgage company Bayview Asset Management LLC, and three of its affiliates, Lakeview Loan Servicing, Community Loan Servicing, and Pingora
The November 2024 election in Wisconsin produced results in the state legislature that much more accurately reflect the evenly divided, 50/50 state Wisconsin really is. To underscore that point, Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin won reelection by just 29,000 votes
A UW-Madison expert warns of “significant” economic damage in the state if a circulating strain of the bird flu hits Wisconsin’s dairy industry. California declared an emergency in December after discovering bird flu in more than 600 dairy herds, raising
Republicans plan to move quickly to overhaul the nation’s voting procedures. They see an opening, with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, to push through changes that include voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements.
Remote work has served a useful purpose by showing us just how useless many state workers were. Now is the time to get rid of many of them, plus the buildings they once occupied.
Gov. Tony Evers is once again floating a plan to create an initiative-referendum system for Wisconsin. It’s a bad idea.
Scott Walker’s infamous Act 10 was a highly partisan political bill that has done enormous damage to Wisconsin’s economy and exacerbated the hollowing out of our middle class. He fueled a politics of resentment that divided families, communities and our state long before Donald Trump emerged as the prince of grievance politics.
The plan will offer direct admission to UW-Madison for students placing in the top 5% of their Wisconsin high schools.
While other former presidents aimed to sit on corporate boards or slip off the stage quietly to paint, Carter embraced the world. Putting his faith forward, interlaced with a mighty keen mind he formed working coalitions and solutions which benefited the world.
As is its tradition, the Forecasters Anonymous tribe gathered once again between Christmas and New Year’s Day to sneak a few extra post-holiday calories, renew acquaintances and swap tall tales.
Sachin and I bridged all that divided us with curiosity, dialogue, understanding, mutual respect and good will.
MADISON-Is incumbent Department of Public Instruction Superintendent Jill Underly hiding a millions-dollar structural deficit, a hiring freeze and potential layoffs from the public and Legislature going into her re-election campaign? Are her political operatives involved in an ongoing coverup of
JANESVILLE, WI — Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) announced he will be holding four listening sessions in Wisconsin on Friday, January 10, 2025. The listening sessions are free and open to the people of Wisconsin’s First Congressional District. Residents are encouraged to
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) published a new survey of Wisconsin parents in partnership with 50CAN, a national, nonpartisan education reform non-profit. The report highlights the lack of information parents have about their school system,
DELAFIELD, WI – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released groundbreaking reforms on Wednesday aimed at transforming Wisconsin’s child welfare system. Building Brighter Futures: Reforming Child Welfare in Wisconsin outlines five bipartisan opportunities to make meaningful changes that prioritize children’s needs, strengthen families, and ensure
The amendment, approved 17-15 with Republican Rob Stafsholt absent today, next heads to the Assembly, which plans to take it up Tuesday.
MADISON — Despite overwhelming evidence of negative consequences for voters, Wisconsin Republicans’ first priority this session is to break the rules to rush an anti-voter constitutional amendment through the State Senate. Today’s proposal would enshrine Wisconsin’s restrictive voter ID law into the state constitution, making it almost impossible for eligible
MADISON – Today, the State Senate meets for the first official session day of the year. The body is set to take action on just one item, Senate Joint Resolution 2. Senate Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) released the following statement: “While Wisconsinites face cost-of-living challenges, grapple with gun violence in
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today blasted Republican lawmakers for passing yet another Republican-backed constitutional amendment—their sixth in the last year’s time—even as they plan to reject the governor’s proposal to give the same power to the people of Wisconsin, today saying the governor’s proposal is “D-O-A. Dead on arrival. It’s never
(Madison) An amendment to enshrine Wisconsin’s voter ID law in the state constitution is expected to pass the State Senate today and the Assembly in the near future. Passage of the amendment by the legislature and a future vote of the people would ensure that this partisan court can’t overturn current
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) today announced Wisconsin and 52 other state financial regulatory agencies have taken coordinated actionagainst mortgage company Bayview Asset Management LLC, and three of its affiliates, Lakeview Loan Servicing, Community Loan Servicing, and Pingora Holdings (collectively the Bayview Companies), for deficient … Please log
The November 2024 election in Wisconsin produced results in the state legislature that much more accurately reflect the evenly divided, 50/50 state Wisconsin really is. To underscore that point, Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin won reelection by just 29,000 votes out of 3.4 million cast and Republican Donald Trump won
A UW-Madison expert warns of “significant” economic damage in the state if a circulating strain of the bird flu hits Wisconsin’s dairy industry. California declared an emergency in December after discovering bird flu in more than 600 dairy herds, raising concerns about the disease spreading further in 2025. Prof. Keith
Republicans plan to move quickly to overhaul the nation’s voting procedures. They see an opening, with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, to push through changes that include voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements.
Remote work has served a useful purpose by showing us just how useless many state workers were. Now is the time to get rid of many of them, plus the buildings they once occupied.
Gov. Tony Evers is once again floating a plan to create an initiative-referendum system for Wisconsin. It’s a bad idea.
Scott Walker’s infamous Act 10 was a highly partisan political bill that has done enormous damage to Wisconsin’s economy and exacerbated the hollowing out of our middle class. He fueled a politics of resentment that divided families, communities and our state long before Donald Trump emerged as the prince of grievance politics.
The plan will offer direct admission to UW-Madison for students placing in the top 5% of their Wisconsin high schools.
While other former presidents aimed to sit on corporate boards or slip off the stage quietly to paint, Carter embraced the world. Putting his faith forward, interlaced with a mighty keen mind he formed working coalitions and solutions which benefited the world.
As is its tradition, the Forecasters Anonymous tribe gathered once again between Christmas and New Year’s Day to sneak a few extra post-holiday calories, renew acquaintances and swap tall tales.
Sachin and I bridged all that divided us with curiosity, dialogue, understanding, mutual respect and good will.
MADISON-Is incumbent Department of Public Instruction Superintendent Jill Underly hiding a millions-dollar structural deficit, a hiring freeze and potential layoffs from the public and Legislature going into her re-election campaign? Are her political operatives involved in an ongoing coverup of this information? The Jeff Wright for Wisconsin campaign is seeking
JANESVILLE, WI — Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) announced he will be holding four listening sessions in Wisconsin on Friday, January 10, 2025. The listening sessions are free and open to the people of Wisconsin’s First Congressional District. Residents are encouraged to attend to discuss issues pending in Congress or to request
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) published a new survey of Wisconsin parents in partnership with 50CAN, a national, nonpartisan education reform non-profit. The report highlights the lack of information parents have about their school system, including the true costs per student the state spends. WILL
DELAFIELD, WI – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released groundbreaking reforms on Wednesday aimed at transforming Wisconsin’s child welfare system. Building Brighter Futures: Reforming Child Welfare in Wisconsin outlines five bipartisan opportunities to make meaningful changes that prioritize children’s needs, strengthen families, and ensure every child has t… Please log in to access subscriber