Assembly Campaigns and Elections Committee Chair Scott Krug and ranking Dem member Lee Snodgrass agree the push to impeach Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe “is a distraction.”
GOP lawmakers have asked the state Supreme Court to dismiss the redistricting suit the liberal majority agreed to hear.
Backers of two constitutional amendments say they plan to place on the April ballot one that would bar the use of private resources to administer elections in Wisconsin. Another that would prohibit non-citizens from voting in local, state or national elections is slated for the November 2024 ballot.
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan closed out his congressional campaign account by transferring the remaining balance to a nonprofit that he founded to improve public policy and communities.
Republican Rejani Raveendran has formally registered her candidacy for the U.S. Senate with the FEC, telling WisPolitics in a text message she is now “well beyond” the threshold of $5,000 raised before having to file.
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil isn’t revealing yet who he’ll back for speaker as House Republicans convene tonight for another candidate forum amid “a lot of frustration.”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the lawsuit seeking to block Republicans from ousting Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, Assembly passage of the Brewers stadium funding deal, GOP lawmakers withholding pay raises for Universities of Wisconsin employees and more.
GOP lawmakers in a hearing knocked Dems for not supporting a redistricting plan they say closely mirrors past Dem bills to create a new commission to draw Wisconsin’s political boundaries. But Dems countered the GOP bill omits important provisions to ensure the maps are fair.
The Assembly Campaigns and Elections Committee moved ahead with a bill to limit the cost to obtain copies of the statewide voter registration list despite concerns people could still use the list for commercial purposes. Chair Scott Krug, R-Nekoosa, said
GOP attorneys filed a motion to dismiss Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate President Chris Kapenga from a lawsuit seeking an order to prevent Republicans from removing Meagan Wolfe as the state’s top election official.
A Dane County judge has quashed subpoenas for former Supreme Court Justices Pat Roggensack and Jon Wilcox in a lawsuit over Assembly Speaker Robin Vos seeking advice on whether to impeach liberal Janet Protasiewicz.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, distanced himself from the argument by the Legislature’s private attorneys, adding he’s asked to be removed from a lawsuit.
Private attorneys representing GOP legislative leaders acknowledge the Senate’s vote last month to oust Meagan Wolfe as the state’s top elections official was “symbolic” and they have no power to appoint an interim while she continues serving in the job.
Freshman GOP U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden topped the Wisconsin House delegation for fundraising during the third quarter, thanks in part to contributions from PACs and committees, according to the latest FEC filings.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he’s taking seriously the advice received from former state Supreme Court Justices David Prosser and Jon Wilcox urging him against impeaching Justice Janet Protasiewicz.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” CBS 58 Capitol reporter Emilee Fannon and CBS 58 reporter A.J. Bayatpour discuss GOP threats to impeach liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz as the high court takes up redistricting, the revised Brewers stadium deal, a Senate hearing on Gov. Tony Evers’ workforce and child care proposals, the latest Assembly action and the UW System’s rebranding as The Universities of Wisconsin.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the fate of Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe as GOP lawmakers seek her ouster. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
The Rochester Republican in a Capitol press event expressed his disappointment Protasiewicz refused to recuse herself from hearing redistricting arguments. Still, Vos said he’ll be watching the new justice, who tipped the court balance 4-3 toward the left, to see if the nearly $10 million the Democratic Party of Wisconsin gave to her campaign impacts her rulings.
The panel Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has tasked with looking into impeachment standards includes former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Roggensack and former Justices Jon Wilcox and David Prosser, a new court filing shows.
The state DOJ is asking a Dane County judge for an order to prevent GOP leaders from attempting to replace Meagan Wolfe as the state’s top election official while litigation over whether she can remain in the post is underway.
Assembly Campaigns and Elections Committee Chair Scott Krug and ranking Dem member Lee Snodgrass agree the push to impeach Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe “is a distraction.”
GOP lawmakers have asked the state Supreme Court to dismiss the redistricting suit the liberal majority agreed to hear.
Backers of two constitutional amendments say they plan to place on the April ballot one that would bar the use of private resources to administer elections in Wisconsin. Another that would prohibit non-citizens from voting in local, state or national elections is slated for the November 2024 ballot.
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan closed out his congressional campaign account by transferring the remaining balance to a nonprofit that he founded to improve public policy and communities.
Republican Rejani Raveendran has formally registered her candidacy for the U.S. Senate with the FEC, telling WisPolitics in a text message she is now “well beyond” the threshold of $5,000 raised before having to file.
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil isn’t revealing yet who he’ll back for speaker as House Republicans convene tonight for another candidate forum amid “a lot of frustration.”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the lawsuit seeking to block Republicans from ousting Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, Assembly passage of the Brewers stadium funding deal, GOP lawmakers withholding pay raises for Universities of Wisconsin employees and more.
GOP lawmakers in a hearing knocked Dems for not supporting a redistricting plan they say closely mirrors past Dem bills to create a new commission to draw Wisconsin’s political boundaries. But Dems countered the GOP bill omits important provisions to ensure the maps are fair.
The Assembly Campaigns and Elections Committee moved ahead with a bill to limit the cost to obtain copies of the statewide voter registration list despite concerns people could still use the list for commercial purposes. Chair Scott Krug, R-Nekoosa, said
GOP attorneys filed a motion to dismiss Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate President Chris Kapenga from a lawsuit seeking an order to prevent Republicans from removing Meagan Wolfe as the state’s top election official.
A Dane County judge has quashed subpoenas for former Supreme Court Justices Pat Roggensack and Jon Wilcox in a lawsuit over Assembly Speaker Robin Vos seeking advice on whether to impeach liberal Janet Protasiewicz.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, distanced himself from the argument by the Legislature’s private attorneys, adding he’s asked to be removed from a lawsuit.
Private attorneys representing GOP legislative leaders acknowledge the Senate’s vote last month to oust Meagan Wolfe as the state’s top elections official was “symbolic” and they have no power to appoint an interim while she continues serving in the job.
Freshman GOP U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden topped the Wisconsin House delegation for fundraising during the third quarter, thanks in part to contributions from PACs and committees, according to the latest FEC filings.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he’s taking seriously the advice received from former state Supreme Court Justices David Prosser and Jon Wilcox urging him against impeaching Justice Janet Protasiewicz.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” CBS 58 Capitol reporter Emilee Fannon and CBS 58 reporter A.J. Bayatpour discuss GOP threats to impeach liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz as the high court takes up redistricting, the revised Brewers stadium deal, a Senate hearing on Gov. Tony Evers’ workforce and child care proposals, the latest Assembly action and the UW System’s rebranding as The Universities of Wisconsin.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the fate of Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe as GOP lawmakers seek her ouster. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
The Rochester Republican in a Capitol press event expressed his disappointment Protasiewicz refused to recuse herself from hearing redistricting arguments. Still, Vos said he’ll be watching the new justice, who tipped the court balance 4-3 toward the left, to see if the nearly $10 million the Democratic Party of Wisconsin gave to her campaign impacts her rulings.
The panel Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has tasked with looking into impeachment standards includes former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Roggensack and former Justices Jon Wilcox and David Prosser, a new court filing shows.
The state DOJ is asking a Dane County judge for an order to prevent GOP leaders from attempting to replace Meagan Wolfe as the state’s top election official while litigation over whether she can remain in the post is underway.