GOP lawmakers seeking liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz’s recusal from two redistricting suits argue a Judicial Commission decision clearing her of misconduct for comments on the campaign trail has no bearing on whether she should hear the cases.
Meagan Wolfe, the state’s top elections official whose fate now is before the courts, says she’ll be at work today as she vows to stay on the job despite Senate Republicans voting to fire her.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Senate Republicans voting to fire Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, Assembly passage of Speaker Robin Vos’ Iowa-style redistricting proposal, the latest on GOP talk of impeaching liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz and more.
The fight over Meagan Wolfe’s status as Wisconsin’s top elections official moved to the courts as Dem AG Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit seeking a declaration that Senate Republicans’ move to fire her has no legal effect.
Assembly Republicans late Thursday approved moving Wisconsin to a new redistricting process long championed by Dems, who largely blasted the latest proposal as a disingenuous move by Speaker Robin Vos and his GOP colleagues.
The state Senate today voted 22-11 along party lines to fire Meagan Wolfe, setting up a legal battle over whether she will remain as Wisconsin’s top election official.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said he has asked former members of the state Supreme Court to lay out for him what conduct by a justice rises to the level of impeachment as he continues to weigh such a move against liberal Janet Protasiewicz.
MKE 2024 Host Committee Chair Reince Priebus and DNC National Committeeman Alex Lasry say bipartisan convention cooperation is a win for heavily Dem host city Milwaukee, though which party will see a bigger boost in the polls is up for debate.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is pitching moving Wisconsin to an Iowa-style redistricting process to avoid a costly court fight before the state Supreme Court and to spare his members from millions in ads targeting them over the push to impeach liberal Janet Protasiewicz.
Trempealeau County Board Supv. Stacey Klein has filed to run for the GOP nomination to face U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin next year, telling WisPolitics education and reining in federal spending are among her top issues.
A Senate committee voted 3-1 against keeping Meagan Wolfe as the state’s top elections official with all three Republicans opposed, though it was unclear if the issue will move to the full chamber this week.
The Republican Accountability Project has launched a new ad campaign targeting Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and 21 other GOP lawmakers over talk of impeaching liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss GOP lawmakers’ talk of impeaching liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz if she doesn’t recuse herself from redistricting cases, a Dem Party-backed campaign to get Republicans to back down from those threats, Gov. Tony Evers’ vow to veto Republicans’ proposed $3 billion tax cut plan and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take up legislative Republicans’ efforts to force liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz’s recusal from redistricting cases, including the threat of impeachment.
The Elections Commission voted 5-1 to move forward with a proposal that would formalize guidelines for challenging a declaration of candidacy.
Vice President Kamala Harris plans to visit UW-Madison as she tours college campuses this fall to mobilize young people on issues such as abortion, gun safety and LGBTQ+ equality, the White House announced today.
Former La Crosse County Board member Tara Johnson today announced she will seek the Dem nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, in 2024. Johnson told WisPolitics she was compelled to get into the race because
The state Dem Party announced a $4 million campaign to target GOP lawmakers over threats to impeach liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz, with state Chair Ben Wikler vowing the effort will ask Republicans if they’re “willing to sign a death warrant for democracy in our state.”
A Waukesha County Circuit Court judge has ruled the Wisconsin Elections Commission never properly approved a national form to register voters by mail, barring its use going forward.
The Wisconsin Judicial Commission has dismissed a complaint filed against liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz over comments she made during the spring campaign, finding there is “no evidence of misconduct.” The state GOP and state Sen. Cory Tomczyk, R-Mosinee, filed complaints
GOP lawmakers seeking liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz’s recusal from two redistricting suits argue a Judicial Commission decision clearing her of misconduct for comments on the campaign trail has no bearing on whether she should hear the cases.
Meagan Wolfe, the state’s top elections official whose fate now is before the courts, says she’ll be at work today as she vows to stay on the job despite Senate Republicans voting to fire her.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Senate Republicans voting to fire Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, Assembly passage of Speaker Robin Vos’ Iowa-style redistricting proposal, the latest on GOP talk of impeaching liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz and more.
The fight over Meagan Wolfe’s status as Wisconsin’s top elections official moved to the courts as Dem AG Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit seeking a declaration that Senate Republicans’ move to fire her has no legal effect.
Assembly Republicans late Thursday approved moving Wisconsin to a new redistricting process long championed by Dems, who largely blasted the latest proposal as a disingenuous move by Speaker Robin Vos and his GOP colleagues.
The state Senate today voted 22-11 along party lines to fire Meagan Wolfe, setting up a legal battle over whether she will remain as Wisconsin’s top election official.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said he has asked former members of the state Supreme Court to lay out for him what conduct by a justice rises to the level of impeachment as he continues to weigh such a move against liberal Janet Protasiewicz.
MKE 2024 Host Committee Chair Reince Priebus and DNC National Committeeman Alex Lasry say bipartisan convention cooperation is a win for heavily Dem host city Milwaukee, though which party will see a bigger boost in the polls is up for debate.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is pitching moving Wisconsin to an Iowa-style redistricting process to avoid a costly court fight before the state Supreme Court and to spare his members from millions in ads targeting them over the push to impeach liberal Janet Protasiewicz.
Trempealeau County Board Supv. Stacey Klein has filed to run for the GOP nomination to face U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin next year, telling WisPolitics education and reining in federal spending are among her top issues.
A Senate committee voted 3-1 against keeping Meagan Wolfe as the state’s top elections official with all three Republicans opposed, though it was unclear if the issue will move to the full chamber this week.
The Republican Accountability Project has launched a new ad campaign targeting Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and 21 other GOP lawmakers over talk of impeaching liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss GOP lawmakers’ talk of impeaching liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz if she doesn’t recuse herself from redistricting cases, a Dem Party-backed campaign to get Republicans to back down from those threats, Gov. Tony Evers’ vow to veto Republicans’ proposed $3 billion tax cut plan and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take up legislative Republicans’ efforts to force liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz’s recusal from redistricting cases, including the threat of impeachment.
The Elections Commission voted 5-1 to move forward with a proposal that would formalize guidelines for challenging a declaration of candidacy.
Vice President Kamala Harris plans to visit UW-Madison as she tours college campuses this fall to mobilize young people on issues such as abortion, gun safety and LGBTQ+ equality, the White House announced today.
Former La Crosse County Board member Tara Johnson today announced she will seek the Dem nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, in 2024. Johnson told WisPolitics she was compelled to get into the race because
The state Dem Party announced a $4 million campaign to target GOP lawmakers over threats to impeach liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz, with state Chair Ben Wikler vowing the effort will ask Republicans if they’re “willing to sign a death warrant for democracy in our state.”
A Waukesha County Circuit Court judge has ruled the Wisconsin Elections Commission never properly approved a national form to register voters by mail, barring its use going forward.
The Wisconsin Judicial Commission has dismissed a complaint filed against liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz over comments she made during the spring campaign, finding there is “no evidence of misconduct.” The state GOP and state Sen. Cory Tomczyk, R-Mosinee, filed complaints