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On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the latest results from the Marquette Law School Poll, tax collections coming in higher than expected and a DA declining to charge Elon Musk.
With state revenues coming in higher than expected, GOP gubernatorial nominee Tom Tiffany vowed to return all of a projected surplus to taxpayers, while Dem rival David Crowley said he’d look at property tax relief while investing in schools and healthcare.
Attorney General Josh Kaul touted violent crime hitting a 15-year low in Wisconsin while his GOP challenger Eric Toney accused him of “cherry picking” data with homicides up since the Dem took office.
A lawsuit filed by 47 states claimed that Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, knowingly added features to foster social media addiction among children and made false claims about the safety of its products.
Among likely voters, 49% backed Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, while 44% supported Tiffany, a GOP congressman from Minocqua. Among registered voters, the two were backed by 44% apiece.
GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany broke with Donald Trump over the president’s plans to import 300,000 metric tons of ground beef and then sell it below market price.
The La Crosse County DA has declined to charge Elon Musk with election bribery for his offer to hand out two $1 million checks during Wisconsin’s 2025 state Supreme Court race, believing a jury likely wouldn’t convict him of the charge.
Elections Commission Chair Don Millis says he expects states will file a new challenge to President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the U.S. Postal Service to move forward with the rule.
Paulina Gutierrez, the executive director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, says she welcomes any investigation from state or local lawmakers after “human error” led to delayed results from the city’s central count location during the August primary.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss data centers as an issue in the governor’s race, the Universities of Wisconsin’s request for more state aid to fund a tuition freeze and other initiatives, a federal investigation into whether Milwaukee Public Schools considers race in disciplinary decisions and more.
Violent crime dropped 13.5% in Wisconsin last year, a bigger decrease for homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault than what the nation saw, according to new figures reviewed by WisPolitics-State Affairs.
GOP gubernatorial nominee Tom Tiffany knocked David Crowley on data centers, charging his Dem rival’s call to power the projects with renewable energy would eat up about 100,000 acres to house the infrastructure.
Some 810 people have applied for commutation since Gov. Tony Evers announced he was restarting the process last April.
WEDC chief John Miller argues with more than 40 other states already building data centers, “Wisconsin can’t lose out on that type of innovation, otherwise we’re going to get left behind.” Miller, appointed by Gov. Tony Evers to the job
On this week’s “Capitol Chats”, Jennie Mauer, executive director of the Wisconsin Head Start Association, discusses a federal proposal that would increase Head Start class sizes and eliminate non-English instruction, among other changes.
Representatives from Wisconsin’s banking lobby and the Department of Financial Institutions told a legislative committee examining crypto staking that they oppose deregulating the practice.
Two of Rebecca Cooke’s former primary rivals are now considering endorsing her as the political operative turned waitress and nonprofit director looks to beat U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, this fall.
Universities of Wisconsin leaders are proposing to seek an additional $730 million in aid over the next two years with an offer to freeze tuition over that period — if the state comes up with the money to cover the lost revenue.
David Crowley said he will not campaign with Hasan Piker ahead of the November election, unlike Francesca Hong, who campaigned and fundraised with the controversial streamer before losing in last week’s Democratic primary. Meanwhile, Tom Tiffany wouldn’t say definitively whether he wants Donald Trump back to Wisconsin to campaign for him ahead of November after the president endorsed Tiffany early in the race.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WMTV-TV reporter Vanessa Kjeldsen discuss Tuesday’s primary results and what they mean for the November election.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the latest results from the Marquette Law School Poll, tax collections coming in higher than expected and a DA declining to charge Elon Musk.
With state revenues coming in higher than expected, GOP gubernatorial nominee Tom Tiffany vowed to return all of a projected surplus to taxpayers, while Dem rival David Crowley said he’d look at property tax relief while investing in schools and healthcare.
Attorney General Josh Kaul touted violent crime hitting a 15-year low in Wisconsin while his GOP challenger Eric Toney accused him of “cherry picking” data with homicides up since the Dem took office.
A lawsuit filed by 47 states claimed that Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, knowingly added features to foster social media addiction among children and made false claims about the safety of its products.
Among likely voters, 49% backed Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, while 44% supported Tiffany, a GOP congressman from Minocqua. Among registered voters, the two were backed by 44% apiece.
GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany broke with Donald Trump over the president’s plans to import 300,000 metric tons of ground beef and then sell it below market price.
The La Crosse County DA has declined to charge Elon Musk with election bribery for his offer to hand out two $1 million checks during Wisconsin’s 2025 state Supreme Court race, believing a jury likely wouldn’t convict him of the charge.
Elections Commission Chair Don Millis says he expects states will file a new challenge to President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the U.S. Postal Service to move forward with the rule.
Paulina Gutierrez, the executive director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, says she welcomes any investigation from state or local lawmakers after “human error” led to delayed results from the city’s central count location during the August primary.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss data centers as an issue in the governor’s race, the Universities of Wisconsin’s request for more state aid to fund a tuition freeze and other initiatives, a federal investigation into whether Milwaukee Public Schools considers race in disciplinary decisions and more.
Violent crime dropped 13.5% in Wisconsin last year, a bigger decrease for homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault than what the nation saw, according to new figures reviewed by WisPolitics-State Affairs.
GOP gubernatorial nominee Tom Tiffany knocked David Crowley on data centers, charging his Dem rival’s call to power the projects with renewable energy would eat up about 100,000 acres to house the infrastructure.
Some 810 people have applied for commutation since Gov. Tony Evers announced he was restarting the process last April.
WEDC chief John Miller argues with more than 40 other states already building data centers, “Wisconsin can’t lose out on that type of innovation, otherwise we’re going to get left behind.” Miller, appointed by Gov. Tony Evers to the job in December, appeared at a luncheon yesterday hosted by WisPolitics-State
On this week’s “Capitol Chats”, Jennie Mauer, executive director of the Wisconsin Head Start Association, discusses a federal proposal that would increase Head Start class sizes and eliminate non-English instruction, among other changes.
Representatives from Wisconsin’s banking lobby and the Department of Financial Institutions told a legislative committee examining crypto staking that they oppose deregulating the practice.
Two of Rebecca Cooke’s former primary rivals are now considering endorsing her as the political operative turned waitress and nonprofit director looks to beat U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, this fall.
Universities of Wisconsin leaders are proposing to seek an additional $730 million in aid over the next two years with an offer to freeze tuition over that period — if the state comes up with the money to cover the lost revenue.
David Crowley said he will not campaign with Hasan Piker ahead of the November election, unlike Francesca Hong, who campaigned and fundraised with the controversial streamer before losing in last week’s Democratic primary. Meanwhile, Tom Tiffany wouldn’t say definitively whether he wants Donald Trump back to Wisconsin to campaign for him ahead of November after the president endorsed Tiffany early in the race.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WMTV-TV reporter Vanessa Kjeldsen discuss Tuesday’s primary results and what they mean for the November election.