On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss the governor’s race, the impact of the federal reconciliation bill on education funding, U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s first bill signed into law, a lawsuit against the Trump administration from religious groups over immigration enforcement and more.
Elon Musk’s America PAC, which offered Wisconsin voters $100 if they registered their opposition to “judicial activists” through a website, spent more than $27 million on “petition incentives” during the first half of 2025, according to a new federal filing.
It is unclear what the full impact of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” will have on Wisconsin’s Medicaid program, partly because the federal government has yet to detail some of the implementation requirements, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined two multistate lawsuits, including one challenging the USDA’s demand that states provide information about food stamp recipients or risk losing federal funding. The other lawsuit seeks to block a provision in Republicans’ reconciliation law to cut off Medicaid reimbursement for Planned Parenthood services.
The local host committee for the 2024 Republican National Convention announced it has used leftover funds to make $5 million in charitable donations to Milwaukee nonprofits.
“I thought about it a lot, and didn’t make up my mind until, I’d say, the day before I made the announcement,” Evers told reporters after a stop in Milwaukee. “It was, it was just difficult. I mean, I have a family and my great spouse, Kathy, that it’s hard to, to be part of that family if you’re governor.”
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, the first Democrat to officially enter the race for governor after Tony Evers announced he wouldn’t seek reelection, said Evers gave her a heads-up before making his decision public.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk and Associated Press Capitol Correspondent Scott Bauer discuss the developing field in the 2026 governor’s race after Gov. Tony Evers announces he won’t seek a third term, Dem efforts to win the majority in the state Senate, AG Josh Kaul joining his 26th lawsuit against the Trump administration and more.
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez today announced she’s running for governor, making her the first Dem to officially announce a bid after Gov. Tony Evers decided not to seek a third term. Meanwhile, Milwaukee County Exec David Crowley said he will
Dem Tony Evers announced today he won’t seek reelection next year, passing on the opportunity to become only the second governor in Wisconsin history to win at least three four-year terms.
In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin lawmakers react to a new national Marquette University Law School poll showing disapproval of what Republicans have called the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
Gov. Tony Evers is again urging the Trump administration against cuts to U.S. Forest Service programs, warning the combination of reduced funding and staffing will be “devastating” for states like Wisconsin.
Dems reported $374,369 raised through its federal account in June, while the Republican Party reported $237,906, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.
“I have the vision for making Wisconsin literally ground zero for the reindustrialization that he’s trying to lead in the country,” Berrien, CEO of manufacturing and machining firm Pindel Global Precision, said on WISN 12’s “UpFront,“ which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the latest campaign finance reports, record spending in the spring Supreme Court election, a new challenge to congressional district lines, the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s report on the former Madison clerk’s handling of uncounted absentee ballots and more.
A source close to Tony Evers tells WisPolitics the governor hasn’t yet made a final decision on seeking a third term, pushing back on reports that a retirement announcement is imminent.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted 5-1 to affirm the report finding the Madison clerk who failed to count 193 absentee ballots broke five election laws. But it stopped short of adopting the proposed orders to the city clerk’s office that would direct further action.
Candidates and outside groups dropped nearly $115 million on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race this spring, more than doubling the previous national record set just two years earlier, a WisPolitics tally shows.
In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville, outraises Dem challenger Randy Bryce 45-to-1, and Wisconsin’s U.S. senators are at odds over a recissions package.
Wisconsin’s GOP members of Congress want the chance to urge the state Supreme Court to reject a challenge to the state’s House districts rather than moving forward with a novel approach to hear such lawsuits.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss the governor’s race, the impact of the federal reconciliation bill on education funding, U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s first bill signed into law, a lawsuit against the Trump administration from religious groups over immigration enforcement and more.
Elon Musk’s America PAC, which offered Wisconsin voters $100 if they registered their opposition to “judicial activists” through a website, spent more than $27 million on “petition incentives” during the first half of 2025, according to a new federal filing.
It is unclear what the full impact of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” will have on Wisconsin’s Medicaid program, partly because the federal government has yet to detail some of the implementation requirements, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined two multistate lawsuits, including one challenging the USDA’s demand that states provide information about food stamp recipients or risk losing federal funding. The other lawsuit seeks to block a provision in Republicans’ reconciliation law to cut off Medicaid reimbursement for Planned Parenthood services.
The local host committee for the 2024 Republican National Convention announced it has used leftover funds to make $5 million in charitable donations to Milwaukee nonprofits.
“I thought about it a lot, and didn’t make up my mind until, I’d say, the day before I made the announcement,” Evers told reporters after a stop in Milwaukee. “It was, it was just difficult. I mean, I have a family and my great spouse, Kathy, that it’s hard to, to be part of that family if you’re governor.”
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, the first Democrat to officially enter the race for governor after Tony Evers announced he wouldn’t seek reelection, said Evers gave her a heads-up before making his decision public.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk and Associated Press Capitol Correspondent Scott Bauer discuss the developing field in the 2026 governor’s race after Gov. Tony Evers announces he won’t seek a third term, Dem efforts to win the majority in the state Senate, AG Josh Kaul joining his 26th lawsuit against the Trump administration and more.
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez today announced she’s running for governor, making her the first Dem to officially announce a bid after Gov. Tony Evers decided not to seek a third term. Meanwhile, Milwaukee County Exec David Crowley said he will take steps in the coming weeks to enter the race.
Dem Tony Evers announced today he won’t seek reelection next year, passing on the opportunity to become only the second governor in Wisconsin history to win at least three four-year terms.
In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin lawmakers react to a new national Marquette University Law School poll showing disapproval of what Republicans have called the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
Gov. Tony Evers is again urging the Trump administration against cuts to U.S. Forest Service programs, warning the combination of reduced funding and staffing will be “devastating” for states like Wisconsin.
Dems reported $374,369 raised through its federal account in June, while the Republican Party reported $237,906, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.
“I have the vision for making Wisconsin literally ground zero for the reindustrialization that he’s trying to lead in the country,” Berrien, CEO of manufacturing and machining firm Pindel Global Precision, said on WISN 12’s “UpFront,“ which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the latest campaign finance reports, record spending in the spring Supreme Court election, a new challenge to congressional district lines, the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s report on the former Madison clerk’s handling of uncounted absentee ballots and more.
A source close to Tony Evers tells WisPolitics the governor hasn’t yet made a final decision on seeking a third term, pushing back on reports that a retirement announcement is imminent.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted 5-1 to affirm the report finding the Madison clerk who failed to count 193 absentee ballots broke five election laws. But it stopped short of adopting the proposed orders to the city clerk’s office that would direct further action.
Candidates and outside groups dropped nearly $115 million on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race this spring, more than doubling the previous national record set just two years earlier, a WisPolitics tally shows.
In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville, outraises Dem challenger Randy Bryce 45-to-1, and Wisconsin’s U.S. senators are at odds over a recissions package.
Wisconsin’s GOP members of Congress want the chance to urge the state Supreme Court to reject a challenge to the state’s House districts rather than moving forward with a novel approach to hear such lawsuits.