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In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin Dems knock President Donald Trump on affordability and health care following the State of the Union as Republicans praise his record-long speech.
A coalition of education stakeholders has filed suit seeking an order declaring Wisconsin’s school finance system is unconstitutional, arguing it fails to adequately fund students’ education.
Before adjourning last week, the Assembly declined to take up 17 Senate-approved bills, including legislation to set a statewide wolf population and to impose criminal penalties on doctors who fail to provide care if a baby is born alive after an abortion attempt.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said there’s “some work to do” between Republicans and Gov. Tony Evers on a tax relief package using some of the state’s projected $2.5 billion surplus.
The Assembly unanimously signed off on a compromise proposal to combat PFAS contamination, creating a path to release long-delayed funds to address contamination from the “forever chemicals.”
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ retirement announcement, the close of the Assembly’s legislative session and more.
The bill passed 70-23 with bipartisan support after it was amended to include a request from Gov. Tony Evers to pump more state money into the FoodShare program to account for changes the federal government made in Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Wisconsin business groups are divided on today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, offering split views on the impact.
The Assembly cleared the way for voters to decide whether governors should be allowed to use their partial veto authority to raise a tax or fee. The chamber yesterday also voted to overturn Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ 400-year veto.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin at a WisPolitics-State Affairs luncheon said Republicans need to get engaged in negotiations with Democrats over funding for the Department of Homeland Security amid a shutdown of the agency.
Wisconsin would join 48 other states in providing 12 months of coverage to postpartum women on Medicaid after Assembly Speaker Robin Vos relented and allowed the bill to come to a floor vote.
Robin Vos, the longest-serving Assembly speaker in Wisconsin history, announced he won’t seek reelection.
On its final regular floor period of the session, the Assembly will take up legislation Speaker Robin Vos had previously held up that would extend postpartum coverage under the Medicaid program and to require supplemental screenings for breast cancer.
WisconsinEye would get $585,631 in state money over the next 12 months to remain on the air as the state seeks bids for a permanent public affairs network under amended legislation the Senate approved via voice vote.
GOP Sen. Pat Testin, who co-authored the package, told WisPolitics his efforts to get at least 17 Republican votes for the proposal had fallen short. Now, the only path forward to extend the program is to get his Senate Republican colleagues to get behind the bills that cleared the Assembly last month, Testin said.
Dem Gov. Tony Evers tonight demanded GOP lawmakers provide additional funding for K-12 education and property tax relief while pushing the Legislature to continue working with him on an unfinished agenda rather than heading out for the campaign trail.
Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels praised Wisconsin’s purple streak but bemoaned the state’s practice of electing judges, saying it “was never a good idea” and erodes faith in the judiciary. Daniels noted 37 states have single-party control of government, including
Dem Gov. Tony Evers plans to use his final State of the State to tout bipartisan successes during his two terms, including $2 billion annually in tax cuts, helping more than 127,000 Wisconsinites get job training and paying off $3 billion in state debt.
GOP legislative leaders are calling for a more than $2.3 billion package that would pair a tax rebate Senate Republicans proposed with additional state funding that Dem Gov. Tony Evers wants for special education and money to boost a property tax credit.
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, left out of talks between Gov. Tony Evers and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, says his pitch to give Wisconsinites rebate checks has support from some GOP Assembly reps.
In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin Dems knock President Donald Trump on affordability and health care following the State of the Union as Republicans praise his record-long speech.
A coalition of education stakeholders has filed suit seeking an order declaring Wisconsin’s school finance system is unconstitutional, arguing it fails to adequately fund students’ education.
Before adjourning last week, the Assembly declined to take up 17 Senate-approved bills, including legislation to set a statewide wolf population and to impose criminal penalties on doctors who fail to provide care if a baby is born alive after an abortion attempt.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said there’s “some work to do” between Republicans and Gov. Tony Evers on a tax relief package using some of the state’s projected $2.5 billion surplus.
The Assembly unanimously signed off on a compromise proposal to combat PFAS contamination, creating a path to release long-delayed funds to address contamination from the “forever chemicals.”
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ retirement announcement, the close of the Assembly’s legislative session and more.
The bill passed 70-23 with bipartisan support after it was amended to include a request from Gov. Tony Evers to pump more state money into the FoodShare program to account for changes the federal government made in Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Wisconsin business groups are divided on today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, offering split views on the impact.
The Assembly cleared the way for voters to decide whether governors should be allowed to use their partial veto authority to raise a tax or fee. The chamber yesterday also voted to overturn Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ 400-year veto.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin at a WisPolitics-State Affairs luncheon said Republicans need to get engaged in negotiations with Democrats over funding for the Department of Homeland Security amid a shutdown of the agency.
Wisconsin would join 48 other states in providing 12 months of coverage to postpartum women on Medicaid after Assembly Speaker Robin Vos relented and allowed the bill to come to a floor vote.
Robin Vos, the longest-serving Assembly speaker in Wisconsin history, announced he won’t seek reelection.
On its final regular floor period of the session, the Assembly will take up legislation Speaker Robin Vos had previously held up that would extend postpartum coverage under the Medicaid program and to require supplemental screenings for breast cancer.
WisconsinEye would get $585,631 in state money over the next 12 months to remain on the air as the state seeks bids for a permanent public affairs network under amended legislation the Senate approved via voice vote.
GOP Sen. Pat Testin, who co-authored the package, told WisPolitics his efforts to get at least 17 Republican votes for the proposal had fallen short. Now, the only path forward to extend the program is to get his Senate Republican colleagues to get behind the bills that cleared the Assembly last month, Testin said.
Dem Gov. Tony Evers tonight demanded GOP lawmakers provide additional funding for K-12 education and property tax relief while pushing the Legislature to continue working with him on an unfinished agenda rather than heading out for the campaign trail.
Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels praised Wisconsin’s purple streak but bemoaned the state’s practice of electing judges, saying it “was never a good idea” and erodes faith in the judiciary. Daniels noted 37 states have single-party control of government, including Indiana, most of which have legislative supermajorities. He also pointed
Dem Gov. Tony Evers plans to use his final State of the State to tout bipartisan successes during his two terms, including $2 billion annually in tax cuts, helping more than 127,000 Wisconsinites get job training and paying off $3 billion in state debt.
GOP legislative leaders are calling for a more than $2.3 billion package that would pair a tax rebate Senate Republicans proposed with additional state funding that Dem Gov. Tony Evers wants for special education and money to boost a property tax credit.
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, left out of talks between Gov. Tony Evers and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, says his pitch to give Wisconsinites rebate checks has support from some GOP Assembly reps.