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The special counsel for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ election probe said his mission is to give voters confidence in elections, adding he will largely focus on three areas related to last November’s election. Michael Gableman, the conservative former Wisconsin Supreme
Marquette University Law School pollster Charles Franklin has a challenge as Wisconsin prepares for another election cycle. “How do you get people to talk to you that don’t want to talk to you?” Franklin said to WisPolitics.com, noting polling problems
In this week’s Democratic radio address, Gov. Tony Evers highlighted a $130 million investment in workforce initiatives aimed at boosting the state’s economic recovery. Meanwhile, in this week’s GOP radio address, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, discussed Republican lawmakers’ recent attempt to override Evers’ veto of a bill to cut off extra federal unemployment benefits.
Higher shipping costs and longer delays are expected to spike through the end of the year as Wisconsin’s lack of intermodal systems and labor shortages hamper state companies, experts said. “No one expects any kind of relief until well into
Dane County health officials are urging everyone ages 2 and older to return to wearing masks in certain indoor settings, following new CDC guidance. This change comes as the delta variant of COVID-19 is driving a resurgence in cases both
Assembly Republicans plan to attempt an override of Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of legislation seeking to cut off enhanced federal unemployment benefits when the chamber convenes today. Meanwhile, Evers wants lawmakers to approve $550 million for K-12 and higher ed
Milwaukee Ald. Chantia Lewis said she joined the race for U.S. Senate because she has seen what decisions at the federal level can mean for people at the local level. As a local official, she said, “We are the ones
Vaccinated UW System students can win one of 70 scholarships valued at $7,000 each if their university reaches a 70 percent COVID-19 vaccination threshold by Oct. 15. UW-Madison students are not included in the incentive program. The one-time $500,000 incentive
Senate GOP leaders have taken the unusual step of referring to its organization committee two of Gov. Tony Evers’ appointments to the Natural Resources Board, raising the prospect they could be bottled up indefinitely. Evers made the appointments to the
Dem AG Josh Kaul said he will run on his record as a prosecutor in his bid for reelection in 2022. Kaul already has two declared Republican opponents — UW-Madison law professor Ryan Owens, and Fond du Lac County District
GOP legislative leaders can restart legal contracts they signed in anticipation of a redistricting lawsuit after a split state Supreme Court put on hold a lower court ruling. The justices also granted Republicans’ request to take over the case on
Gov. Tony Evers announced $130 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds will be awarded to workforce development efforts. But the state’s largest business group and GOP legislative leaders said the move fails to address Wisconsin’s workforce needs. WMC continued
GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said the investigation he has launched is aimed at giving citizens and candidates confidence in the 2022 election. Vos has hired three former police officers to investigate the 2020 election, and former Wisconsin Supreme Court
Gov. Tony Evers vetoed legislation that would repeal the personal property tax for businesses, though $202.4 million to replace the lost revenue if the tax was repealed will remain in the budget. It was one of four bills Evers vetoed
Some new guidance from the U.S. Education Department added a wrinkle in the debate over education funding ahead of Gov. Tony Evers’ final deliberations on the budget. The budget GOP lawmakers produced met one benchmark to qualify Wisconsin for $2.3
The UW System is proposing that regents keep resident undergrad tuition rates flat for the upcoming school year, essentially keeping in place a freeze that lawmakers voted to let expire in the 2021-23 budget. Regents this Thursday will vote on
Since mid-February, staff vacancy rates at the state’s juvenile correctional facilities have climbed twice as fast as those at Wisconsin’s adult institutions, according to records obtained by WisPolitics.com. The increase means the vacancy rate at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake
A new task force in Milwaukee will study ways to send unarmed responders to some calls now handled by police. “Instead of having an officer with a gun, or a person with a gun showing up to a very volatile
Former conservative Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman will be paid $44,000 through this fall to oversee an Assembly investigation into the 2020 election, according to a contract obtained by WisPolitics.com. That’s more than four times what the investigators retained for
Gov. Tony Evers has signed an amendment to the state’s gaming compact with the Oneida Nation allowing its casinos to offer betting on sports and other events, a first for Wisconsin. In a press conference yesterday with Oneida Chairman Tehassi
The special counsel for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ election probe said his mission is to give voters confidence in elections, adding he will largely focus on three areas related to last November’s election. Michael Gableman, the conservative former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice heading up the investigation for Vos, said he
Marquette University Law School pollster Charles Franklin has a challenge as Wisconsin prepares for another election cycle. “How do you get people to talk to you that don’t want to talk to you?” Franklin said to WisPolitics.com, noting polling problems during the 2020 cycle. The polling failures of 2016 forced
In this week’s Democratic radio address, Gov. Tony Evers highlighted a $130 million investment in workforce initiatives aimed at boosting the state’s economic recovery. Meanwhile, in this week’s GOP radio address, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, discussed Republican lawmakers’ recent attempt to override Evers’ veto of a bill to cut off extra federal unemployment benefits.
Higher shipping costs and longer delays are expected to spike through the end of the year as Wisconsin’s lack of intermodal systems and labor shortages hamper state companies, experts said. “No one expects any kind of relief until well into 2022 — maybe as long as it goes into the
Dane County health officials are urging everyone ages 2 and older to return to wearing masks in certain indoor settings, following new CDC guidance. This change comes as the delta variant of COVID-19 is driving a resurgence in cases both in Wisconsin and around the country. The state’s seven-day average
Assembly Republicans plan to attempt an override of Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of legislation seeking to cut off enhanced federal unemployment benefits when the chamber convenes today. Meanwhile, Evers wants lawmakers to approve $550 million for K-12 and higher ed while they’re in the Capitol, calling a special session to
Milwaukee Ald. Chantia Lewis said she joined the race for U.S. Senate because she has seen what decisions at the federal level can mean for people at the local level. As a local official, she said, “We are the ones who deal with the everyday quality of life of people.”
Vaccinated UW System students can win one of 70 scholarships valued at $7,000 each if their university reaches a 70 percent COVID-19 vaccination threshold by Oct. 15. UW-Madison students are not included in the incentive program. The one-time $500,000 incentive program will confirm a campus is at least 70 percent
Senate GOP leaders have taken the unusual step of referring to its organization committee two of Gov. Tony Evers’ appointments to the Natural Resources Board, raising the prospect they could be bottled up indefinitely. Evers made the appointments to the board in late April just before the terms of two
Dem AG Josh Kaul said he will run on his record as a prosecutor in his bid for reelection in 2022. Kaul already has two declared Republican opponents — UW-Madison law professor Ryan Owens, and Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney. Kaul knocked Owens in an appearance Sunday
GOP legislative leaders can restart legal contracts they signed in anticipation of a redistricting lawsuit after a split state Supreme Court put on hold a lower court ruling. The justices also granted Republicans’ request to take over the case on the merits, bypassing the appeals court. The decision allows the
Gov. Tony Evers announced $130 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds will be awarded to workforce development efforts. But the state’s largest business group and GOP legislative leaders said the move fails to address Wisconsin’s workforce needs. WMC continued to call on Evers to end enhanced federal unemployment benefits.
GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said the investigation he has launched is aimed at giving citizens and candidates confidence in the 2022 election. Vos has hired three former police officers to investigate the 2020 election, and former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman to oversee the probe. “We are not
Gov. Tony Evers vetoed legislation that would repeal the personal property tax for businesses, though $202.4 million to replace the lost revenue if the tax was repealed will remain in the budget. It was one of four bills Evers vetoed yesterday, including one that sought to direct him to use
Some new guidance from the U.S. Education Department added a wrinkle in the debate over education funding ahead of Gov. Tony Evers’ final deliberations on the budget. The budget GOP lawmakers produced met one benchmark to qualify Wisconsin for $2.3 billion in federal aid. But citing the new guidance from
The UW System is proposing that regents keep resident undergrad tuition rates flat for the upcoming school year, essentially keeping in place a freeze that lawmakers voted to let expire in the 2021-23 budget. Regents this Thursday will vote on a resolution to recommend the system president not increase tuition
Since mid-February, staff vacancy rates at the state’s juvenile correctional facilities have climbed twice as fast as those at Wisconsin’s adult institutions, according to records obtained by WisPolitics.com. The increase means the vacancy rate at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake is now double that of the state’s adult institutions systemwide.
A new task force in Milwaukee will study ways to send unarmed responders to some calls now handled by police. “Instead of having an officer with a gun, or a person with a gun showing up to a very volatile mental health crisis, we need someone who is trained to
Former conservative Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman will be paid $44,000 through this fall to oversee an Assembly investigation into the 2020 election, according to a contract obtained by WisPolitics.com. That’s more than four times what the investigators retained for the probe are scheduled to be paid, according to their
Gov. Tony Evers has signed an amendment to the state’s gaming compact with the Oneida Nation allowing its casinos to offer betting on sports and other events, a first for Wisconsin. In a press conference yesterday with Oneida Chairman Tehassi Hill, Oneida Vice-chairman Brandon Stevens and Administration Secretary Joel Brennan,