Rep. Mike Gallagher was the only GOP member of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation to directly address President Donald Trump’s tweets attacking four Dem congresswomen of color. The Green Bay Republican highlighted a slate of important proposals that will come to the
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders says President Trump’s USMCA is “not good enough.” Adrienne Pedersen asked the Vermont senator on “UpFront” how he would help Wisconsin farmers. Sanders responded, “A trade policy that is written by farmers and workers and ordinary
President Donald Trump touted the nation’s strong economy and urged Congress to pass the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement during a speech at Derco Aerospace in Milwaukee. In his sixth visit to the state since taking office, Trump touched on issues
Gov. Tony Evers wrote departing WEDC Chair and CEO Mark Hogan he hopes they’ll “work in unison” to meet the needs of taxpayers and Foxconn as possible changes to the company’s incentive package are considered. Evers sent the letter to
Gov. Tony Evers says he vetoed a provision that would’ve allowed electric car manufacturer Tesla to sell directly to consumers instead of through dealers as part of a broader goal of eliminating earmarks from the budget and because it was
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele said he hopes the county’s plan to renovate its existing juvenile center into a newer residential care center for young offenders will become “the new national model” for youth corrections. Milwaukee County, one of four
Four counties have submitted applications to build detention facilities for less-serious juvenile offenders. The grant applications were due by noon Monday, and Brown, Dane, Milwaukee and Racine Counties applied. Under a bill Gov. Tony Evers signed Friday delaying the closure
Gov. Tony Evers has until Friday to act on the state budget lawmakers sent him last week. Evers can allow it to become law without his signature, use his partial veto authority, or reject the document outright. Assembly Speaker Robin
Prominent backers of UW-Madison have formed a group to educate the public about the economic value of the university. Amber Schroeder, executive director of Badgers United, said business leaders saw a need to explain what the university means to communities
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the state budget, the state Supreme Court ruling DPI must clear rules with the governor, Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of four abortion-related bills and WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan’s plan to leave the agency in fall.
Three years after ruling the Department of Public Instruction doesn’t have to submit proposed administrative rules to the guv for review, the state Supreme Court reversed course today and found the agency is subject to the requirement just like any
A minimum-security prison especially for convicted drunken drivers could get them off the road, and give them the treatment they need, said state Rep. Jim Ott, R-Mequon. “That’s where you could send people to get more treatment and incarcerate them
On this week’s episode, Wisconsin Public Radio’s Shawn Johnson and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Patrick Marley discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold lame-duck laws, the state budget, the Assembly’s passage of bills on homelessness and Lincoln Hills deadline, and more.
A split state Supreme Court today upheld the Legislature’s power to meet in extraordinary session and rejected a challenge to the actions Republicans took in December to undercut powers of the incoming Dem guv and AG. In a 4-3 ruling,
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly. Quotes of the week “He’s growing the economy. He’s put my people back to work in Wisconsin. They have
GOP legislators racked up $1.5 million in legal bills over the first five months of the year as they relied on outside counsel to represent them in lawsuits over the lame-duck session, abortion restrictions and the environment. And taxpayers aren’t
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg praised retiring Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson as “the very best, the most courageous and sage, the least self-regarding” judge she had encountered. “As lawyer, law teacher and judge, she has inspired
Gov. Tony Evers says he will not make a decision on how to use his partial or full veto authority on the state budget until lawmakers present him with a finalized version. The Joint Finance Committee last week wrapped up
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he’s confident the budget that came out of Joint Finance last week will pass his chamber, but he didn’t venture an opinion as to what the Senate or Democratic Gov. Tony Evers will do with
The Assembly Transportation Committee has approved three bills designed to ensure spending by the Department of Transportation is “efficient and effective.” The panel Thursday approved three measures from the so-called Road to Sustainability package authored by Rep. Joe Sanfelippo: AB
Rep. Mike Gallagher was the only GOP member of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation to directly address President Donald Trump’s tweets attacking four Dem congresswomen of color. The Green Bay Republican highlighted a slate of important proposals that will come to the House floor this week and lamented that Trump comments will
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders says President Trump’s USMCA is “not good enough.” Adrienne Pedersen asked the Vermont senator on “UpFront” how he would help Wisconsin farmers. Sanders responded, “A trade policy that is written by farmers and workers and ordinary people, not the CEOs of larger corporations.” Sanders, along with
President Donald Trump touted the nation’s strong economy and urged Congress to pass the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement during a speech at Derco Aerospace in Milwaukee. In his sixth visit to the state since taking office, Trump touched on issues ranging from Chinese tariffs on American crops to the 2017
Gov. Tony Evers wrote departing WEDC Chair and CEO Mark Hogan he hopes they’ll “work in unison” to meet the needs of taxpayers and Foxconn as possible changes to the company’s incentive package are considered. Evers sent the letter to Hogan Monday after visiting the site of the plant in
Gov. Tony Evers says he vetoed a provision that would’ve allowed electric car manufacturer Tesla to sell directly to consumers instead of through dealers as part of a broader goal of eliminating earmarks from the budget and because it was a “payoff” to get a vote. “It was one of
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele said he hopes the county’s plan to renovate its existing juvenile center into a newer residential care center for young offenders will become “the new national model” for youth corrections. Milwaukee County, one of four counties seeking to create secure residential care centers for youth
Four counties have submitted applications to build detention facilities for less-serious juvenile offenders. The grant applications were due by noon Monday, and Brown, Dane, Milwaukee and Racine Counties applied. Under a bill Gov. Tony Evers signed Friday delaying the closure of Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake in northern Wisconsin by
Gov. Tony Evers has until Friday to act on the state budget lawmakers sent him last week. Evers can allow it to become law without his signature, use his partial veto authority, or reject the document outright. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, whose signature Friday sent the budget to Evers, said
Prominent backers of UW-Madison have formed a group to educate the public about the economic value of the university. Amber Schroeder, executive director of Badgers United, said business leaders saw a need to explain what the university means to communities around the state, and inform people about its economic impact,
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the state budget, the state Supreme Court ruling DPI must clear rules with the governor, Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of four abortion-related bills and WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan’s plan to leave the agency in fall.
Three years after ruling the Department of Public Instruction doesn’t have to submit proposed administrative rules to the guv for review, the state Supreme Court reversed course today and found the agency is subject to the requirement just like any other agency. In a 4-2 decision, the court overturned that
A minimum-security prison especially for convicted drunken drivers could get them off the road, and give them the treatment they need, said state Rep. Jim Ott, R-Mequon. “That’s where you could send people to get more treatment and incarcerate them longer, keep them off the roads,” Ott said in an
On this week’s episode, Wisconsin Public Radio’s Shawn Johnson and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Patrick Marley discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold lame-duck laws, the state budget, the Assembly’s passage of bills on homelessness and Lincoln Hills deadline, and more.
A split state Supreme Court today upheld the Legislature’s power to meet in extraordinary session and rejected a challenge to the actions Republicans took in December to undercut powers of the incoming Dem guv and AG. In a 4-3 ruling, the court found the Legislature has the power to set
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly. Quotes of the week “He’s growing the economy. He’s put my people back to work in Wisconsin. They have higher wages, lower unemployment. We’re killing it in Wisconsin. You
GOP legislators racked up $1.5 million in legal bills over the first five months of the year as they relied on outside counsel to represent them in lawsuits over the lame-duck session, abortion restrictions and the environment. And taxpayers aren’t just covering the costs to draft briefs or appear in
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg praised retiring Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson as “the very best, the most courageous and sage, the least self-regarding” judge she had encountered. “As lawyer, law teacher and judge, she has inspired legions to follow in her way, to strive constantly to
Gov. Tony Evers says he will not make a decision on how to use his partial or full veto authority on the state budget until lawmakers present him with a finalized version. The Joint Finance Committee last week wrapped up its deliberations on the guv’s original proposal. The panel approved
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he’s confident the budget that came out of Joint Finance last week will pass his chamber, but he didn’t venture an opinion as to what the Senate or Democratic Gov. Tony Evers will do with it. “We’re really confident that we have a budget that
The Assembly Transportation Committee has approved three bills designed to ensure spending by the Department of Transportation is “efficient and effective.” The panel Thursday approved three measures from the so-called Road to Sustainability package authored by Rep. Joe Sanfelippo: AB 273 would offer ways for the DOT to source materials