Assembly Republicans’ plan for a middle-class tax cut would be paid for out of an expected $588 million surplus. But a spokeswoman for Gov. Tony Evers said the plan unveiled Thursday “falls short” of what he proposed because it would
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 If we do that, it’s going to go to court and the wall won’t
Gov. Tony Evers says his first budget will likely include a “first step” toward legalizing medical marijuana. The governor addressed board members of the Wisconsin Technology Council Tuesday at the Madison office of Exact Sciences. He was introduced by Exact
Wisconsin youth prisons are still relying on pepper spray and are keeping inmates in solitary confinement for weeks at a time, according to a report filed Monday by a court-ordered monitor. The new report shows that the staff at Lincoln
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, said he’s not sure how long the partial government shutdown — now in its fourth week — might go on, or how it will end. “Your guess is as good as mine
Dem Rep. Jimmy Anderson is arguing the lame-duck laws should be nullified after he says GOP lawmakers violated the state’s open meetings law during last month’s extraordinary session. Anderson, who’s paralyzed from the chest down, said Republicans failed to give
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who has said he wanted to staff up with Dem Tony Evers taking over the East Wing, has added seven positions to his office. He did so by pulling in positions from the chief clerk and
State Rep. Peter Barca, who is in line to lead the Department of Revenue under Gov. Tony Evers, has resigned his seat in the Assembly. Barca, D-Kenosha, took the oath of office Monday and then promptly turned in his resignation
Echoing a theme from his successful campaign, Tony Evers Monday called for “putting people first” after being sworn in as Wisconsin’s 46th governor. The outgoing state schools superintendent reminded the crowd in the Capitol of the themes he campaigned on
Lt. Gov.-elect Mandela Barnes said he and Gov.-elect Tony Evers will offer an optimistic message at their swearing-in ceremony. Barnes, a former Dem lawmaker from Milwaukee, appeared Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “Give us
Gov.-elect Tony Evers today announced Rep. Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, as his Revenue secretary and outgoing Sen. Caleb Frostman, D-Sturgeon Bay, to lead Workforce Development. Evers also announced: *Andrea Palm, who most recently served as senior counselor to the Health and
Gov.-elect Tony Evers, who during the campaign said he wanted to scrap the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., says in a new interview he won’t propose doing away with the agency in his first budget. He also hopes to propose changes
POLITICAL STOCK REPORT –A collection of insider opinion– (Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2018) Rising Tammy Baldwin: The Madison Dem’s convincing re-election bid proves ticket splitting is alive and well in Wisconsin and shows Dems they can still win in places such
Cory Nettles, a former Commerce secretary who is now with Milwaukee-based Generation Growth Capital, is offering Gov.-elect Tony Evers some simple advice on Wisconsin’s economy: Don’t screw it up. Appearing alongside Nettles on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” Austin Ramirez, of
Gov.-elect Tony Evers today announced Mary Kolar, a Dane County supervisor and retired Navy captain, will serve as his secretary of Veterans Affairs. He also announced Kathy Koltin Blumenfeld, the executive vice president of special operations at TASC, will lead
Gov.-elect Tony Evers plans to appoint Carolyn Stanford Taylor as state superintendent, his Department of Public Instruction announced Thursday. Stanford Taylor, who currently oversees DPI’s Special Education Team, will officially be appointed on Jan. 7 after Evers is sworn in
The “WisPoliticos” of 2018 have been selected. Voters in the annual contest selected Gov.-elect Tony Evers as the Dem “WisPolitico” of the year and U.S. Rep.-elect Bryan Steil as the GOP “WisPolitico” of 2018. Evers beat Gov. Scott Walker to
The state jobs agency was operating on a dual track with Kimberly-Clark to keep its options open for saving a Fox Valley plant, even as Gov. Scott Walker said a legislative incentive package was the only solution. WEDC had Kimberly-Clark
Outgoing AG Brad Schimel wrote letters of recommendation for four people who applied for the Waukesha County Circuit Court spot he was appointed to shortly after he formally conceded his failed re-election bid. That includes Assistant AG David Maas, who
The Assembly co-chair of the Joint Finance Committee said he expects lawmakers to take up a health care bill in 2019 that could implement some key protections currently available under Obamacare “I believe it will be one of the first
Assembly Republicans’ plan for a middle-class tax cut would be paid for out of an expected $588 million surplus. But a spokeswoman for Gov. Tony Evers said the plan unveiled Thursday “falls short” of what he proposed because it would use one-time funds. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said while his
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 If we do that, it’s going to go to court and the wall won’t get built. – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, in an
Gov. Tony Evers says his first budget will likely include a “first step” toward legalizing medical marijuana. The governor addressed board members of the Wisconsin Technology Council Tuesday at the Madison office of Exact Sciences. He was introduced by Exact Sciences CEO Kevin Conroy, who was named to Evers’ transition
Wisconsin youth prisons are still relying on pepper spray and are keeping inmates in solitary confinement for weeks at a time, according to a report filed Monday by a court-ordered monitor. The new report shows that the staff at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake juvenile prisons are only partially in
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, said he’s not sure how long the partial government shutdown — now in its fourth week — might go on, or how it will end. “Your guess is as good as mine when we watch what this president might do,” Pocan said
Dem Rep. Jimmy Anderson is arguing the lame-duck laws should be nullified after he says GOP lawmakers violated the state’s open meetings law during last month’s extraordinary session. Anderson, who’s paralyzed from the chest down, said Republicans failed to give proper notice before scheduling a vote on the bills, causing
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who has said he wanted to staff up with Dem Tony Evers taking over the East Wing, has added seven positions to his office. He did so by pulling in positions from the chief clerk and sergeant at arms’ offices. Vos has used the new positions
State Rep. Peter Barca, who is in line to lead the Department of Revenue under Gov. Tony Evers, has resigned his seat in the Assembly. Barca, D-Kenosha, took the oath of office Monday and then promptly turned in his resignation letter. His Capitol office said the longtime lawmaker had to
Echoing a theme from his successful campaign, Tony Evers Monday called for “putting people first” after being sworn in as Wisconsin’s 46th governor. The outgoing state schools superintendent reminded the crowd in the Capitol of the themes he campaigned on last fall, including fully funding public education, making healthcare affordable
Lt. Gov.-elect Mandela Barnes said he and Gov.-elect Tony Evers will offer an optimistic message at their swearing-in ceremony. Barnes, a former Dem lawmaker from Milwaukee, appeared Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “Give us some sense of what the message will be from you
Gov.-elect Tony Evers today announced Rep. Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, as his Revenue secretary and outgoing Sen. Caleb Frostman, D-Sturgeon Bay, to lead Workforce Development. Evers also announced: *Andrea Palm, who most recently served as senior counselor to the Health and Human Services secretary under President Obama, to lead the Department
Gov.-elect Tony Evers, who during the campaign said he wanted to scrap the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., says in a new interview he won’t propose doing away with the agency in his first budget. He also hopes to propose changes to WEDC that he said would bring more transparency to
POLITICAL STOCK REPORT –A collection of insider opinion– (Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2018) Rising Tammy Baldwin: The Madison Dem’s convincing re-election bid proves ticket splitting is alive and well in Wisconsin and shows Dems they can still win in places such as the Fox Valley. It also helps if you’re the
Cory Nettles, a former Commerce secretary who is now with Milwaukee-based Generation Growth Capital, is offering Gov.-elect Tony Evers some simple advice on Wisconsin’s economy: Don’t screw it up. Appearing alongside Nettles on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” Austin Ramirez, of Waukesha-bashed HUSCO International, is also urging the incoming guv to
Gov.-elect Tony Evers today announced Mary Kolar, a Dane County supervisor and retired Navy captain, will serve as his secretary of Veterans Affairs. He also announced Kathy Koltin Blumenfeld, the executive vice president of special operations at TASC, will lead the Department of Financial Institutions. And Brian Pahnke, who served
Gov.-elect Tony Evers plans to appoint Carolyn Stanford Taylor as state superintendent, his Department of Public Instruction announced Thursday. Stanford Taylor, who currently oversees DPI’s Special Education Team, will officially be appointed on Jan. 7 after Evers is sworn in as guv, per the announcement. Evers had the option to
The “WisPoliticos” of 2018 have been selected. Voters in the annual contest selected Gov.-elect Tony Evers as the Dem “WisPolitico” of the year and U.S. Rep.-elect Bryan Steil as the GOP “WisPolitico” of 2018. Evers beat Gov. Scott Walker to win back the governor’s office for Dems after eight years,
The state jobs agency was operating on a dual track with Kimberly-Clark to keep its options open for saving a Fox Valley plant, even as Gov. Scott Walker said a legislative incentive package was the only solution. WEDC had Kimberly-Clark in mid-October file an application that opened the door to
Outgoing AG Brad Schimel wrote letters of recommendation for four people who applied for the Waukesha County Circuit Court spot he was appointed to shortly after he formally conceded his failed re-election bid. That includes Assistant AG David Maas, who Schimel called “a mentor to me,” according to documents WisPolitics.com
The Assembly co-chair of the Joint Finance Committee said he expects lawmakers to take up a health care bill in 2019 that could implement some key protections currently available under Obamacare “I believe it will be one of the first things out of the gate,” state Rep. John Nygren said