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Incoming Wisconsin Senate President Chris Kapenga says lawmakers will be meeting next week to see if there is “common ground” with the Republican-controlled Assembly and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Evers met Friday with the top leaders in both chambers on
Presidential election recounts will begin gearing up today in the state’s two largest Dem strongholds. But Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell says his jurisdiction won’t actually start tallying votes until tomorrow. McDonell told reporters that’s because he’s required to give
The Wisconsin Hospital Association urged Gov. Tony Evers and legislative leaders to cooperate and quickly implement a new mitigation strategy to slow COVID-19 spread. Evers and top Republicans are set to meet today. WHA President Eric Borgerding suggested yesterday Evers
The Elections Commission in a unanimous vote late last night formally approved moving forward with President Trump’s requested recount of the results in heavily Dem Dane and Milwaukee counties. The commission also made modest changes to the manual it provides
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “We will not stop fighting for transparency and integrity in our electoral process to
President Trump’s campaign filed petition today for recounts in Dane and Milwaukee counties, alleging issues with absentee ballots issued in the heavily Dem counties. In a statement this morning, Trump’s campaign alleged municipal clerks illegally altered incomplete absentee ballots, a
Less than a day after Gov. Tony Evers’ staff asked GOP legislative leaders for their input on a COVID-19 bill, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos instead laid out a list of priorities to reporters first. The priorities include better contact tracing
The Trump campaign will have to pay nearly $8 million by 5 p.m. tomorrow if it wants a statewide recount of this month’s presidential election. The state Elections Commission yesterday afternoon released estimates pegging the cost of a recount calculated
Delaying the transition to President-elect Joe Biden hurts the nation, and the Trump administration needs to begin the process now, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said. “I want them to start and I want to also see the resources and tools
A potential recount of last week’s presidential election would likely wrap up in the first week of December, according to a timeline laid out today by the state’s top election official. Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe told reporters today she
A federal lawsuit filed in Green Bay today seeks to disqualify presidential votes in heavily Dem Dane, Menominee and Milwaukee counties, which would swing Wisconsin’s electoral votes to Donald Trump. The lawsuit seeks to bar the state from certifying Wisconsin’s
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “Regardless of the outcome, in my book he will always be a winner and
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Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order Tuesday urging people to stay home as much as possible while pressing businesses to take steps to protect employees and customers to combat COVID-19. But the order included no new directives limiting business
The Department of Public Instruction wants more than $1.4 billion in new GPR in the 2021-23 budget to boost school aids, special education funding and support for mental health. The budget proposal the agency submitted to the Evers administration in
The chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin credited President-elect Joe Biden’s win in the state to intense work by Democrats across Wisconsin. “Democrats came out of the woodwork and worked so intensely in every corner of the state,” Ben
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said he expects to have a similar leadership style to outgoing leader Scott Fitzgerald. “Obviously, we’re two different people,” LeMahieu said. “But over the last six years, I’ve gotten to watch Congressman-elect Fitzgerald, and
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “There have been reports of irregularities in several Wisconsin counties which raise serious doubts
Madison had already seen nearly 80 percent turnout of registered voters by early afternoon. According to the 2 p.m. update from the city clerk’s office, 29,601 people had voted at the polls. That’s in addition to the 121,210 Madison voters
A Republican strategist said the GOP believes the race for president in Wisconsin is closer than polls show, while a Democratic strategist said it appears Wisconsin is ready to “fire” President Trump. “The intensity that is felt on the Republican
Incoming Wisconsin Senate President Chris Kapenga says lawmakers will be meeting next week to see if there is “common ground” with the Republican-controlled Assembly and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Evers met Friday with the top leaders in both chambers on COVID-19 relief. “Obviously, the citizens of Wisconsin have been speaking
Presidential election recounts will begin gearing up today in the state’s two largest Dem strongholds. But Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell says his jurisdiction won’t actually start tallying votes until tomorrow. McDonell told reporters that’s because he’s required to give 48-hours notice before publicly testing the electronic voting equipment set
The Wisconsin Hospital Association urged Gov. Tony Evers and legislative leaders to cooperate and quickly implement a new mitigation strategy to slow COVID-19 spread. Evers and top Republicans are set to meet today. WHA President Eric Borgerding suggested yesterday Evers and lawmakers consider a statewide mask policy and taking steps
The Elections Commission in a unanimous vote late last night formally approved moving forward with President Trump’s requested recount of the results in heavily Dem Dane and Milwaukee counties. The commission also made modest changes to the manual it provides local officials to provide guidance as they conduct the recount.
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “We will not stop fighting for transparency and integrity in our electoral process to ensure that all Americans can trust the results of a
President Trump’s campaign filed petition today for recounts in Dane and Milwaukee counties, alleging issues with absentee ballots issued in the heavily Dem counties. In a statement this morning, Trump’s campaign alleged municipal clerks illegally altered incomplete absentee ballots, a “substantial number” of those who claimed to be indefinitely confined
Less than a day after Gov. Tony Evers’ staff asked GOP legislative leaders for their input on a COVID-19 bill, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos instead laid out a list of priorities to reporters first. The priorities include better contact tracing and providing liability protections for businesses and others. Vos told
The Trump campaign will have to pay nearly $8 million by 5 p.m. tomorrow if it wants a statewide recount of this month’s presidential election. The state Elections Commission yesterday afternoon released estimates pegging the cost of a recount calculated by all 72 Wisconsin counties as well as the commission
Delaying the transition to President-elect Joe Biden hurts the nation, and the Trump administration needs to begin the process now, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said. “I want them to start and I want to also see the resources and tools that are customarily made available to the president-elect made available,
A potential recount of last week’s presidential election would likely wrap up in the first week of December, according to a timeline laid out today by the state’s top election official. Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe told reporters today she anticipated some counties would take until the Tuesday deadline to
A federal lawsuit filed in Green Bay today seeks to disqualify presidential votes in heavily Dem Dane, Menominee and Milwaukee counties, which would swing Wisconsin’s electoral votes to Donald Trump. The lawsuit seeks to bar the state from certifying Wisconsin’s presidential electors unless results from the three counties are excluded.
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “Regardless of the outcome, in my book he will always be a winner and patriot that truly loves America.” – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson,
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Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order Tuesday urging people to stay home as much as possible while pressing businesses to take steps to protect employees and customers to combat COVID-19. But the order included no new directives limiting business activity or travel as Wisconsin faces a continued rise in
The Department of Public Instruction wants more than $1.4 billion in new GPR in the 2021-23 budget to boost school aids, special education funding and support for mental health. The budget proposal the agency submitted to the Evers administration in September left out its requests for school aids. In a
The chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin credited President-elect Joe Biden’s win in the state to intense work by Democrats across Wisconsin. “Democrats came out of the woodwork and worked so intensely in every corner of the state,” Ben Wikler said in an interview aired Sunday on “UpFront,” produced
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said he expects to have a similar leadership style to outgoing leader Scott Fitzgerald. “Obviously, we’re two different people,” LeMahieu said. “But over the last six years, I’ve gotten to watch Congressman-elect Fitzgerald, and I learned a lot from him. I think we have
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “There have been reports of irregularities in several Wisconsin counties which raise serious doubts about the validity of the results. The President is well
Madison had already seen nearly 80 percent turnout of registered voters by early afternoon. According to the 2 p.m. update from the city clerk’s office, 29,601 people had voted at the polls. That’s in addition to the 121,210 Madison voters who had been reporting as returning their absentee ballots as
A Republican strategist said the GOP believes the race for president in Wisconsin is closer than polls show, while a Democratic strategist said it appears Wisconsin is ready to “fire” President Trump. “The intensity that is felt on the Republican side for President Trump is very, very strong,” said Brian