Dem guv candidate Kathleen Vinehout says she’d support universal background checks for all gun sales. These checks, she added, would be applicable to federally-licensed dealers as well as gun sales among private individuals, which she argued should be allowed to
GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson criticized President Trump’s decision to sign new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, saying it threatened to undermine the administration’s efforts to improve the business climate. Thursday’s move, Johnson told Wisconsin reporters during a conference
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Gov. Scott Walker plans to introduce a comprehensive school safety package by March 20. The guv announced late last week he would seek to pass legislation addressing school safety after a school shooting in Florida that left 17 dead. Walker
President Trump is still underwater, voters remain split on Gov. Scott Walker’s job approval and the challengers in both the guv and U.S. Senate fields are largely unknown at this point, according to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll.
Rep. Evan Goyke, D-Milwaukee, called the Assembly’s unanimous passage of the youth corrections overhaul “a really strong political moment for the state of Wisconsin.” Goyke, a co-author of the bill, appeared with Rep. Michael Schraa, R-Oshkosh, Sunday on “UpFront with
MILWAUKEE — Michael Screnock charged Friday rival Rebecca Dallet is advocating a “liberal activist agenda” in her campaign for state Supreme Court, contrary to the Wisconsin values of honesty, integrity, hard work and following the “golden rule.” But Dallet, a Milwaukee
Foxconn considered at least 13 sites across the state before settling on the Village of Mount Pleasant, WEDC records show. While the Taiwan-based company officially announced in October it was choosing the Village of Mount Pleasant in Racine County, records
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The State Elections Commission is refuting an NBC News report claiming Wisconsin’s websites or voter registration systems were compromised by Russian hackers prior to the 2016 election. U.S. officials told NBC the American intelligence community had developed considerable evidence that
Mike Haas says he decided to drop his claim to the Elections Commission administrator’s job to spare the agency a distraction during an election year. Haas said the ongoing dispute over whether he was properly re-appointed to the role ran
A group affiliated with former Obama administration AG Eric Holder Monday filed a lawsuit in Dane County Court seeking to force GOP Gov. Scott Walker to call special elections for two vacant legislative seats. The voters in the 1st Senate
An official with the Wisconsin Association of School Boards says an Assembly bill to provide grants to schools that wish to beef up their security is “a step in the right direction,” but more resources will likely be needed. Bob
Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin at a WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison Thursday lauded President Trump for pushing gun safety measures, including a ban on bump stocks that allow semi-automatic weapons to rapidly fire dozens of rounds. But she urged the
The Assembly approved 56-37 a bill aimed at keeping two Kimberly-Clark plants in the Fox Valley. The bill comes after Kimberly-Clark at the end of last month announced it would close two plants in Neenah and Fox Crossing, affecting more
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Sauk County Judge Michael Screnock slammed Supreme Court rival Rebecca Dallet as an activist who would seek to legislative from the bench in the pursuit of political issues she supports. Meanwhile, Dallet, a Milwaukee County judge, portrayed Screnock as a
Corrections would no longer face a hard deadline of July 1, 2020, to close Lincoln Hills to provide flexibility for the opening of new juvenile facilities under a substitute amendment lawmakers plan to introduce today, Rep. Michael Schraa told WisPolitics.com.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson said his world view is different than his parents, who have contributed to Nicholson’s potential opponent, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin. “We’ve come to the world view we have through our experiences. Not everybody shares
The Assembly signed off on a package of special session welfare bills to set new requirements for various government assistance programs including food stamps. Dems voted against each of the 10 bills, authored by Speaker Robin Vos and Sen. Chris
