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Gov. Tony Evers and AG Josh Kaul announced a $1.5 million expansion of treatment and diversion options for non-violent offenders the guv said “moves our state closer to a more compassionate and common-sense approach to criminal justice.” At a Capitol
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind said the impeachment inquiry looks “more and more problematic” for President Trump every day, but he hopes lawmakers will “keep an open mind” as the inquiry moves forward and toward a full House vote. “I view
Gov. Tony Evers is asking the Joint Finance Committee to release $3.75 million annually to fight the homeless problem. The money would cover the costs of initiatives proposed by the Interagency Council on Homelessness. The guv’s letter comes a week
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 “What I want to share with you today is that many witnesses have already corroborated
Gov. Tony Evers has hired Brad Pfaff as DOA’s director of Business and Rural Development with a slight pay cut compared to his old job as DATCP secretary. In the new role, Pfaff will advocate for Wisconsin small businesses and
Five governors and a host of VIPs toasted former Dem Gov. Tony Earl on Nov. 7 for his 50 years of public service before hundreds of family, friends and associates at Madison’s Monona Terrace. The bipartisan audience reminisced about Earl’s
The Wisconsin Veterans Museum’s Oral History Program has been collecting stories from Wisconsin-connected veterans of World War I to present conflicts.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, knocked Democratic Gov. Tony Evers for “playing politics” by calling a special session on new gun legislation that he knew Republicans would not support. “I think there is an opportunity for us to find common
From Ed Garvey Unvarnished: Lessons from a Visionary Progressive by Rob Zaleski. Reprinted by permission of the University of Wisconsin Press. © 2019 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. All rights reserved. Available for purchase
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 “No person should feel vulnerable because of their ethnicity or identity. The bigotry and hatred
The Evers administration, ag groups and even his old boss U.S. Rep. Ron Kind made a last-minute push to — at a minimum — delay a confirmation vote on DATCP Secretary Brad Pfaff as they tried to persuade Republicans not
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, called the impeachment case against President Trump “pretty damning,” and said public support for it will grow as the inquiry moves into a public phase. “I think there’s a lot of things this
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 “I realize—I don’t mean to be partisan—I realize the universities are important constituencies for the
A panel Gov. Tony Evers has created via executive order is charged with encouraging participation in the 2020 Census. Speaking at a news conference in Milwaukee Monday, Evers noted that Wisconsin was among the national leaders in census participation rates
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly said it will be a challenge to break through the “noise” of the 2020 election cycle, but he hopes to do it by talking to voters “one-on-one.” Kelly, running for his first full 10-year
Senate Majority Leader and 5th CD candidate Scott Fitzgerald says the hallmark of the fall session would be GOP lawmakers “playing goalie” by blocking the legislative priorities of Gov. Tony Evers. Speaking at a WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison Thursday, Fitzgerald,
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 “You’ve got to remember people have wanted to impeach President Trump since the day he
PLEASANT PRAIRIE–Vice President Mike Pence during a stop here today called on Congress to pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, saying it’s “a win for Wisconsin and a win for America.” Pence, speaking at an America First Policies event at the Uline
GOP legislative leaders are again seeking to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging a state law, this time because they have concerns Dem AG Josh Kaul won’t adequately defend Act 10. It’s another example of GOP lawmakers citing the lame-duck
The Legislature’s top two Republicans Monday rejected Gov. Tony Evers’ call to act on a “red-flag” law and universal background checks in a special session next month, vowing they will stand to protect Second Amendment rights. Evers, anticipating their stance,
Gov. Tony Evers and AG Josh Kaul announced a $1.5 million expansion of treatment and diversion options for non-violent offenders the guv said “moves our state closer to a more compassionate and common-sense approach to criminal justice.” At a Capitol news conference Monday, Kaul touted the treatment and diversion expansion
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind said the impeachment inquiry looks “more and more problematic” for President Trump every day, but he hopes lawmakers will “keep an open mind” as the inquiry moves forward and toward a full House vote. “I view my role as a co-equal branch very seriously,” the La
Gov. Tony Evers is asking the Joint Finance Committee to release $3.75 million annually to fight the homeless problem. The money would cover the costs of initiatives proposed by the Interagency Council on Homelessness. The guv’s letter comes a week after Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, raised concerns about
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 “What I want to share with you today is that many witnesses have already corroborated the basic fundamental allegations that the whistleblower brought to our
Gov. Tony Evers has hired Brad Pfaff as DOA’s director of Business and Rural Development with a slight pay cut compared to his old job as DATCP secretary. In the new role, Pfaff will advocate for Wisconsin small businesses and rural communities, according to an announcement from DOA Secretary Joel
Five governors and a host of VIPs toasted former Dem Gov. Tony Earl on Nov. 7 for his 50 years of public service before hundreds of family, friends and associates at Madison’s Monona Terrace. The bipartisan audience reminisced about Earl’s years in the state Assembly, at DNR and as governor
The Wisconsin Veterans Museum’s Oral History Program has been collecting stories from Wisconsin-connected veterans of World War I to present conflicts.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, knocked Democratic Gov. Tony Evers for “playing politics” by calling a special session on new gun legislation that he knew Republicans would not support. “I think there is an opportunity for us to find common ground, but again, you don’t start with ideas that are
From Ed Garvey Unvarnished: Lessons from a Visionary Progressive by Rob Zaleski. Reprinted by permission of the University of Wisconsin Press. © 2019 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. All rights reserved. Available for purchase here. ****** Zaleski: When did you start leaning left politically?
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 “No person should feel vulnerable because of their ethnicity or identity. The bigotry and hatred driving the nationwide rise in hate crimes aims to sow
The Evers administration, ag groups and even his old boss U.S. Rep. Ron Kind made a last-minute push to — at a minimum — delay a confirmation vote on DATCP Secretary Brad Pfaff as they tried to persuade Republicans not to reject the nomination. Kind, D-La Crosse, said his former
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, called the impeachment case against President Trump “pretty damning,” and said public support for it will grow as the inquiry moves into a public phase. “I think there’s a lot of things this president has done that have been impeachable offenses,” Pocan said
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 “I realize—I don’t mean to be partisan—I realize the universities are important constituencies for the Democrats, but right now, they have, too often, oversold the
A panel Gov. Tony Evers has created via executive order is charged with encouraging participation in the 2020 Census. Speaking at a news conference in Milwaukee Monday, Evers noted that Wisconsin was among the national leaders in census participation rates in 2010. But the guv added the newly formed Complete
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly said it will be a challenge to break through the “noise” of the 2020 election cycle, but he hopes to do it by talking to voters “one-on-one.” Kelly, running for his first full 10-year term since being appointed by Scott Walker in 2016, appeared
Senate Majority Leader and 5th CD candidate Scott Fitzgerald says the hallmark of the fall session would be GOP lawmakers “playing goalie” by blocking the legislative priorities of Gov. Tony Evers. Speaking at a WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison Thursday, Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, accused the governor of failing to reach out to
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 “You’ve got to remember people have wanted to impeach President Trump since the day he took office. And there are reasons why he is more
PLEASANT PRAIRIE–Vice President Mike Pence during a stop here today called on Congress to pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, saying it’s “a win for Wisconsin and a win for America.” Pence, speaking at an America First Policies event at the Uline warehouse in Pleasant Prairie, urged attendees to contact Dems representing
GOP legislative leaders are again seeking to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging a state law, this time because they have concerns Dem AG Josh Kaul won’t adequately defend Act 10. It’s another example of GOP lawmakers citing the lame-duck laws they passed in December giving them the power to
The Legislature’s top two Republicans Monday rejected Gov. Tony Evers’ call to act on a “red-flag” law and universal background checks in a special session next month, vowing they will stand to protect Second Amendment rights. Evers, anticipating their stance, told reporters in Milwaukee Monday he could call “serial special