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State Rep. David Bowen, D-Milwaukee, said Republicans are “sore losers” who implemented laws in extraordinary session that Wisconsin citizens didn’t want or need. Bowen appeared in an interview Sunday on “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. On Thursday, a Dane
Supreme Court candidate Lisa Neubauer continued her line of attack on rival Appeals Court Judge Brian Hagedorn over his past actions and writings on the LGTBQ community, questioning whether voters could trust him to remain impartial. Hagedorn, meanwhile, renewed his
A Dane County Circuit Court judge is mulling his next step in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the recent lame-duck session, after hearing arguments on blocking laws passed during the session. The suit, filed in January by the League
Wisconsin Democrats will make it a “team effort” to raise the $60 million or more needed to pull off the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, the chairman of the city’s bid committee said. Alex Lasry, a senior vice president
Watch the video of Friday’s state Supreme Court debate between Brian Hagedorn and Lisa Neubauer hosted by the Wisconsin State Bar, WISC-TV and WisPolitics.com.
Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin want a review of the Wisconsin National Guard’s sexual assault and harassment policies. The pair sent separate letters to the National Guard Bureau’s Office of Complex Investigations Thursday requesting the office also
Gov. Tony Evers says two state-run youth prisons that’ll replace the embattled Lincoln Hills facility will be in Milwaukee and Outagamie counties. The Milwaukee facility will be built at the intersection of Teutonia Avenue and Mill Road, while the second
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said he hopes GOP lawmakers eventually can sit down to negotiate a new state budget with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. But for right now, they are not talking. “Gov. Evers has chosen kind of this
Gov. Tony Evers is urging a court to dismiss a suit filed by two wedding barns, signaling for the first time that his administration won’t require such operations to have a liquor license for private parties. The wedding barns, with
Gov. Tony Evers says he stands by Dawn Crim, his choice to lead the Department of Safety and Professional Services, despite a more than decade-old child abuse charge. Evers told reporters Tuesday he didn’t know about the 2005 charge, which
Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, said Republicans will hold the line against the tax hikes and increased spending that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers proposed in his first budget. “I was really hoping it would be a ‘people’s budget’ and continue
Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday issued a blueprint for reshaping state government after eight years of GOP control, proposing a boost in the minimum wage, the repeal of drug testing for those on food stamps and a goal of all
Republicans slammed Gov. Tony Evers’ decision to withdraw Wisconsin troops from the southern border, accusing him of putting politics ahead of the nation’s safety. The guv issued an executive order yesterday to “promptly” remove the state’s National Guard troops from
Former GOP Gov. Tommy Thompson predicted some “pushing and shoving” in the budget process ahead for Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and the Republican-controlled Legislature but he thinks both sides can end up working together. “It doesn’t happen overnight. It’s going
Gov. Tony Evers says his nearly $28 million budget plan to increase funding for women’s and infants’ health care will ensure “our state is strong and healthy.” The guv’s “Healthy Women, Healthy Babies” initiative aims to expand access to preventative
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 Particularly these cartels, they will rent someone else’s child, or have somebody else’s child just
Lawmakers have re-introduced their plan to close the so-called “dark store loophole.’’ The bill, which began circulating for co-sponsors yesterday, comes a couple of weeks after Gov. Tony Evers pledged his budget will include a provision — as well as
Gov. Tony Evers says his plan to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana would help address “racial disparities, economic inequity, and cycles of poverty” statewide. This came as part of the administration’s rollout of a marijuana overhaul, which Evers
GOP state Rep. Terry Katsma said the state should return a budget surplus to taxpayers, while Dem Rep. Daniel Riemer said a tax cut should be paid for by partially rolling back a tax credit for manufacturers. The two lawmakers
A staffer for Republican Barbara Dittrich has retired after a tweet from the lawmaker’s account slammed former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick while the Assembly debated his inclusion in a Black History Month resolution. The staffer, Keith Best, was previously involved
State Rep. David Bowen, D-Milwaukee, said Republicans are “sore losers” who implemented laws in extraordinary session that Wisconsin citizens didn’t want or need. Bowen appeared in an interview Sunday on “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. On Thursday, a Dane County judge temporarily stayed enforcement of laws Republicans passed in
Supreme Court candidate Lisa Neubauer continued her line of attack on rival Appeals Court Judge Brian Hagedorn over his past actions and writings on the LGTBQ community, questioning whether voters could trust him to remain impartial. Hagedorn, meanwhile, renewed his efforts to tie Neubauer to retiring liberal Justice Shirley Abrahamson.
A Dane County Circuit Court judge is mulling his next step in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the recent lame-duck session, after hearing arguments on blocking laws passed during the session. The suit, filed in January by the League of Women Voters and other groups, alleges the December extraordinary
Wisconsin Democrats will make it a “team effort” to raise the $60 million or more needed to pull off the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, the chairman of the city’s bid committee said. Alex Lasry, a senior vice president with the Milwaukee Bucks, said prominent Democratic leaders including Gov.
Watch the video of Friday’s state Supreme Court debate between Brian Hagedorn and Lisa Neubauer hosted by the Wisconsin State Bar, WISC-TV and WisPolitics.com.
Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin want a review of the Wisconsin National Guard’s sexual assault and harassment policies. The pair sent separate letters to the National Guard Bureau’s Office of Complex Investigations Thursday requesting the office also look into the state National Guard’s process for investigating those
Gov. Tony Evers says two state-run youth prisons that’ll replace the embattled Lincoln Hills facility will be in Milwaukee and Outagamie counties. The Milwaukee facility will be built at the intersection of Teutonia Avenue and Mill Road, while the second facility will be located in the Appleton area, the guv’s
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said he hopes GOP lawmakers eventually can sit down to negotiate a new state budget with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. But for right now, they are not talking. “Gov. Evers has chosen kind of this one-sided approach where he hasn’t reached out to the Legislature.
Gov. Tony Evers is urging a court to dismiss a suit filed by two wedding barns, signaling for the first time that his administration won’t require such operations to have a liquor license for private parties. The wedding barns, with the help of the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law &
Gov. Tony Evers says he stands by Dawn Crim, his choice to lead the Department of Safety and Professional Services, despite a more than decade-old child abuse charge. Evers told reporters Tuesday he didn’t know about the 2005 charge, which was later dismissed, when she joined the Department of Public
Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, said Republicans will hold the line against the tax hikes and increased spending that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers proposed in his first budget. “I was really hoping it would be a ‘people’s budget’ and continue the reforms that we put on the table. But this
Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday issued a blueprint for reshaping state government after eight years of GOP control, proposing a boost in the minimum wage, the repeal of drug testing for those on food stamps and a goal of all electricity produced in Wisconsin being carbon free by 2050. The
Republicans slammed Gov. Tony Evers’ decision to withdraw Wisconsin troops from the southern border, accusing him of putting politics ahead of the nation’s safety. The guv issued an executive order yesterday to “promptly” remove the state’s National Guard troops from Arizona. Members have been serving in Arizona since the end
Former GOP Gov. Tommy Thompson predicted some “pushing and shoving” in the budget process ahead for Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and the Republican-controlled Legislature but he thinks both sides can end up working together. “It doesn’t happen overnight. It’s going to take time. You’ve got to build trust. You’ve got
Gov. Tony Evers says his nearly $28 million budget plan to increase funding for women’s and infants’ health care will ensure “our state is strong and healthy.” The guv’s “Healthy Women, Healthy Babies” initiative aims to expand access to preventative care, such as cancer screenings; support healthier pregnancies; reduce infant
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 Particularly these cartels, they will rent someone else’s child, or have somebody else’s child just to stay in the United States. We shouldn’t be encouraging
Lawmakers have re-introduced their plan to close the so-called “dark store loophole.’’ The bill, which began circulating for co-sponsors yesterday, comes a couple of weeks after Gov. Tony Evers pledged his budget will include a provision — as well as a “small amount of money” — to address the issue.
Gov. Tony Evers says his plan to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana would help address “racial disparities, economic inequity, and cycles of poverty” statewide. This came as part of the administration’s rollout of a marijuana overhaul, which Evers plans to address as part of his upcoming budget. He
GOP state Rep. Terry Katsma said the state should return a budget surplus to taxpayers, while Dem Rep. Daniel Riemer said a tax cut should be paid for by partially rolling back a tax credit for manufacturers. The two lawmakers debated the merits of different approaches to a middle-class tax
A staffer for Republican Barbara Dittrich has retired after a tweet from the lawmaker’s account slammed former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick while the Assembly debated his inclusion in a Black History Month resolution. The staffer, Keith Best, was previously involved in a Twitter issue while working for his former employer,