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The state GOP is calling on Dem guv candidate Tony Evers to identify the state schools employees responsible for the Department of Public Instruction’s failure to properly cite several passages in its budget ask. “This is about accountability, plain and
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly. Join WisPolitics.com on Nov. 14 for a D.C. breakfast with U.S. Rep. Ron Kind. The Ways and Means Committee
Just hours after casting doubts on whether his caucus had the votes to pass a bill providing protections for those with pre-existing conditions, Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald reversed course and said the Senate would pass the legislation “if it becomes
Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to increase the state’s share of transportation funding to towns would likely cost an additional $53 million over a calendar year, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. That bump in funding would bring the state’s total
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Glenbeulah, says he’s in a tough race in the 6th Congressional District “because of the money” and expects to be outspent in the campaign. Grothman will face Dem Dan Kohl, of Mequon, on the Nov. 6
MILWAUKEE — Republican AG Brad Schimel on Sunday called Wisconsin a leader in the fight against the opioid epidemic while accusing Dem opponent Josh Kaul of lacking a plan to deal with the issue. But Kaul countered the state has
WAUSAU — GOP Senate candidate Leah Vukmir on Saturday accused U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin of supporting open borders and allowing Mexican gang members to cross freely into the U.S. Baldwin, meanwhile, charged Vukmir was so obsessed with supporting President Trump’s
GOP AG Brad Schimel sought Friday to portray Dem challenger Josh Kaul as light on experience prosecuting crime, charging he’s an activist who would pick and choose which laws he’d defend if elected to lead the Department of Justice. Kaul,
Plaintiffs in a gerrymandering lawsuit against the state are asking a judge for a trial before March 2019 to allow the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal during its 2019-20 term. But the state, represented by DOJ, is arguing
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, Oct. 5-11 I think the Democratic base was already there. This definitely — I could
GREEN BAY — Vice President Mike Pence took a series of shots at Tony Evers at a Green Bay fundraiser this afternoon, calling the Dem guv candidate a “big government, big labor liberal” while drawing a contrast to Gov. Scott
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and challenger Leah Vukmir continued to spar over health care in their first debate ahead of the general election, as both exchanged blows over pre-existing condition coverage and the future of the Affordable Care Act. The
Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said he is optimistic the Senate will pass a $100 million tax incentive package to help consumer products maker Kimberly-Clark keep a plant open and retain around 500 jobs in the Fox Valley. In an
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says Democrats have “overplayed their hand” with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and predicts their actions will translate to higher Republican turnout — and a closer election — come November. But Minority Leader Gordon Hintz countered
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says the new FBI report on Brett Kavanaugh shows there’s “no evidence” the sexual misconduct allegations against the U.S. Supreme Court nominee are true. Meanwhile, Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is knocking the Trump administration
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 Read about false memories. Read about people who have actually confessed to crimes and then
Kimberly-Clark, which previously said it wanted lawmakers to act on an incentive package by Sept. 30, now says it will wait to see the results of an extraordinary session next month before making any decisions on closing a plant in
Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald announced Tuesday morning the Legislature will call an extraordinary session Nov. 12 for a public hearing in the Senate on an incentive package for Kimberly-Clark with plans for a floor vote later next month. The package,
Deer farms will continue to be subject to additional fencing requirements under a new emergency rule aimed at curbing chronic wasting disease after lawmakers declined to undo the provision. But members of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules
Republican Gov. Scott Walker says he’s the underdog against Democrat Tony Evers but relishes the role. Walker also said if he wins a third term, he will serve it out, and it will be his last as governor. “As governor,
The state GOP is calling on Dem guv candidate Tony Evers to identify the state schools employees responsible for the Department of Public Instruction’s failure to properly cite several passages in its budget ask. “This is about accountability, plain and simple, and Tony Evers needs to answer a very simple
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly. Join WisPolitics.com on Nov. 14 for a D.C. breakfast with U.S. Rep. Ron Kind. The Ways and Means Committee member will talk about trade, tariffs and the new Congress.
Just hours after casting doubts on whether his caucus had the votes to pass a bill providing protections for those with pre-existing conditions, Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald reversed course and said the Senate would pass the legislation “if it becomes necessary.” Health care has become a major issue on the
Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to increase the state’s share of transportation funding to towns would likely cost an additional $53 million over a calendar year, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. That bump in funding would bring the state’s total transportation funding allocation to towns to about $202 million over
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Glenbeulah, says he’s in a tough race in the 6th Congressional District “because of the money” and expects to be outspent in the campaign. Grothman will face Dem Dan Kohl, of Mequon, on the Nov. 6 ballot. Kohl is a nephew of wealthy former U.S. Sen.
MILWAUKEE — Republican AG Brad Schimel on Sunday called Wisconsin a leader in the fight against the opioid epidemic while accusing Dem opponent Josh Kaul of lacking a plan to deal with the issue. But Kaul countered the state has seen a greater increase in opioid deaths than other states,
WAUSAU — GOP Senate candidate Leah Vukmir on Saturday accused U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin of supporting open borders and allowing Mexican gang members to cross freely into the U.S. Baldwin, meanwhile, charged Vukmir was so obsessed with supporting President Trump’s plans to build a wall that she’s unwilling to take
GOP AG Brad Schimel sought Friday to portray Dem challenger Josh Kaul as light on experience prosecuting crime, charging he’s an activist who would pick and choose which laws he’d defend if elected to lead the Department of Justice. Kaul, meanwhile, knocked Schimel for what he said were misplaced priorities
Plaintiffs in a gerrymandering lawsuit against the state are asking a judge for a trial before March 2019 to allow the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal during its 2019-20 term. But the state, represented by DOJ, is arguing for a trial no sooner than June 2019 due 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, Oct. 5-11 I think the Democratic base was already there. This definitely — I could just see it from traveling around the country in the
GREEN BAY — Vice President Mike Pence took a series of shots at Tony Evers at a Green Bay fundraiser this afternoon, calling the Dem guv candidate a “big government, big labor liberal” while drawing a contrast to Gov. Scott Walker. He also teased an upcoming Wisconsin visit by President
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and challenger Leah Vukmir continued to spar over health care in their first debate ahead of the general election, as both exchanged blows over pre-existing condition coverage and the future of the Affordable Care Act. The two have regularly hit each other on health care via
Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said he is optimistic the Senate will pass a $100 million tax incentive package to help consumer products maker Kimberly-Clark keep a plant open and retain around 500 jobs in the Fox Valley. In an interview that aired Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” Fitzgerald
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says Democrats have “overplayed their hand” with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and predicts their actions will translate to higher Republican turnout — and a closer election — come November. But Minority Leader Gordon Hintz countered with the midterms happening among a broader discussion of the
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says the new FBI report on Brett Kavanaugh shows there’s “no evidence” the sexual misconduct allegations against the U.S. Supreme Court nominee are true. Meanwhile, Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is knocking the Trump administration and Senate Republicans for the limited scope of the investigation,
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 Read about false memories. Read about people who have actually confessed to crimes and then later proven totally innocent, OK? – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson,
Kimberly-Clark, which previously said it wanted lawmakers to act on an incentive package by Sept. 30, now says it will wait to see the results of an extraordinary session next month before making any decisions on closing a plant in the Fox Valley. But it remained unclear if Senate Republicans
Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald announced Tuesday morning the Legislature will call an extraordinary session Nov. 12 for a public hearing in the Senate on an incentive package for Kimberly-Clark with plans for a floor vote later next month. The package, which includes Foxconn-like incentives that would help keep open a
Deer farms will continue to be subject to additional fencing requirements under a new emergency rule aimed at curbing chronic wasting disease after lawmakers declined to undo the provision. But members of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules opted to nix another set of requirements under the Department
Republican Gov. Scott Walker says he’s the underdog against Democrat Tony Evers but relishes the role. Walker also said if he wins a third term, he will serve it out, and it will be his last as governor. “As governor, back when I was county executive, I was always the