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Milwaukee County Judge Rebecca Dallet will win the race of state Supreme Court, The Associated Press is projecting. She becomes the first candidate backed by liberals to win an open Supreme Court seat since 1995. When she takes her seat in
The Elections Commission isn’t making any turnout predictions as voters today choose the next state Supreme Court justice and weigh in on a constitutional amendment to eliminate the office of state treasurer. Instead, the commission noted there have been seven
Tom Steyer, the California hedge fund billionaire who launched NextGen America, said the group will have a large presence in Wisconsin to engage and register young voters ahead of the 2018 election. “We’re going to be on 35 campuses, including
Michael Screnock on Friday sought to portray Supreme Court rival Rebecca Dallet as a liberal activist who would seek to rely on her political views rather than the law as a justice. But Dallet, a Milwaukee County judge, countered Screnock
GOP legislative leaders Thursday formally dropped their plans to come back next week to take up legislation that would have undercut a judge’s order to hold special elections in the vacant 1st SD and 42nd AD, saying it was too
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 Our nation’s problems are not best solved using Twitter. – U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, when
An appellate court today refused to delay the deadline to call special elections in two legislative seats as GOP lawmakers continued to forge ahead on legislation that would undercut an order to fill the vacancies. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice
A Dane County judge who denied a motion to delay the timeline for the guv to call two special elections ripped the state DOJ’s arguments as “speculative” and suggested Republicans are trying to deny representation to voters in the 1st
Guvs would no longer have to call special elections “as promptly as possible” to fill legislative vacancies under a plan GOP leaders introduced Monday to undercut a Dane County judge’s order. The bill, which would apply to the open 1st
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said lawmakers will “correct” the law on special elections in response to a judge’s ruling that went against Republicans. Dane County Circuit Judge Josann Reynolds last week ruled that Republican Gov. Scott Walker must call
Gov. Scott Walker Friday said he would sign into law legislation on special elections following GOP legislative leaders’ call to hold an extraordinary session on the topic one day after a Dane County judge’s ruling that ordered the guv 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 It’s ridiculous, isn’t it? It’s ridiculous. It’s ridiculous that we come up against these fiscal
The Senate Tuesday night signed off on its version of a plan aimed at increasing school safety on a 28-4 vote. The proposal, adopted as an amendment to AB 843, differs from the six special session bills Assembly Republicans had
Several Democratic candidates for governor at a Madison forum Monday slammed the deal Scott Walker inked with Foxconn as they pitched their ideas to help seniors. That includes Madison Mayor Paul Soglin, who told those at the forum on the
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says his political group, the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, is getting involved in races in Wisconsin and other battleground states to elect people “who will do redistricting in a fair way come 2021.” “You
The top Republicans in the Assembly and Senate have staked out different procedural plans for the guv’s school safety proposals, leaving their fate up in the air. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said the chamber will come back for a
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 There’s almost to the point of cockiness on the part of some Democrats that we
Gov. Scott Walker’s chief of staff Rich Zipperer will start his new role at the Public Service Commission March 26. Meanwhile, the guv’s office announced Tuesday Eric Schutt will return as Walker’s chief of staff April 2. Zipperer will fill the vacancy
Gov. Scott Walker continued to talk with top Trump administration officials about Foxconn after announcing the state’s deal with the Taiwanese tech company, records show. The guv’s calendars shows at least 28 hours of meetings and discussions spanning from April
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson called President Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs risky and said Congress may hold hearings on them. “Maybe this is a negotiating tactic. It’s kind of a risky one if it is,” the Oshkosh Republican said on
Milwaukee County Judge Rebecca Dallet will win the race of state Supreme Court, The Associated Press is projecting. She becomes the first candidate backed by liberals to win an open Supreme Court seat since 1995. When she takes her seat in August, it will shift the court to a 4-3 conservative
The Elections Commission isn’t making any turnout predictions as voters today choose the next state Supreme Court justice and weigh in on a constitutional amendment to eliminate the office of state treasurer. Instead, the commission noted there have been seven spring elections since 2000 with a contested statewide election for
Tom Steyer, the California hedge fund billionaire who launched NextGen America, said the group will have a large presence in Wisconsin to engage and register young voters ahead of the 2018 election. “We’re going to be on 35 campuses, including four community colleges,” Steyer said on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,”
Michael Screnock on Friday sought to portray Supreme Court rival Rebecca Dallet as a liberal activist who would seek to rely on her political views rather than the law as a justice. But Dallet, a Milwaukee County judge, countered Screnock would be a rubber stamp for the groups backing him,
GOP legislative leaders Thursday formally dropped their plans to come back next week to take up legislation that would have undercut a judge’s order to hold special elections in the vacant 1st SD and 42nd AD, saying it was too late now that the contests have been called. Their announcements
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 Our nation’s problems are not best solved using Twitter. – U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, when asked by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel whether he is troubled
An appellate court today refused to delay the deadline to call special elections in two legislative seats as GOP lawmakers continued to forge ahead on legislation that would undercut an order to fill the vacancies. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice is gearing up to take the issue to the state
A Dane County judge who denied a motion to delay the timeline for the guv to call two special elections ripped the state DOJ’s arguments as “speculative” and suggested Republicans are trying to deny representation to voters in the 1st SD and 42nd AD. Judge Richard Niess Tuesday argued the
Guvs would no longer have to call special elections “as promptly as possible” to fill legislative vacancies under a plan GOP leaders introduced Monday to undercut a Dane County judge’s order. The bill, which would apply to the open 1st SD and 42nd AD, also would create a new requirement
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said lawmakers will “correct” the law on special elections in response to a judge’s ruling that went against Republicans. Dane County Circuit Judge Josann Reynolds last week ruled that Republican Gov. Scott Walker must call special elections in the 42nd Assembly District and the 1st
Gov. Scott Walker Friday said he would sign into law legislation on special elections following GOP legislative leaders’ call to hold an extraordinary session on the topic one day after a Dane County judge’s ruling that ordered the guv to hold elections for two vacant legislative seats. The call —
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 It’s ridiculous, isn’t it? It’s ridiculous. It’s ridiculous that we come up against these fiscal cliffs. It’s just ridiculous. This is no way to run
The Senate Tuesday night signed off on its version of a plan aimed at increasing school safety on a 28-4 vote. The proposal, adopted as an amendment to AB 843, differs from the six special session bills Assembly Republicans had been considering in a public hearing earlier today. Still, it
Several Democratic candidates for governor at a Madison forum Monday slammed the deal Scott Walker inked with Foxconn as they pitched their ideas to help seniors. That includes Madison Mayor Paul Soglin, who told those at the forum on the city’s north side that transportation options for seniors had been
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says his political group, the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, is getting involved in races in Wisconsin and other battleground states to elect people “who will do redistricting in a fair way come 2021.” “You don’t have fair elections here in Wisconsin. People’s voices are
The top Republicans in the Assembly and Senate have staked out different procedural plans for the guv’s school safety proposals, leaving their fate up in the air. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said the chamber will come back for a one-day special session next week to take up the bills.
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 There’s almost to the point of cockiness on the part of some Democrats that we should not work with the Republicans now because for sure
Gov. Scott Walker’s chief of staff Rich Zipperer will start his new role at the Public Service Commission March 26. Meanwhile, the guv’s office announced Tuesday Eric Schutt will return as Walker’s chief of staff April 2. Zipperer will fill the vacancy left at the Public Service Commission after Walker appointed Chair
Gov. Scott Walker continued to talk with top Trump administration officials about Foxconn after announcing the state’s deal with the Taiwanese tech company, records show. The guv’s calendars shows at least 28 hours of meetings and discussions spanning from April 2017 — when he conducted his first meeting with Foxconn
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson called President Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs risky and said Congress may hold hearings on them. “Maybe this is a negotiating tactic. It’s kind of a risky one if it is,” the Oshkosh Republican said on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. Johnson