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The UW Board of Regents has unanimously voted to fire UW President Jay Rothman effective immediately, saying it had “lost confidence” in Rothman’s leadership.
Wisconsin’s top election official says safeguards ensure only one vote is counted per person after voters in two cities received multiple ballots.
A Senate GOP leader is calling for the Senate to reject every nomination to the UW Board of Regents if President Jay Rothman is removed “without just cause.”
Conservative Supreme Court candidate Maria Lazar has authored twice as many appeals court rulings as liberal rival Chris Taylor.
Since joining the appeals court in 2022, Lazar has also had three rulings overturned by the Supreme Court in cases on the attorney general’s powers, access to voters’ personal information and discipline handed out by the WIAA.
State GOP Chair Brian Schimming accused liberal donors of “bailing out” Chris Taylor as the Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate and her supporters outspent Maria Lazar roughly 9-to-1 ahead of the spring election. Meanwhile, state Dem Party Chair Devin Remiker said the fundraising disparity is the result of Republicans and Brad Schimel losing last year’s race.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the final push in the state Supreme Court race, the move by UW regents to oust President Jay Rothman and the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to throw out Wisconsin’s congressional lines as a partisan gerrymander.
Gov. Tony Evers today vetoed 23 bills, including GOP efforts to exempt cash tips and overtime from the state income tax and to overturn his veto that extended by four centuries the annual increases in how much school districts can spend per student.
Supreme Court candidates Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor jousted over abortion, recusals and reversals in their one and only debate ahead of next week’s election.
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman refused to resign under pressure from the Board of Regents after he was told he’d be fired unless he stepped down on his own, according to two letters released by the UW system.
The WISN-TV “UpFront” debate, produced in conjunction with WisPolitics, was originally scheduled for March 25. But it was postponed after Taylor was diagnosed with kidney stones.
Once the legislation lands on his desk, it will kick off a seven-day window for Evers to act on the bills.
Liberal Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor and her supporters have outspent conservative rival Maria Lazar and her backers by nearly 9-to-1, with a total of $8.9 million spent in the race so far.
A three-judge panel today ruled it lacks the authority to overturn a congressional map drawn by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2022 and dismissed a Dem lawsuit challenging the lines as a partisan gerrymander.
Liberal Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor outraised conservative rival Maria Lazar more than 4-to-1 in the most recent reporting period, according to new filings. Taylor also outspent Lazar more than 6-to-1 between Feb. 3 and March 23
The CEO of Potawatomi Casino & Hotel is urging Gov. Tony Evers to sign legislation that would legalize online sports betting operated through Wisconsin’s tribes, while the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty says a lawsuit will follow if the bill is signed.
Gov. Tony Evers has signed a new definition of antisemitism into state law critics allege could be used to silence criticism of Israel. The law means Wisconsin will use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State Politics Reporter Jessie Opoien discuss the state Supreme Court race, the latest Marquette University Law School poll, bills awaiting action by Gov. Tony Evers and more.
Wisconsin GOP U.S. Rep. Tony Wied says Democrats were “not hitting their intended target” as Congress attempts to negotiate a funding package to end a partial government shutdown.
In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan says lawmakers should debate ICE funding separately amid a DHS funding fight and U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson split on Markwayne Mullin’s confirmation.
WISN-TV has rescheduled the Supreme Court debate for April 2 after Taylor pulled out of the March 25 scheduled event due to kidney stones. The “UpFront” debate, which is co-sponsored by WisPolitics, will now be at the WISN studio in
The UW Board of Regents has unanimously voted to fire UW President Jay Rothman effective immediately, saying it had “lost confidence” in Rothman’s leadership.
Wisconsin’s top election official says safeguards ensure only one vote is counted per person after voters in two cities received multiple ballots.
A Senate GOP leader is calling for the Senate to reject every nomination to the UW Board of Regents if President Jay Rothman is removed “without just cause.”
Conservative Supreme Court candidate Maria Lazar has authored twice as many appeals court rulings as liberal rival Chris Taylor.
Since joining the appeals court in 2022, Lazar has also had three rulings overturned by the Supreme Court in cases on the attorney general’s powers, access to voters’ personal information and discipline handed out by the WIAA.
State GOP Chair Brian Schimming accused liberal donors of “bailing out” Chris Taylor as the Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate and her supporters outspent Maria Lazar roughly 9-to-1 ahead of the spring election. Meanwhile, state Dem Party Chair Devin Remiker said the fundraising disparity is the result of Republicans and Brad Schimel losing last year’s race.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the final push in the state Supreme Court race, the move by UW regents to oust President Jay Rothman and the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to throw out Wisconsin’s congressional lines as a partisan gerrymander.
Gov. Tony Evers today vetoed 23 bills, including GOP efforts to exempt cash tips and overtime from the state income tax and to overturn his veto that extended by four centuries the annual increases in how much school districts can spend per student.
Supreme Court candidates Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor jousted over abortion, recusals and reversals in their one and only debate ahead of next week’s election.
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman refused to resign under pressure from the Board of Regents after he was told he’d be fired unless he stepped down on his own, according to two letters released by the UW system.
The WISN-TV “UpFront” debate, produced in conjunction with WisPolitics, was originally scheduled for March 25. But it was postponed after Taylor was diagnosed with kidney stones.
Once the legislation lands on his desk, it will kick off a seven-day window for Evers to act on the bills.
Liberal Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor and her supporters have outspent conservative rival Maria Lazar and her backers by nearly 9-to-1, with a total of $8.9 million spent in the race so far.
A three-judge panel today ruled it lacks the authority to overturn a congressional map drawn by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2022 and dismissed a Dem lawsuit challenging the lines as a partisan gerrymander.
Liberal Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor outraised conservative rival Maria Lazar more than 4-to-1 in the most recent reporting period, according to new filings. Taylor also outspent Lazar more than 6-to-1 between Feb. 3 and March 23
The CEO of Potawatomi Casino & Hotel is urging Gov. Tony Evers to sign legislation that would legalize online sports betting operated through Wisconsin’s tribes, while the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty says a lawsuit will follow if the bill is signed.
Gov. Tony Evers has signed a new definition of antisemitism into state law critics allege could be used to silence criticism of Israel. The law means Wisconsin will use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State Politics Reporter Jessie Opoien discuss the state Supreme Court race, the latest Marquette University Law School poll, bills awaiting action by Gov. Tony Evers and more.
Wisconsin GOP U.S. Rep. Tony Wied says Democrats were “not hitting their intended target” as Congress attempts to negotiate a funding package to end a partial government shutdown.
In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan says lawmakers should debate ICE funding separately amid a DHS funding fight and U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson split on Markwayne Mullin’s confirmation.
WISN-TV has rescheduled the Supreme Court debate for April 2 after Taylor pulled out of the March 25 scheduled event due to kidney stones. The “UpFront” debate, which is co-sponsored by WisPolitics, will now be at the WISN studio in Milwaukee with no audience because of the change and scheduling