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GOP U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald says he expects the White House to soon ask Congress for more money for the Iran war “any day.” “We had an open discussion about that within our own conference with Speaker Johnson,” Fitzgerald said
A new effort to rekindle a former nuclear power site in northeastern Wisconsin comes amid growing bipartisan interest around nuclear energy in the state.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State Politics Reporter Jessie Opoien discuss Gov. Tony Evers calling a special session to ban partisan gerrymandering, a key GOP lawmaker calling a Department of Public Instruction conference at a water park “routine,” the Wisconsin congressional delegation’s response to the war in Iran and more.
An amended PFAS bill package unanimously OK’d by a Senate panel would exempt several groups from the state’s remediation law, including certain parties that spread PFAS-contaminated wastewater or industrial waste in compliance with a license or permit.
In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson split in a procedural vote on a bipartisan resolution to block the Trump administration from continued hostilities against Iran.
Joint Finance Committee Co-chair Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, told WisPolitics after the vote committee members had sent a series of questions to the agency about the $368,885 spent on the four-day conference in June 2024 to discuss overhauling student performance benchmarks. Born said GOP committee members concluded it was a “routine conference.”
Gov. Tony Evers today signed an executive order calling the Legislature into a special session April 14 to take up a constitutional amendment barring partisan gerrymandering. “There are no tricks, no funny politics here, just a straight-up ban, nothing more,
The president of a national sports gambling lobby accused Assembly lawmakers of “backroom dealing” over a bill that would give tribes control over online sports betting in Wisconsin. Sports Betting Alliance President Joe Maloney cited the Feb. 19 voice vote
Howard Fuller, the former Milwaukee Public Schools superintendent and architect behind the first voucher school in the country, says universal school choice was never his intention.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Plover, AG Josh Kaul’s testimony before an oversight committee, a lawsuit filed over school funding, the latest Marquette University Law School polling results and more.
Gov. Tony Evers ruled out using some of the state’s $2.5 billion surplus to send taxpayers rebates as he expressed hope he’ll meet in the coming weeks with GOP legislative leaders to hash out a deal.
Vance spoke at Pointe Precision, a machining facility in Van Orden’s 3rd CD, to tout Trump administration policies following the State of the Union address Tuesday night.
In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin Dems knock President Donald Trump on affordability and health care following the State of the Union as Republicans praise his record-long speech.
More than 60% of registered Wisconsin voters hadn’t made up their minds about the April Supreme Court race, and the same goes for Dems and Republicans as they look at their August primaries for governor.
A coalition of education stakeholders has filed suit seeking an order declaring Wisconsin’s school finance system is unconstitutional, arguing it fails to adequately fund students’ education.
Before adjourning last week, the Assembly declined to take up 17 Senate-approved bills, including legislation to set a statewide wolf population and to impose criminal penalties on doctors who fail to provide care if a baby is born alive after an abortion attempt.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said there’s “some work to do” between Republicans and Gov. Tony Evers on a tax relief package using some of the state’s projected $2.5 billion surplus.
The Assembly unanimously signed off on a compromise proposal to combat PFAS contamination, creating a path to release long-delayed funds to address contamination from the “forever chemicals.”
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ retirement announcement, the close of the Assembly’s legislative session and more.
The bill passed 70-23 with bipartisan support after it was amended to include a request from Gov. Tony Evers to pump more state money into the FoodShare program to account for changes the federal government made in Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
GOP U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald says he expects the White House to soon ask Congress for more money for the Iran war “any day.” “We had an open discussion about that within our own conference with Speaker Johnson,” Fitzgerald said on WISN 12’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with
A new effort to rekindle a former nuclear power site in northeastern Wisconsin comes amid growing bipartisan interest around nuclear energy in the state.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State Politics Reporter Jessie Opoien discuss Gov. Tony Evers calling a special session to ban partisan gerrymandering, a key GOP lawmaker calling a Department of Public Instruction conference at a water park “routine,” the Wisconsin congressional delegation’s response to the war in Iran and more.
An amended PFAS bill package unanimously OK’d by a Senate panel would exempt several groups from the state’s remediation law, including certain parties that spread PFAS-contaminated wastewater or industrial waste in compliance with a license or permit.
In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson split in a procedural vote on a bipartisan resolution to block the Trump administration from continued hostilities against Iran.
Joint Finance Committee Co-chair Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, told WisPolitics after the vote committee members had sent a series of questions to the agency about the $368,885 spent on the four-day conference in June 2024 to discuss overhauling student performance benchmarks. Born said GOP committee members concluded it was a “routine conference.”
Gov. Tony Evers today signed an executive order calling the Legislature into a special session April 14 to take up a constitutional amendment barring partisan gerrymandering. “There are no tricks, no funny politics here, just a straight-up ban, nothing more, nothing less,” Evers said at a morning presser. “I could
The president of a national sports gambling lobby accused Assembly lawmakers of “backroom dealing” over a bill that would give tribes control over online sports betting in Wisconsin. Sports Betting Alliance President Joe Maloney cited the Feb. 19 voice vote passing AB 601 to the Senate as he charged lawmakers
Howard Fuller, the former Milwaukee Public Schools superintendent and architect behind the first voucher school in the country, says universal school choice was never his intention.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Plover, AG Josh Kaul’s testimony before an oversight committee, a lawsuit filed over school funding, the latest Marquette University Law School polling results and more.
Gov. Tony Evers ruled out using some of the state’s $2.5 billion surplus to send taxpayers rebates as he expressed hope he’ll meet in the coming weeks with GOP legislative leaders to hash out a deal.
Vance spoke at Pointe Precision, a machining facility in Van Orden’s 3rd CD, to tout Trump administration policies following the State of the Union address Tuesday night.
In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin Dems knock President Donald Trump on affordability and health care following the State of the Union as Republicans praise his record-long speech.
More than 60% of registered Wisconsin voters hadn’t made up their minds about the April Supreme Court race, and the same goes for Dems and Republicans as they look at their August primaries for governor.
A coalition of education stakeholders has filed suit seeking an order declaring Wisconsin’s school finance system is unconstitutional, arguing it fails to adequately fund students’ education.
Before adjourning last week, the Assembly declined to take up 17 Senate-approved bills, including legislation to set a statewide wolf population and to impose criminal penalties on doctors who fail to provide care if a baby is born alive after an abortion attempt.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said there’s “some work to do” between Republicans and Gov. Tony Evers on a tax relief package using some of the state’s projected $2.5 billion surplus.
The Assembly unanimously signed off on a compromise proposal to combat PFAS contamination, creating a path to release long-delayed funds to address contamination from the “forever chemicals.”
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ retirement announcement, the close of the Assembly’s legislative session and more.
The bill passed 70-23 with bipartisan support after it was amended to include a request from Gov. Tony Evers to pump more state money into the FoodShare program to account for changes the federal government made in Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act.