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GOP U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher abruptly announced today he will resign from Congress next month, further narrowing a tenuous Republican majority.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the latest in the recall effort against Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, a Milwaukee election official’s conviction for illegally requesting absentee ballots and Gov. Tony Evers’ actions on a series of election-related bills and other legislation.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos declared the recall effort against him a “waste of time and resources,” filing a challenge that urged the Elections Commission to dismiss the effort both because it’s short of the signatures needed and it’s legally barred.
Gov. Tony Evers announced vetoes of a series of election-related bills, including one that sought to define what information voters and witnesses must provide on an absentee ballot envelope for the vote to count.
House Administration Committee Chair Bryan Steil argues Congress’s budget process would be better with an automatic base funding rule like Wisconsin has. The Janesville Republican at a WisPolitics DC breakfast event today said the budget cycle in the nation’s Capitol that has lead to threats of government shutdowns for years now pushes lawmakers to spend even more money.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, this week called for a two-state solution amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in a letter with 18 fellow Dem senators to President Joe Biden, saying the crisis has reached an “inflection point.”
The Rochester Republican at a WisPolitics event described those seeking to oust him as fitting the definition of “moron,” adding he will formally challenge the signatures submitted last week. Vos said his volunteers and a private investigator have found a litany of issues such as forged signatures, duplicate names, signatures from at least one person who has dementia and his own name.
Franklin businessman Scott Mayer told WisPolitics he decided against running for the U.S. Senate to avoid a “bloody primary” with Madison businessman Eric Hovde that he feared would damage Republicans’ chances of beating Dem incumbent Tammy Baldwin.
Schools are asking voters this spring to sign off on $1.4 billion to help pay for priorities including new buildings, renovations, maintenance and operational costs.
“There’s a lot of things I need to do this summer,” the Green Bay-area Republican said on WISN’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “I’ve got this legislation I’m passing. There’s 149 other recommendations. We’ll see what happens.”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the petition to recall GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, the GOP-controlled Senate rejecting more of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees, adjournment of the Senate session, the state Supreme Court taking up an absentee ballot drop box lawsuit, President Biden’s visit to Milwaukee and more.
A split state Supreme Court ruled the Catholic Charities Bureau Inc. isn’t exempt from having to pay unemployment tax to cover their employees because the work they do providing services to those with disabilities isn’t primarily for religious reasons.
Wisconsin House Dems joined the minority in a failed attempt to block GOP U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher’s bill that could ban TikTok if the popular social media platform doesn’t cut ties with CCP-linked parent company ByteDance. U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, and Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, were two of the members opposed in the 352-65 vote that sent the bill to the Senate.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday touted a $3 billion federal grant program to help communities divided by decades-old transportation infrastructure projects — including one in Wisconsin’s largest city — while continuing to knock Donald Trump on Social Security and Medicaid.
The court late Tuesday agreed to hear directly the appeal the Dem group Priorities USA and others filed in a lawsuit seeking to legalize drop boxes. The court set a briefing schedule that includes several filings over the next 50 days with oral arguments scheduled for May 13.
Transgender athletes would be banned from playing girls sports under legislation the Senate approved today and sent to Dem Gov. Tony Evers, who’s expected to veto it.
The state Senate gave final approval to sending voters a constitutional amendment in August that would bar guvs from spending federal money without legislative approval.
The GOP-controlled state Senate today rejected eight of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ appointments, including all but one of his picks for the Wisconsin Judicial Commission. Dems denounced the rejections — which include UW Board of Regents John Miller and Dana Wachs — as political retribution and petty.
The Elections Commission today moved to ask the state Supreme Court to clarify which lines should be used for a possible recall of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos as commissioners noted the effort could be short of the needed signatures regardless of which map is used.
Republican Party of Wisconsin Chairman Brian Schimming says he’s confident in the leadership of new RNC Chairman Michael Whatley after casting his vote Friday and accepting the resignation of Ronna McDaniel, just four months from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
GOP U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher abruptly announced today he will resign from Congress next month, further narrowing a tenuous Republican majority.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the latest in the recall effort against Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, a Milwaukee election official’s conviction for illegally requesting absentee ballots and Gov. Tony Evers’ actions on a series of election-related bills and other legislation.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos declared the recall effort against him a “waste of time and resources,” filing a challenge that urged the Elections Commission to dismiss the effort both because it’s short of the signatures needed and it’s legally barred.
Gov. Tony Evers announced vetoes of a series of election-related bills, including one that sought to define what information voters and witnesses must provide on an absentee ballot envelope for the vote to count.
House Administration Committee Chair Bryan Steil argues Congress’s budget process would be better with an automatic base funding rule like Wisconsin has. The Janesville Republican at a WisPolitics DC breakfast event today said the budget cycle in the nation’s Capitol that has lead to threats of government shutdowns for years now pushes lawmakers to spend even more money.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, this week called for a two-state solution amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in a letter with 18 fellow Dem senators to President Joe Biden, saying the crisis has reached an “inflection point.”
The Rochester Republican at a WisPolitics event described those seeking to oust him as fitting the definition of “moron,” adding he will formally challenge the signatures submitted last week. Vos said his volunteers and a private investigator have found a litany of issues such as forged signatures, duplicate names, signatures from at least one person who has dementia and his own name.
Franklin businessman Scott Mayer told WisPolitics he decided against running for the U.S. Senate to avoid a “bloody primary” with Madison businessman Eric Hovde that he feared would damage Republicans’ chances of beating Dem incumbent Tammy Baldwin.
Schools are asking voters this spring to sign off on $1.4 billion to help pay for priorities including new buildings, renovations, maintenance and operational costs.
“There’s a lot of things I need to do this summer,” the Green Bay-area Republican said on WISN’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “I’ve got this legislation I’m passing. There’s 149 other recommendations. We’ll see what happens.”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the petition to recall GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, the GOP-controlled Senate rejecting more of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees, adjournment of the Senate session, the state Supreme Court taking up an absentee ballot drop box lawsuit, President Biden’s visit to Milwaukee and more.
A split state Supreme Court ruled the Catholic Charities Bureau Inc. isn’t exempt from having to pay unemployment tax to cover their employees because the work they do providing services to those with disabilities isn’t primarily for religious reasons.
Wisconsin House Dems joined the minority in a failed attempt to block GOP U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher’s bill that could ban TikTok if the popular social media platform doesn’t cut ties with CCP-linked parent company ByteDance. U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, and Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, were two of the members opposed in the 352-65 vote that sent the bill to the Senate.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday touted a $3 billion federal grant program to help communities divided by decades-old transportation infrastructure projects — including one in Wisconsin’s largest city — while continuing to knock Donald Trump on Social Security and Medicaid.
The court late Tuesday agreed to hear directly the appeal the Dem group Priorities USA and others filed in a lawsuit seeking to legalize drop boxes. The court set a briefing schedule that includes several filings over the next 50 days with oral arguments scheduled for May 13.
Transgender athletes would be banned from playing girls sports under legislation the Senate approved today and sent to Dem Gov. Tony Evers, who’s expected to veto it.
The state Senate gave final approval to sending voters a constitutional amendment in August that would bar guvs from spending federal money without legislative approval.
The GOP-controlled state Senate today rejected eight of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ appointments, including all but one of his picks for the Wisconsin Judicial Commission. Dems denounced the rejections — which include UW Board of Regents John Miller and Dana Wachs — as political retribution and petty.
The Elections Commission today moved to ask the state Supreme Court to clarify which lines should be used for a possible recall of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos as commissioners noted the effort could be short of the needed signatures regardless of which map is used.
Republican Party of Wisconsin Chairman Brian Schimming says he’s confident in the leadership of new RNC Chairman Michael Whatley after casting his vote Friday and accepting the resignation of Ronna McDaniel, just four months from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.