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The Assembly unanimously approved legislation to create a $10 million trust fund to ensure WisconsinEye remains on the air following a blackout period due to a lack of funding.
Gov. Tony Evers offered GOP leaders a $1.3 billion package that would pump additional money into public schools while boosting a property tax credit and covering a GOP call to exempt cash tips from state taxes, according to an email shared with WisPolitics.
The chairwoman of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians during the State of the Tribes address said the federal government is “testing the fundamentals of a healthy democracy.”
A Dane County judge declared voting absentee is a constitutional right, not a privilege, as he rejected the city of Madison’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed over the former clerk’s failure to count 193 absentee ballots in the November election.
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, a Democratic candidate for governor, says he doesn’t see “any scenario where we would want to partner with ICE” as more Wisconsin counties are set to enter new partnerships with immigration officials.
GOP state Sen. Pat Testin told WisPolitics he’s still working to shore up Republican support in the Senate to extend the stewardship program, including floating an idea to halt land acquisition in northern Wisconsin.
Two members of the Assembly’s Science, Technology, and AI Committee disagreed over how fast lawmakers should move on regulating data centers during a Madison luncheon. Meanwhile, a Microsoft executive said during yesterday’s panel discussion the company aims to be a “good neighbor” as it moves ahead with plans to build 17 data centers in southeastern Wisconsin.
In this week’s DC Wrap: Dem U.S. Reps. Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan vote against a government funding package, citing concerns about the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration crackdown.
SB 316 and SB 685 originally sought to extend the stewardship program for four years, until mid-2030. Both the bills approved in the Assembly last month and the substitute amendments would extend the program to mid-2028 instead. The package would also significantly cut back land acquisitions.
The Dem group A Better Wisconsin Together Inc. has launched a seven-figure media buy targeting conservative candidate Maria Lazar, the first significant outlay in this spring’s state Supreme Court race.
In addition to the Joint Committee on Legislative Organization unanimously approving the $50,000, legislation is working its way through the Assembly to create an endowment that would fund future operations.
Their latest reports showed WisDems raised nearly $12.8 million for the year. The state GOP, meanwhile, pulled in almost $2.2 million last year through its federal account
GOP state Sen. Steve Nass, who’s been in the Legislature since 1991, announced today that he won’t seek reelection, saying it’s time “for a new fighter to take on the mission of preserving life, liberty and pursuit of happiness” for his constituents.
Attorneys for five Wisconsin sheriffs named in a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union pushing to ban ICE detainers in county jails are asking to have the case heard in federal court. Meanwhile, attorneys for the ACLU are fighting to keep the lawsuit before the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
As communities and companies navigate the path ahead for mega data centers in Wisconsin, some say the massive building projects could lead to expansion of renewable energy, a stronger grid and new energy technologies.
There will be one debate in this year’s state Supreme Court race between appeals court judges Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor.
In this week’s DC Wrap: GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson vows to oppose efforts to defund DHS and Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin backs the removal of Secretary Kristi Noem.
Tom Tiffany tightened his grip on the GOP nomination for governor as Washington County Exec Josh Schoemann dropped out of the race on the heels of President Donald Trump’s endorsement of the Minocqua Republican.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says she would support impeaching DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after Alex Pretti was shot and killed by the U.S. Border Patrol in Minneapolis over the weekend.
President Donald Trump endorsed Tom Tiffany for governor and Michael Alfonso in the 7th CD, putting his thumb on the scale of Wisconsin’s two most high-profile GOP primaries. In a pair of posts on Truth Social late Tuesday, Trump said
The Assembly unanimously approved legislation to create a $10 million trust fund to ensure WisconsinEye remains on the air following a blackout period due to a lack of funding.
Gov. Tony Evers offered GOP leaders a $1.3 billion package that would pump additional money into public schools while boosting a property tax credit and covering a GOP call to exempt cash tips from state taxes, according to an email shared with WisPolitics.
The chairwoman of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians during the State of the Tribes address said the federal government is “testing the fundamentals of a healthy democracy.”
A Dane County judge declared voting absentee is a constitutional right, not a privilege, as he rejected the city of Madison’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed over the former clerk’s failure to count 193 absentee ballots in the November election.
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, a Democratic candidate for governor, says he doesn’t see “any scenario where we would want to partner with ICE” as more Wisconsin counties are set to enter new partnerships with immigration officials.
GOP state Sen. Pat Testin told WisPolitics he’s still working to shore up Republican support in the Senate to extend the stewardship program, including floating an idea to halt land acquisition in northern Wisconsin.
Two members of the Assembly’s Science, Technology, and AI Committee disagreed over how fast lawmakers should move on regulating data centers during a Madison luncheon. Meanwhile, a Microsoft executive said during yesterday’s panel discussion the company aims to be a “good neighbor” as it moves ahead with plans to build 17 data centers in southeastern Wisconsin.
In this week’s DC Wrap: Dem U.S. Reps. Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan vote against a government funding package, citing concerns about the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration crackdown.
SB 316 and SB 685 originally sought to extend the stewardship program for four years, until mid-2030. Both the bills approved in the Assembly last month and the substitute amendments would extend the program to mid-2028 instead. The package would also significantly cut back land acquisitions.
The Dem group A Better Wisconsin Together Inc. has launched a seven-figure media buy targeting conservative candidate Maria Lazar, the first significant outlay in this spring’s state Supreme Court race.
In addition to the Joint Committee on Legislative Organization unanimously approving the $50,000, legislation is working its way through the Assembly to create an endowment that would fund future operations.
Their latest reports showed WisDems raised nearly $12.8 million for the year. The state GOP, meanwhile, pulled in almost $2.2 million last year through its federal account
GOP state Sen. Steve Nass, who’s been in the Legislature since 1991, announced today that he won’t seek reelection, saying it’s time “for a new fighter to take on the mission of preserving life, liberty and pursuit of happiness” for his constituents.
Attorneys for five Wisconsin sheriffs named in a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union pushing to ban ICE detainers in county jails are asking to have the case heard in federal court. Meanwhile, attorneys for the ACLU are fighting to keep the lawsuit before the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
As communities and companies navigate the path ahead for mega data centers in Wisconsin, some say the massive building projects could lead to expansion of renewable energy, a stronger grid and new energy technologies.
There will be one debate in this year’s state Supreme Court race between appeals court judges Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor.
In this week’s DC Wrap: GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson vows to oppose efforts to defund DHS and Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin backs the removal of Secretary Kristi Noem.
Tom Tiffany tightened his grip on the GOP nomination for governor as Washington County Exec Josh Schoemann dropped out of the race on the heels of President Donald Trump’s endorsement of the Minocqua Republican.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says she would support impeaching DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after Alex Pretti was shot and killed by the U.S. Border Patrol in Minneapolis over the weekend.
President Donald Trump endorsed Tom Tiffany for governor and Michael Alfonso in the 7th CD, putting his thumb on the scale of Wisconsin’s two most high-profile GOP primaries. In a pair of posts on Truth Social late Tuesday, Trump said Tiffany “has always been at my side” while praising Alfonso