Debt ceiling talks are heating up in the House as U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson temporarily blocked a Senate minibus deal because he wants to further curb future debt ceiling increases.
The Department of Public Instruction is moving forward with a website to disclose details of school spending after the Joint Finance Committee dropped an objection to including information on private schools.
Asking taxpayers to help cover the cost of a professional sports stadium for the second time in eight years, GOP lawmakers again argued it would be cheaper to put public money into the Milwaukee Brewers ballpark than to lose the team. But Dem lawmakers said the $202.5 million Milwaukee County and the city would have to cover of the more than $700 million deal was too high a price on local taxpayers.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos tells WisPolitics he will seek to block pay raises for UW System employees unless the university first cuts DEI positions, ramping up pressure on university leaders. The Rochester Republican has already made clear that he would
Meagan Wolfe, the state’s top elections official whose fate now is before the courts, says she’ll be at work today as she vows to stay on the job despite Senate Republicans voting to fire her.
GOP lawmakers today will unveil a more than $700 million package that would rely heavily on state and local money to fund maintenance at the Brewers ballpark in exchange for keeping the team in Milwaukee through at least 2050, according to a source with knowledge of the plan.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Senate Republicans voting to fire Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, Assembly passage of Speaker Robin Vos’ Iowa-style redistricting proposal, the latest on GOP talk of impeaching liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz and more.
Assembly Republicans late Thursday approved moving Wisconsin to a new redistricting process long championed by Dems, who largely blasted the latest proposal as a disingenuous move by Speaker Robin Vos and his GOP colleagues.
The Assembly today approved a package of child care bills Republicans argue are designed to make it easier for child care providers to expand services and save money.
The state Senate today voted 22-11 along party lines to fire Meagan Wolfe, setting up a legal battle over whether she will remain as Wisconsin’s top election official.
The GOP supermajority in the state Senate voted today to overturn Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ budget veto that set up annual increases in per-pupil spending over the next 400 years and another that struck down a reduction in the state’s third-highest tax bracket.
Planned Parenthood announced today it will resume abortion services in Wisconsin on Monday at its clinics in Madison and Milwaukee.
Some Wisconsin House Republicans say they support an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, while Dems argue it’s another stunt to appease the MAGA base. Both U.S. Reps. Scott Fitzgerald and Tom Tiffany have said they back the inquiry, which House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., announced this week.
MKE 2024 Host Committee Chair Reince Priebus and DNC National Committeeman Alex Lasry say bipartisan convention cooperation is a win for heavily Dem host city Milwaukee, though which party will see a bigger boost in the polls is up for debate.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is pitching moving Wisconsin to an Iowa-style redistricting process to avoid a costly court fight before the state Supreme Court and to spare his members from millions in ads targeting them over the push to impeach liberal Janet Protasiewicz.
Assembly Republicans 63-35 today approved a constitutional amendment that would require the Legislature to sign off on allocating federal money.
The Assembly today approved 64-35 along party lines a nearly $3 billion tax cut, despite a vow by Gov. Tony Evers to veto the proposal.
A Senate committee voted 3-1 against keeping Meagan Wolfe as the state’s top elections official with all three Republicans opposed, though it was unclear if the issue will move to the full chamber this week.
“There’s a lot of people talking about it, to be honest with you,” August said on WISN’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “The speaker will come out with what we believe is a good plan for us, and the negotiations will continue once we have a bill to negotiate on, but there’s been members of both parties and a lot of meetings from both houses talking about this.”
The following is an excerpt from “On the Capitol Beat: The scoop on Wisconsin’s capitol press corps,” by Jillian Slaight included in the 2023-24 Wisconsin Blue Book.
Debt ceiling talks are heating up in the House as U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson temporarily blocked a Senate minibus deal because he wants to further curb future debt ceiling increases.
The Department of Public Instruction is moving forward with a website to disclose details of school spending after the Joint Finance Committee dropped an objection to including information on private schools.
Asking taxpayers to help cover the cost of a professional sports stadium for the second time in eight years, GOP lawmakers again argued it would be cheaper to put public money into the Milwaukee Brewers ballpark than to lose the team. But Dem lawmakers said the $202.5 million Milwaukee County and the city would have to cover of the more than $700 million deal was too high a price on local taxpayers.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos tells WisPolitics he will seek to block pay raises for UW System employees unless the university first cuts DEI positions, ramping up pressure on university leaders. The Rochester Republican has already made clear that he would oppose releasing $32 million to the system. The money was
Meagan Wolfe, the state’s top elections official whose fate now is before the courts, says she’ll be at work today as she vows to stay on the job despite Senate Republicans voting to fire her.
GOP lawmakers today will unveil a more than $700 million package that would rely heavily on state and local money to fund maintenance at the Brewers ballpark in exchange for keeping the team in Milwaukee through at least 2050, according to a source with knowledge of the plan.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Senate Republicans voting to fire Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, Assembly passage of Speaker Robin Vos’ Iowa-style redistricting proposal, the latest on GOP talk of impeaching liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz and more.
Assembly Republicans late Thursday approved moving Wisconsin to a new redistricting process long championed by Dems, who largely blasted the latest proposal as a disingenuous move by Speaker Robin Vos and his GOP colleagues.
The Assembly today approved a package of child care bills Republicans argue are designed to make it easier for child care providers to expand services and save money.
The state Senate today voted 22-11 along party lines to fire Meagan Wolfe, setting up a legal battle over whether she will remain as Wisconsin’s top election official.
The GOP supermajority in the state Senate voted today to overturn Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ budget veto that set up annual increases in per-pupil spending over the next 400 years and another that struck down a reduction in the state’s third-highest tax bracket.
Planned Parenthood announced today it will resume abortion services in Wisconsin on Monday at its clinics in Madison and Milwaukee.
Some Wisconsin House Republicans say they support an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, while Dems argue it’s another stunt to appease the MAGA base. Both U.S. Reps. Scott Fitzgerald and Tom Tiffany have said they back the inquiry, which House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., announced this week.
MKE 2024 Host Committee Chair Reince Priebus and DNC National Committeeman Alex Lasry say bipartisan convention cooperation is a win for heavily Dem host city Milwaukee, though which party will see a bigger boost in the polls is up for debate.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is pitching moving Wisconsin to an Iowa-style redistricting process to avoid a costly court fight before the state Supreme Court and to spare his members from millions in ads targeting them over the push to impeach liberal Janet Protasiewicz.
Assembly Republicans 63-35 today approved a constitutional amendment that would require the Legislature to sign off on allocating federal money.
The Assembly today approved 64-35 along party lines a nearly $3 billion tax cut, despite a vow by Gov. Tony Evers to veto the proposal.
A Senate committee voted 3-1 against keeping Meagan Wolfe as the state’s top elections official with all three Republicans opposed, though it was unclear if the issue will move to the full chamber this week.
“There’s a lot of people talking about it, to be honest with you,” August said on WISN’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “The speaker will come out with what we believe is a good plan for us, and the negotiations will continue once we have a bill to negotiate on, but there’s been members of both parties and a lot of meetings from both houses talking about this.”
The following is an excerpt from “On the Capitol Beat: The scoop on Wisconsin’s capitol press corps,” by Jillian Slaight included in the 2023-24 Wisconsin Blue Book.