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In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, and Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, split on advancing a bill aiming to safeguard contraception access, and Wisconsin’s Congress members react to charges filed by Attorney General Josh Kaul against three people involved in the 2020 false electors scheme in Wisconsin.
The Dodge County sheriff accused officials at the Waupun Correctional Institute of repeatedly ignoring proper procedures in the deaths of two inmates as nine people — including the outgoing warden — were charged with felonies.
“Our focus in any investigation, in any prosecution, is not on the speed with which something is done,” Kaul said. “It’s on doing high-quality investigations, conducting high-quality prosecutions and getting things right.”
Dem AG Josh Kaul this morning filed felony charges against attorneys Jim Troupis and Kenneth Chesebro, as well as former Donald Trump campaign aide Michael Roman, stemming from the false electors scheme in Wisconsin. Kaul filed a class H felony
By comparison, just seven incumbents drew primary challengers in 2022, though none was successful in beating GOP lawmakers.
Bob Atwell, the GOP regent who had previously planned to stay on the UW board beyond the expiration of his term, tells WisPolitics that he has resigned, effective immediately. WisPolitics first reported last month that Atwell had sent an email
Former GOP Gov. Scott Walker, a delegate to the Republican National Convention, warns of the potential for “absolute chaos” at the RNC in Milwaukee with a judge sentencing Donald Trump just days before the start of the convention. “I think
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Dane County Circuit Court Judge Jacob Frost’s ties to a 2011 petition seeking to recall former Gov. Scott Walker, Milwaukee Public Schools funding issues, and the latest effort to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
August was originally drawn into a seat with freshman GOP Rep. Amanda Nedweski, of Pleasant Prairie. But the Assembly’s No. 2 Republican instead moved into the 31st AD, which includes a good chunk of his old district, setting up a possible primary with Schutt.
Andrew Cegielski, a conservative journalist who works for an industrial oven company in East Troy, announced today he plans to challenge Assembly Speaker Robin Vos in the GOP primary for the 33rd AD in August. Cegielski’s announcement comes ahead of
Two of the reports were due eight months ago, and the district is in danger of missing out on a $15.7 million special education aid payment next month, as well as a $200 million general aid payment.
A DCCC spokesperson said Randy Bryce in 2018 — when the seat was open — was the last Dem candidate in the 1st CD who was on the “Red to Blue” list. Bryce was a prolific fundraiser, but lost to Steil by more than 12 points in the old district.
A review of state statutes and conversations with election law experts show the process poses no impediment to Vos running for reelection on the fall ballot — even if recalled. Wisconsin statutes include a series of factors that bar someone from seeking office. But having been recalled isn’t one of them; he wouldn’t even be the first recalled lawmaker to run for his old office.
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says his agency is closely watching the airline industry this holiday weekend, which is expected to produce record travel on the roads and in the air. “Last year, the cancellation rate was at
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the latest update on the state budget, new legislative retirements, next week’s deadline in the effort to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and last weekend’s GOP state convention.
Jared Hoy, who was serving as deputy secretary, fills the vacancy left after former Secretary Kevin Carr retired in March.
UW Regent Robert Atwell, a GOP appointee, will remain on the board for the foreseeable future after Assembly Speaker Robin Vos advised him he can serve until his successor is appointed and confirmed, according to an email obtained by WisPolitics.
In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, voices support for a border bill the Senate is set to vote on today, and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, knocks the measure as a “political stunt.”
State tax collections through the month of April are up 0.9% over the year before, slightly ahead of the 0.4% growth that the Legislative Fiscal Bureau had projected for 2023-24.
Bodden, 30, had previously told WisPolitics he planned to run again this fall, but said in an interview today he had promised Tusler once that he would never run against him.
In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, and Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, split on advancing a bill aiming to safeguard contraception access, and Wisconsin’s Congress members react to charges filed by Attorney General Josh Kaul against three people involved in the 2020 false electors scheme in Wisconsin.
The Dodge County sheriff accused officials at the Waupun Correctional Institute of repeatedly ignoring proper procedures in the deaths of two inmates as nine people — including the outgoing warden — were charged with felonies.
“Our focus in any investigation, in any prosecution, is not on the speed with which something is done,” Kaul said. “It’s on doing high-quality investigations, conducting high-quality prosecutions and getting things right.”
Dem AG Josh Kaul this morning filed felony charges against attorneys Jim Troupis and Kenneth Chesebro, as well as former Donald Trump campaign aide Michael Roman, stemming from the false electors scheme in Wisconsin. Kaul filed a class H felony against each of the three this morning in Dane County
By comparison, just seven incumbents drew primary challengers in 2022, though none was successful in beating GOP lawmakers.
Bob Atwell, the GOP regent who had previously planned to stay on the UW board beyond the expiration of his term, tells WisPolitics that he has resigned, effective immediately. WisPolitics first reported last month that Atwell had sent an email to UW officials indicating he planned to remain on the
Former GOP Gov. Scott Walker, a delegate to the Republican National Convention, warns of the potential for “absolute chaos” at the RNC in Milwaukee with a judge sentencing Donald Trump just days before the start of the convention. “I think it just potentially causes tremendous chaos, which is unfortunate not
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Dane County Circuit Court Judge Jacob Frost’s ties to a 2011 petition seeking to recall former Gov. Scott Walker, Milwaukee Public Schools funding issues, and the latest effort to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
August was originally drawn into a seat with freshman GOP Rep. Amanda Nedweski, of Pleasant Prairie. But the Assembly’s No. 2 Republican instead moved into the 31st AD, which includes a good chunk of his old district, setting up a possible primary with Schutt.
Andrew Cegielski, a conservative journalist who works for an industrial oven company in East Troy, announced today he plans to challenge Assembly Speaker Robin Vos in the GOP primary for the 33rd AD in August. Cegielski’s announcement comes ahead of the Monday deadline for candidates seeking to get on the
Two of the reports were due eight months ago, and the district is in danger of missing out on a $15.7 million special education aid payment next month, as well as a $200 million general aid payment.
A DCCC spokesperson said Randy Bryce in 2018 — when the seat was open — was the last Dem candidate in the 1st CD who was on the “Red to Blue” list. Bryce was a prolific fundraiser, but lost to Steil by more than 12 points in the old district.
A review of state statutes and conversations with election law experts show the process poses no impediment to Vos running for reelection on the fall ballot — even if recalled. Wisconsin statutes include a series of factors that bar someone from seeking office. But having been recalled isn’t one of them; he wouldn’t even be the first recalled lawmaker to run for his old office.
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says his agency is closely watching the airline industry this holiday weekend, which is expected to produce record travel on the roads and in the air. “Last year, the cancellation rate was at a 10-year low,” Buttigieg told “UpFront,” which is produced in
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the latest update on the state budget, new legislative retirements, next week’s deadline in the effort to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and last weekend’s GOP state convention.
Jared Hoy, who was serving as deputy secretary, fills the vacancy left after former Secretary Kevin Carr retired in March.
UW Regent Robert Atwell, a GOP appointee, will remain on the board for the foreseeable future after Assembly Speaker Robin Vos advised him he can serve until his successor is appointed and confirmed, according to an email obtained by WisPolitics.
In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, voices support for a border bill the Senate is set to vote on today, and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, knocks the measure as a “political stunt.”
State tax collections through the month of April are up 0.9% over the year before, slightly ahead of the 0.4% growth that the Legislative Fiscal Bureau had projected for 2023-24.
Bodden, 30, had previously told WisPolitics he planned to run again this fall, but said in an interview today he had promised Tusler once that he would never run against him.