Choice, charter and special needs students would be in line for significant boosts in the state-funded vouchers they receive, under legislation that cleared the Legislature late Thursday.
Legislation to pump an additional $275 million into state aid for local governments cleared a major hurdle today as six Dem senators joined 15 Republicans in backing a deal GOP leaders struck with Dem Gov. Tony Evers.
The Assembly today approved a slate of workforce housing bills to address Wisconsin’s housing shortage.
The state would spend an additional $1.55 billion on transportation projects over the next two years, under a motion the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee approved tonight. With the additional funding, spending on transportation would hit $8 billion over the next two years.
Republicans signed off on a motion that would pump $1 billion into K-12 education, with $647 million of that coming from property taxes.
The Joint Finance Committee late today put off taking action on the UW System budget, hours after Speaker Robin Vos called for a $32 million cut in state aid.
The Senate Education Committee took testimony on a bipartisan education agreement, while the Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection Committee voted along party lines to back a shared revenue bill that doesn’t yet include the changes GOP legislative leaders agreed to in a deal with Gov. Tony Evers.
“We are ground zero, center of the universe in 2024 for the White House, for the Senate, the U.S. House, the state Legislature,” Wikler said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “Our theme is working hard for Wisconsin, and that is what every Democrat has to do.”
The deal GOP legislative leaders struck with Dem Gov. Tony Evers on shared revenue and education is set to move quickly through the Legislature.
Lasry easily defeated Milwaukee County Dem Party activist Jim Carpenter 397 to 31 to become the state’s newest DNC member, representing state party member interests at the national level.
Dem activists at the party’s state convention today approved resolutions calling for the legalization of natural psychedelics and criminal prosecution for child labor violations. But a significant part of the debate featured concerns over the resolution process in general, with some activists complaining that only two resolutions related to party governance were recommended for adoption.
In advance of the state convention in Green Bay, WisPolitics interviews with more than two dozen Dem County Party chairs found most back President Biden’s reelection bid despite some reservations about his age.
Evers told attendees at the state Dem Party convention he’s glad to say he was right last year when he said the party was stronger than ever, arguing last year voters chose kindness and compassion over division and apathy.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, said she is as hopeful for the party, state and country as ever because in Wisconsin, “we Dems know how to win.” Baldwin, who is seeking reelection to a third term, said the state has been “knocked down more than a few times,” citing restrictions on abortion rights, collective bargaining and unfair maps.
Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar at the state Dem Party convention praised Wisconsin Dems for working to overthrow Republican leadership and praised fellow Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin as “an incredible leader.”
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez at the state Dem Party convention thanked activists for their efforts, saying “because of you, it smells like democracy in Wisconsin.”
AG Josh Kaul at the state Dem Party convention touted his success toppling more than a decade of Republicans at the top step of the Department of Justice and urged Dems to continue to push back against the GOP.
Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski told Dem activists she’s just as “pissed’ as she was a year ago after she found out the U.S. Supreme Court was poised to overturn a 1973 ruling guaranteeing the right to an abortion. And she warned Republicans she’s not alone.
Moore, of Milwaukee, called on Dems in the crowd to stick together to not allow racism to divide Dems, arguing Republicans are trying to divide the party.
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, wished Dems a “happy indictment weekend” at the state Dem convention, calling former President Donald Trump “moldy and crooked and crazy.”
Choice, charter and special needs students would be in line for significant boosts in the state-funded vouchers they receive, under legislation that cleared the Legislature late Thursday.
Legislation to pump an additional $275 million into state aid for local governments cleared a major hurdle today as six Dem senators joined 15 Republicans in backing a deal GOP leaders struck with Dem Gov. Tony Evers.
The Assembly today approved a slate of workforce housing bills to address Wisconsin’s housing shortage.
The state would spend an additional $1.55 billion on transportation projects over the next two years, under a motion the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee approved tonight. With the additional funding, spending on transportation would hit $8 billion over the next two years.
Republicans signed off on a motion that would pump $1 billion into K-12 education, with $647 million of that coming from property taxes.
The Joint Finance Committee late today put off taking action on the UW System budget, hours after Speaker Robin Vos called for a $32 million cut in state aid.
The Senate Education Committee took testimony on a bipartisan education agreement, while the Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection Committee voted along party lines to back a shared revenue bill that doesn’t yet include the changes GOP legislative leaders agreed to in a deal with Gov. Tony Evers.
“We are ground zero, center of the universe in 2024 for the White House, for the Senate, the U.S. House, the state Legislature,” Wikler said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “Our theme is working hard for Wisconsin, and that is what every Democrat has to do.”
The deal GOP legislative leaders struck with Dem Gov. Tony Evers on shared revenue and education is set to move quickly through the Legislature.
Lasry easily defeated Milwaukee County Dem Party activist Jim Carpenter 397 to 31 to become the state’s newest DNC member, representing state party member interests at the national level.
Dem activists at the party’s state convention today approved resolutions calling for the legalization of natural psychedelics and criminal prosecution for child labor violations. But a significant part of the debate featured concerns over the resolution process in general, with some activists complaining that only two resolutions related to party governance were recommended for adoption.
In advance of the state convention in Green Bay, WisPolitics interviews with more than two dozen Dem County Party chairs found most back President Biden’s reelection bid despite some reservations about his age.
Evers told attendees at the state Dem Party convention he’s glad to say he was right last year when he said the party was stronger than ever, arguing last year voters chose kindness and compassion over division and apathy.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, said she is as hopeful for the party, state and country as ever because in Wisconsin, “we Dems know how to win.” Baldwin, who is seeking reelection to a third term, said the state has been “knocked down more than a few times,” citing restrictions on abortion rights, collective bargaining and unfair maps.
Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar at the state Dem Party convention praised Wisconsin Dems for working to overthrow Republican leadership and praised fellow Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin as “an incredible leader.”
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez at the state Dem Party convention thanked activists for their efforts, saying “because of you, it smells like democracy in Wisconsin.”
AG Josh Kaul at the state Dem Party convention touted his success toppling more than a decade of Republicans at the top step of the Department of Justice and urged Dems to continue to push back against the GOP.
Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski told Dem activists she’s just as “pissed’ as she was a year ago after she found out the U.S. Supreme Court was poised to overturn a 1973 ruling guaranteeing the right to an abortion. And she warned Republicans she’s not alone.
Moore, of Milwaukee, called on Dems in the crowd to stick together to not allow racism to divide Dems, arguing Republicans are trying to divide the party.
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, wished Dems a “happy indictment weekend” at the state Dem convention, calling former President Donald Trump “moldy and crooked and crazy.”