A year after the outgoing conservative majority on the state Supreme Court banned drop boxes, two groups filed suit in Dane County Circuit Court seeking a declaration that they’re legal.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin told WisPolitics lawmakers “cannot afford to play political games” when it comes to national security and the country’s servicemembers after the House passed the nation’s military budget. Dems have blasted GOP amendments targeting abortion, transgender health care and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the National Defense Authorization Act, which passed 219-210. Wisconsin Dems voted against the proposal, while Republicans supported it.
Wisconsin will now take a phonics-based approach to literacy and help teachers implement the new learning model, under legislation Gov. Tony Evers signed.
WisPolitics has tracked more than $56 million spent on this spring’s Supreme Court race — almost four times the previous national record — as liberals flipped control of the body for the first time in 15 years. And it’s likely the final tab was significantly higher, thanks to issue ads and spending on infrastructure that aren’t reported to the state.
Republican Paul Melotik, an Ozaukee County supervisor from Grafton, won a special election for the 24th AD Tuesday night, topping retired Dem engineer Bob Tatterson.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, in early May repaid himself $400,000 of what he gave his campaigns in 2010 and 2016, despite insisting earlier this year he had no intentions of recouping money from old loans.
No Labels, the bipartisan group eyeing a third-party presidential ticket, is working to secure ballot access in states including Wisconsin.
“Our goal is to be on probably a little less than half the states by the end of the year,” No Labels National Director Joe Cunningham said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “This is a long process, a tedious process.”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Milwaukee’s adoption of a 2 percent city sales tax, a GOP bill on transgender athletes in school sports, a lawsuit targeting Wisconsin’s abortion ban and Tuesday’s 24th AD special election.
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson said he has a “strong aversion” to policy measures targeting his city in the state’s shared revenue agreement, adding he wished the issue had been dealt with when Dems had control of the Legislature.
Former small business owner Rebecca Cooke, who finished second in the Dem primary for the 3rd CD last year, is taking another shot at the western Wisconsin seat — and she may have some company. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting both the 1st and 3rd CD as districts to flip in the 2024 election cycle. U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil has yet to see any opponents in the 1st CD.
SB 121, introduced by Senate Health Committee Chair Rachael Cabral-Guevara, would require health insurance policies to cover supplemental screenings for those at an increased risk of breast cancer, such as those with dense breast tissue, and those who have abnormal mammogram results.
Milwaukee Common Council members vowed to take legal action on state-imposed restrictions on the use of city funds before a vote approving a new 2 percent sales tax to address ongoing pension obligations.
Following Gov. Tony Evers’ signing of the state budget, $125 million to combat PFAS contamination remains in limbo as lawmakers discuss potential changes to GOP legislation to tackle the forever chemicals.
Wisconsin is projected to finish the 2023-25 biennium with a more than $4 billion surplus after Dem Gov. Tony Evers vetoed the bulk of a GOP income tax cut plan, according to new figures from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says Republicans are preparing to sue over Gov. Tony Evers’ partial veto that increases public school funding for 402 years, saying he sees “very little option left but to go to the courts.”
Small business owner Rebecca Cooke, who finished second in the Dem primary for the 3rd CD last year, announced she is taking another shot at the western Wisconsin seat. She is the first Dem to formally announce plans to run
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the state budget and the governor’s veto powers, the fate of Elections Administrator Meagan Wolfe, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s latest fundraising numbers and more.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is accusing Dem Gov. Tony Evers of lying to voters and GOP lawmakers after he vetoed into state law a provision annually increasing caps on K-12 school spending for the next four centuries.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and taxpayer groups warned homeowners will see higher property taxes after Gov. Tony Evers used his veto pen to allow school districts to annually increase per pupil spending limits for the next four centuries.
Gov. Tony Evers today signed a budget that cuts income taxes by $175 million over the next two years — a fraction of what GOP lawmakers had proposed — while nixing Republican provisions to cut diversity, equity and inclusion positions at the UW System.
A year after the outgoing conservative majority on the state Supreme Court banned drop boxes, two groups filed suit in Dane County Circuit Court seeking a declaration that they’re legal.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin told WisPolitics lawmakers “cannot afford to play political games” when it comes to national security and the country’s servicemembers after the House passed the nation’s military budget. Dems have blasted GOP amendments targeting abortion, transgender health care and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the National Defense Authorization Act, which passed 219-210. Wisconsin Dems voted against the proposal, while Republicans supported it.
Wisconsin will now take a phonics-based approach to literacy and help teachers implement the new learning model, under legislation Gov. Tony Evers signed.
WisPolitics has tracked more than $56 million spent on this spring’s Supreme Court race — almost four times the previous national record — as liberals flipped control of the body for the first time in 15 years. And it’s likely the final tab was significantly higher, thanks to issue ads and spending on infrastructure that aren’t reported to the state.
Republican Paul Melotik, an Ozaukee County supervisor from Grafton, won a special election for the 24th AD Tuesday night, topping retired Dem engineer Bob Tatterson.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, in early May repaid himself $400,000 of what he gave his campaigns in 2010 and 2016, despite insisting earlier this year he had no intentions of recouping money from old loans.
No Labels, the bipartisan group eyeing a third-party presidential ticket, is working to secure ballot access in states including Wisconsin.
“Our goal is to be on probably a little less than half the states by the end of the year,” No Labels National Director Joe Cunningham said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “This is a long process, a tedious process.”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Milwaukee’s adoption of a 2 percent city sales tax, a GOP bill on transgender athletes in school sports, a lawsuit targeting Wisconsin’s abortion ban and Tuesday’s 24th AD special election.
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson said he has a “strong aversion” to policy measures targeting his city in the state’s shared revenue agreement, adding he wished the issue had been dealt with when Dems had control of the Legislature.
Former small business owner Rebecca Cooke, who finished second in the Dem primary for the 3rd CD last year, is taking another shot at the western Wisconsin seat — and she may have some company. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting both the 1st and 3rd CD as districts to flip in the 2024 election cycle. U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil has yet to see any opponents in the 1st CD.
SB 121, introduced by Senate Health Committee Chair Rachael Cabral-Guevara, would require health insurance policies to cover supplemental screenings for those at an increased risk of breast cancer, such as those with dense breast tissue, and those who have abnormal mammogram results.
Milwaukee Common Council members vowed to take legal action on state-imposed restrictions on the use of city funds before a vote approving a new 2 percent sales tax to address ongoing pension obligations.
Following Gov. Tony Evers’ signing of the state budget, $125 million to combat PFAS contamination remains in limbo as lawmakers discuss potential changes to GOP legislation to tackle the forever chemicals.
Wisconsin is projected to finish the 2023-25 biennium with a more than $4 billion surplus after Dem Gov. Tony Evers vetoed the bulk of a GOP income tax cut plan, according to new figures from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says Republicans are preparing to sue over Gov. Tony Evers’ partial veto that increases public school funding for 402 years, saying he sees “very little option left but to go to the courts.”
Small business owner Rebecca Cooke, who finished second in the Dem primary for the 3rd CD last year, announced she is taking another shot at the western Wisconsin seat. She is the first Dem to formally announce plans to run against freshman U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the state budget and the governor’s veto powers, the fate of Elections Administrator Meagan Wolfe, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s latest fundraising numbers and more.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is accusing Dem Gov. Tony Evers of lying to voters and GOP lawmakers after he vetoed into state law a provision annually increasing caps on K-12 school spending for the next four centuries.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and taxpayer groups warned homeowners will see higher property taxes after Gov. Tony Evers used his veto pen to allow school districts to annually increase per pupil spending limits for the next four centuries.
Gov. Tony Evers today signed a budget that cuts income taxes by $175 million over the next two years — a fraction of what GOP lawmakers had proposed — while nixing Republican provisions to cut diversity, equity and inclusion positions at the UW System.
