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Dems have started circulating legislation to address PFAS contamination as Republicans and Gov. Tony Evers continue to clash on the right way to fund it.
Hesselbein said since the maps were signed into law, she has seen people who are excited to run for office in every corner of the state.
The Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously today to release $31.9 million to the Universities of Wisconsin to fund efforts to produce more graduates in high-demand areas such as nursing and engineering.
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin knocked GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde for his abortion stance, with Sen. Kelda Roys arguing he’s “another out-of-state multimillionaire trying to climb the political ladder on the backs of Wisconsin women.”
Republican Dan Knodl, who decided against seeking reelection to his Senate district under the new maps, tells WisPolitics he’s considering a run for the Assembly seat of Rep. Janel Brandtjen, who’s facing a criminal investigation for alleged involvement in a campaign finance scheme.
That’s significantly less than the $100,000 each that Bernard Grofman and Jonathan Cervas were eligible to receive under the contracts they signed with the court.
GOP State Sen. Dan Knodl, R-Germantown, says there’s no scenario in which he will bring the “Monday processing” bill to a vote before the Senate elections committee ahead of the end of the legislative session. “It is done from my end of things as the chair of the committee,” Knodl said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.
The commission this week recommended local district attorneys investigate and charge both, as well as the campaign of Adam Steen, who lost to Vos by 260 votes, eight individuals and the three county Republican parties alleged to be involved.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Ethics Commission allegations of an illegal campaign finance scheme involving a state lawmaker, county parties and the Trump campaign to benefit a pro-Trump candidate challenging Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester; Gov. Tony Evers’ approval of new legislative maps; Planned Parenthood’s petition to the state Supreme Court on abortion, the latest action in the state Legislature, Republican Eric Hovde’s entrance into the U.S. Senate race and more.
Voters will decide in August if the state should amend its constitution to require the Legislature to sign off before the state spends any federal money, after the Assembly voted 61-35 along party lines to approve the ballot measure today.
The Assembly today approved 62-35 along party lines a bill aiming to combat PFAS contamination in the state, sending it to Gov. Tony Evers despite his indication he may veto it.
Germantown Republican Dan Knodl tells WisPolitics he won’t run for reelection to the 8th SD that he won in a special election just last year after being paired in the seat with fellow GOP state Sen. Duey Stroebel. He said he’ll instead look to run for another seat.
Students who miss more than 30 full days during the school year would be held back, under a bill the Assembly approved by voice vote today.
GOP Madison businessman Eric Hovde as he formally launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate bemoaned what he said was a country in decline and an American dream increasingly out of reach for many during Joe Biden’s presidency.
The Assembly today approved 64-35 along party lines a bill to overhaul the funding system for the state’s private school voucher programs, sending the measure to the state Senate.
The state Senate has sent a $2.1 billion GOP tax package to Dem Gov. Tony Evers with only the Republican proposal to boost a credit for child care drawing significant bipartisan support.
The Assembly signed off on a constitutional amendment that would block the governor from using their partial veto power on appropriation bills to authorize new taxes or increase existing ones.
The state Senate today rejected the nomination of Todd Ambs to the Natural Resources Board, the fifth of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ picks for the body that has been shot down by GOP lawmakers in the last four months.
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos vowed Republicans would still win majorities in the Legislature under Gov. Tony Evers’ maps.
Dem Gov. Tony Evers signed his legislative maps, which were approved by GOP lawmakers, despite concerns from Dems they could be challenged in federal court.
Dems have started circulating legislation to address PFAS contamination as Republicans and Gov. Tony Evers continue to clash on the right way to fund it.
Hesselbein said since the maps were signed into law, she has seen people who are excited to run for office in every corner of the state.
The Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously today to release $31.9 million to the Universities of Wisconsin to fund efforts to produce more graduates in high-demand areas such as nursing and engineering.
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin knocked GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde for his abortion stance, with Sen. Kelda Roys arguing he’s “another out-of-state multimillionaire trying to climb the political ladder on the backs of Wisconsin women.”
Republican Dan Knodl, who decided against seeking reelection to his Senate district under the new maps, tells WisPolitics he’s considering a run for the Assembly seat of Rep. Janel Brandtjen, who’s facing a criminal investigation for alleged involvement in a campaign finance scheme.
That’s significantly less than the $100,000 each that Bernard Grofman and Jonathan Cervas were eligible to receive under the contracts they signed with the court.
GOP State Sen. Dan Knodl, R-Germantown, says there’s no scenario in which he will bring the “Monday processing” bill to a vote before the Senate elections committee ahead of the end of the legislative session. “It is done from my end of things as the chair of the committee,” Knodl said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.
The commission this week recommended local district attorneys investigate and charge both, as well as the campaign of Adam Steen, who lost to Vos by 260 votes, eight individuals and the three county Republican parties alleged to be involved.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Ethics Commission allegations of an illegal campaign finance scheme involving a state lawmaker, county parties and the Trump campaign to benefit a pro-Trump candidate challenging Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester; Gov. Tony Evers’ approval of new legislative maps; Planned Parenthood’s petition to the state Supreme Court on abortion, the latest action in the state Legislature, Republican Eric Hovde’s entrance into the U.S. Senate race and more.
Voters will decide in August if the state should amend its constitution to require the Legislature to sign off before the state spends any federal money, after the Assembly voted 61-35 along party lines to approve the ballot measure today.
The Assembly today approved 62-35 along party lines a bill aiming to combat PFAS contamination in the state, sending it to Gov. Tony Evers despite his indication he may veto it.
Germantown Republican Dan Knodl tells WisPolitics he won’t run for reelection to the 8th SD that he won in a special election just last year after being paired in the seat with fellow GOP state Sen. Duey Stroebel. He said he’ll instead look to run for another seat.
Students who miss more than 30 full days during the school year would be held back, under a bill the Assembly approved by voice vote today.
GOP Madison businessman Eric Hovde as he formally launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate bemoaned what he said was a country in decline and an American dream increasingly out of reach for many during Joe Biden’s presidency.
The Assembly today approved 64-35 along party lines a bill to overhaul the funding system for the state’s private school voucher programs, sending the measure to the state Senate.
The state Senate has sent a $2.1 billion GOP tax package to Dem Gov. Tony Evers with only the Republican proposal to boost a credit for child care drawing significant bipartisan support.
The Assembly signed off on a constitutional amendment that would block the governor from using their partial veto power on appropriation bills to authorize new taxes or increase existing ones.
The state Senate today rejected the nomination of Todd Ambs to the Natural Resources Board, the fifth of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ picks for the body that has been shot down by GOP lawmakers in the last four months.
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos vowed Republicans would still win majorities in the Legislature under Gov. Tony Evers’ maps.
Dem Gov. Tony Evers signed his legislative maps, which were approved by GOP lawmakers, despite concerns from Dems they could be challenged in federal court.