Legal aid attorney Molly Gena beat Lena Taylor for Milwaukee municipal judge, marking the state senator’s fourth loss for an office outside the Legislature over the past 15 years.
GOP state Rep. Dan Knodl declared victory late Tuesday night in the 8th SD over environmental attorney Jodi Habush Sinykin.
Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich, a former Dem state lawmaker, won reelection to a second term with nearly 53 percent of the vote against former GOP state Rep. Chad Weininger. eanwhile, Racine Mayor Cory Mason won his third term in Wisconsin’s fifth-largest city, beating conservative Ald. Henry Perez by 14 points.
Former state GOP state Rep. Cody Horlacher of Mukwonago defeated Judge Fred Strampe for Waukesha County Circuit Court Branch 7.
Wisconsin voters have requested more than a half-million absentee ballots for today’s spring election, more evidence that turnout will be higher than normal in the contest to decide ideological control of the state Supreme Court.
Ideological control of the state Supreme Court is on the ballot today in what is predicted to be a higher-than-usual spring election turnout.
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil says a group of House Republicans are considering the unprecedented move of subpoenaing Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg. The lawmakers are demanding his testimony in what would be a new test of congressional oversight power after a grand jury indicted former President Trump.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss record Supreme Court race spending, the 8th SD race, legislation to extend Medicaid coverage for new moms, budget hearings with agency officials and more.
The 5 percent tuition hike for the 2023-2024 school year is set to generate about $38 million per year.
The price tag for Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court race has surpassed $45 million, almost tripling the previous national record, according to a WisPolitics.com review.
Wisconsin’s senators split on a bill to repeal the Iraq war authorizations, which passed 66-30 with bipartisan support. The measure, approved yesterday, repeals the authorizations for the use of military force and bars presidents from misusing military forces without congressional authorization. The move comes after the Senate last session voted down a similar bill that had already cleared the House. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., earlier this month indicated he supports the bill.
Liberal Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz outraised conservative rival Daniel Kelly more than 5-to-1 in the latest reporting period, fueled by more than $8.8 million from the state Dem Party, according to a review of finance reports.
The two candidates running in the special election to replace longtime Milwaukee-area Republican state Sen. Alberta Daring both point to the chamber’s potential GOP supermajority as a defining factor in the race.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss this week’s Supreme Court debate, the latest action in the Legislature, the state Building Commission deadlocking on Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed capital budget and more.
For a third straight cycle, the state Building Commission deadlocked on Gov. Tony Evers’ capital budget, sending the $3.8 billion document to the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee without a recommendation on any projects.
Wisconsinites would see a net increase in taxes and fees of more than $108 million under Gov. Tony Evers’ budget, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
The Assembly today passed on a 77-20 bipartisan vote a bill that would require the Department of Corrections to post information about the Parole Commission’s actions online and open meetings to the public.
The Assembly today approved a pair of bills aimed at combatting reckless driving by increasing penalties and allowing police to impound vehicles.
The state Senate voted 20-11 along party lines to call on Dem Gov. Tony Evers to order a special election for secretary of state after he appointed former State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski to the office.
Assembly lawmakers approved 67-30 a trailer bill to the constitutional amendment regarding bail on the April 4 ballot that would define “serious harm” and “violent crime.”
Legal aid attorney Molly Gena beat Lena Taylor for Milwaukee municipal judge, marking the state senator’s fourth loss for an office outside the Legislature over the past 15 years.
GOP state Rep. Dan Knodl declared victory late Tuesday night in the 8th SD over environmental attorney Jodi Habush Sinykin.
Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich, a former Dem state lawmaker, won reelection to a second term with nearly 53 percent of the vote against former GOP state Rep. Chad Weininger. eanwhile, Racine Mayor Cory Mason won his third term in Wisconsin’s fifth-largest city, beating conservative Ald. Henry Perez by 14 points.
Former state GOP state Rep. Cody Horlacher of Mukwonago defeated Judge Fred Strampe for Waukesha County Circuit Court Branch 7.
Wisconsin voters have requested more than a half-million absentee ballots for today’s spring election, more evidence that turnout will be higher than normal in the contest to decide ideological control of the state Supreme Court.
Ideological control of the state Supreme Court is on the ballot today in what is predicted to be a higher-than-usual spring election turnout.
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil says a group of House Republicans are considering the unprecedented move of subpoenaing Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg. The lawmakers are demanding his testimony in what would be a new test of congressional oversight power after a grand jury indicted former President Trump.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss record Supreme Court race spending, the 8th SD race, legislation to extend Medicaid coverage for new moms, budget hearings with agency officials and more.
The 5 percent tuition hike for the 2023-2024 school year is set to generate about $38 million per year.
The price tag for Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court race has surpassed $45 million, almost tripling the previous national record, according to a WisPolitics.com review.
Wisconsin’s senators split on a bill to repeal the Iraq war authorizations, which passed 66-30 with bipartisan support. The measure, approved yesterday, repeals the authorizations for the use of military force and bars presidents from misusing military forces without congressional authorization. The move comes after the Senate last session voted down a similar bill that had already cleared the House. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., earlier this month indicated he supports the bill.
Liberal Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz outraised conservative rival Daniel Kelly more than 5-to-1 in the latest reporting period, fueled by more than $8.8 million from the state Dem Party, according to a review of finance reports.
The two candidates running in the special election to replace longtime Milwaukee-area Republican state Sen. Alberta Daring both point to the chamber’s potential GOP supermajority as a defining factor in the race.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss this week’s Supreme Court debate, the latest action in the Legislature, the state Building Commission deadlocking on Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed capital budget and more.
For a third straight cycle, the state Building Commission deadlocked on Gov. Tony Evers’ capital budget, sending the $3.8 billion document to the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee without a recommendation on any projects.
Wisconsinites would see a net increase in taxes and fees of more than $108 million under Gov. Tony Evers’ budget, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
The Assembly today passed on a 77-20 bipartisan vote a bill that would require the Department of Corrections to post information about the Parole Commission’s actions online and open meetings to the public.
The Assembly today approved a pair of bills aimed at combatting reckless driving by increasing penalties and allowing police to impound vehicles.
The state Senate voted 20-11 along party lines to call on Dem Gov. Tony Evers to order a special election for secretary of state after he appointed former State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski to the office.
Assembly lawmakers approved 67-30 a trailer bill to the constitutional amendment regarding bail on the April 4 ballot that would define “serious harm” and “violent crime.”