Franklin businessman considering ‘24 run for U.S. Senate, spokesperson says Clarke hasn’t ruled out bid

GOP businessman Scott Mayer, who has spent nearly four decades in the staffing industry, tells WisPolitics.com he’s considering a run for the U.S. Senate next year against two-term incumbent Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison. He joins fellow businessman Eric Hovde among those actively considering a run for the GOP nomination to challenge Baldwin. Meanwhile, a spokesperson for former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke said he hasn’t ruled out a campaign.

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Assembly backs Black History Month resolution

The Assembly today backed the Legislative Black Caucus’ Black History Month resolution highlighting seven people, including the state’s first Black woman to become a major general in the U.S. Army Reserve and its first Black appeals court judge.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for March 10

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the state budget, Republicans blocking new vaccination requirements for schools, the debate over state aid for Milwaukee Brewers stadium maintenance, record spending in the state Supreme Court race and more.

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Evers demands Republicans tell him ‘the damn plan’ as they reject his budget proposals

The Dem guv at Tuesday’s WisPolitics.com Madison Club luncheon said there is a tenor of compromise in the Capitol right now, but Republicans still don’t agree with him on what to do with the state’s projected surplus of $7.1 billion through the fiscal year that ends June 30. Evers expressed frustration at GOP leaders for repeatedly saying it isn’t enough money to do everything he asked for in his budget.

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JFC schedules four public hearings on budget

The Joint Finance Committee will take public testimony on the state budget during four hearings around the state, starting April 5 in Waukesha. That will be followed by an April 11 hearing in Eau Claire, April 12 in the Wisconsin Dells and April 26 in Minocqua.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for March 3

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Republicans’ plans for the state budget, the state Supreme Court race, Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed capital budget and more.

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Franklin businessman considering ‘24 run for U.S. Senate, spokesperson says Clarke hasn’t ruled out bid

GOP businessman Scott Mayer, who has spent nearly four decades in the staffing industry, tells WisPolitics.com he’s considering a run for the U.S. Senate next year against two-term incumbent Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison. He joins fellow businessman Eric Hovde among those actively considering a run for the GOP nomination to challenge Baldwin. Meanwhile, a spokesperson for former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke said he hasn’t ruled out a campaign.

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Assembly backs Black History Month resolution

The Assembly today backed the Legislative Black Caucus’ Black History Month resolution highlighting seven people, including the state’s first Black woman to become a major general in the U.S. Army Reserve and its first Black appeals court judge.

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Wikler to seek another term as state Dem Party chair

Chair Ben Wikler, who has turned the Democratic Party of Wisconsin into a fundraising powerhouse, announced he will seek another two-year term at the state convention in June. Wikler, who was first elected to the post in 2019, announced his plans Saturday at the County Chairs Association in Stevens Point.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for March 10

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the state budget, Republicans blocking new vaccination requirements for schools, the debate over state aid for Milwaukee Brewers stadium maintenance, record spending in the state Supreme Court race and more.

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DC Wrap: Baldwin reintroduces bill to bar government abortion restrictions

Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “In 1849, Wisconsin’s 1-year-old Legislature banned abortion, making it a felony to provide abortion care in almost all circumstances. And yet, 174 years later,

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Evers demands Republicans tell him ‘the damn plan’ as they reject his budget proposals

The Dem guv at Tuesday’s WisPolitics.com Madison Club luncheon said there is a tenor of compromise in the Capitol right now, but Republicans still don’t agree with him on what to do with the state’s projected surplus of $7.1 billion through the fiscal year that ends June 30. Evers expressed frustration at GOP leaders for repeatedly saying it isn’t enough money to do everything he asked for in his budget.

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JFC schedules four public hearings on budget

The Joint Finance Committee will take public testimony on the state budget during four hearings around the state, starting April 5 in Waukesha. That will be followed by an April 11 hearing in Eau Claire, April 12 in the Wisconsin Dells and April 26 in Minocqua.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for March 3

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Republicans’ plans for the state budget, the state Supreme Court race, Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed capital budget and more.

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