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UW System President Jay Rothman told lawmakers “all options” are on the table when it comes to the state’s two-year campuses, including closures, if the system’s funding is cut.
“I don’t think it’s something we like to do; we have to do,” Schimming said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “I say to Republicans across the state, ‘Look, we can’t keep going into Election Day 200,000 votes down and make it up in 13 hours. It’s just the arithmetic does not work.'”
Contact: WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross, 608-669-8418 LA CROSSE — Republican Party of Wisconsin conventioneers voting in a WisPolitics straw poll preferred Donald Trump for the GOP presidential nomination in 2024 and U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany to be the party’s nominee
GOP activists today approved resolutions at the state GOP convention in La Crosse to define unborn babies as people, ban critical race theory and arm teachers.
Republican Party of Wisconsin Chair Brian Schimming pledged the party will focus on ballot security and voting early, arguing the party is “not flat on its back.”
State Treasurer John Leiber at the GOP state convention urged party unity, telling activists Republicans should always remember the party’s goal is to elect candidates who work toward GOP principles and policies.
GOP leaders told party activists today at the Republican state convention they plan to cut income taxes for Wisconsinites by at least $3 billion as they wrap up work on the state budget.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson at the state GOP convention blamed “radical leftists” and the mainstream media for deep divisions in America, adding bipartisan solutions are the way forward.
Three Wisconsin GOP House members argued to reduce violent crime America needs to hold DAs accountable and stop calling police inherently racist. U.S. Reps. Tom Tiffany, Glenn Grothman and Derrick Van Orden on a panel moderated by Fond du Lac
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany told reporters at the state GOP convention that he sees the upcoming presidential primary as a “two-way race” between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump.
State GOP Chair Brian Schimming kicked off this weekend’s convention in La Crosse by calling for Republicans to remain unified as they prepare to take on President Joe Biden next year.
GOP activists at this weekend’s state convention will consider a rules package that would remove the “no endorsement” option when they consider backing candidates in statewide races going forward.
Chair Brian Schimming says the state GOP is about to run an unprecedented gauntlet between now and the fall of 2024.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss legislative action on the shared revenue and education funding bill, and the Joint Finance Committee latest progress on the state budget. The show also features an interview with state GOP Chair Brian Schimming ahead of the party’s state convention this weekend.
The state Dem Party will have a billboard near the state GOP convention in La Crosse this weekend targeting Wisconsin Republicans as “participation trophy winners.” Meanwhile, the Dem group Opportunity Wisconsin plans to have mobile billboards outside the convention knocking four GOP members of Wisconsin’s House delegation for their votes.
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee early this morning rebuffed calls from Dem Gov. Tony Evers and others to use state money to continue a program to subsidize child care facilities.
The state would spend $45 million on the development of a new radio system allowing emergency responders from across jurisdictions to communicate during disasters and large-scale incidents, under a motion the Joint Finance Committee approved early today.
The Joint Finance Committee early this morning approved boosting spending by the Department of Health Services by $3.1 billion in state and federal money over the next two years.
DC reporters say former President Donald Trump’s future frontrunner status is uncertain after being indicted over classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Recently retired Washington Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Craig Gilbert at a WisPolitics breakfast in the nation’s capital pointed out Trump’s legal issues that arose ahead of the April Wisconsin Supreme Court election didn’t seem to motivate Republican voters.
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.
UW System President Jay Rothman told lawmakers “all options” are on the table when it comes to the state’s two-year campuses, including closures, if the system’s funding is cut.
“I don’t think it’s something we like to do; we have to do,” Schimming said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “I say to Republicans across the state, ‘Look, we can’t keep going into Election Day 200,000 votes down and make it up in 13 hours. It’s just the arithmetic does not work.'”
Contact: WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross, 608-669-8418 LA CROSSE — Republican Party of Wisconsin conventioneers voting in a WisPolitics straw poll preferred Donald Trump for the GOP presidential nomination in 2024 and U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany to be the party’s nominee for the U.S. Senate. Just under 53 percent (169 votes)
GOP activists today approved resolutions at the state GOP convention in La Crosse to define unborn babies as people, ban critical race theory and arm teachers.
Republican Party of Wisconsin Chair Brian Schimming pledged the party will focus on ballot security and voting early, arguing the party is “not flat on its back.”
State Treasurer John Leiber at the GOP state convention urged party unity, telling activists Republicans should always remember the party’s goal is to elect candidates who work toward GOP principles and policies.
GOP leaders told party activists today at the Republican state convention they plan to cut income taxes for Wisconsinites by at least $3 billion as they wrap up work on the state budget.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson at the state GOP convention blamed “radical leftists” and the mainstream media for deep divisions in America, adding bipartisan solutions are the way forward.
Three Wisconsin GOP House members argued to reduce violent crime America needs to hold DAs accountable and stop calling police inherently racist. U.S. Reps. Tom Tiffany, Glenn Grothman and Derrick Van Orden on a panel moderated by Fond du Lac DA Eric Toney blasted the Biden administration for failing to
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany told reporters at the state GOP convention that he sees the upcoming presidential primary as a “two-way race” between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump.
State GOP Chair Brian Schimming kicked off this weekend’s convention in La Crosse by calling for Republicans to remain unified as they prepare to take on President Joe Biden next year.
GOP activists at this weekend’s state convention will consider a rules package that would remove the “no endorsement” option when they consider backing candidates in statewide races going forward.
Chair Brian Schimming says the state GOP is about to run an unprecedented gauntlet between now and the fall of 2024.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss legislative action on the shared revenue and education funding bill, and the Joint Finance Committee latest progress on the state budget. The show also features an interview with state GOP Chair Brian Schimming ahead of the party’s state convention this weekend.
The state Dem Party will have a billboard near the state GOP convention in La Crosse this weekend targeting Wisconsin Republicans as “participation trophy winners.” Meanwhile, the Dem group Opportunity Wisconsin plans to have mobile billboards outside the convention knocking four GOP members of Wisconsin’s House delegation for their votes.
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee early this morning rebuffed calls from Dem Gov. Tony Evers and others to use state money to continue a program to subsidize child care facilities.
The state would spend $45 million on the development of a new radio system allowing emergency responders from across jurisdictions to communicate during disasters and large-scale incidents, under a motion the Joint Finance Committee approved early today.
The Joint Finance Committee early this morning approved boosting spending by the Department of Health Services by $3.1 billion in state and federal money over the next two years.
DC reporters say former President Donald Trump’s future frontrunner status is uncertain after being indicted over classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Recently retired Washington Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Craig Gilbert at a WisPolitics breakfast in the nation’s capital pointed out Trump’s legal issues that arose ahead of the April Wisconsin Supreme Court election didn’t seem to motivate Republican voters.
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.