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Gov. Tony Evers announced the Department of Natural Resources would pause rulemaking on the standards after finding the costs would exceed statutory limits under the REINS Act by more than $23 million. He requested GOP Sens. Eric Wimberger and Rob Cowles introduce legislation to allow the rule to advance.
The Rochester Republican told WisPolitics in a year-end interview that GOP lawmakers in early 2025 will then use the results of the audit as the foundation for their efforts to root out the programs within state agencies.
The president spoke at the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce to highlight his economic policies and announce a Milwaukee project to revitalize its 30th Street Corridor as one of 22 finalists for a federal program designed to provide relief for economically distressed areas.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says Republicans “are not done yet” targeting DEI in state government after a legislative committee signed off on pay raises for Universities of Wisconsin employees.
Planned Parenthood had committed to the move after a Dane County judge earlier this month ruled an 1849 state law doesn’t ban consensual abortions and only applies to feticide. It had already resumed services at its Madison and Milwaukee locations after an earlier ruling from Judge Diane Schlipper in a suit challenging the 174-year-old law.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms” tour will kick off in Wisconsin on Jan. 22, the 51st anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court ruling Roe v. Wade, the White House announced.
Andrew Hitt, the former chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin and one of the so-called “fake electors,” says he was “tricked” by Trump campaign officials as part of a larger scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election. He’s now cooperating with federal prosecutors and could end up testifying against the former president.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss UW Regents approving a deal that curtails DEI efforts in exchange for a host of financial priorities, Dem calls to remove Republican Commissioner Bob Spindell from the Wisconsin Elections Commission over his involvement in the GOP false electors scheme, a hearing on a bill that would institute final-five voting for congressional elections and more.
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Audrey Skwierawski will serve as director of state courts despite her interim appointment in August causing a rift among the justices.
President Joe Biden will visit Milwaukee on Wednesday to promote his economic policies, the White House said.
The 11-6 vote came after the board rejected the same proposal 9-8 four days earlier. But President Karen Walsh, Vice President Amy Blumenfeld Bogost and Jennifer Staton, a student regent, flipped their stances and supported the deal.
Board Vice President Amy Blumenfeld Bogost, who voted against the package as it failed 9-8 on Saturday, is listed as a co-sponsor of the new resolution. It includes identical language to the original resolution, and her support would be sufficient if all the other votes held.
“The possibility that the Sacklers may still be billionaires at the end of this case is in itself deeply concerning, and I think really calls for a reevaluation of the way that our bankruptcy system is structured and works,” AG Josh Kaul said in an interview with WisPolitics.
The governor also defended his use of an alias email account and said he will continue to do so under a new name after it was reported he was using the name of former Milwaukee Braves pitcher Warren Spahn to conduct state business.
The 9-8 vote came after a series of regents made impassioned pleas against limiting diversity, equity and inclusion positions, warning it would only encourage GOP lawmakers to seek further tradeoffs.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the proposed deal between the Universities of Wisconsin and GOP lawmakers, a Dane County judge ruling an 1849 law doesn’t ban consenual abortions, a GOP bill to eliminate the Wisconsin Elections Commission, and Gov. Tony Evers signing the Brewers stadium bills and acting on more than four dozen others.
UW officials and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos have discussed a deal that would target a third of the university’s DEI positions and cap the overall number of jobs in exchange for several top financial priorities, according to sources with knowledge of the talks.
Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer is getting used to recruiting candidates for an upcoming election without being able to tell them what their districts might look like. But the big difference this cycle is the Racine Dem has more time to recruit.
U.S. Reps. Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan were the only Wisconsin House members who cast “present” votes on a resolution condemning the drastic rise of antisemitism. The only two Wisconsin Dem in the House weren’t the only who refused to vote on the measure. They joined 90 of their Dem colleagues in the “present” column and 17 others who did not vote at all. Still, the resolution passed 311-14.
A UW spokesperson told WisPolitics the discussions with Vos, R-Rochester, were broader than those three topics and are ongoing.
Gov. Tony Evers announced the Department of Natural Resources would pause rulemaking on the standards after finding the costs would exceed statutory limits under the REINS Act by more than $23 million. He requested GOP Sens. Eric Wimberger and Rob Cowles introduce legislation to allow the rule to advance.
The Rochester Republican told WisPolitics in a year-end interview that GOP lawmakers in early 2025 will then use the results of the audit as the foundation for their efforts to root out the programs within state agencies.
The president spoke at the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce to highlight his economic policies and announce a Milwaukee project to revitalize its 30th Street Corridor as one of 22 finalists for a federal program designed to provide relief for economically distressed areas.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says Republicans “are not done yet” targeting DEI in state government after a legislative committee signed off on pay raises for Universities of Wisconsin employees.
Planned Parenthood had committed to the move after a Dane County judge earlier this month ruled an 1849 state law doesn’t ban consensual abortions and only applies to feticide. It had already resumed services at its Madison and Milwaukee locations after an earlier ruling from Judge Diane Schlipper in a suit challenging the 174-year-old law.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms” tour will kick off in Wisconsin on Jan. 22, the 51st anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court ruling Roe v. Wade, the White House announced.
Andrew Hitt, the former chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin and one of the so-called “fake electors,” says he was “tricked” by Trump campaign officials as part of a larger scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election. He’s now cooperating with federal prosecutors and could end up testifying against the former president.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss UW Regents approving a deal that curtails DEI efforts in exchange for a host of financial priorities, Dem calls to remove Republican Commissioner Bob Spindell from the Wisconsin Elections Commission over his involvement in the GOP false electors scheme, a hearing on a bill that would institute final-five voting for congressional elections and more.
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Audrey Skwierawski will serve as director of state courts despite her interim appointment in August causing a rift among the justices.
President Joe Biden will visit Milwaukee on Wednesday to promote his economic policies, the White House said.
The 11-6 vote came after the board rejected the same proposal 9-8 four days earlier. But President Karen Walsh, Vice President Amy Blumenfeld Bogost and Jennifer Staton, a student regent, flipped their stances and supported the deal.
Board Vice President Amy Blumenfeld Bogost, who voted against the package as it failed 9-8 on Saturday, is listed as a co-sponsor of the new resolution. It includes identical language to the original resolution, and her support would be sufficient if all the other votes held.
“The possibility that the Sacklers may still be billionaires at the end of this case is in itself deeply concerning, and I think really calls for a reevaluation of the way that our bankruptcy system is structured and works,” AG Josh Kaul said in an interview with WisPolitics.
The governor also defended his use of an alias email account and said he will continue to do so under a new name after it was reported he was using the name of former Milwaukee Braves pitcher Warren Spahn to conduct state business.
The 9-8 vote came after a series of regents made impassioned pleas against limiting diversity, equity and inclusion positions, warning it would only encourage GOP lawmakers to seek further tradeoffs.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the proposed deal between the Universities of Wisconsin and GOP lawmakers, a Dane County judge ruling an 1849 law doesn’t ban consenual abortions, a GOP bill to eliminate the Wisconsin Elections Commission, and Gov. Tony Evers signing the Brewers stadium bills and acting on more than four dozen others.
UW officials and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos have discussed a deal that would target a third of the university’s DEI positions and cap the overall number of jobs in exchange for several top financial priorities, according to sources with knowledge of the talks.
Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer is getting used to recruiting candidates for an upcoming election without being able to tell them what their districts might look like. But the big difference this cycle is the Racine Dem has more time to recruit.
U.S. Reps. Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan were the only Wisconsin House members who cast “present” votes on a resolution condemning the drastic rise of antisemitism. The only two Wisconsin Dem in the House weren’t the only who refused to vote on the measure. They joined 90 of their Dem colleagues in the “present” column and 17 others who did not vote at all. Still, the resolution passed 311-14.
A UW spokesperson told WisPolitics the discussions with Vos, R-Rochester, were broader than those three topics and are ongoing.