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Gov. Tony Evers’ office is knocking a Senate committee’s vote against confirming four of his nominations to the Natural Resources Board.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, is calling on U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., to resign following his indictment on bribery charges. During comments in his hometown this week, Menendez rejected calls to step down, saying the $480,000 in cash found in his closet was for “emergencies” and had been withdrawn from his personal accounts. He didn’t address the gold bars also found in his home and other details in the indictment, as well as whether he will run again in 2024.
The state Supreme Court has rejected a suit by two backers of liberal Janet Protasiewicz who wanted an emergency order preventing the Assembly from conducting impeachment proceedings against any Wisconsin justice.
Sen. Rob Hutton, R-Brookfield, was noncommittal about a future vote on Board of Regents appointees following a confirmation hearing on 11 of Gov. Tony Evers’ nominees.
The GOP-run Joint Finance Committee today shot down along party lines the Evers administration’s request for more positions to help process credential requests at the Department of Safety and Professional Services.
JFC also voted 11-4 along party lines on a $3 billion GOP bill seeking to reduce the state’s third-highest income tax bracket while expanding an existing break on retirement income.
The panel of retired justices Assembly Speaker Robin Vos assembled to advise him on impeachment is a governmental body that must meet in public, a new lawsuit from a Washington, D.C., group argues.
Senate Chief Clerk Mike Queensland, who was placed on leave last month amid an investigation, has resigned, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said.
Rep. Rob Brooks, co-author of the GOP’s $700 million Brewers ballpark maintenance bill, expects changes will be made to the current plan including a lower contribution from Milwaukee city and county governments.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Republicans’ $700 million proposed Brewers deal, the Legislature’s plans for Gov. Tony Evers’ special session on child care and workforce development, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ vow to withhold UW System pay raises over diversity, equity and inclusion programs and more.
Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe is slamming a resolution five Assembly Republicans are circulating to impeach her. The resolution comes a week after the state Senate voted along party lines to fire Wolfe and Dem AG Josh Kaul filing a lawsuit arguing the action had no legal effect.
Debt ceiling talks are heating up in the House as U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson temporarily blocked a Senate minibus deal because he wants to further curb future debt ceiling increases.
The Department of Public Instruction is moving forward with a website to disclose details of school spending after the Joint Finance Committee dropped an objection to including information on private schools.
Asking taxpayers to help cover the cost of a professional sports stadium for the second time in eight years, GOP lawmakers again argued it would be cheaper to put public money into the Milwaukee Brewers ballpark than to lose the team. But Dem lawmakers said the $202.5 million Milwaukee County and the city would have to cover of the more than $700 million deal was too high a price on local taxpayers.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos tells WisPolitics he will seek to block pay raises for UW System employees unless the university first cuts DEI positions, ramping up pressure on university leaders. The Rochester Republican has already made clear that he would
Meagan Wolfe, the state’s top elections official whose fate now is before the courts, says she’ll be at work today as she vows to stay on the job despite Senate Republicans voting to fire her.
GOP lawmakers today will unveil a more than $700 million package that would rely heavily on state and local money to fund maintenance at the Brewers ballpark in exchange for keeping the team in Milwaukee through at least 2050, according to a source with knowledge of the plan.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Senate Republicans voting to fire Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, Assembly passage of Speaker Robin Vos’ Iowa-style redistricting proposal, the latest on GOP talk of impeaching liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz and more.
Assembly Republicans late Thursday approved moving Wisconsin to a new redistricting process long championed by Dems, who largely blasted the latest proposal as a disingenuous move by Speaker Robin Vos and his GOP colleagues.
The Assembly today approved a package of child care bills Republicans argue are designed to make it easier for child care providers to expand services and save money.
The state Senate today voted 22-11 along party lines to fire Meagan Wolfe, setting up a legal battle over whether she will remain as Wisconsin’s top election official.
Gov. Tony Evers’ office is knocking a Senate committee’s vote against confirming four of his nominations to the Natural Resources Board.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, is calling on U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., to resign following his indictment on bribery charges. During comments in his hometown this week, Menendez rejected calls to step down, saying the $480,000 in cash found in his closet was for “emergencies” and had been withdrawn from his personal accounts. He didn’t address the gold bars also found in his home and other details in the indictment, as well as whether he will run again in 2024.
The state Supreme Court has rejected a suit by two backers of liberal Janet Protasiewicz who wanted an emergency order preventing the Assembly from conducting impeachment proceedings against any Wisconsin justice.
Sen. Rob Hutton, R-Brookfield, was noncommittal about a future vote on Board of Regents appointees following a confirmation hearing on 11 of Gov. Tony Evers’ nominees.
The GOP-run Joint Finance Committee today shot down along party lines the Evers administration’s request for more positions to help process credential requests at the Department of Safety and Professional Services.
JFC also voted 11-4 along party lines on a $3 billion GOP bill seeking to reduce the state’s third-highest income tax bracket while expanding an existing break on retirement income.
The panel of retired justices Assembly Speaker Robin Vos assembled to advise him on impeachment is a governmental body that must meet in public, a new lawsuit from a Washington, D.C., group argues.
Senate Chief Clerk Mike Queensland, who was placed on leave last month amid an investigation, has resigned, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said.
Rep. Rob Brooks, co-author of the GOP’s $700 million Brewers ballpark maintenance bill, expects changes will be made to the current plan including a lower contribution from Milwaukee city and county governments.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Republicans’ $700 million proposed Brewers deal, the Legislature’s plans for Gov. Tony Evers’ special session on child care and workforce development, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ vow to withhold UW System pay raises over diversity, equity and inclusion programs and more.
Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe is slamming a resolution five Assembly Republicans are circulating to impeach her. The resolution comes a week after the state Senate voted along party lines to fire Wolfe and Dem AG Josh Kaul filing a lawsuit arguing the action had no legal effect.
Debt ceiling talks are heating up in the House as U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson temporarily blocked a Senate minibus deal because he wants to further curb future debt ceiling increases.
The Department of Public Instruction is moving forward with a website to disclose details of school spending after the Joint Finance Committee dropped an objection to including information on private schools.
Asking taxpayers to help cover the cost of a professional sports stadium for the second time in eight years, GOP lawmakers again argued it would be cheaper to put public money into the Milwaukee Brewers ballpark than to lose the team. But Dem lawmakers said the $202.5 million Milwaukee County and the city would have to cover of the more than $700 million deal was too high a price on local taxpayers.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos tells WisPolitics he will seek to block pay raises for UW System employees unless the university first cuts DEI positions, ramping up pressure on university leaders. The Rochester Republican has already made clear that he would oppose releasing $32 million to the system. The money was
Meagan Wolfe, the state’s top elections official whose fate now is before the courts, says she’ll be at work today as she vows to stay on the job despite Senate Republicans voting to fire her.
GOP lawmakers today will unveil a more than $700 million package that would rely heavily on state and local money to fund maintenance at the Brewers ballpark in exchange for keeping the team in Milwaukee through at least 2050, according to a source with knowledge of the plan.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Senate Republicans voting to fire Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, Assembly passage of Speaker Robin Vos’ Iowa-style redistricting proposal, the latest on GOP talk of impeaching liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz and more.
Assembly Republicans late Thursday approved moving Wisconsin to a new redistricting process long championed by Dems, who largely blasted the latest proposal as a disingenuous move by Speaker Robin Vos and his GOP colleagues.
The Assembly today approved a package of child care bills Republicans argue are designed to make it easier for child care providers to expand services and save money.
The state Senate today voted 22-11 along party lines to fire Meagan Wolfe, setting up a legal battle over whether she will remain as Wisconsin’s top election official.