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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.”
The GOP-controlled Senate today took the final procedural step to keep in place the Legislature’s suspension of three administrative rules, including one seeking to bar conversion therapy for gay patients. The move keeps the rules from taking effect until after the regular session ends in April 2024.
The Senate voted 23-8 to reclassify Wisconsin’s existing statutes on taking a car without the owner’s consent into one category for carjacking.
The state Senate has unanimously confirmed three of Gov. Tony Evers’ cabinet picks.
During their only debate ahead of next month’s election, liberal Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz slammed conservative rival Daniel Kelly as a “threat to our democracy.” Kelly countered that his opponent was “bought and paid for” by the state Dem Party, which has transferred at least $2.5 million to her campaign, and repeatedly accused her of lying about him.
The two candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court, former Justice Daniel Kelly and Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz, met today in their sole debate two weeks before the April 4 election that will decide the balance of Wisconsin’s highest court.
AG Josh Kaul led a 23-state letter calling for Kia and Hyundai to address rising car thefts among models lacking anti-theft immobilizers.
Former Justice Daniel Kelly, the Republican-backed candidate, accused Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz, the liberal, of being a “serial liar” and Protasiewicz accused Kelly of being “corrupt.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss a GOP bill to add exceptions to Wisconsin 1849 abortion ban, the latest in the state Supreme Court race, this week’s action on the Assembly floor and more.
Longtime Dem Secretary of State Doug La Follette, reelected in November to an unprecedented 12th term, announced he is retiring, effective today. Gov. Tony Evers immediately appointed former Dem State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski to the post.
A Better Wisconsin Together Political Fund put another $727,000 into the state Supreme Court race over the last three days through mail and digital ads, helping push post-primary spending past the $20 million mark. And that has the race knocking on the door of $30 million spent overall, according to a WisPolitics.com tally
Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu says a GOP bill to add exceptions to Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban will not be considered on the Senate floor, adding “discussion on this specific proposal is unnecessary.”
The Joint Finance Committee has invited four of Gov. Tony Evers’ cabinet secretaries to present testimony on their agency budgets and field questions from members.
GOP lawmakers today began circulating legislation that would add exceptions for rape and incest to the state’s 1849 abortion ban. Under the bill, those abortions would only be allowed during the first trimester of a pregnancy. The bill also would
Conservative Supreme Court candidate Daniel Kelly accused liberal rival Janet Protasiewicz of slandering him in her campaign ads, calling her accusations preposterous and stupid. He also called the Milwaukee County judge unqualified to serve on the state’s highest court.
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.
The Assembly today approved a pair of bills that would require schools to collect crime data and to hire resource officers if they report too many incidents resulting in arrests.
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.
The GOP-controlled Assembly today moved to keep in place the Legislature’s suspension of rules barring conversion therapy for gay patients, directing clerks to fill in missing information from witnesses on absentee ballot envelopes and regulating pools at short-term rentals.
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.”
The GOP-controlled Senate today took the final procedural step to keep in place the Legislature’s suspension of three administrative rules, including one seeking to bar conversion therapy for gay patients. The move keeps the rules from taking effect until after the regular session ends in April 2024.
The Senate voted 23-8 to reclassify Wisconsin’s existing statutes on taking a car without the owner’s consent into one category for carjacking.
The state Senate has unanimously confirmed three of Gov. Tony Evers’ cabinet picks.
During their only debate ahead of next month’s election, liberal Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz slammed conservative rival Daniel Kelly as a “threat to our democracy.” Kelly countered that his opponent was “bought and paid for” by the state Dem Party, which has transferred at least $2.5 million to her campaign, and repeatedly accused her of lying about him.
The two candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court, former Justice Daniel Kelly and Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz, met today in their sole debate two weeks before the April 4 election that will decide the balance of Wisconsin’s highest court.
AG Josh Kaul led a 23-state letter calling for Kia and Hyundai to address rising car thefts among models lacking anti-theft immobilizers.
Former Justice Daniel Kelly, the Republican-backed candidate, accused Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz, the liberal, of being a “serial liar” and Protasiewicz accused Kelly of being “corrupt.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss a GOP bill to add exceptions to Wisconsin 1849 abortion ban, the latest in the state Supreme Court race, this week’s action on the Assembly floor and more.
Longtime Dem Secretary of State Doug La Follette, reelected in November to an unprecedented 12th term, announced he is retiring, effective today. Gov. Tony Evers immediately appointed former Dem State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski to the post.
A Better Wisconsin Together Political Fund put another $727,000 into the state Supreme Court race over the last three days through mail and digital ads, helping push post-primary spending past the $20 million mark. And that has the race knocking on the door of $30 million spent overall, according to a WisPolitics.com tally
Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu says a GOP bill to add exceptions to Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban will not be considered on the Senate floor, adding “discussion on this specific proposal is unnecessary.”
The Joint Finance Committee has invited four of Gov. Tony Evers’ cabinet secretaries to present testimony on their agency budgets and field questions from members.
GOP lawmakers today began circulating legislation that would add exceptions for rape and incest to the state’s 1849 abortion ban. Under the bill, those abortions would only be allowed during the first trimester of a pregnancy. The bill also would clarify the existing exception for the life of the mother.
Conservative Supreme Court candidate Daniel Kelly accused liberal rival Janet Protasiewicz of slandering him in her campaign ads, calling her accusations preposterous and stupid. He also called the Milwaukee County judge unqualified to serve on the state’s highest court.
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.
The Assembly today approved a pair of bills that would require schools to collect crime data and to hire resource officers if they report too many incidents resulting in arrests.
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.
The GOP-controlled Assembly today moved to keep in place the Legislature’s suspension of rules barring conversion therapy for gay patients, directing clerks to fill in missing information from witnesses on absentee ballot envelopes and regulating pools at short-term rentals.