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Dem activists are set to take up resolutions to abolish ICE and limit state cooperation with the federal immigration enforcement agency at their annual convention in Madison this weekend.
The developers of the Port Washington data center and the utility that powers it are asking the Public Service Commission to reopen the case that set the terms by which data centers buy power.
Minocqua Brewing Co. owner Kirk Bangstad told WisPolitics he will sue to force his way onto the gubernatorial ballot after the Elections Commission voted unanimously that he had failed to turn in enough signatures.
With Dane County Exec Melissa Agard’s signature on an 18-month moratorium on hyperscale data centers, Wisconsin’s fastest-growing county has joined a widening cadre of communities seeking to hit pause on the developments.
“I think the number that Derrick (Van Orden) had mentioned to me was probably $50 million will be spent on that race,” Kappus told WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics-State Affairs. “They’re going to be spending a lot of money to try and oust him.”
President Donald Trump during an appearance at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls said his administration’s policies have helped farmers, while vowing the United States will be out of Iran soon and bring down prices.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the nomination paper filings in the race for governor, the push for another vote on the failed surplus deal, President Donald Trump’s visit to Wisconsin and more.
According to the state Department of Justice, the $10 million is on top of the approximately $100 million Tyco has already spent to address contamination in the Marinette area. The settlement is one of the largest resulting from a DNR referral in state history, according to Evers’ office.
In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin’s House Republicans oppose a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran amid President Donald Trump’s ongoing negotiations with Israel and Iran.
State Sen. Pat Testin, who’s leading the Senate GOP’s campaign effort this fall, told an event hosted by Grover Norquist that he’s pushing for another attempt to pass a $1.8 billion surplus package.
Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad fell short of the 2,000 valid signatures needed to qualify for the ballot after turning in nomination papers that listed the wrong date of the election.
The call prompted a sharp rebuke from a GOP senator, who accused top UW regents of lying to lawmakers during an April hearing when they denied such an increase was already locked in.
Minocqua Brewing Co. owner Kirk Bangstad filed nomination papers to run for governor. But he wasn’t on the list of candidates who will speak at the Dem convention next weekend.
President Donald Trump will visit Chippewa County on Friday to tout his support for farmers, the White House told WisPolitics.
The Rochester Republican referenced a new Marquette University Law School poll finding broad support for the $1.8 billion deal using money from the state’s surplus. It failed in the GOP-run Senate with all 15 Senate Democrats and three Republicans voting against the deal.
The state Supreme Court has agreed to decide if a three-judge panel properly dismissed a lawsuit seeking a new congressional map in Wisconsin that argued the current lines are an anti-competitive gerrymander.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk and Associated Press Capitol Correspondent Scott Bauer talk about the latest Marquette Law School poll finding widespread public support for the failed surplus deal and how the issue is playing out in the governor’s race, a Dem bill to tax payments from President Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund at 100%, a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s school funding system, and more.
GOP attorney general candidate Eric Toney said strong fundraising and party unity offer a pathway for him to defeat Dem AG Josh Kaul in their rematch in November’s elections.
Part of the lawsuit argues that the nearly $700 million the state put into private school vouchers in the 2025-26 school year violates a state Supreme Court ruling that the choice program is permitted only so long as “the State is already meeting its obligations to provide for public schools.”
Tiffany, R-Minocqua and a member of the House Judiciary Committee, said at a WisPolitics-State Affairs luncheon in Madison he’s asked the Trump administration for more details on how the fund would be implemented.
Dem activists are set to take up resolutions to abolish ICE and limit state cooperation with the federal immigration enforcement agency at their annual convention in Madison this weekend.
The developers of the Port Washington data center and the utility that powers it are asking the Public Service Commission to reopen the case that set the terms by which data centers buy power.
Minocqua Brewing Co. owner Kirk Bangstad told WisPolitics he will sue to force his way onto the gubernatorial ballot after the Elections Commission voted unanimously that he had failed to turn in enough signatures.
With Dane County Exec Melissa Agard’s signature on an 18-month moratorium on hyperscale data centers, Wisconsin’s fastest-growing county has joined a widening cadre of communities seeking to hit pause on the developments.
“I think the number that Derrick (Van Orden) had mentioned to me was probably $50 million will be spent on that race,” Kappus told WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics-State Affairs. “They’re going to be spending a lot of money to try and oust him.”
President Donald Trump during an appearance at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls said his administration’s policies have helped farmers, while vowing the United States will be out of Iran soon and bring down prices.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the nomination paper filings in the race for governor, the push for another vote on the failed surplus deal, President Donald Trump’s visit to Wisconsin and more.
According to the state Department of Justice, the $10 million is on top of the approximately $100 million Tyco has already spent to address contamination in the Marinette area. The settlement is one of the largest resulting from a DNR referral in state history, according to Evers’ office.
In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin’s House Republicans oppose a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran amid President Donald Trump’s ongoing negotiations with Israel and Iran.
State Sen. Pat Testin, who’s leading the Senate GOP’s campaign effort this fall, told an event hosted by Grover Norquist that he’s pushing for another attempt to pass a $1.8 billion surplus package.
Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad fell short of the 2,000 valid signatures needed to qualify for the ballot after turning in nomination papers that listed the wrong date of the election.
The call prompted a sharp rebuke from a GOP senator, who accused top UW regents of lying to lawmakers during an April hearing when they denied such an increase was already locked in.
Minocqua Brewing Co. owner Kirk Bangstad filed nomination papers to run for governor. But he wasn’t on the list of candidates who will speak at the Dem convention next weekend.
President Donald Trump will visit Chippewa County on Friday to tout his support for farmers, the White House told WisPolitics.
The Rochester Republican referenced a new Marquette University Law School poll finding broad support for the $1.8 billion deal using money from the state’s surplus. It failed in the GOP-run Senate with all 15 Senate Democrats and three Republicans voting against the deal.
The state Supreme Court has agreed to decide if a three-judge panel properly dismissed a lawsuit seeking a new congressional map in Wisconsin that argued the current lines are an anti-competitive gerrymander.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk and Associated Press Capitol Correspondent Scott Bauer talk about the latest Marquette Law School poll finding widespread public support for the failed surplus deal and how the issue is playing out in the governor’s race, a Dem bill to tax payments from President Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund at 100%, a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s school funding system, and more.
GOP attorney general candidate Eric Toney said strong fundraising and party unity offer a pathway for him to defeat Dem AG Josh Kaul in their rematch in November’s elections.
Part of the lawsuit argues that the nearly $700 million the state put into private school vouchers in the 2025-26 school year violates a state Supreme Court ruling that the choice program is permitted only so long as “the State is already meeting its obligations to provide for public schools.”
Tiffany, R-Minocqua and a member of the House Judiciary Committee, said at a WisPolitics-State Affairs luncheon in Madison he’s asked the Trump administration for more details on how the fund would be implemented.