Gov. Tony Evers vetoed legislation that would repeal the personal property tax for businesses, though $202.4 million to replace the lost revenue if the tax was repealed will remain in the budget. It was one of four bills Evers vetoed
Some new guidance from the U.S. Education Department added a wrinkle in the debate over education funding ahead of Gov. Tony Evers’ final deliberations on the budget. The budget GOP lawmakers produced met one benchmark to qualify Wisconsin for $2.3
The UW System is proposing that regents keep resident undergrad tuition rates flat for the upcoming school year, essentially keeping in place a freeze that lawmakers voted to let expire in the 2021-23 budget. Regents this Thursday will vote on
Since mid-February, staff vacancy rates at the state’s juvenile correctional facilities have climbed twice as fast as those at Wisconsin’s adult institutions, according to records obtained by WisPolitics.com. The increase means the vacancy rate at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake
A new task force in Milwaukee will study ways to send unarmed responders to some calls now handled by police. “Instead of having an officer with a gun, or a person with a gun showing up to a very volatile
Former conservative Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman will be paid $44,000 through this fall to oversee an Assembly investigation into the 2020 election, according to a contract obtained by WisPolitics.com. That’s more than four times what the investigators retained for
Gov. Tony Evers has signed an amendment to the state’s gaming compact with the Oneida Nation allowing its casinos to offer betting on sports and other events, a first for Wisconsin. In a press conference yesterday with Oneida Chairman Tehassi
The state Assembly voted 64-34 late Tuesday to approve an $89.2 billion two-year state budget that would cut state income and local property taxes $3.4 billion over the next two years, while gutting many of the proposals that Gov. Tony
President Biden in La Crosse today praised a bipartisan infrastructure deal as a “blue-collar blueprint to rebuild America.” In his second visit to the state since becoming president, Biden touched on the nation’s high road fatality rates and how car
The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has filed a lawsuit in Waukesha County Circuit Court seeking a ban on the use of absentee ballot drop boxes ahead of the 2022 election. The lawsuit, filed Monday on behalf of
A Wisconsin business leader says Gov. Tony Evers’ help is needed both short-term and long-term to solve Wisconsin’s worker shortage. Kurt Bauer, president and CEO of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, called on Evers to end the enhanced federal unemployment benefit
Independent investigators did not substantiate racial and sexual discrimination claims against Deputy AG Eric Wilson as he denies allegations from the head of the Division of Law Enforcement Services. Two UW System administrators independently investigated the allegations and concluded that
A top official in the Republican Party of Wisconsin said the party has made “significant inroads” with communities of color and will look to build on that in the future. Gerard Randall, first vice chair of the party, said Republicans
Two Assembly Republicans who traveled to Arizona to witness the partisan audit of the 2020 election told WisPolitics.com they’d like to see a similar review of Wisconsin’s presidential results as part of an ongoing Legislative Audit Bureau review. But the
Gov. Tony Evers says he’s leaning toward vetoing a GOP bill that would cut off enhanced federal unemployment benefits of $300 a week. “I’ll take a look at it but certainly leaning that way,” he said on UpFront, produced in
Marquette University will require all students to be fully vaccinated by August for the upcoming school year. In an open letter to current and incoming students, MU President Michael Lovell said the private college’s Catholic, Jesuit mission and values call
A Republican lawmaker on the Legislature’s powerful budget-writing committee said the state would stay in compliance with federal guidelines, so as not to miss out on $1.5 billion in federal matching funds for education. Rep. Jessie Rodriguez, R-Oak Creek, said
Gov. Tony Evers this evening formally announced his reelection bid, telling Dem activists, “Wisconsin, I’m in.” Speaking to the virtual Democratic state convention, Evers warned what’s at stake in next year’s elections: another decade of “rigged” legislative boundaries, protecting health
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says his decision to delay announcing whether he will seek reelection is saving Wisconsinites from a long campaign. The Oshkosh Republican told a Milwaukee Press Club-WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon Thursday the public won’t be paying attention this
Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes acknowledged that some businesses are having a hard time finding help, but said data doesn’t support the idea that extra unemployment benefits are keeping people out of the workforce. “There’s a
Gov. Tony Evers vetoed legislation that would repeal the personal property tax for businesses, though $202.4 million to replace the lost revenue if the tax was repealed will remain in the budget. It was one of four bills Evers vetoed yesterday, including one that sought to direct him to use
Some new guidance from the U.S. Education Department added a wrinkle in the debate over education funding ahead of Gov. Tony Evers’ final deliberations on the budget. The budget GOP lawmakers produced met one benchmark to qualify Wisconsin for $2.3 billion in federal aid. But citing the new guidance from
The UW System is proposing that regents keep resident undergrad tuition rates flat for the upcoming school year, essentially keeping in place a freeze that lawmakers voted to let expire in the 2021-23 budget. Regents this Thursday will vote on a resolution to recommend the system president not increase tuition
Since mid-February, staff vacancy rates at the state’s juvenile correctional facilities have climbed twice as fast as those at Wisconsin’s adult institutions, according to records obtained by WisPolitics.com. The increase means the vacancy rate at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake is now double that of the state’s adult institutions systemwide.
A new task force in Milwaukee will study ways to send unarmed responders to some calls now handled by police. “Instead of having an officer with a gun, or a person with a gun showing up to a very volatile mental health crisis, we need someone who is trained to
Former conservative Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman will be paid $44,000 through this fall to oversee an Assembly investigation into the 2020 election, according to a contract obtained by WisPolitics.com. That’s more than four times what the investigators retained for the probe are scheduled to be paid, according to their
Gov. Tony Evers has signed an amendment to the state’s gaming compact with the Oneida Nation allowing its casinos to offer betting on sports and other events, a first for Wisconsin. In a press conference yesterday with Oneida Chairman Tehassi Hill, Oneida Vice-chairman Brandon Stevens and Administration Secretary Joel Brennan,
The state Assembly voted 64-34 late Tuesday to approve an $89.2 billion two-year state budget that would cut state income and local property taxes $3.4 billion over the next two years, while gutting many of the proposals that Gov. Tony Evers had proposed. The GOP-authored budget would also put $129
President Biden in La Crosse today praised a bipartisan infrastructure deal as a “blue-collar blueprint to rebuild America.” In his second visit to the state since becoming president, Biden touched on the nation’s high road fatality rates and how car exhaust is one of the leading causes of air pollution
The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has filed a lawsuit in Waukesha County Circuit Court seeking a ban on the use of absentee ballot drop boxes ahead of the 2022 election. The lawsuit, filed Monday on behalf of two state residents, comes on the heels of the state
A Wisconsin business leader says Gov. Tony Evers’ help is needed both short-term and long-term to solve Wisconsin’s worker shortage. Kurt Bauer, president and CEO of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, called on Evers to end the enhanced federal unemployment benefit of $300 per week. Bauer said it is not needed.
Independent investigators did not substantiate racial and sexual discrimination claims against Deputy AG Eric Wilson as he denies allegations from the head of the Division of Law Enforcement Services. Two UW System administrators independently investigated the allegations and concluded that Dem AG Josh Kaul’s second in command, Wilson, likely did
A top official in the Republican Party of Wisconsin said the party has made “significant inroads” with communities of color and will look to build on that in the future. Gerard Randall, first vice chair of the party, said Republicans would sustain that momentum in communities of color by “getting
Two Assembly Republicans who traveled to Arizona to witness the partisan audit of the 2020 election told WisPolitics.com they’d like to see a similar review of Wisconsin’s presidential results as part of an ongoing Legislative Audit Bureau review. But the ranking Dem member of the Campaign and Elections Committee called
Gov. Tony Evers says he’s leaning toward vetoing a GOP bill that would cut off enhanced federal unemployment benefits of $300 a week. “I’ll take a look at it but certainly leaning that way,” he said on UpFront, produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “The bill is based on who knows?
Marquette University will require all students to be fully vaccinated by August for the upcoming school year. In an open letter to current and incoming students, MU President Michael Lovell said the private college’s Catholic, Jesuit mission and values call on everyone to “serve the common good,” which he said
A Republican lawmaker on the Legislature’s powerful budget-writing committee said the state would stay in compliance with federal guidelines, so as not to miss out on $1.5 billion in federal matching funds for education. Rep. Jessie Rodriguez, R-Oak Creek, said Wisconsin and other states just need more guidance from the
Gov. Tony Evers this evening formally announced his reelection bid, telling Dem activists, “Wisconsin, I’m in.” Speaking to the virtual Democratic state convention, Evers warned what’s at stake in next year’s elections: another decade of “rigged” legislative boundaries, protecting health care coverage for those with pre-existing conditions and abortion rights.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says his decision to delay announcing whether he will seek reelection is saving Wisconsinites from a long campaign. The Oshkosh Republican told a Milwaukee Press Club-WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon Thursday the public won’t be paying attention this year to Senate campaigns, adding he feels there’s still plenty
Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes acknowledged that some businesses are having a hard time finding help, but said data doesn’t support the idea that extra unemployment benefits are keeping people out of the workforce. “There’s a lot of complex factors at work in this worker shortage,