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U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson at the state GOP convention blamed “radical leftists” and the mainstream media for deep divisions in America, adding bipartisan solutions are the way forward.
Three Wisconsin GOP House members argued to reduce violent crime America needs to hold DAs accountable and stop calling police inherently racist. U.S. Reps. Tom Tiffany, Glenn Grothman and Derrick Van Orden on a panel moderated by Fond du Lac
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany told reporters at the state GOP convention that he sees the upcoming presidential primary as a “two-way race” between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump.
State GOP Chair Brian Schimming kicked off this weekend’s convention in La Crosse by calling for Republicans to remain unified as they prepare to take on President Joe Biden next year.
GOP activists at this weekend’s state convention will consider a rules package that would remove the “no endorsement” option when they consider backing candidates in statewide races going forward.
Chair Brian Schimming says the state GOP is about to run an unprecedented gauntlet between now and the fall of 2024.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss legislative action on the shared revenue and education funding bill, and the Joint Finance Committee latest progress on the state budget. The show also features an interview with state GOP Chair Brian Schimming ahead of the party’s state convention this weekend.
The state Dem Party will have a billboard near the state GOP convention in La Crosse this weekend targeting Wisconsin Republicans as “participation trophy winners.” Meanwhile, the Dem group Opportunity Wisconsin plans to have mobile billboards outside the convention knocking four GOP members of Wisconsin’s House delegation for their votes.
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee early this morning rebuffed calls from Dem Gov. Tony Evers and others to use state money to continue a program to subsidize child care facilities.
The state would spend $45 million on the development of a new radio system allowing emergency responders from across jurisdictions to communicate during disasters and large-scale incidents, under a motion the Joint Finance Committee approved early today.
The Joint Finance Committee early this morning approved boosting spending by the Department of Health Services by $3.1 billion in state and federal money over the next two years.
DC reporters say former President Donald Trump’s future frontrunner status is uncertain after being indicted over classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Recently retired Washington Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Craig Gilbert at a WisPolitics breakfast in the nation’s capital pointed out Trump’s legal issues that arose ahead of the April Wisconsin Supreme Court election didn’t seem to motivate Republican voters.
Choice, charter and special needs students would be in line for significant boosts in the state-funded vouchers they receive, under legislation that cleared the Legislature late Thursday.
Legislation to pump an additional $275 million into state aid for local governments cleared a major hurdle today as six Dem senators joined 15 Republicans in backing a deal GOP leaders struck with Dem Gov. Tony Evers.
The Assembly today approved a slate of workforce housing bills to address Wisconsin’s housing shortage.
The state would spend an additional $1.55 billion on transportation projects over the next two years, under a motion the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee approved tonight. With the additional funding, spending on transportation would hit $8 billion over the next two years.
Republicans signed off on a motion that would pump $1 billion into K-12 education, with $647 million of that coming from property taxes.
The Joint Finance Committee late today put off taking action on the UW System budget, hours after Speaker Robin Vos called for a $32 million cut in state aid.
The Senate Education Committee took testimony on a bipartisan education agreement, while the Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection Committee voted along party lines to back a shared revenue bill that doesn’t yet include the changes GOP legislative leaders agreed to in a deal with Gov. Tony Evers.
“We are ground zero, center of the universe in 2024 for the White House, for the Senate, the U.S. House, the state Legislature,” Wikler said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “Our theme is working hard for Wisconsin, and that is what every Democrat has to do.”
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson at the state GOP convention blamed “radical leftists” and the mainstream media for deep divisions in America, adding bipartisan solutions are the way forward.
Three Wisconsin GOP House members argued to reduce violent crime America needs to hold DAs accountable and stop calling police inherently racist. U.S. Reps. Tom Tiffany, Glenn Grothman and Derrick Van Orden on a panel moderated by Fond du Lac DA Eric Toney blasted the Biden administration for failing to
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany told reporters at the state GOP convention that he sees the upcoming presidential primary as a “two-way race” between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump.
State GOP Chair Brian Schimming kicked off this weekend’s convention in La Crosse by calling for Republicans to remain unified as they prepare to take on President Joe Biden next year.
GOP activists at this weekend’s state convention will consider a rules package that would remove the “no endorsement” option when they consider backing candidates in statewide races going forward.
Chair Brian Schimming says the state GOP is about to run an unprecedented gauntlet between now and the fall of 2024.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss legislative action on the shared revenue and education funding bill, and the Joint Finance Committee latest progress on the state budget. The show also features an interview with state GOP Chair Brian Schimming ahead of the party’s state convention this weekend.
The state Dem Party will have a billboard near the state GOP convention in La Crosse this weekend targeting Wisconsin Republicans as “participation trophy winners.” Meanwhile, the Dem group Opportunity Wisconsin plans to have mobile billboards outside the convention knocking four GOP members of Wisconsin’s House delegation for their votes.
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee early this morning rebuffed calls from Dem Gov. Tony Evers and others to use state money to continue a program to subsidize child care facilities.
The state would spend $45 million on the development of a new radio system allowing emergency responders from across jurisdictions to communicate during disasters and large-scale incidents, under a motion the Joint Finance Committee approved early today.
The Joint Finance Committee early this morning approved boosting spending by the Department of Health Services by $3.1 billion in state and federal money over the next two years.
DC reporters say former President Donald Trump’s future frontrunner status is uncertain after being indicted over classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Recently retired Washington Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Craig Gilbert at a WisPolitics breakfast in the nation’s capital pointed out Trump’s legal issues that arose ahead of the April Wisconsin Supreme Court election didn’t seem to motivate Republican voters.
Choice, charter and special needs students would be in line for significant boosts in the state-funded vouchers they receive, under legislation that cleared the Legislature late Thursday.
Legislation to pump an additional $275 million into state aid for local governments cleared a major hurdle today as six Dem senators joined 15 Republicans in backing a deal GOP leaders struck with Dem Gov. Tony Evers.
The Assembly today approved a slate of workforce housing bills to address Wisconsin’s housing shortage.
The state would spend an additional $1.55 billion on transportation projects over the next two years, under a motion the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee approved tonight. With the additional funding, spending on transportation would hit $8 billion over the next two years.
Republicans signed off on a motion that would pump $1 billion into K-12 education, with $647 million of that coming from property taxes.
The Joint Finance Committee late today put off taking action on the UW System budget, hours after Speaker Robin Vos called for a $32 million cut in state aid.
The Senate Education Committee took testimony on a bipartisan education agreement, while the Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection Committee voted along party lines to back a shared revenue bill that doesn’t yet include the changes GOP legislative leaders agreed to in a deal with Gov. Tony Evers.
“We are ground zero, center of the universe in 2024 for the White House, for the Senate, the U.S. House, the state Legislature,” Wikler said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “Our theme is working hard for Wisconsin, and that is what every Democrat has to do.”