The Republican National Committee is standing firmly behind U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s reelection bid, promising its backing and resources in what will be a contentious battle as Republicans try to win back the Senate. “We’re glad he’s running and we’re
A private attorney Tony Evers retained found the complaint filed seeking to have him remove Milwaukee County DA John Chisholm suffers from several flaws, “both formal and substantive,” that fail to meet the burden required for the guv to begin
A split state Supreme Court rejected Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ last-minute request to shield him from providing a deposition in a lawsuit a liberal group filed seeking records from former Justice Michael Gableman’s review of the 2020 election. Writing for
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he wants Michael Gableman’s review of the 2020 election to be complete with a final report by the end of February. “I’ve been very clear with Justice Gableman,” Vos said on WISN’s “UpFront,” produced in
Interim UW System President Tommy Thompson will resign his post in March, writing to Regents President Edmund Manydeed today that doing so will allow the university to put its full attention on his successor. Thompson, the longest serving governor in
Eric Genrich has asked a Waukesha County judge to sanction Michael Gableman over the former justice’s effort to have the Green Bay mayor detained unless he sits for a deposition at a private office in Brookfield. Among other things, Genrich
Six months into the budget, the Department of Health Services is projecting the Medicaid fund to finish the 2021-23 biennium with a surplus of $184.9 million in general purpose revenue. That’s up from September’s projection of a $39.4 million surplus.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is poised to soon decide whether to seek reelection in what will be one of several high-profile races set to dominate the Wisconsin landscape in 2022. “As of a few weeks ago, Ron Johnson began the
Speaker Robin Vos has brought in the National Conference of State Legislatures to survey Assembly staffers about their job duties and pay amid bipartisan concerns over recruiting and retaining aides to state reps. Vos, R-Rochester and president emeritus of the
At least 393,810 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been wasted in Wisconsin since the vaccines became available in December 2020, according to state DHS numbers reviewed by WisBusiness.com. That’s about 4 percent of the more than 9.8 million total doses the
A county public health officer who is retiring after 40 years of service said she and her staff received threats over their work in trying to control the pandemic. Gail Scott, who is retiring as Jefferson County’s public health director/officer,
Gov. Tony Evers told WisPolitics.com he would consider offering new incentives to get Wisconsinites vaccinated against COVID-19. But he said ultimately it will be more effective to appeal to Wisconsinites’ desire to help their neighbors as the state pushes to
Foxconn will receive $28.8 million in state tax credits for 2020, just shy of the maximum award the Taiwanese manufacturer could receive under the revised deal Gov. Tony Evers signed this spring. WEDC CEO Missy Hughes said Wednesday the state
A legislative committee voted unanimously to deny the Milwaukee County DA a future raise over how John Chisholm’s office handled the case of a man who was released on $1,000 bail and later arrested after his SUV plowed through the
Incoming Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer, D-Racine, told WisPolitics.com the Dem caucus has some healing to do after Rep. Jimmy Anderson charged that some of his colleagues questioned his ability to be in leadership due to his disability. Anderson, D-Fitchburg,
A Dem member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission charged that “a small group of Republicans” is out to seize control of state elections infrastructure ahead of the 2022 elections. “There’s a small group of Republicans that are willing to make
State Superintendent Jill Underly is firing back at the Joint Finance Committee co-chairs over their “disappointing, disingenuous, and nakedly political letter” demanding her agency propose a new plan to direct $77 million in COVID-19 funds to districts that provided in-person
The chairman of the Assembly Judiciary Committee said Milwaukee County DA John Chisholm should change his policy on cash bail or resign. “If he refuses to do that, then he should step aside, and let someone who wants to prosecute
Gov. Tony Evers today announced Wisconsin school districts will get an additional $134 per child through the $110 million in federal COVID-19 funds he is directing their way. Evers said districts will be able to invest the money in “whatever
In a win for GOP lawmakers, the conservative majority on the state Supreme Court said today it will make the “minimum changes necessary” to the current maps as it sets new boundaries for Wisconsin’s legislative and congressional districts. The 4-3
The Republican National Committee is standing firmly behind U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s reelection bid, promising its backing and resources in what will be a contentious battle as Republicans try to win back the Senate. “We’re glad he’s running and we’re going to be supporting him,” RNC national spokesman Paris Dennard
A private attorney Tony Evers retained found the complaint filed seeking to have him remove Milwaukee County DA John Chisholm suffers from several flaws, “both formal and substantive,” that fail to meet the burden required for the guv to begin the process. A half-dozen Milwaukee County residents last month filed
A split state Supreme Court rejected Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ last-minute request to shield him from providing a deposition in a lawsuit a liberal group filed seeking records from former Justice Michael Gableman’s review of the 2020 election. Writing for the majority, conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn called Vos’ request an
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he wants Michael Gableman’s review of the 2020 election to be complete with a final report by the end of February. “I’ve been very clear with Justice Gableman,” Vos said on WISN’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “I want to have legislation on the
Interim UW System President Tommy Thompson will resign his post in March, writing to Regents President Edmund Manydeed today that doing so will allow the university to put its full attention on his successor. Thompson, the longest serving governor in Wisconsin history, was brought in to lead the system on
Eric Genrich has asked a Waukesha County judge to sanction Michael Gableman over the former justice’s effort to have the Green Bay mayor detained unless he sits for a deposition at a private office in Brookfield. Among other things, Genrich wants Gableman to take out full-page newspaper ads to offer
Six months into the budget, the Department of Health Services is projecting the Medicaid fund to finish the 2021-23 biennium with a surplus of $184.9 million in general purpose revenue. That’s up from September’s projection of a $39.4 million surplus. In a letter to the Joint Finance co-chairs yesterday, DHS
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is poised to soon decide whether to seek reelection in what will be one of several high-profile races set to dominate the Wisconsin landscape in 2022. “As of a few weeks ago, Ron Johnson began the process of interviewing consultants, campaign managers for a possible bid,”
Speaker Robin Vos has brought in the National Conference of State Legislatures to survey Assembly staffers about their job duties and pay amid bipartisan concerns over recruiting and retaining aides to state reps. Vos, R-Rochester and president emeritus of the group, OK’d the project at a cost of $114,256. Oshkosh
At least 393,810 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been wasted in Wisconsin since the vaccines became available in December 2020, according to state DHS numbers reviewed by WisBusiness.com. That’s about 4 percent of the more than 9.8 million total doses the state has received. The number of doses wasted each week
A county public health officer who is retiring after 40 years of service said she and her staff received threats over their work in trying to control the pandemic. Gail Scott, who is retiring as Jefferson County’s public health director/officer, told WISN-TV’s “UpFront” program that she was surprised by the
Gov. Tony Evers told WisPolitics.com he would consider offering new incentives to get Wisconsinites vaccinated against COVID-19. But he said ultimately it will be more effective to appeal to Wisconsinites’ desire to help their neighbors as the state pushes to get more residents vaccinated. Evers likened it to what he
Foxconn will receive $28.8 million in state tax credits for 2020, just shy of the maximum award the Taiwanese manufacturer could receive under the revised deal Gov. Tony Evers signed this spring. WEDC CEO Missy Hughes said Wednesday the state certified 579 jobs the company had created at its Racine
A legislative committee voted unanimously to deny the Milwaukee County DA a future raise over how John Chisholm’s office handled the case of a man who was released on $1,000 bail and later arrested after his SUV plowed through the Waukesha Christmas parade. Joint Committee on Employment Relations Co-chair Chris
Incoming Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer, D-Racine, told WisPolitics.com the Dem caucus has some healing to do after Rep. Jimmy Anderson charged that some of his colleagues questioned his ability to be in leadership due to his disability. Anderson, D-Fitchburg, was one of five members who originally planned to run
A Dem member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission charged that “a small group of Republicans” is out to seize control of state elections infrastructure ahead of the 2022 elections. “There’s a small group of Republicans that are willing to make outrageous claims, just to get us to resign, and (WEC
State Superintendent Jill Underly is firing back at the Joint Finance Committee co-chairs over their “disappointing, disingenuous, and nakedly political letter” demanding her agency propose a new plan to direct $77 million in COVID-19 funds to districts that provided in-person learning. Responding to a letter from Rep. Mark Born, R-Beaver
The chairman of the Assembly Judiciary Committee said Milwaukee County DA John Chisholm should change his policy on cash bail or resign. “If he refuses to do that, then he should step aside, and let someone who wants to prosecute crime prosecute it in Milwaukee,” Rep. Ron Tusler, R-Harrison, said
Gov. Tony Evers today announced Wisconsin school districts will get an additional $134 per child through the $110 million in federal COVID-19 funds he is directing their way. Evers said districts will be able to invest the money in “whatever they need, and most importantly, whatever our kids need.” The
In a win for GOP lawmakers, the conservative majority on the state Supreme Court said today it will make the “minimum changes necessary” to the current maps as it sets new boundaries for Wisconsin’s legislative and congressional districts. The 4-3 majority also rejected calls from Dems and other groups involved