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The J-1 visa program is rebounding after essentially shutting down because of the pandemic, boosting a major employment lifeline for summer tourism hot spots like Wisconsin Dells and Door County. “We’re going to be better than 100 percent of where
Political strategists during a WisPolitics.com event argued discussions on overturning Roe v. Wade could drive more voters to the polls from both sides of the aisle. Democratic strategist Tanya Bjork at the Madison Club luncheon Thursday said the expected U.S.
Michael Gableman — who last month offered to reduce his salary to $1 annually to keep his probe of the 2020 election going — will be paid $5,500 a month under an amended contract with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. The
A Dane County judge has ruled unconstitutional a law Republicans approved in the 2018 lame-duck session that gave lawmakers final review over settlements reached by the state Department of Justice. Dane County Judge Susan Crawford wrote in last week’s ruling
The president of the Wisconsin Board of Nursing resigned to protest Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of legislation to allow registered nurses to be licensed as advanced practice nurses. In his resignation letter, Dr. Peter Kallio wrote the “veto appeared politically
Oleksandr Markushin, mayor of Milwaukee’s sister city in Irpin, Ukraine, is pleading for assistance after Russian forces destroyed his city just outside the capital of Kyiv. “We need temporary housing,” Markushin said through an interpreter in an interview on WISN’s
Statewide candidates who failed to meet viability thresholds the Wisconsin GOP established will have a second option to become eligible for the party’s endorsement at this month’s convention. The party’s Executive Committee previously established fundraising requirements for candidates. That included
Tony Evers joined 16 other Dem guvs in calling on congressional leaders to approve federal protections for abortion access with the U.S. Supreme Court appearing poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, Dem AG Josh Kaul again said he won’t
Wisconsin politicians reacted swiftly to Politico’s report of a draft U.S. Supreme Court ruling that would overturn the 1973 decision that established the right to an abortion. Gov. Tony Evers tweeted last night the court was positioning itself to overturn
Milwaukee County Chief Judge Mary Triggiano says additional courts will be phased in by June to address a backlog of criminal cases after Gov. Tony Evers allocated more than $14 million in federal pandemic relief funds to address the crisis.
Republican Tim Michels announced he has taken a leave from his job with his family’s road building and infrastructure company as he runs for guv. Michels, who formally entered the race on Monday, also pledged to divest from the company
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Tuesday Michael Gableman’s office will remain open as the former justice fights lawsuits challenging his subpoena powers in a review of the 2020 election. The statement came a day after Donald Trump called for the
Construction firm exec Tim Michels declared “enough of the bickering” as he formally launched his GOP bid for guv, vowing he would use his private sector experience to help bring people together. But he also accused Dem Gov. Tony Evers
As Tim Michels launches his campaign for governor this week, U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, reaffirmed his endorsement of former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch. “The Republican Party is a big tent as you can see with the people that have
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes challenged his fellow Dem U.S. Senate candidates to go on record over whether they support the expansion of a section of I-94 in Milwaukee County after he was asked at a forum about his opposition to
Events Department of Natural Resources list of statewide events Madison-area events See Milwaukee-area events here and here. Racine, Kenosha events Fox Valley events Articles Gov. Evers press release: Evers celebrates Earth Day, signs executive order creating the Office of Environmental
Edmund Manydeeds informed his fellow UW System regents that he won’t seek another one-year term as board president this summer and threw his support behind Vice President Karen Walsh to succeed him. Manydeeds wrote in the message that he needs
Gov. Tony Evers announced a clean energy plan aiming to lower energy prices, increase energy independence and create new jobs. Some of the proposals include: creating an Equity First Program to ensure people disproportionately affected by climate change can benefit
Wisconsin is in line for an additional $283 million in federal transportation aid in the current fiscal year. The bulk of the additional money comes from the recently signed bipartisan infrastructure law. The Department of Transportation wants to put $123.6
Tommy Thompson told WisPolitics.com Monday that he wanted to run for guv this fall, but opted against a bid because his family was solidly opposed to him seeking the office he once held for 14 years. Thompson, who formally announced
The J-1 visa program is rebounding after essentially shutting down because of the pandemic, boosting a major employment lifeline for summer tourism hot spots like Wisconsin Dells and Door County. “We’re going to be better than 100 percent of where we were in 2019,” Tom Diehl, president and co-owner of
Political strategists during a WisPolitics.com event argued discussions on overturning Roe v. Wade could drive more voters to the polls from both sides of the aisle. Democratic strategist Tanya Bjork at the Madison Club luncheon Thursday said the expected U.S. Supreme Court move to overturn the federal ruling that could
Michael Gableman — who last month offered to reduce his salary to $1 annually to keep his probe of the 2020 election going — will be paid $5,500 a month under an amended contract with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. The new salary is half the $11,000 Gableman was being paid
A Dane County judge has ruled unconstitutional a law Republicans approved in the 2018 lame-duck session that gave lawmakers final review over settlements reached by the state Department of Justice. Dane County Judge Susan Crawford wrote in last week’s ruling Republicans have sought to portray the provision — approved just
The president of the Wisconsin Board of Nursing resigned to protest Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of legislation to allow registered nurses to be licensed as advanced practice nurses. In his resignation letter, Dr. Peter Kallio wrote the “veto appeared politically motivated to appease a small group of doctors who want
Oleksandr Markushin, mayor of Milwaukee’s sister city in Irpin, Ukraine, is pleading for assistance after Russian forces destroyed his city just outside the capital of Kyiv. “We need temporary housing,” Markushin said through an interpreter in an interview on WISN’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “We have thousands and
Statewide candidates who failed to meet viability thresholds the Wisconsin GOP established will have a second option to become eligible for the party’s endorsement at this month’s convention. The party’s Executive Committee previously established fundraising requirements for candidates. That included those running for guv or the U.S. Senate having to
Tony Evers joined 16 other Dem guvs in calling on congressional leaders to approve federal protections for abortion access with the U.S. Supreme Court appearing poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, Dem AG Josh Kaul again said he won’t expend Department of Justice resources to enforce Wisconsin’s 1849 ban
Wisconsin politicians reacted swiftly to Politico’s report of a draft U.S. Supreme Court ruling that would overturn the 1973 decision that established the right to an abortion. Gov. Tony Evers tweeted last night the court was positioning itself to overturn Roe v. Wade. “When I ran in 2018, I promised
Milwaukee County Chief Judge Mary Triggiano says additional courts will be phased in by June to address a backlog of criminal cases after Gov. Tony Evers allocated more than $14 million in federal pandemic relief funds to address the crisis. “We knew the backlog, any kind of backlog, is untenable
Republican Tim Michels announced he has taken a leave from his job with his family’s road building and infrastructure company as he runs for guv. Michels, who formally entered the race on Monday, also pledged to divest from the company if he wins the guv’s office this fall. Michels Corp.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Tuesday Michael Gableman’s office will remain open as the former justice fights lawsuits challenging his subpoena powers in a review of the 2020 election. The statement came a day after Donald Trump called for the probe to continue and Gableman appealed to the Rochester Republican
Construction firm exec Tim Michels declared “enough of the bickering” as he formally launched his GOP bid for guv, vowing he would use his private sector experience to help bring people together. But he also accused Dem Gov. Tony Evers of breaking the education system. He called on GOP lawmakers
As Tim Michels launches his campaign for governor this week, U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, reaffirmed his endorsement of former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch. “The Republican Party is a big tent as you can see with the people that have gotten into the governor’s race,” Tiffany said on WISN’s “UpFront,”
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes challenged his fellow Dem U.S. Senate candidates to go on record over whether they support the expansion of a section of I-94 in Milwaukee County after he was asked at a forum about his opposition to the project. Dems Sara Godlewski, Alex Lasry and Tom Nelson
Events Department of Natural Resources list of statewide events Madison-area events See Milwaukee-area events here and here. Racine, Kenosha events Fox Valley events Articles Gov. Evers press release: Evers celebrates Earth Day, signs executive order creating the Office of Environmental Justice Gaylord Nelson: A vision for the Earth Celebrate Earth
Edmund Manydeeds informed his fellow UW System regents that he won’t seek another one-year term as board president this summer and threw his support behind Vice President Karen Walsh to succeed him. Manydeeds wrote in the message that he needs to spend more time with his 1-year-old law firm in
Gov. Tony Evers announced a clean energy plan aiming to lower energy prices, increase energy independence and create new jobs. Some of the proposals include: creating an Equity First Program to ensure people disproportionately affected by climate change can benefit from clean energy; launching a pilot project to consult with
Wisconsin is in line for an additional $283 million in federal transportation aid in the current fiscal year. The bulk of the additional money comes from the recently signed bipartisan infrastructure law. The Department of Transportation wants to put $123.6 million of it into the state highway rehabilitation program, according
Tommy Thompson told WisPolitics.com Monday that he wanted to run for guv this fall, but opted against a bid because his family was solidly opposed to him seeking the office he once held for 14 years. Thompson, who formally announced Monday he won’t run, said in a phone interview that