A Sawyer County judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Evers administration’s order limiting public indoor gatherings to 25 percent of a room’s capacity. Along with issuing the temporary injunction, Judge John Yackel scheduled a hearing Monday for
Vice President Mike Pence in his 10th 2020 campaign visit to Wisconsin today touted the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to a crowd of several hundred in Waukesha. “I’ll make your prediction: Judge Amy Coney
A St. Croix County judge has rejected a request for a temporary restraining order preventing enforcement of Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate. Judge Michael Waterman rejected arguments from the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty and GOP lawmakers
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said it would be “catastrophic” if a judge were to strike down his COVID-19 mask mandate, but he thinks the order will withstand a legal challenge. “We believe we’re in a good position here,” Evers said
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “Don’t let the President’s hysterical tweets distract you from the fact that he
Gov. Tony Evers’ administration issued a new order today limiting indoor public gatherings to 25 percent of a room’s capacity, placing new restrictions on bars, restaurants and other private businesses as the state has become one of the nation’s hotspots
The Wisconsin Legislature has been the least active full-time state legislative body in the country since states began taking measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, a WisPolitics.com review finds. In the other nine states with full-time legislatures, as defined by
The St. Croix County judge overseeing a lawsuit seeking to strike down Gov. Tony Evers’ extended mask mandate quizzed attorneys on why lawmakers weren’t being asked to end the order rather than the judiciary. Judge R. Michael Waterman on Monday
The chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party said President Trump’s COVID-19 illness won’t really change things for the campaign the GOP is running in Wisconsin. “It’s not going to change how we are on the ground here in Wisconsin,” Andrew
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, doesn’t believe the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court will be delayed after he and two GOP Senate colleagues tested positive for COVID-19. Speaking with reporters shortly after announcing he is
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation.
After losing twice before a three-judge panel of the 7th Circuit, Republican lawmakers are now asking the full appeals court to hear their arguments in a case that extended the deadline for absentee ballots. They’re also gearing up to take
A federal appeals court says a judge’s decision to delay the deadline for returning Wisconsin absentee ballots can proceed, finding GOP lawmakers and political parties didn’t have standing to challenge the extension. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday
The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has asked a Polk County judge to issue an injunction preventing enforcement of Gov. Tony Evers’ extended mask mandate and related public health emergency. The group on Monday argued Evers has exceeded
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told “UpFront” he thinks Republicans will confirm a Supreme Court justice before the election. Host Adrienne Pedersen asked Johnson to comment on how in April 2016 — seven months before the election when President Obama nominated
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “It is appalling that the Secretary of the State, Mike Pompeo, would politicize his
DOA Secretary Joel Brennan announced the Evers administration has upped to $301.5 million how much it expects agencies to lapse back to the state at the end of fiscal year 2020-21. The Department of Health Services is expected to account
Gov. Tony Evers today declared a new public health emergency, citing a surge in COVID-19 cases among young people, and extended his mask mandate. Both orders are effective immediately and last 60 days. In announcing the order, the guv noted
Two female Wisconsin Supreme Court justices remembered Ginsburg as a fighter for gender equality and a trailblazer for women in the law. “She leaves a legacy to all of us. She was a fighter for equality, for women’s rights in
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, who four years ago called Supreme Court nominations in an election year “problematic,” said Saturday he favors filling the vacancy left by the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, who
A Sawyer County judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Evers administration’s order limiting public indoor gatherings to 25 percent of a room’s capacity. Along with issuing the temporary injunction, Judge John Yackel scheduled a hearing Monday for further arguments in the case. The order comes after the
Vice President Mike Pence in his 10th 2020 campaign visit to Wisconsin today touted the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to a crowd of several hundred in Waukesha. “I’ll make your prediction: Judge Amy Coney Barrett will soon be Justice Amy Coney Barrett,” he said
A St. Croix County judge has rejected a request for a temporary restraining order preventing enforcement of Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate. Judge Michael Waterman rejected arguments from the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty and GOP lawmakers that Evers had exceeded his authority in issuing the mandate.
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said it would be “catastrophic” if a judge were to strike down his COVID-19 mask mandate, but he thinks the order will withstand a legal challenge. “We believe we’re in a good position here,” Evers said in an interview aired Sunday on “UpFront,” produced in partnership
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “Don’t let the President’s hysterical tweets distract you from the fact that he is refusing to provide COVID relief to American families &
Gov. Tony Evers’ administration issued a new order today limiting indoor public gatherings to 25 percent of a room’s capacity, placing new restrictions on bars, restaurants and other private businesses as the state has become one of the nation’s hotspots for COVID-19 cases. The order, issued by DHS Secretary Andrea
The Wisconsin Legislature has been the least active full-time state legislative body in the country since states began taking measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, a WisPolitics.com review finds. In the other nine states with full-time legislatures, as defined by the National Conference of State Legislatures, lawmakers on average have
The St. Croix County judge overseeing a lawsuit seeking to strike down Gov. Tony Evers’ extended mask mandate quizzed attorneys on why lawmakers weren’t being asked to end the order rather than the judiciary. Judge R. Michael Waterman on Monday indicated he was “wrestling” with the idea that lawmakers were
The chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party said President Trump’s COVID-19 illness won’t really change things for the campaign the GOP is running in Wisconsin. “It’s not going to change how we are on the ground here in Wisconsin,” Andrew Hitt said in an interview aired Sunday on “UpFront,” produced
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, doesn’t believe the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court will be delayed after he and two GOP Senate colleagues tested positive for COVID-19. Speaking with reporters shortly after announcing he is not experiencing symptoms of the virus, Johnson indicated Senate Majority
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation.
After losing twice before a three-judge panel of the 7th Circuit, Republican lawmakers are now asking the full appeals court to hear their arguments in a case that extended the deadline for absentee ballots. They’re also gearing up to take their case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Republicans filed a
A federal appeals court says a judge’s decision to delay the deadline for returning Wisconsin absentee ballots can proceed, finding GOP lawmakers and political parties didn’t have standing to challenge the extension. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday found the state and national Republican parties had suffered no
The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has asked a Polk County judge to issue an injunction preventing enforcement of Gov. Tony Evers’ extended mask mandate and related public health emergency. The group on Monday argued Evers has exceeded his authority by declaring three separate public health emergencies all
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told “UpFront” he thinks Republicans will confirm a Supreme Court justice before the election. Host Adrienne Pedersen asked Johnson to comment on how in April 2016 — seven months before the election when President Obama nominated Merrick Garland — he told “UpFront, “Let the American people
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “It is appalling that the Secretary of the State, Mike Pompeo, would politicize his office to the point of using our state Capitol building
DOA Secretary Joel Brennan announced the Evers administration has upped to $301.5 million how much it expects agencies to lapse back to the state at the end of fiscal year 2020-21. The Department of Health Services is expected to account for more than half of the savings. In July, the
Gov. Tony Evers today declared a new public health emergency, citing a surge in COVID-19 cases among young people, and extended his mask mandate. Both orders are effective immediately and last 60 days. In announcing the order, the guv noted eight Wisconsin cities were among the top 20 in the
Two female Wisconsin Supreme Court justices remembered Ginsburg as a fighter for gender equality and a trailblazer for women in the law. “She leaves a legacy to all of us. She was a fighter for equality, for women’s rights in a time where women were not able to be leaders
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, who four years ago called Supreme Court nominations in an election year “problematic,” said Saturday he favors filling the vacancy left by the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, who pushed for a vote on Merrick Garland’s nomination to the