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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
Wisconsin State Public Defender Kelli Thompson says it will take several years to clear a backlog of roughly 35,000 cases because of a shortage of public defenders. “It is a statewide problem,” Thompson said on WISN’s “UpFront,”’ produced in partnership
The Wisconsin Supreme Court in a 4-3 ruling Friday implemented the maps GOP lawmakers had proposed, finding they are race neutral and stick to the least-change approach the justices had previously set as a foundation for the lines. The maps
The state crime labs were better at turning around DNA cases submitted in 2021 than the year before. But it took longer, on average, to process them, according to the Department of Justice’s annual report on the Division of Forensic
Several of the Supreme Court’s liberal members suggested it was “absurd” to argue that it’s illegal for a spouse or child to place a voter’s ballot in the mailbox at the end of their driveway under Wisconsin law.
A Waukesha County judge has ruled the DNR lacked the authority to require the cleanup of hazardous materials such as PFAS because the agency has failed to properly go through the rulemaking process. Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Michael Bohren
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce has filed a lawsuit against the Village of Pewaukee, arguing a transportation fee the village enacted last year is “unlawful and invalid.” WMC says the village is charging all residential and commercial utility accounts a base
A member of the state Republican Party’s executive committee says an endorsement vote will happen at the convention in May, defending the process that’s under fire from some candidates. “I’ll say the great majority of candidates that came before the
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
Wisconsin State Public Defender Kelli Thompson says it will take several years to clear a backlog of roughly 35,000 cases because of a shortage of public defenders. “It is a statewide problem,” Thompson said on WISN’s “UpFront,”’ produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “It’s something that we all have to be
The Wisconsin Supreme Court in a 4-3 ruling Friday implemented the maps GOP lawmakers had proposed, finding they are race neutral and stick to the least-change approach the justices had previously set as a foundation for the lines. The maps — barring a further legal challenge — could put Republicans
The state crime labs were better at turning around DNA cases submitted in 2021 than the year before. But it took longer, on average, to process them, according to the Department of Justice’s annual report on the Division of Forensic Sciences. GOP AG candidates Adam Jarchow and Eric Toney both
Several of the Supreme Court’s liberal members suggested it was “absurd” to argue that it’s illegal for a spouse or child to place a voter’s ballot in the mailbox at the end of their driveway under Wisconsin law.
A Waukesha County judge has ruled the DNR lacked the authority to require the cleanup of hazardous materials such as PFAS because the agency has failed to properly go through the rulemaking process. Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Michael Bohren in yesterday’s ruling accused the agency of operating on “a
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce has filed a lawsuit against the Village of Pewaukee, arguing a transportation fee the village enacted last year is “unlawful and invalid.” WMC says the village is charging all residential and commercial utility accounts a base fee of $15.74 along with a usage fee that varies
A member of the state Republican Party’s executive committee says an endorsement vote will happen at the convention in May, defending the process that’s under fire from some candidates. “I’ll say the great majority of candidates that came before the endorsement committee were supportive of the process,” Bill Feehan said