Assembly Speaker Robin Vos gave his party a one-in-three shot at taking enough seats this November to form a veto-proof supermajority. But both Vos, R-Rochester, and Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh, at a WisPolitics.com virtual event Wednesday told viewers
Wisconsin Republican National Committeeman Tom Schreibel feels the race between President Trump and Joe Biden may be closer than polls currently suggest.
Dane County Exec Joe Parisi said moving to online instruction and other measures UW-Madison is taking to fight COVID-19 are a good start, but still urged officials to consider sending students home. Dane County has seen hundreds of new COVID-19
The Elections Commission made “every possible effort” Thursday afternoon to gather the information the Wisconsin Supreme Court wanted on absentee ballots that may have already been sent. But the commission was unable to pull it together due to the state’s
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 “You can’t continue to riot for 100 days without having some sort of financial
The state’s transportation fund took in almost 5 percent less in 2019-20 than was expected, driven largely by people driving less amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, the transportation fund took in nearly $1.9 billion over
A Wisconsin police group wants to play an assertive role in driving the conversation about policing reforms following the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, a group leader said. The Wisconsin Professional Police Association last week put out a detailed,
Joe Biden says the protests that have sprung up across the United States in wake of the death of Black people at the hands of police officers shows Americans have reached an “inflection point.” What’s more, he said he believes
Joe Biden said he’s coming to Kenosha today to have a conversation about helping the community heal, while the state GOP chair knocked him for waiting until after violent protests rocked the city to visit Wisconsin. The stop will be
On the eve of his visit to Kenosha, President Trump declined to condemn the actions of a 17-year-old who shot three protesters, killing two of them. Rival Joe Biden said if Trump can’t denounce violence regardless of political affiliation, he
Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian said the city will have to confront hard questions but will emerge stronger after a controversial police shooting and destruction caused by rioters. “What do we need to do to heal? What do we need to
Gov. Tony Evers and AG Josh Kaul are calling on President Trump to abandon plans to visit Kenosha tomorrow. The two Dems say the trip would divert law enforcement forces from cleanup efforts and could sow more division after a
Two Kenosha police officers deployed Tasers against Jacob Blake before he was shot seven times in the back, the state Department of Justice said Friday in an update on its investigation. The update also provides other details on the officers
Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday challenged GOP lawmakers to meet next week and overhaul police policies to avoid seeing a repeat of the police shooting and subsequent violent protests that have played out in Kenosha over the last several days.
A fourth night of protests in Kenosha following the police shooting of a Black father of six was mostly peaceful, a contrast from previous nights that saw looting, property damage and three people shot, two fatally.
Jacob Blake was in possession of a knife when he was shot by Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey, Attorney General Josh Kaul said today. But repeatedly quizzed if police knew Blake was in possession of a knife when he was
Gov. Tony Evers today doubled the number of National Guard members available to help law enforcement rein in violent protests in Kenosha as Republicans slammed him for doing too little and the White House moved to provide additional federal assistance.
Two people were killed and a third injured in a shooting as a third night of protests roiled downtown Kenosha. In a statement this morning, Kenosha police provided few details of the shootings. The third person with gunshot wounds was
Gov. Tony Evers today authorized doubling the National Guard’s presence in Kenosha County to 250 and declared a state of emergency following violent protests in the wake of a police officer shooting a Black man in the back. Under the
Protesters overnight in Kenosha burned a furniture store and in Madison broke windows and set dumpsters on fire in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake that has left him paralyzed. Online video on Sunday showed a Kenosha officer
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos gave his party a one-in-three shot at taking enough seats this November to form a veto-proof supermajority. But both Vos, R-Rochester, and Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh, at a WisPolitics.com virtual event Wednesday told viewers they believe their parties will hold on to all vulnerable
Wisconsin Republican National Committeeman Tom Schreibel feels the race between President Trump and Joe Biden may be closer than polls currently suggest.
Dane County Exec Joe Parisi said moving to online instruction and other measures UW-Madison is taking to fight COVID-19 are a good start, but still urged officials to consider sending students home. Dane County has seen hundreds of new COVID-19 cases and a “strong majority” of them are coming from
The Elections Commission made “every possible effort” Thursday afternoon to gather the information the Wisconsin Supreme Court wanted on absentee ballots that may have already been sent. But the commission was unable to pull it together due to the state’s decentralized election system. The Supreme Court directed the commission to
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 “You can’t continue to riot for 100 days without having some sort of financial support.” – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, suggesting to Vicki
The state’s transportation fund took in almost 5 percent less in 2019-20 than was expected, driven largely by people driving less amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, the transportation fund took in nearly $1.9 billion over the fiscal year, about $97.3 million less than what the
A Wisconsin police group wants to play an assertive role in driving the conversation about policing reforms following the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, a group leader said. The Wisconsin Professional Police Association last week put out a detailed, 14-page plan called “A Blueprint for Change.” The group’s recommendations
Joe Biden says the protests that have sprung up across the United States in wake of the death of Black people at the hands of police officers shows Americans have reached an “inflection point.” What’s more, he said he believes Americans are prepared to take on the country’s “original sin:
Joe Biden said he’s coming to Kenosha today to have a conversation about helping the community heal, while the state GOP chair knocked him for waiting until after violent protests rocked the city to visit Wisconsin. The stop will be Biden’s first in the state this year after he skipped
On the eve of his visit to Kenosha, President Trump declined to condemn the actions of a 17-year-old who shot three protesters, killing two of them. Rival Joe Biden said if Trump can’t denounce violence regardless of political affiliation, he is unfit for the presidency. The attorney for Kyle Rittenhouse,
Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian said the city will have to confront hard questions but will emerge stronger after a controversial police shooting and destruction caused by rioters. “What do we need to do to heal? What do we need to do to make it so these things don’t happen again?
Gov. Tony Evers and AG Josh Kaul are calling on President Trump to abandon plans to visit Kenosha tomorrow. The two Dems say the trip would divert law enforcement forces from cleanup efforts and could sow more division after a week of sometimes violent protests. But a White House spokesman
Two Kenosha police officers deployed Tasers against Jacob Blake before he was shot seven times in the back, the state Department of Justice said Friday in an update on its investigation. The update also provides other details on the officers responding to the call Sunday. But it doesn’t detail whether
Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday challenged GOP lawmakers to meet next week and overhaul police policies to avoid seeing a repeat of the police shooting and subsequent violent protests that have played out in Kenosha over the last several days. He also defended his actions since Sunday’s shooting of Jacob
A fourth night of protests in Kenosha following the police shooting of a Black father of six was mostly peaceful, a contrast from previous nights that saw looting, property damage and three people shot, two fatally.
Jacob Blake was in possession of a knife when he was shot by Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey, Attorney General Josh Kaul said today. But repeatedly quizzed if police knew Blake was in possession of a knife when he was shot, Kaul declined to provide details. The AG said he
Gov. Tony Evers today doubled the number of National Guard members available to help law enforcement rein in violent protests in Kenosha as Republicans slammed him for doing too little and the White House moved to provide additional federal assistance. The moves all came against a backdrop of Wisconsin playing
Two people were killed and a third injured in a shooting as a third night of protests roiled downtown Kenosha. In a statement this morning, Kenosha police provided few details of the shootings. The third person with gunshot wounds was transported to a hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries.
Gov. Tony Evers today authorized doubling the National Guard’s presence in Kenosha County to 250 and declared a state of emergency following violent protests in the wake of a police officer shooting a Black man in the back. Under the order, members of the Guard can’t be used to impede
Protesters overnight in Kenosha burned a furniture store and in Madison broke windows and set dumpsters on fire in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake that has left him paralyzed. Online video on Sunday showed a Kenosha officer shooting Blake in the back multiple times as he entered