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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said Wednesday’s meeting with the Jan. 6 Select Committee was brief as he answered lawmakers’ questions on Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election.
Waukesha County Judge Jennifer Dorow, who oversaw the trial and sentencing of the man who killed six in last year’s Waukesha Christmas Parade, says she’s running for the state Supreme Court to apply the law as written.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says passage of legislation to provide new legal protections for same-sex and interracial couples shows the U.S. government and American people “see them and respect them.” The Senate yesterday approved the bill 61-36 on final passage, clearing the way to send it back to the House, which had passed an earlier version
Gov. Tony Evers plans to deliver his annual State of the State address Feb. 7. Meanwhile, he’s asked GOP legislative leaders to keep open Feb. 28 or March 7 for his budget address.
Dem state Rep. Deb Andraca, of Whitefish Bay, says she won’t run for the 8th SD in the special election left by the retirement of longtime GOP Sen. Alberta Darling.
Hearst Television’s national investigative unit asked every public school district in Wisconsin and all 50 states what steps they’re taking to keep kids safe.
The Green Party crossed the threshold to secure ballot status for the 2024 presidential election after its candidate for secretary of state got more than 1 percent of the vote Nov. 8.
Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, today reappointed Rep. Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, as the Assembly co-chair of the powerful Joint Finance Committee.
Republican leaders signaled they’re willing to work with Dem Gov. Tony Evers on tax cuts plus funding for schools and local governments after the recently reelected guv called them.
GOP state Sen. Alberta Darling, who led the powerful Joint Finance Committee for a record-tying six terms, announced today she will retire Dec. 1 after 32 years in the Legislature. Her departure will open up a vacancy in her strongly
Kaul in an interview with WisPolitics.com said the newly projected $6.6 billion budget surplus provides a “once-in-a generation opportunity.” In all, Kaul wants $95.7 million more in general purpose revenue and 67 more positions.
Republican Amy Loudenbeck today conceded to Dem Doug La Follette after the final county canvasses found the longtime secretary of state beating his GOP challenger by 7,442 votes. That’s a margin of 0.28 percent of all votes cast in the
The Evers administration now expects a record-high budget surplus of nearly $6.6 billion to end the fiscal year June 30, well above previous expectations that it would come in north of $5 billion.
Senate Minority Leader Melissa Agard, D-Madison, today reappointed Sen. LaTonya Johnson, of Milwaukee, to the Joint Finance Committee and added Sen. Kelda Roys, of Madison.
Former Vice President Mike Pence says on Jan. 6, 2021, he was unaware of the attempted plan to deliver him a slate of alternative Republican electors from Wisconsin.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the slate of legislative leaders for the new legislative session, GOP Rep. Janel Brandtjen being barred from closed caucus, whether Dem Gov. Tony Evers and the GOP-controlled Legislature can reach a compromise on tax cuts and former President Trump’s impact on the midterm elections.
Longtime Secretary of State Doug La Follette has declared victory with three county canvasses still outstanding. La Follette, who has held the office for all but four years since 1975, led GOP state Rep. Amy Loudenbeck, of Clinton, by more
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, blasted GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson for voting against a bill that would protect same-sex marriage rights. The bill, cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, cleared a key procedural vote yesterday, paving the way for final passage.
Gov. Tony Evers says he can’t envision signing a budget that would lower the state’s top income tax rates as some Republicans have suggested. He also expressed skepticism about Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ suggestion that Republicans could provide Evers the funding boost for K-12 education he wants in exchange for universal school choice.
Assembly Republicans voted last week to bar Rep. Janel Brandtjen, R-Menomonee Falls, from attending closed caucus because they no longer trust her, according to a letter obtained by WisPolitics.com.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said Wednesday’s meeting with the Jan. 6 Select Committee was brief as he answered lawmakers’ questions on Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election.
Waukesha County Judge Jennifer Dorow, who oversaw the trial and sentencing of the man who killed six in last year’s Waukesha Christmas Parade, says she’s running for the state Supreme Court to apply the law as written.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says passage of legislation to provide new legal protections for same-sex and interracial couples shows the U.S. government and American people “see them and respect them.” The Senate yesterday approved the bill 61-36 on final passage, clearing the way to send it back to the House, which had passed an earlier version
Gov. Tony Evers plans to deliver his annual State of the State address Feb. 7. Meanwhile, he’s asked GOP legislative leaders to keep open Feb. 28 or March 7 for his budget address.
Dem state Rep. Deb Andraca, of Whitefish Bay, says she won’t run for the 8th SD in the special election left by the retirement of longtime GOP Sen. Alberta Darling.
Hearst Television’s national investigative unit asked every public school district in Wisconsin and all 50 states what steps they’re taking to keep kids safe.
The Green Party crossed the threshold to secure ballot status for the 2024 presidential election after its candidate for secretary of state got more than 1 percent of the vote Nov. 8.
Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, today reappointed Rep. Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, as the Assembly co-chair of the powerful Joint Finance Committee.
Republican leaders signaled they’re willing to work with Dem Gov. Tony Evers on tax cuts plus funding for schools and local governments after the recently reelected guv called them.
GOP state Sen. Alberta Darling, who led the powerful Joint Finance Committee for a record-tying six terms, announced today she will retire Dec. 1 after 32 years in the Legislature. Her departure will open up a vacancy in her strongly GOP seat representing the Milwaukee suburbs. Darling, 78, didn’t cite
Kaul in an interview with WisPolitics.com said the newly projected $6.6 billion budget surplus provides a “once-in-a generation opportunity.” In all, Kaul wants $95.7 million more in general purpose revenue and 67 more positions.
Republican Amy Loudenbeck today conceded to Dem Doug La Follette after the final county canvasses found the longtime secretary of state beating his GOP challenger by 7,442 votes. That’s a margin of 0.28 percent of all votes cast in the race, just outside the margin of 0.25 percent needed for
The Evers administration now expects a record-high budget surplus of nearly $6.6 billion to end the fiscal year June 30, well above previous expectations that it would come in north of $5 billion.
Senate Minority Leader Melissa Agard, D-Madison, today reappointed Sen. LaTonya Johnson, of Milwaukee, to the Joint Finance Committee and added Sen. Kelda Roys, of Madison.
Former Vice President Mike Pence says on Jan. 6, 2021, he was unaware of the attempted plan to deliver him a slate of alternative Republican electors from Wisconsin.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the slate of legislative leaders for the new legislative session, GOP Rep. Janel Brandtjen being barred from closed caucus, whether Dem Gov. Tony Evers and the GOP-controlled Legislature can reach a compromise on tax cuts and former President Trump’s impact on the midterm elections.
Longtime Secretary of State Doug La Follette has declared victory with three county canvasses still outstanding. La Follette, who has held the office for all but four years since 1975, led GOP state Rep. Amy Loudenbeck, of Clinton, by more than 7,000 votes, according to unofficial returns collected by The
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, blasted GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson for voting against a bill that would protect same-sex marriage rights. The bill, cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, cleared a key procedural vote yesterday, paving the way for final passage.
Gov. Tony Evers says he can’t envision signing a budget that would lower the state’s top income tax rates as some Republicans have suggested. He also expressed skepticism about Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ suggestion that Republicans could provide Evers the funding boost for K-12 education he wants in exchange for universal school choice.
Assembly Republicans voted last week to bar Rep. Janel Brandtjen, R-Menomonee Falls, from attending closed caucus because they no longer trust her, according to a letter obtained by WisPolitics.com.