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Margaret Farrow, the first woman to serve as Wisconsin’s lieutenant governor, died this morning, her family said. She was 87. Paul Farrow, who followed his mom’s footsteps into the state Legislature and now serves as Waukesha County exec, praised her
GOP lawmakers are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a ruling by Wisconsin’s justices to put Gov. Tony Evers’ legislative and congressional maps in place for the 2022 elections. And they want the nation’s highest court to order this
U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg Tom Barrett calls the unfolding Russia-Ukraine crisis a “very dangerous time.” Barrett, the former longtime mayor of Milwaukee, is providing U.S. intelligence to Luxembourg officials as the country increases its aid to Ukraine and begins to
Gov. Tony Evers celebrated the state Supreme Court picking his maps for Wisconsin’s legislative and congressional districts with a “Hell yes.” But the fight over the lines that will be in place for the 2022 elections isn’t necessarily over with
The state Supreme Court today delivered a win for Dems in picking Gov. Tony Evers’ congressional and legislative boundaries. Even so, the new lines — if they withstand an appeal — would still leave Dems fighting an uphill battle to
Gov. Tony Evers’ standing with Wisconsin voters has improved since October, President Biden’s stayed the same and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s has dipped, according to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. The poll also took a first look at
Fresh off his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden today held up an aging bridge he visited ahead of a speech on the UW–Superior campus as an example of projects that will be funded through the bipartisan infrastructure
Conservative members of the state Supreme Court raised concerns that requiring former PSC Commissioner Mike Huebsch to turn over personal communications could open a Pandora’s box for other public servants, including judges. Opponents of a high-voltage transmission line between Dubuque,
U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher is calling on Congress to convene an emergency session to address the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Ukrainians still need our help,” Gallagher said on WISN’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “Right now Putin wants to
Nearly two dozen groups have signaled support for an amended bill to overhaul the state’s indefinitely confined voter law, especially if another change is added on the Senate floor today. Gov. Tony Evers is expected to veto the bulk of
Gov. Tony Evers signaled he’ll likely veto more than a dozen GOP election bills scheduled for votes this week in the state Senate and Assembly. “I have to see them first, but the bottom line is, as I talked about
Former Justice Michael Gableman on Friday asked a Waukesha County judge to jail the Wisconsin Elections Commission chair and officials with four cities if they refuse to comply with previously issued subpoenas. Gableman had previously filed a similar request for
Gov. Tony Evers doubled down on his call to use a chunk of the state’s projected $3.8 billion budget surplus to send a rebate of $150 to each Wisconsinite and pump more money into education. GOP lawmakers have already rejected
Johnson is the acknowledged front-runner in a field of seven on Tuesday’s primary ballot. Four are Black — Johnson, Milwaukee County Sheriff Earnell Lucas, Democratic state Sen. Lena Taylor and community activist Ieshuh Griffin. Three — Ald. Marina Dimitrijevic, Taylor and Griffin — are women, in a city where no woman has ever held the mayor’s office. Only two — former Ald. Bob Donovan and events planner Michael Sampson — are white males.
State Rep. Timothy Ramthun’s entrance in the race for governor is set to shake up the GOP primary, but Republican insiders are still questioning to what extent. Ramthun, who has attempted to overturn Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential results, held an event
A federal court ruling put up another roadblock as Wisconsin hunters have been seeking to hold another gray wolf hunt since a Madison judge temporarily blocked the hunt last year. California U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White, an appointee of former
Milwaukee needs big changes to stem a declining population, boost the economy and become a top-tier city, the seven mayoral candidates told a WisPolitics.com-Milwaukee Press Club forum. The primary is Tuesday. Responding to a question on what the city is
Addressing violent crime, car thefts and racial disparities would be some of Milwaukee County Sheriff Earnell Lucas’s priorities should voters elect him to be Milwaukee’s next mayor. Lucas said he wants to work with community members and get the police
Ieshuh Griffin would address a lack of community resources and opportunities she says is behind much of Milwaukee’s crime problem should she be elected mayor.. To address the city’s crime problem, the Milwaukee activist said she wants to offer additional
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle generally agreed moving forward with a plan to replace Wisconsin’s troubled youth prison with a new facility in Milwaukee is good, but some from the area balked at plans to get there by
Margaret Farrow, the first woman to serve as Wisconsin’s lieutenant governor, died this morning, her family said. She was 87. Paul Farrow, who followed his mom’s footsteps into the state Legislature and now serves as Waukesha County exec, praised her as a “trailblazer.” “Not only because of her significant positions
GOP lawmakers are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a ruling by Wisconsin’s justices to put Gov. Tony Evers’ legislative and congressional maps in place for the 2022 elections. And they want the nation’s highest court to order this fall’s elections to be held using the lines they drew
U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg Tom Barrett calls the unfolding Russia-Ukraine crisis a “very dangerous time.” Barrett, the former longtime mayor of Milwaukee, is providing U.S. intelligence to Luxembourg officials as the country increases its aid to Ukraine and begins to accept Ukrainian refugees. “Obviously we get communications on an hourly
Gov. Tony Evers celebrated the state Supreme Court picking his maps for Wisconsin’s legislative and congressional districts with a “Hell yes.” But the fight over the lines that will be in place for the 2022 elections isn’t necessarily over with conservative Justice Pat Roggensack writing she hopes the U.S. Supreme
The state Supreme Court today delivered a win for Dems in picking Gov. Tony Evers’ congressional and legislative boundaries. Even so, the new lines — if they withstand an appeal — would still leave Dems fighting an uphill battle to take the majority in the Assembly or Senate. Writing for
Gov. Tony Evers’ standing with Wisconsin voters has improved since October, President Biden’s stayed the same and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s has dipped, according to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. The poll also took a first look at the Dem primary for the U.S. Senate and GOP race
Fresh off his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden today held up an aging bridge he visited ahead of a speech on the UW–Superior campus as an example of projects that will be funded through the bipartisan infrastructure law. Biden said the John A. Blatnik Memorial Bridge in
Conservative members of the state Supreme Court raised concerns that requiring former PSC Commissioner Mike Huebsch to turn over personal communications could open a Pandora’s box for other public servants, including judges. Opponents of a high-voltage transmission line between Dubuque, Iowa, and Middleton that the PSC approved sought Huebsch’s personal
U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher is calling on Congress to convene an emergency session to address the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Ukrainians still need our help,” Gallagher said on WISN’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “Right now Putin wants to turn this into a quick and relatively costless victory, so
Nearly two dozen groups have signaled support for an amended bill to overhaul the state’s indefinitely confined voter law, especially if another change is added on the Senate floor today. Gov. Tony Evers is expected to veto the bulk of the election-related bills Republicans plan to take up in the
Gov. Tony Evers signaled he’ll likely veto more than a dozen GOP election bills scheduled for votes this week in the state Senate and Assembly. “I have to see them first, but the bottom line is, as I talked about in my State of the State speech, this is a
Former Justice Michael Gableman on Friday asked a Waukesha County judge to jail the Wisconsin Elections Commission chair and officials with four cities if they refuse to comply with previously issued subpoenas. Gableman had previously filed a similar request for the mayors of Green Bay and Madison only to back
Gov. Tony Evers doubled down on his call to use a chunk of the state’s projected $3.8 billion budget surplus to send a rebate of $150 to each Wisconsinite and pump more money into education. GOP lawmakers have already rejected the $1.7 billion plan, dismissing it as an election-year gimmick.
Johnson is the acknowledged front-runner in a field of seven on Tuesday’s primary ballot. Four are Black — Johnson, Milwaukee County Sheriff Earnell Lucas, Democratic state Sen. Lena Taylor and community activist Ieshuh Griffin. Three — Ald. Marina Dimitrijevic, Taylor and Griffin — are women, in a city where no woman has ever held the mayor’s office. Only two — former Ald. Bob Donovan and events planner Michael Sampson — are white males.
State Rep. Timothy Ramthun’s entrance in the race for governor is set to shake up the GOP primary, but Republican insiders are still questioning to what extent. Ramthun, who has attempted to overturn Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential results, held an event Saturday in Kewaskum formally launching his campaign. “He has gone
A federal court ruling put up another roadblock as Wisconsin hunters have been seeking to hold another gray wolf hunt since a Madison judge temporarily blocked the hunt last year. California U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, restored federal protections for gray wolves,
Milwaukee needs big changes to stem a declining population, boost the economy and become a top-tier city, the seven mayoral candidates told a WisPolitics.com-Milwaukee Press Club forum. The primary is Tuesday. Responding to a question on what the city is missing as fellow liberal stronghold Madison grows, candidates at Turner
Addressing violent crime, car thefts and racial disparities would be some of Milwaukee County Sheriff Earnell Lucas’s priorities should voters elect him to be Milwaukee’s next mayor. Lucas said he wants to work with community members and get the police “on its toes” working hard to reduce violent crime in
Ieshuh Griffin would address a lack of community resources and opportunities she says is behind much of Milwaukee’s crime problem should she be elected mayor.. To address the city’s crime problem, the Milwaukee activist said she wants to offer additional community resources to give Milwaukeeans more outlets and opportunities so
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle generally agreed moving forward with a plan to replace Wisconsin’s troubled youth prison with a new facility in Milwaukee is good, but some from the area balked at plans to get there by revamping an existing DOC work-release facility. During a Senate Judiciary