Gov. Tony Evers says he will continue to push for two-thirds funding for public schools despite GOP opposition and that he’ll work to close down some adult state prisons in the future. Evers in a WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon today said
The Joint Finance Committee co-chairs told a WisPolitics.com luncheon about a number of items in Evers’ budget that they oppose: raising the minimum wage, accepting additional federal money to expand Medicaid and legalizing recreational marijuana. Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green,
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos slammed Gov. Tony Evers for “acting like a dictator” by declaring health emergencies to address COVID-19 without support from the Legislature. The Rochester Republican said in a WisPolitics.com virtual event Thursday the guv’s decision to keep
Charlie Sykes admits he was wrong. And it took Donald Trump to make him realize it. Sykes has been Wisconsin’s most prominent “never Trumper” and perhaps one of its first, starting with a combative radio interview in March 2016 ahead
Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, the newest member of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation, says he doesn’t know who is responsible for last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol and called for an “absolute top-to-bottom” investigation. President Trump during a speech at
Board of Regents President Andrew Petersen doesn’t expect the UW System to rekindle its presidential search process until next summer at the earliest. In an interview with WisPolitics.com, the appointee of former GOP Gov. Scott Walker touted interim-President Tommy Thompson’s
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu says Senate Republicans have created an outline for COVID-19 bill that includes some provisions similar to those in a bill outlined by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. But LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, told WisPolitics.com the Senate GOP
Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley says it’s time for the Capitol to move beyond picking fights and trying to score political points. And it’s a message the Mason Dem says applies to her side as well as Republicans. “People are
Even if the U.S. Supreme Court keeps the Affordable Care Act largely intact, health care will be plagued by high costs, complexity and inequities, experts told a WisPoltics.com virtual event. The high court on Tuesday heard arguments in a Texas
Pollsters say the difference between the upcoming presidential election and the race in 2016 is a shrinking middle ground of undecided voters caused by deeply entrenched partisanship and a lack of prominent third-party candidates. Barry Burden, director of UW-Madison’s Elections
Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by three points among likely Wisconsin voters aged 50 and over, according to a poll by AARP and the Benenson Strategy Group and discussed at Day 1 of the WisPolitics.com Midwest Polling Summit. Forty-nine percent of
President Trump’s coronavirus case is one reason healthcare will be the top issue for many voters this year, a UW-Madison professor told a WisPolitics.com event. “This will certainly impact public appearances and campaign rallies and any future debates that we
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
Rep. John Nygren and his 89th AD GOP primary opponent Andi Rich don’t agree on much. Nygren, R-Marinette, insists that’s because the challenger is really a Dem. Rich, an insurance adjuster, says she supports Gov. Tony Evers’ call to overhaul
Christian Saldivar says he’s running to have someone who is “active and hands-on” representing his community in the Assembly. In an interview with WisPolitics.com he argued his opponent, 9th AD incumbent Rep. Marisabel Cabrera, D-Milwaukee, did not take the time
Republican 14th AD primary candidate Steven Shevey thinks “there’s no reason we shouldn’t be taking” federal dollars to expand Medicaid, so long as the state wouldn’t have to pay it back. Shevey, a 23-year-old Brookfield electrician, told WisPolitics.com in an
Kim Smith doesn’t necessarily have deep policy disagreements with longtime state Rep. Sondy Pope, D-Mt. Horeb. But she believes there should be a more diverse slate of candidates running for the Legislature amid the ongoing discussion in the country over
Robert Slamka says a beef with his former union isn’t the only reason he decided to challenge Rep. Lisa Subeck, D-Madison, in the Democratic Party primary for the 78th AD. But the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Union’s endorsement
Lauri Asbury and Jay Schroeder largely agree on the issues as they seek the Republican nomination for the Fox Valley’s 55th Assembly District. On the push to replace lead water service lines coming into people’s homes, both said it should
Three Republican candidates running in the Fond du Lac-area 41st Assembly District showed some variance in their thoughts on how to treat Wisconsinites’ mental health. Alex Dallman, 28, currently works as outreach representative for U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Glenbeulah. Luke
Gov. Tony Evers says he will continue to push for two-thirds funding for public schools despite GOP opposition and that he’ll work to close down some adult state prisons in the future. Evers in a WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon today said he wants the state to return to funding two-thirds of
The Joint Finance Committee co-chairs told a WisPolitics.com luncheon about a number of items in Evers’ budget that they oppose: raising the minimum wage, accepting additional federal money to expand Medicaid and legalizing recreational marijuana. Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, and Rep. Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, said yesterday they want
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos slammed Gov. Tony Evers for “acting like a dictator” by declaring health emergencies to address COVID-19 without support from the Legislature. The Rochester Republican said in a WisPolitics.com virtual event Thursday the guv’s decision to keep reissuing emergency orders every 60 days without getting approval from
Charlie Sykes admits he was wrong. And it took Donald Trump to make him realize it. Sykes has been Wisconsin’s most prominent “never Trumper” and perhaps one of its first, starting with a combative radio interview in March 2016 ahead of the state’s presidential primary. Since then, he’s been a
Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, the newest member of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation, says he doesn’t know who is responsible for last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol and called for an “absolute top-to-bottom” investigation. President Trump during a speech at the Jan. 6 Washington rally ahead of the riot told
Board of Regents President Andrew Petersen doesn’t expect the UW System to rekindle its presidential search process until next summer at the earliest. In an interview with WisPolitics.com, the appointee of former GOP Gov. Scott Walker touted interim-President Tommy Thompson’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on campuses and his “innovative”
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu says Senate Republicans have created an outline for COVID-19 bill that includes some provisions similar to those in a bill outlined by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. But LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, told WisPolitics.com the Senate GOP outline doesn’t include any appropriations and “definitely we’re not going
Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley says it’s time for the Capitol to move beyond picking fights and trying to score political points. And it’s a message the Mason Dem says applies to her side as well as Republicans. “People are bored of that,” Bewley told WisPolitics.com. “They’ve learned, they’ve seen
Even if the U.S. Supreme Court keeps the Affordable Care Act largely intact, health care will be plagued by high costs, complexity and inequities, experts told a WisPoltics.com virtual event. The high court on Tuesday heard arguments in a Texas case that health advocates feared could lead to the end
Pollsters say the difference between the upcoming presidential election and the race in 2016 is a shrinking middle ground of undecided voters caused by deeply entrenched partisanship and a lack of prominent third-party candidates. Barry Burden, director of UW-Madison’s Elections Research Center, said at day two of WisPolitics.com Midwest Polling
Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by three points among likely Wisconsin voters aged 50 and over, according to a poll by AARP and the Benenson Strategy Group and discussed at Day 1 of the WisPolitics.com Midwest Polling Summit. Forty-nine percent of that demographic backed the Dem nominee while 46 percent favored
President Trump’s coronavirus case is one reason healthcare will be the top issue for many voters this year, a UW-Madison professor told a WisPolitics.com event. “This will certainly impact public appearances and campaign rallies and any future debates that we may have been looking to see,” said Christine Durrance, an
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
Rep. John Nygren and his 89th AD GOP primary opponent Andi Rich don’t agree on much. Nygren, R-Marinette, insists that’s because the challenger is really a Dem. Rich, an insurance adjuster, says she supports Gov. Tony Evers’ call to overhaul police policies to make deadly force a last resort, backs
Christian Saldivar says he’s running to have someone who is “active and hands-on” representing his community in the Assembly. In an interview with WisPolitics.com he argued his opponent, 9th AD incumbent Rep. Marisabel Cabrera, D-Milwaukee, did not take the time to get to know district residents and hasn’t done her
Republican 14th AD primary candidate Steven Shevey thinks “there’s no reason we shouldn’t be taking” federal dollars to expand Medicaid, so long as the state wouldn’t have to pay it back. Shevey, a 23-year-old Brookfield electrician, told WisPolitics.com in an interview that he’s running in the competitive Milwaukee suburban district
Kim Smith doesn’t necessarily have deep policy disagreements with longtime state Rep. Sondy Pope, D-Mt. Horeb. But she believes there should be a more diverse slate of candidates running for the Legislature amid the ongoing discussion in the country over race relations and police policies. Pope agrees diversity is needed
Robert Slamka says a beef with his former union isn’t the only reason he decided to challenge Rep. Lisa Subeck, D-Madison, in the Democratic Party primary for the 78th AD. But the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Union’s endorsement of Subeck didn’t sit well with him. Subeck, meanwhile, says
Lauri Asbury and Jay Schroeder largely agree on the issues as they seek the Republican nomination for the Fox Valley’s 55th Assembly District. On the push to replace lead water service lines coming into people’s homes, both said it should be handled through municipal budgets. Asbury, 55 and a member
Three Republican candidates running in the Fond du Lac-area 41st Assembly District showed some variance in their thoughts on how to treat Wisconsinites’ mental health. Alex Dallman, 28, currently works as outreach representative for U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Glenbeulah. Luke Dretske, 21 and a junior at Ripon College, is the