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The two candidates for the 83rd Assembly District’s GOP primary agree on most issues, but one thing that separates them is their amount of experience holding elected office. Pat Goldammer, Village of Waterford trustee and farm owner, will go up
Republican Party of Wisconsin Chair Paul Farrow blames the Wisconsin Elections Commission for a lack of trust in elections, while state Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler argues former President Trump’s “propaganda” campaign is at fault. The two at a WisPolitics.com
State party Chair Paul Farrow says the engagement he’s seeing from the grassroots is unlike anything he’s seen before. It’s just some of them have forgotten all the conservative priorities GOP lawmakers delivered on pre-2016. There’s been noticeable grumbling among
Dem AG Josh Kaul says he’s baffled to see the U.S. Supreme Court toss out Evers’ legislative maps. “I think it’s pretty shocking to see this ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, and I think it’s frankly consistent with the
Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, says Senate Republicans already have “a pretty clear path” on how to proceed with new legislation related to election procedures without first waiting to see what former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman produces from his
Gov. Tony Evers told WisPolitics.com he would consider offering new incentives to get Wisconsinites vaccinated against COVID-19. But he said ultimately it will be more effective to appeal to Wisconsinites’ desire to help their neighbors as the state pushes to
Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley says she’s not ready to make a decision about running for reelection next fall. Part of that is to shield her members contemplating retirement from any extra pressure. “If I were to announce something, then
AG Josh Kaul in a new WisPolitics.com interview called on the Legislature to pass at least some portions of his $115 million public safety plan to help stem an increase in violent crime. The increase in violent crime is part
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, the longest serving speaker in state history, said he will run for reelection in 2022. Vos, 53, was first elected to the Assembly in 2004 and became speaker in 2013. The Rocheter Republican passed Dem Tom Loftus
Rep. Gordon Hintz, who’s stepping down as Assembly minority leader Jan. 10, says the challenge for the next leader will be to address several issues, including Dems’ demographic challenges. The party’s numbers are falling significantly in rural areas while having
While some data points suggest the state might be turning the corner on the current COVID-19 surge, health experts say a concerted effort is needed in Wisconsin to beat the delta variant. The latest numbers from the state Department of
UW System interim President Tommy Thompson says a key Republican lawmaker is “making a big mistake” in seeking legal action against universities. JCRAR co-chair Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, said earlier this week he’ll ask legislative leadership to sue the System
Dem U.S. Senate candidates agreed on expanding healthcare coverage for Americans but offered different views on how to achieve that. The six candidates, during a WisPolitics.com virtual forum yesterday, also showed different approaches to easing the student debt burden. The
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says his decision to delay announcing whether he will seek reelection is saving Wisconsinites from a long campaign. The Oshkosh Republican told a Milwaukee Press Club-WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon Thursday the public won’t be paying attention this
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said she wouldn’t rule out using reconciliation to get parts of President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure package passed through Congress. Baldwin, D-Madison, in a WisPolitics.com virtual infrastructure event today called for a “robust investment” in both
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore says the House police reform bill named after George Floyd will have a hard time making it through the Senate, but she said the measure will “not be in Mitch McConnell’s graveyard.” The Milwaukee Dem during
The Legislature’s top Dem leaders in a WisPolitics.com luncheon voiced support for Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposals to raise the minimum wage and allow for expanded local sales taxes. Evers’ budget proposes raising the state $7.25 minimum wage in three
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
The two candidates for the 83rd Assembly District’s GOP primary agree on most issues, but one thing that separates them is their amount of experience holding elected office. Pat Goldammer, Village of Waterford trustee and farm owner, will go up against Nik Rettinger, first vice chairman of the Republican Party
Republican Party of Wisconsin Chair Paul Farrow blames the Wisconsin Elections Commission for a lack of trust in elections, while state Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler argues former President Trump’s “propaganda” campaign is at fault. The two at a WisPolitics.com Madison Club luncheon Thursday debated why many Wisconsinites have lost
State party Chair Paul Farrow says the engagement he’s seeing from the grassroots is unlike anything he’s seen before. It’s just some of them have forgotten all the conservative priorities GOP lawmakers delivered on pre-2016. There’s been noticeable grumbling among some GOP activists over the last couple of years about
Dem AG Josh Kaul says he’s baffled to see the U.S. Supreme Court toss out Evers’ legislative maps. “I think it’s pretty shocking to see this ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, and I think it’s frankly consistent with the increasing activism we’ve seen from the conservative super majority on
Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, says Senate Republicans already have “a pretty clear path” on how to proceed with new legislation related to election procedures without first waiting to see what former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman produces from his 2020 election probe. Senate Republicans a year ago passed a
Gov. Tony Evers told WisPolitics.com he would consider offering new incentives to get Wisconsinites vaccinated against COVID-19. But he said ultimately it will be more effective to appeal to Wisconsinites’ desire to help their neighbors as the state pushes to get more residents vaccinated. Evers likened it to what he
Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley says she’s not ready to make a decision about running for reelection next fall. Part of that is to shield her members contemplating retirement from any extra pressure. “If I were to announce something, then everybody is going to say, ‘Well the leader did, so
AG Josh Kaul in a new WisPolitics.com interview called on the Legislature to pass at least some portions of his $115 million public safety plan to help stem an increase in violent crime. The increase in violent crime is part of a nationwide trend, which he said stems partly from
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, the longest serving speaker in state history, said he will run for reelection in 2022. Vos, 53, was first elected to the Assembly in 2004 and became speaker in 2013. The Rocheter Republican passed Dem Tom Loftus (1983-91) for longest-serving speaker in January. “I am excited at
Rep. Gordon Hintz, who’s stepping down as Assembly minority leader Jan. 10, says the challenge for the next leader will be to address several issues, including Dems’ demographic challenges. The party’s numbers are falling significantly in rural areas while having such large advantages in urban parts of Wisconsin that they’re
While some data points suggest the state might be turning the corner on the current COVID-19 surge, health experts say a concerted effort is needed in Wisconsin to beat the delta variant. The latest numbers from the state Department of Health Services show the seven-day average for new cases has
UW System interim President Tommy Thompson says a key Republican lawmaker is “making a big mistake” in seeking legal action against universities. JCRAR co-chair Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, said earlier this week he’ll ask legislative leadership to sue the System shortly after the former GOP guv decided not to submit
Dem U.S. Senate candidates agreed on expanding healthcare coverage for Americans but offered different views on how to achieve that. The six candidates, during a WisPolitics.com virtual forum yesterday, also showed different approaches to easing the student debt burden. The election for GOP Sen. Ron Johnson’s seat is next year.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says his decision to delay announcing whether he will seek reelection is saving Wisconsinites from a long campaign. The Oshkosh Republican told a Milwaukee Press Club-WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon Thursday the public won’t be paying attention this year to Senate campaigns, adding he feels there’s still plenty
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said she wouldn’t rule out using reconciliation to get parts of President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure package passed through Congress. Baldwin, D-Madison, in a WisPolitics.com virtual infrastructure event today called for a “robust investment” in both state and national infrastructure. She said the state could use
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore says the House police reform bill named after George Floyd will have a hard time making it through the Senate, but she said the measure will “not be in Mitch McConnell’s graveyard.” The Milwaukee Dem during a WisPolitics.com-Milwaukee Press Club virtual luncheon March 11 said Republicans
The Legislature’s top Dem leaders in a WisPolitics.com luncheon voiced support for Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposals to raise the minimum wage and allow for expanded local sales taxes. Evers’ budget proposes raising the state $7.25 minimum wage in three steps to $10.15 an hour on January 2, 2024, and
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