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DOJ now says a decision is no longer needed by today on a proposed multi-state settlement AG Josh Kaul tried to take before the Joint Finance Committee earlier this week. DOJ’s Charlotte Gibson, head of the Legal Services Division, sent
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan questioned Dems’ chances of winning the 7th CD in an upcoming special election, saying the northern Wisconsin district has been gerrymandered to the GOP’s benefit. Pocan told the Madison Rotary Club Wednesday the 7th CD had
Most of the people in the state who recently developed severe lung diseases after vaping say they used e-cigarettes or other vaping devices containing THC — the main active chemical in marijuana. That’s according to the state Department of Health
While the GOP JFC co-chairs called Dem AG Josh Kaul’s request to sign a confidentiality agreement a “nonstarter” after yesterday’s hearing, they wrote in a July letter they were open to one to ensure details of proposed settlements submitted for
WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan will formally step down from the job Sept. 3, telling Gov. Tony Evers in a letter serving in the role has been “one of the great privileges of my life.” Hogan’s departure will come
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil says President Trump is bringing countries to the table to negotiate better trade deals. UpFront host Adrienne Pedersen asked Steil about the tariffs China just announced Friday. “I’ve been advocating for moving through this process as
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the status of Gov. Tony Evers’ cabinet appointments, the state’s energy future, a bill to regulate the hemp industry and former House Speaker Paul Ryan’s move to Maryland.
The following excerpts are copyright @ 2019 The Almanac of American Politics. This feature was provided by and is included in The Almanac of American Politics 2020 edition, released August 2019. To learn more about this publication or purchase a
A federal three-judge panel has rejected a request from GOP lawmakers to reimburse some of the tab they charged to taxpayers for outside counsel to defend the Assembly map Republicans drew in 2011. Thursday’s decision leaves taxpayers on the hook
Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm won bipartisan backing from a Senate committee Wednesday despite concerns from Sen. Andre Jacque about “conflicts of interest” within the agency. Jacque, R-DePere, again said he was concerned about Palm’s decision to hire Nicole Safar,
All three PSC commissioners gave preliminary OK Tuesday for a high-voltage transmission line from near Dubuque to Middleton for wind-generated electricity. A coalition of clean energy advocates — including the Clean Grid Alliance, RENEW Wisconsin, Fresh Energy, the Minnesota Center
The PAC Randy Bryce rolled out in March to back working-class congressional candidates has yet to make a single donation to someone running for office, according to his latest FEC report. Instead, nearly half the money it spent went to
State Sen. Pat Testin was the “named Republican candidate” who was neck-and-neck with Dem U.S. Rep. Ron Kind in an NRCC poll released last month, but the lawmaker says he is focused on re-election to the state Senate in 2020.
Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said one of her biggest worries heading into the 2020 elections will be organized efforts to confuse or mislead voters. “We just need to be really cognizant of where we are getting our information
On this week’s episode of Rewind, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the latest gun control debate in the Capitol, concerns over election security and state Sen. Lena Taylor considering a run for Milwaukee mayor.
Gov. Tony Evers joined Dem lawmakers and AG Josh Kaul to introduce a bill to expand background checks covering a vast majority of firearms purchases in the state. But Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, said in a statement that
A trio of Republican lawmakers pushed a GOP backed-bill Wednesday that would expand access to contraception by allowing pharmacists to prescribe birth control pills. Reps. Joel Kitchens of Sturgeon Bay and Mary Felzkowski of Irma and Sen. Kathy Bernier of
A divided Wisconsin Elections Commission has settled on a scaled-back proposal to provide temporary replacement computers to clerks to tighten security of the state’s voter database ahead of the 2020 elections. Ahead of Tuesday’s special meeting, WEC staff raised concerns
Gov. Tony Evers has dramatically cut the use of state planes compared to Scott Walker and instead is much more likely to use a car to get outside of Madison, according to records obtained by WisPolitics.com. Still, Walker’s plane use
Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, hinted at a run for Milwaukee mayor in a weekend television interview. “I’ve got on my Converse. Normally you wear tennis shoes when you are ready to run,” she said Sunday on “UpFront,” produced in partnership
DOJ now says a decision is no longer needed by today on a proposed multi-state settlement AG Josh Kaul tried to take before the Joint Finance Committee earlier this week. DOJ’s Charlotte Gibson, head of the Legal Services Division, sent committee members an email yesterday evening breaking the news. It
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan questioned Dems’ chances of winning the 7th CD in an upcoming special election, saying the northern Wisconsin district has been gerrymandered to the GOP’s benefit. Pocan told the Madison Rotary Club Wednesday the 7th CD had become a “tougher district” for Dems to win after Sean
Most of the people in the state who recently developed severe lung diseases after vaping say they used e-cigarettes or other vaping devices containing THC — the main active chemical in marijuana. That’s according to the state Department of Health Services, which is tracking 32 confirmed or probable cases of
While the GOP JFC co-chairs called Dem AG Josh Kaul’s request to sign a confidentiality agreement a “nonstarter” after yesterday’s hearing, they wrote in a July letter they were open to one to ensure details of proposed settlements submitted for their review remained secret. They also suggested their own version
WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan will formally step down from the job Sept. 3, telling Gov. Tony Evers in a letter serving in the role has been “one of the great privileges of my life.” Hogan’s departure will come shortly after Evers regains the power to appoint the agency
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil says President Trump is bringing countries to the table to negotiate better trade deals. UpFront host Adrienne Pedersen asked Steil about the tariffs China just announced Friday. “I’ve been advocating for moving through this process as quickly as we can. I think a key step to
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the status of Gov. Tony Evers’ cabinet appointments, the state’s energy future, a bill to regulate the hemp industry and former House Speaker Paul Ryan’s move to Maryland.
The following excerpts are copyright @ 2019 The Almanac of American Politics. This feature was provided by and is included in The Almanac of American Politics 2020 edition, released August 2019. To learn more about this publication or purchase a copy, visit www.almanacofamericanpolitics.com. STATE OVERVIEW Heading into the 2016 presidential
A federal three-judge panel has rejected a request from GOP lawmakers to reimburse some of the tab they charged to taxpayers for outside counsel to defend the Assembly map Republicans drew in 2011. Thursday’s decision leaves taxpayers on the hook for all of the nearly $1.7 million private attorneys have
Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm won bipartisan backing from a Senate committee Wednesday despite concerns from Sen. Andre Jacque about “conflicts of interest” within the agency. Jacque, R-DePere, again said he was concerned about Palm’s decision to hire Nicole Safar, who formerly worked for Planned Parenthood, to fill the agency’s
All three PSC commissioners gave preliminary OK Tuesday for a high-voltage transmission line from near Dubuque to Middleton for wind-generated electricity. A coalition of clean energy advocates — including the Clean Grid Alliance, RENEW Wisconsin, Fresh Energy, the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy and the Center for Rural Affairs —
The PAC Randy Bryce rolled out in March to back working-class congressional candidates has yet to make a single donation to someone running for office, according to his latest FEC report. Instead, nearly half the money it spent went to pay the ironworker for consulting, cover his travel costs or
State Sen. Pat Testin was the “named Republican candidate” who was neck-and-neck with Dem U.S. Rep. Ron Kind in an NRCC poll released last month, but the lawmaker says he is focused on re-election to the state Senate in 2020. The National Republican Congressional Committee declined to release the identity
Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said one of her biggest worries heading into the 2020 elections will be organized efforts to confuse or mislead voters. “We just need to be really cognizant of where we are getting our information from, and making sure we’re getting it from a legitimate
On this week’s episode of Rewind, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the latest gun control debate in the Capitol, concerns over election security and state Sen. Lena Taylor considering a run for Milwaukee mayor.
Gov. Tony Evers joined Dem lawmakers and AG Josh Kaul to introduce a bill to expand background checks covering a vast majority of firearms purchases in the state. But Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, said in a statement that is was “disingenuous” to suggest universal background checks “would have
A trio of Republican lawmakers pushed a GOP backed-bill Wednesday that would expand access to contraception by allowing pharmacists to prescribe birth control pills. Reps. Joel Kitchens of Sturgeon Bay and Mary Felzkowski of Irma and Sen. Kathy Bernier of Chippewa Falls touted the bill’s dual benefits: cutting the high
A divided Wisconsin Elections Commission has settled on a scaled-back proposal to provide temporary replacement computers to clerks to tighten security of the state’s voter database ahead of the 2020 elections. Ahead of Tuesday’s special meeting, WEC staff raised concerns about clerks accessing the database on machines running on critically
Gov. Tony Evers has dramatically cut the use of state planes compared to Scott Walker and instead is much more likely to use a car to get outside of Madison, according to records obtained by WisPolitics.com. Still, Walker’s plane use — which became an issue that dogged him in last
Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, hinted at a run for Milwaukee mayor in a weekend television interview. “I’ve got on my Converse. Normally you wear tennis shoes when you are ready to run,” she said Sunday on “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. Tom Barrett, Milwaukee’s mayor since 2004, is up