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In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Tuition increase approved for some UW-Madison students; And a Republican state senator explains his vote against lame-duck legislation…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the lame-duck session.
Gov.-elect Tony Evers says one of the most concerning outcomes of this week’s extraordinary session is a bill that would temporarily take away his power to appoint the head of the state’s top economic development agency. That power over Wisconsin
On today’s Wispolitics Midday: Gov.-elect Tony Evers continues to rail against Republican bills coming out of the lame-duck session; And the UW System Board of Regents meets today to vote on raising pay for university employees…. Please log in to
In today’s WisPolitics Midday: State Senate rejects pre-existing conditions bill. More protests at the Capitol building. Republicans pass three bills in extra session…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription
On today’s Wispolitics MidDay: The assembly and senate are taking up three extraordinary session bills Governor Walker nominates Scott Beightol to the UW Board of Regents… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com
On today’s Wispolitics Midday: Governor Elect Evers’ team is gearing up for a fight ahead of the lame duck session Brad Courtney temporarily re-elected to run the Wisconsin GOP… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have
MILWAUKEE — Gov.-elect Tony Evers says his team is considering “all options” if Republicans’ lame-duck legislation to limit the powers of him and incoming Attorney General Josh Kaul become law. “We are looking at all options,” Evers said at a
GOP lawmakers are considering sweeping new changes to state law that would restrict the powers of Gov.-elect Tony Evers and incoming Dem AG Josh Kaul. The proposals also include changes to in-person absentee voting and state tax law, as well
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss spending from outside groups this election cycle, the future of the Kimberly-Clark incentive package and the upcoming lame-duck session.
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Details begin to emerge for the upcoming lame-duck legislative session. The U.S. Senate passes Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson’s resolution condemning Russia for recent actions…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a
Republican lawmakers are considering changes to state tax laws and a revamped WEDC board with the power to appoint the agency CEO rather than the guv, according to multiple GOP sources. The sources also noted a growing expectation that PSC
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. expands the veteran focus portion of its talent attraction campaign. Gov.-elect Tony Evers asks Republicans to consider the concerns of election clerks as they decide whether to move the state’s
Gov.-elect Tony Evers says more time and money will likely be needed to complete an overhaul of the state’s youth prison system. The Legislature in March approved an $80 million plan to close the state’s troubled Lincoln Hills youth prison
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: The future of the Kimberly-Clark incentive package remains uncertain. Former state GOP chairman Reince Priebus has agreed to participate in a review of the recent elections and the current party structure…. Please log in to
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he expects there are “maybe” 10 or 11 Senate Republican votes for the Kimberly-Clark bill. The Juneau Republican has long said the incentive package would need Dem support to pass the Senate. But Tuesday
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Outgoing AG Brad Schimel issues an informal opinion that could threaten “wedding barns.” Republicans meet to discuss the upcoming lame duck session…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com
A new informal opinion from outgoing AG Brad Schimel could threaten so-called “wedding barns,” according to a conservative think tank. But Walker administration officials aren’t saying whether they are planning to change their enforcement standards for the venues, which are
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: A Waukesha Circuit Court judge passes on a bid for the state Supreme Court. Two young lawmakers say millenials are tired of political division. Health care open enrollment numbers are down…. Please log in to
Millennials are tired of political fighting and division and may play a role in moving beyond gridlock, two millennial-aged lawmakers said. State Reps. Amanda Stuck, D-Appleton, and Adam Neylon, R-Pewaukee, joined Steven Olikara, the founder of the Millennial Action Project,
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Tuition increase approved for some UW-Madison students; And a Republican state senator explains his vote against lame-duck legislation…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the lame-duck session.
Gov.-elect Tony Evers says one of the most concerning outcomes of this week’s extraordinary session is a bill that would temporarily take away his power to appoint the head of the state’s top economic development agency. That power over Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation leadership would be restored Sept. 1, after
On today’s Wispolitics Midday: Gov.-elect Tony Evers continues to rail against Republican bills coming out of the lame-duck session; And the UW System Board of Regents meets today to vote on raising pay for university employees…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please
In today’s WisPolitics Midday: State Senate rejects pre-existing conditions bill. More protests at the Capitol building. Republicans pass three bills in extra session…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new
On today’s Wispolitics MidDay: The assembly and senate are taking up three extraordinary session bills Governor Walker nominates Scott Beightol to the UW Board of Regents… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is
On today’s Wispolitics Midday: Governor Elect Evers’ team is gearing up for a fight ahead of the lame duck session Brad Courtney temporarily re-elected to run the Wisconsin GOP… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State
MILWAUKEE — Gov.-elect Tony Evers says his team is considering “all options” if Republicans’ lame-duck legislation to limit the powers of him and incoming Attorney General Josh Kaul become law. “We are looking at all options,” Evers said at a Milwaukee press conference Sunday. “Obviously litigation is one of them,
GOP lawmakers are considering sweeping new changes to state law that would restrict the powers of Gov.-elect Tony Evers and incoming Dem AG Josh Kaul. The proposals also include changes to in-person absentee voting and state tax law, as well as stripping the guv of the power to appoint the
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss spending from outside groups this election cycle, the future of the Kimberly-Clark incentive package and the upcoming lame-duck session.
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Details begin to emerge for the upcoming lame-duck legislative session. The U.S. Senate passes Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson’s resolution condemning Russia for recent actions…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs
Republican lawmakers are considering changes to state tax laws and a revamped WEDC board with the power to appoint the agency CEO rather than the guv, according to multiple GOP sources. The sources also noted a growing expectation that PSC Chair Lon Roberts will resign his post, which would then
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. expands the veteran focus portion of its talent attraction campaign. Gov.-elect Tony Evers asks Republicans to consider the concerns of election clerks as they decide whether to move the state’s 2020 presidential primary…. Please log in to access subscriber content.
Gov.-elect Tony Evers says more time and money will likely be needed to complete an overhaul of the state’s youth prison system. The Legislature in March approved an $80 million plan to close the state’s troubled Lincoln Hills youth prison and move juvenile offenders to new regional facilities by January
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: The future of the Kimberly-Clark incentive package remains uncertain. Former state GOP chairman Reince Priebus has agreed to participate in a review of the recent elections and the current party structure…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he expects there are “maybe” 10 or 11 Senate Republican votes for the Kimberly-Clark bill. The Juneau Republican has long said the incentive package would need Dem support to pass the Senate. But Tuesday was the first time he made clear how short Republicans
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Outgoing AG Brad Schimel issues an informal opinion that could threaten “wedding barns.” Republicans meet to discuss the upcoming lame duck session…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is
A new informal opinion from outgoing AG Brad Schimel could threaten so-called “wedding barns,” according to a conservative think tank. But Walker administration officials aren’t saying whether they are planning to change their enforcement standards for the venues, which are rented out for weddings or other private events. Schimel in
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: A Waukesha Circuit Court judge passes on a bid for the state Supreme Court. Two young lawmakers say millenials are tired of political division. Health care open enrollment numbers are down…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please
Millennials are tired of political fighting and division and may play a role in moving beyond gridlock, two millennial-aged lawmakers said. State Reps. Amanda Stuck, D-Appleton, and Adam Neylon, R-Pewaukee, joined Steven Olikara, the founder of the Millennial Action Project, for an interview that aired Sunday on “UpFront with Mike