Tom Steyer, the California hedge fund billionaire who launched NextGen America, said the group will have a large presence in Wisconsin to engage and register young voters ahead of the 2018 election. “We’re going to be on 35 campuses, including
Peg Lautenschlager, the first woman to serve as Wisconsin’s attorney general, has passed away, according to Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh. She was 62. Hintz said he has known Lautenschlager since he was a toddler, adding she was so
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the spring election, the legal fight over the special elections and what the field might look like for those races.
GOP legislative leaders Thursday formally dropped their plans to come back next week to take up legislation that would have undercut a judge’s order to hold special elections in the vacant 1st SD and 42nd AD, saying it was too
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said lawmakers will “correct” the law on special elections in response to a judge’s ruling that went against Republicans. Dane County Circuit Judge Josann Reynolds last week ruled that Republican Gov. Scott Walker must call
Gov. Scott Walker Friday said he would sign into law legislation on special elections following GOP legislative leaders’ call to hold an extraordinary session on the topic one day after a Dane County judge’s ruling that ordered the guv to
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said this morning his caucus has agreed to do the guv’s $100 per-child tax credit with the sales tax holiday the Assembly added and was working out final details on a deal on the juvenile
Several Democratic candidates for governor at a Madison forum Monday slammed the deal Scott Walker inked with Foxconn as they pitched their ideas to help seniors. That includes Madison Mayor Paul Soglin, who told those at the forum on the
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says his political group, the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, is getting involved in races in Wisconsin and other battleground states to elect people “who will do redistricting in a fair way come 2021.” “You
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Gov. Scott Walker’s $100 million school safety package; the fate of the Assembly juvenile corrections bill and more.
The top Republicans in the Assembly and Senate have staked out different procedural plans for the guv’s school safety proposals, leaving their fate up in the air. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said the chamber will come back for a
Gov. Scott Walker’s chief of staff Rich Zipperer will start his new role at the Public Service Commission March 26. Meanwhile, the guv’s office announced Tuesday Eric Schutt will return as Walker’s chief of staff April 2. Zipperer will fill the vacancy
Gov. Scott Walker continued to talk with top Trump administration officials about Foxconn after announcing the state’s deal with the Taiwanese tech company, records show. The guv’s calendars shows at least 28 hours of meetings and discussions spanning from April
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson called President Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs risky and said Congress may hold hearings on them. “Maybe this is a negotiating tactic. It’s kind of a risky one if it is,” the Oshkosh Republican said on
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the reaction to the Trump administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs and the Marquette Law School Poll results.
Dem guv candidate Kathleen Vinehout says she’d support universal background checks for all gun sales. These checks, she added, would be applicable to federally-licensed dealers as well as gun sales among private individuals, which she argued should be allowed to
GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson criticized President Trump’s decision to sign new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, saying it threatened to undermine the administration’s efforts to improve the business climate. Thursday’s move, Johnson told Wisconsin reporters during a conference
Gov. Scott Walker plans to introduce a comprehensive school safety package by March 20. The guv announced late last week he would seek to pass legislation addressing school safety after a school shooting in Florida that left 17 dead. Walker
Rep. Evan Goyke, D-Milwaukee, called the Assembly’s unanimous passage of the youth corrections overhaul “a really strong political moment for the state of Wisconsin.” Goyke, a co-author of the bill, appeared with Rep. Michael Schraa, R-Oshkosh, Sunday on “UpFront with
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Gov. Scott Walker’s call for new school safety measures; the appointment of new head for the Elections and Ethics commissions; and AG Brad Schimel’s lawsuit over the Affordable Care Act.
Tom Steyer, the California hedge fund billionaire who launched NextGen America, said the group will have a large presence in Wisconsin to engage and register young voters ahead of the 2018 election. “We’re going to be on 35 campuses, including four community colleges,” Steyer said on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,”
Peg Lautenschlager, the first woman to serve as Wisconsin’s attorney general, has passed away, according to Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh. She was 62. Hintz said he has known Lautenschlager since he was a toddler, adding she was so “down-to-earth and real, it could be easy for some to
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the spring election, the legal fight over the special elections and what the field might look like for those races.
GOP legislative leaders Thursday formally dropped their plans to come back next week to take up legislation that would have undercut a judge’s order to hold special elections in the vacant 1st SD and 42nd AD, saying it was too late now that the contests have been called. Their announcements
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said lawmakers will “correct” the law on special elections in response to a judge’s ruling that went against Republicans. Dane County Circuit Judge Josann Reynolds last week ruled that Republican Gov. Scott Walker must call special elections in the 42nd Assembly District and the 1st
Gov. Scott Walker Friday said he would sign into law legislation on special elections following GOP legislative leaders’ call to hold an extraordinary session on the topic one day after a Dane County judge’s ruling that ordered the guv to hold elections for two vacant legislative seats. The call —
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said this morning his caucus has agreed to do the guv’s $100 per-child tax credit with the sales tax holiday the Assembly added and was working out final details on a deal on the juvenile justice overhaul and school safety measures. Senate Republicans had balked
Several Democratic candidates for governor at a Madison forum Monday slammed the deal Scott Walker inked with Foxconn as they pitched their ideas to help seniors. That includes Madison Mayor Paul Soglin, who told those at the forum on the city’s north side that transportation options for seniors had been
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says his political group, the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, is getting involved in races in Wisconsin and other battleground states to elect people “who will do redistricting in a fair way come 2021.” “You don’t have fair elections here in Wisconsin. People’s voices are
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Gov. Scott Walker’s $100 million school safety package; the fate of the Assembly juvenile corrections bill and more.
The top Republicans in the Assembly and Senate have staked out different procedural plans for the guv’s school safety proposals, leaving their fate up in the air. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said the chamber will come back for a one-day special session next week to take up the bills.
Gov. Scott Walker’s chief of staff Rich Zipperer will start his new role at the Public Service Commission March 26. Meanwhile, the guv’s office announced Tuesday Eric Schutt will return as Walker’s chief of staff April 2. Zipperer will fill the vacancy left at the Public Service Commission after Walker appointed Chair
Gov. Scott Walker continued to talk with top Trump administration officials about Foxconn after announcing the state’s deal with the Taiwanese tech company, records show. The guv’s calendars shows at least 28 hours of meetings and discussions spanning from April 2017 — when he conducted his first meeting with Foxconn
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson called President Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs risky and said Congress may hold hearings on them. “Maybe this is a negotiating tactic. It’s kind of a risky one if it is,” the Oshkosh Republican said on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. Johnson
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the reaction to the Trump administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs and the Marquette Law School Poll results.
Dem guv candidate Kathleen Vinehout says she’d support universal background checks for all gun sales. These checks, she added, would be applicable to federally-licensed dealers as well as gun sales among private individuals, which she argued should be allowed to continue. “It’s a protection for the owner as much as
GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson criticized President Trump’s decision to sign new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, saying it threatened to undermine the administration’s efforts to improve the business climate. Thursday’s move, Johnson told Wisconsin reporters during a conference call, could hurt Wisconsin manufacturers, farmers and consumers with higher
Gov. Scott Walker plans to introduce a comprehensive school safety package by March 20. The guv announced late last week he would seek to pass legislation addressing school safety after a school shooting in Florida that left 17 dead. Walker spokeswoman Amy Hasenberg Tuesday added the guv is working with
Rep. Evan Goyke, D-Milwaukee, called the Assembly’s unanimous passage of the youth corrections overhaul “a really strong political moment for the state of Wisconsin.” Goyke, a co-author of the bill, appeared with Rep. Michael Schraa, R-Oshkosh, Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. Schraa said lawmakers
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Gov. Scott Walker’s call for new school safety measures; the appointment of new head for the Elections and Ethics commissions; and AG Brad Schimel’s lawsuit over the Affordable Care Act.