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Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele said he hopes the county’s plan to renovate its existing juvenile center into a newer residential care center for young offenders will become “the new national model” for youth corrections. Milwaukee County, one of four
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ budget vetoes, legislation Evers signed to delay the closure of the state’s youth prisons and the dismissal of the Wisconsin redistricting case.
Gov. Tony Evers signed the two-year budget Wednesday, but only after using his partial veto authority to pump nearly $87 million more into per-pupil school aid than what Republicans had proposed. Evers said he seriously considered vetoing the entire budget
Four counties have submitted applications to build detention facilities for less-serious juvenile offenders. The grant applications were due by noon Monday, and Brown, Dane, Milwaukee and Racine Counties applied. Under a bill Gov. Tony Evers signed Friday delaying the closure
Gov. Tony Evers has until Friday to act on the state budget lawmakers sent him last week. Evers can allow it to become law without his signature, use his partial veto authority, or reject the document outright. Assembly Speaker Robin
Prominent backers of UW-Madison have formed a group to educate the public about the economic value of the university. Amber Schroeder, executive director of Badgers United, said business leaders saw a need to explain what the university means to communities
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the state budget, the state Supreme Court ruling DPI must clear rules with the governor, Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of four abortion-related bills and WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan’s plan to leave the agency in fall.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos today said he wants the Assembly to look at legislation that would legalize medical marijuana when the body returns from its summer break in the fall. The Rochester Republican told reporters that he has long been
Here is a brief summary comparing major themes of Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed budget to the two-year spending plan OK’d by majority Republicans in the Legislature. All of the below are two-year numbers before any potential vetoes. Medicaid Evers: Full
GOP legislative leaders are hailing a U.S. Supreme Court decision that appears to shut the door on a Wisconsin suit challenging Assembly district lines. They also pledged to explore seeking reimbursement for the legal costs they’ve incurred defending the maps.
An hour after Tony Evers called for lawmakers to send him the budget, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said the “worst thing, I think, in the world” would be if the guv vetoed the entire thing. GOP lawmakers today touted
WEDC CEO Mark Hogan today said he will step down from his role in the coming months. Hogan confirmed his plans at the Milwaukee Rotary Club this afternoon but failed to provide a specific date for departing the state’s jobs
Three years after ruling the Department of Public Instruction doesn’t have to submit proposed administrative rules to the guv for review, the state Supreme Court reversed course today and found the agency is subject to the requirement just like any
A minimum-security prison especially for convicted drunken drivers could get them off the road, and give them the treatment they need, said state Rep. Jim Ott, R-Mequon. “That’s where you could send people to get more treatment and incarcerate them
On this week’s episode, Wisconsin Public Radio’s Shawn Johnson and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Patrick Marley discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold lame-duck laws, the state budget, the Assembly’s passage of bills on homelessness and Lincoln Hills deadline, and more.
A split state Supreme Court today upheld the Legislature’s power to meet in extraordinary session and rejected a challenge to the actions Republicans took in December to undercut powers of the incoming Dem guv and AG. In a 4-3 ruling,
GOP legislators racked up $1.5 million in legal bills over the first five months of the year as they relied on outside counsel to represent them in lawsuits over the lame-duck session, abortion restrictions and the environment. And taxpayers aren’t
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg praised retiring Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson as “the very best, the most courageous and sage, the least self-regarding” judge she had encountered. “As lawyer, law teacher and judge, she has inspired
Gov. Tony Evers says he will not make a decision on how to use his partial or full veto authority on the state budget until lawmakers present him with a finalized version. The Joint Finance Committee last week wrapped up
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he’s confident the budget that came out of Joint Finance last week will pass his chamber, but he didn’t venture an opinion as to what the Senate or Democratic Gov. Tony Evers will do with
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele said he hopes the county’s plan to renovate its existing juvenile center into a newer residential care center for young offenders will become “the new national model” for youth corrections. Milwaukee County, one of four counties seeking to create secure residential care centers for youth
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ budget vetoes, legislation Evers signed to delay the closure of the state’s youth prisons and the dismissal of the Wisconsin redistricting case.
Gov. Tony Evers signed the two-year budget Wednesday, but only after using his partial veto authority to pump nearly $87 million more into per-pupil school aid than what Republicans had proposed. Evers said he seriously considered vetoing the entire budget GOP lawmakers sent him late last week, adding it fell
Four counties have submitted applications to build detention facilities for less-serious juvenile offenders. The grant applications were due by noon Monday, and Brown, Dane, Milwaukee and Racine Counties applied. Under a bill Gov. Tony Evers signed Friday delaying the closure of Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake in northern Wisconsin by
Gov. Tony Evers has until Friday to act on the state budget lawmakers sent him last week. Evers can allow it to become law without his signature, use his partial veto authority, or reject the document outright. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, whose signature Friday sent the budget to Evers, said
Prominent backers of UW-Madison have formed a group to educate the public about the economic value of the university. Amber Schroeder, executive director of Badgers United, said business leaders saw a need to explain what the university means to communities around the state, and inform people about its economic impact,
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the state budget, the state Supreme Court ruling DPI must clear rules with the governor, Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of four abortion-related bills and WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan’s plan to leave the agency in fall.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos today said he wants the Assembly to look at legislation that would legalize medical marijuana when the body returns from its summer break in the fall. The Rochester Republican told reporters that he has long been open to the concept of legalizing pot for medical purposes
Here is a brief summary comparing major themes of Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed budget to the two-year spending plan OK’d by majority Republicans in the Legislature. All of the below are two-year numbers before any potential vetoes. Medicaid Evers: Full federal expansion of Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act, resulting
GOP legislative leaders are hailing a U.S. Supreme Court decision that appears to shut the door on a Wisconsin suit challenging Assembly district lines. They also pledged to explore seeking reimbursement for the legal costs they’ve incurred defending the maps. Meanwhile, the lead attorney who filed the Dem lawsuit said
An hour after Tony Evers called for lawmakers to send him the budget, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said the “worst thing, I think, in the world” would be if the guv vetoed the entire thing. GOP lawmakers today touted their version of the budget in a pair of news
WEDC CEO Mark Hogan today said he will step down from his role in the coming months. Hogan confirmed his plans at the Milwaukee Rotary Club this afternoon but failed to provide a specific date for departing the state’s jobs agency. WEDC spokesman David Callender told WisPolitics.com today that Hogan’s
Three years after ruling the Department of Public Instruction doesn’t have to submit proposed administrative rules to the guv for review, the state Supreme Court reversed course today and found the agency is subject to the requirement just like any other agency. In a 4-2 decision, the court overturned that
A minimum-security prison especially for convicted drunken drivers could get them off the road, and give them the treatment they need, said state Rep. Jim Ott, R-Mequon. “That’s where you could send people to get more treatment and incarcerate them longer, keep them off the roads,” Ott said in an
On this week’s episode, Wisconsin Public Radio’s Shawn Johnson and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Patrick Marley discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold lame-duck laws, the state budget, the Assembly’s passage of bills on homelessness and Lincoln Hills deadline, and more.
A split state Supreme Court today upheld the Legislature’s power to meet in extraordinary session and rejected a challenge to the actions Republicans took in December to undercut powers of the incoming Dem guv and AG. In a 4-3 ruling, the court found the Legislature has the power to set
GOP legislators racked up $1.5 million in legal bills over the first five months of the year as they relied on outside counsel to represent them in lawsuits over the lame-duck session, abortion restrictions and the environment. And taxpayers aren’t just covering the costs to draft briefs or appear in
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg praised retiring Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson as “the very best, the most courageous and sage, the least self-regarding” judge she had encountered. “As lawyer, law teacher and judge, she has inspired legions to follow in her way, to strive constantly to
Gov. Tony Evers says he will not make a decision on how to use his partial or full veto authority on the state budget until lawmakers present him with a finalized version. The Joint Finance Committee last week wrapped up its deliberations on the guv’s original proposal. The panel approved
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he’s confident the budget that came out of Joint Finance last week will pass his chamber, but he didn’t venture an opinion as to what the Senate or Democratic Gov. Tony Evers will do with it. “We’re really confident that we have a budget that